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Ex-Dallas officer who killed neighbour found guilty of murder
DALLAS - A white former Dallas police officer faces anywhere from five to 99 years in prison after being convicted of murder Tuesday in the fatal shooting of her black, unarmed neighbour in his apartm...
Oct 01, 2019
Pompeo accuses Democrats of bullying in impeachment probe
WASHINGTON - Taking a defiant stance in the impeachment inquiry, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday declared that House Democrats are trying to "intimidate, bully and treat improperly" five cur...
Oct 01, 2019
Rate of fentanyl related deaths appears to be slowing in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - According to the newly released Alberta Health 2019 second quarter "Opioid Surveillance Response Report," an average of two Albertans died each day of a fentanyl related overdose. Tha...
Oct 01, 2019 Lethbridge opioid deaths 2019 - Photo: Courtesy Alberta Health
Ottawa's Scott Sabourin pumped to make NHL debut at age 27 with Senators
OTTAWA - Scott Sabourin is living his childhood dream. After literally fighting his way through the minors, the feisty forward will play his first NHL game on Wednesday as a member of his hometow...
Oct 01, 2019
Medicine Hat man charged with bestiality, child porn, sexual assault
MEDICINE HAT, AB - ALERT's Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) has arrested a southern Alberta man on numerous charges involving a child and several dogs. 26-year-old Cody Herrell was arrested on T...
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Lawyers for former hostage Boyle urge judge to dismiss wife's evidence
OTTAWA - A lawyer for Joshua Boyle says the former hostage's wife, Caitlan Coleman, fled their Ottawa apartment and accused him of assault as part of a long-desired plan to win sole cus...
Oct 01, 2019
'Abominable' No.1 with $20.9M; Zellweger's 'Judy' sings out
NEW YORK - The DreamWorks animated adventure "Abominable" topped the box office with $20.9 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, while the Renee Zellweger-led...
Oct 01, 2019
Border officers couldn't have legally arrested Huawei exec Meng Wanzhou: Crown
VANCOUVER - A lawyer representing the Canadian government says border guards could not have legally arrested Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport last Decem...
Oct 01, 2019
Canadian sprinters De Grasse, Brown cruise into 200-metre semifinal at worlds
DOHA, Qatar - Canadian sprinters Andre De Grasse and Aaron Brown won their men's 200-metre preliminary heats Sunday at the world track and field championships. A day after racing to bronze in the men'...
Oct 01, 2019
Lethbridge Soup Kitchen celebrates 35th anniversary
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It all goes back to October 1, 1984.That's when a group of citizens and local church members decided to band together and help the less fortunate, thus creating the Lethbridge Soup Ki...
Oct 01, 2019 Volunteers inside the Lethbridge Soup Kitchen (Lethbridge News Now)