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Man who tried to kill Edmonton police officer sentenced to 18 years
EDMONTON - A man convicted of striking an Edmonton police officer with a car before stabbing him multiple times outside a football game has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. Abdulahi Hasan Sharif,...
Dec 13, 2019
Justices to take up dispute over subpoenas for Trump records
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court said Friday it will hear President Donald Trump's pleas to keep his tax, bank and financial records private, a major tussle between the president and Congress that also ...
Dec 13, 2019
'Tree of Life' tops AP's best 10 films of the decade
The last 10 years will probably go down as the decade of Marvel's domination and Netflix's ascension. But despite all the tumult and the perpetual rumours of cinema's supposed demise, good stuff - no,...
Dec 13, 2019
17-year-old arrested in connection with LCI lockdown
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police say a 17-year old has been arrested in connection with a brief lockdown at Lethbridge Collegiate Institute this morning (Dec. 13) around 10:00 a.m. According to poli...
Dec 13, 2019 Lethbridge Police attended LCI this morning
Five things of note from Trudeau's mandate letters to his ministers
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued marching orders to his cabinet on Friday. While many of the instructions come straight from the Liberal campaign platform, there are a few things that are...
Dec 13, 2019
Democrats threaten to boycott next debate over labour dispute
WASHINGTON - All the Democratic presidential candidates slated to participate in next week's debate threatened Friday to skip the event if an ongoing labour dispute forces them to cross picket lines o...
Dec 13, 2019
Alberta premier says energy war room will be respectful as it takes on critics
CALGARY - Alberta's United Conservative government has opened its war room to take on critics it says spread misinformation about the oil and gas industry. Premier Jason Kenney insists ...
Dec 13, 2019
Trudeau, Legault sit down in Montreal for first meeting since federal election
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting with Quebec Premier Francois Legault in Montreal today to shore up points of agreement and hash out differences over the province's s...
Dec 13, 2019
Canadian speedskaters Blondin, Belchos win World Cup mass start events
NAGANO, Japan - Canadians Ivanie Blondin and Jordan Belchos won mass start gold medals Friday at a World Cup speedskating event. Belchos's gold was the first for a Canadian male in the event, and it w...
Dec 13, 2019
AHS reminds residents of food safety during the holiday season
LETHBRIDGE, AB - You're at a party this holiday season; maybe you're the one hosting- maybe it's an office party or a gathering at someone else's home. There are all kinds of meats, seafoods, cheeses,...
Dec 13, 2019 Don't keep meat or seafood out for more than a couple of hours - Photo: Lara Fominoff