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Number of evacuees from Pikangikum First Nation hits 1,700 as wildfire grows
PIKANGIKUM, Ont. - Evacuees from Pikangikum First Nation will be taken to host cities in two provinces on Sunday while a wildfire continues to grow near the northwestern Ontario community. T...
Jun 04, 2019
Community complaints about suspicious activity leads to drug charges
LETHBRIDGE -- Two people are facing drug offences as the result of a search warrant at a south side home.The search stemmed from numerous public reports over several weeks, about suspicious activity a...
Jun 04, 2019 LPS vehicle - LethbridgeNewsNOW
Police probe as Neymar uses social media against rape claim
RIO DE JANEIRO - Soccer star Neymar has responded to a woman's allegation he raped her in Paris by issuing social media posts meant to show the accuser sent friendly messages following the alleged att...
Jun 04, 2019
Local small business owner takes home international award for store design
LETHBRIDGE, AB - When competing against some of the biggest malls worldwide, a store in Park Place Mall here in Lethbridge might not be expected to take home an award from the International Council of...
Jun 04, 2019 Jeannie Kuno
Case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou returns to Vancouver court this week
OTTAWA - The case of Huawei senior executive Meng Wanzhou -which has drawn interest from around the world - will return to a Vancouver courtroom this week. Canada's relationship with Be...
Jun 04, 2019
Community comes together to help boy following tragedy
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It's a happy ending to a series of unfortunate events.Following many tragic occurrences, the community banded together to help a 12-year-old Lethbridge boy. Mindy Radisic's son Landyn...
Jun 04, 2019 Landyn with his new bike outside of Ascent Cycle (Photo courtesy Mindy Radisic)
Trudeau says carbon tax can help deal with extreme weather, Alberta fires
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal carbon tax will help deal with extreme weather events such as fires in northern Alberta. Trudeau says Canadians are seeing the impact of...
Jun 04, 2019
Alberta naturopath tells trial she suggested sick boy go to emergency
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A naturopath has testified she recommended an Alberta couple take their toddler to an emergency room before he died of bacterial meningitis. David and Collet Stephan have pleaded n...
Jun 04, 2019
Oilers captain Connor McDavid mum on recovery from scary knee injury
TORONTO - Connor McDavid didn't want to answer questions about his knee. The brace hugging his left leg and an accompanying limp said enough. Speaking at a promotional event Tuesda...
Jun 04, 2019
Trudeau accepts inquiry finding of genocide, but says focus must be on response
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he accepts the finding that Canada's treatment of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls amounts to genocide. Debate has erupted over the defini...
Jun 04, 2019