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LPS Chief says body cams will improve accountability & public trust
Work is underway to equip Lethbridge's police officers with body-worn cameras.Earlier this week, Lethbridge City Council approved funding for the implementation and ongoing operating costs of the came...
Aug 01, 2025
Number of active wildfires in B.C. jumps to 120, with half started in last 24 hours
The number of active wildfires in British Columbia continues to spike after high temperatures and lightning strikes this week, with about 120 blazes burning in the province. The BC Wildfire Service sa...
Aug 01, 2025
Days after its release, Ottawa calls report on lethal exports to Israel 'flawed'
OTTAWA - Ottawa is insisting it hasn't sent lethal weapons to Israel, days after the release of a report stating Israeli customs data indicates Canadian arms are still being exported there regularly. ...
Aug 01, 2025
Lethbridge overdose deaths falling due to provincial strategies: Alberta Government
The Alberta Government says it is pleased to see the numbers improving in Lethbridge for drug overdose deaths.A new report shows that, in both March and April, there were no fatal overdoses in Lethbri...
Aug 01, 2025
Canada Super 60 league to make debut at Vancouver's B.C. Place Stadium
VANCOUVER - Cricket is coming to B.C. Place Stadium in the form of the Canada Super 60 tournament. The new league, which features the short-form 10-over version of the game, was originally set to laun...
Aug 01, 2025
Podcast: Celebrating 50 years with the Alberta Sports and Recreation Association for the Blind
For 50 exciting years, the Alberta Sports and Recreation Association for the Blind (ASRAB) has been helping athletes achieve their utmost potential.And they hope to do it for 50 more.Executive Directo...
Aug 01, 2025
Saskatoon's Tierney just misses podium in 200m backstroke at swimming worlds
SINGAPORE - Saskatoon's Blake Tierney finished fourth in the men's 200-metre backstroke at the world swimming championships on Friday. Tierney finished with a time of one minute 55.09 seconds, 47 hund...
Aug 01, 2025
Alberta RCMP reminds motorists of safe driving tips ahead of long weekend
The Alberta RCMP are reminding motorists to be alert on the road and drive safe this long weekend.The first weekend of August marks Heritage Day long weekend and police are alerting the public to a fe...
Aug 01, 2025
Appeals court in Bosnia confirms sentence for Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) - An appeals court in Bosnia confirmed Friday an earlier court ruling that sentenced the pro-Russia Bosnian Serb president, Milorad Dodik, to one year in prison and b...
Aug 01, 2025
Top EU court rules that soccer governing body FIFA’s decisions can be challenged outside Switzerland
BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union's top court ruled on Friday that the decisions of world soccer's governing body FIFA can be challenged outside Switzerland, opening up a system that currently binds ...
Aug 01, 2025