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Alberta government rejects pay hike proposal for provincial court judges
EDMONTON -- The Alberta government is rejecting a recommendation to hike salaries for provincial court judges by about eight per cent over four years.Instead, the province says it will keep the salari...
Sep 17, 2019 Judge's gavel - LNN
Highway 4 traffic disruption due to hay bale fire on semi
LETHBRIDGE -- Traffic on Highway-4 was brought to a standstill on Tuesday (Sept 17) morning as emergency crews dealt with a semi load of hay bales that caught on fire.Around 10:0-am. the semi came to ...
Sep 17, 2019 Stirling Fire Dept. puts out hay bale fire on semi flatbed - Brandyn Montgomery
NDP's Singh seeks urban support with housing billions, avoids deficit questions
OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh continued his push to win progressive votes on Tuesday by promising an NDP government would invest billions of dollars in affordable housing to help Canadians struggling to make...
Sep 17, 2019
Review board hears mass killer doing well, should have unsupervised outings
EDMONTON - A psychiatrist in charge of treating an Alberta man who stabbed and killed five young people at a Calgary house party says the patient's risk of re-offending is low...
Sep 17, 2019
Families launch claims against N.L. government over deaths in custody
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The families of two inmates who died in Newfoundland jails have filed lawsuits claiming that negligence by the province exacerbated their loved ones' mental health co...
Sep 17, 2019
Time ticking down for expat voters, chief electoral officer says
OTTAWA - Voters living outside of Canada should register soon to ensure they can participate in the coming federal election, says Canada's chief electoral officer. Expat voters' applications must...
Sep 17, 2019
Nova Scotia's annual pumpkin regatta sunk by extreme weather, lack of gourds
WINDSOR, N.S. - Nova Scotia's annual Pumpkin Regatta has been cancelled following a disastrous season in the pumpkin patch. The race across Lake Pesaquid in Windsor, N.S., features padd...
Sep 17, 2019
36-year old man charged in weekend incident is granted bail
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 36-year-old man charged in connection with two incidents involving a man in a red truck allegedly assaulting two men over the weekend, has been released from custody. According to L...
Sep 17, 2019 Lethbridge Courthouse
Man arrested for allegedly having machete & meth near Supervised Consumption Site
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Police were called to an area near the Supervised Consumption Site at approximately 6:40 am on Tuesday, September 17th.Several men were reportedly seen passing around a machete.Police...
Sep 17, 2019 Lethbridge Police vehicle. (Lethbridge News Now)
Woman in wheelchair reportedly robbed in Galt Gardens
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police Service are investigating a street robbery that was reported in Galt Gardens.At approximately 1:48 am on Tuesday, September 17th, a 53-year-old woman told police tha...
Sep 17, 2019 Lethbridge Police station. (Lethbridge News Now)