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Information needed on missing Claresholm woman
CLARESHOLM -- RCMP are looking for information on the whereabouts of a missing woman. 29-year-old Christine Newman was last seen in Claresholm on July 8, 2019 and has not been seen since. There is gen...
Jul 16, 2019 Christine Newman -- photos supplied by RCMP

Farm groups want input on seed royalty structure
LETHBRIDGE -- Producers are being asked to share their views on proposed changes to seed royalty structures for cereal crops.Farm groups from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta have launched an online...
Jul 16, 2019 Canola Field - LethbridgeNewsNOW

New head coach Nick Nurse preparing Canada for long FIBA World Cup run
TORONTO - Nick Nurse is going to prepare Canada's men's basketball team for a long haul. A group of 29 players - including 17 NBAers - were invited to Canada's training camp on Tuesday ahead of t...
Jul 16, 2019

Canada opts for blend of experience and youth for rugby sevens Pan Am teams
Some familiar faces will be missing as Canada looks to defend its Pan American Games titles in men's and women's rugby sevens. Injuries and the desire to rest some veterans and to test ...
Jul 16, 2019

Former gun panel chair Jack Major says committee was 'an afterthought' for feds
OTTAWA - A former chairman of the federal advisory panel on firearms says he found the committee to be a well-meaning but ultimately pointless exercise because members were not all...
Jul 16, 2019

Powell says financial crisis accelerated economic changes
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the 2008 financial crisis accelerated major changes in the U.S. and global economies, leading to slower growth, lower inflation an...
Jul 16, 2019

Lawyer sentenced to 5 years for scamming Barkley, others
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A lawyer convicted of swindling NBA star Charles Barkley and using the name of former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to bolster an investment scam was sentenced to five years i...
Jul 16, 2019

Adaptive Technology celebrates first year of service to Lethbridge and area
LETHBRIDGE -- This is an exciting month for the Adaptive Technology crew as they celebrate their first anniversary! Lethbridge's newest prosthetic and orthotic care facility is a team of four friends ...
Jul 16, 2019 Adaptive Technology Team -- Koji Duncan, Emilie Soper, Ryan Cochrane and Rianna Wilson - Photo supplied

Pagenaud holds off Dixon to win Honda Indy Toronto; Hinchcliffe sixth
TORONTO - Seven weeks ago, Simon Pagenaud was racing to victory on the wide-open speedway of the Indianapolis 500. Sunday, he captured the Honda Indy Toronto title, manoeuvring through ...
Jul 16, 2019

WNBA suspends Riquna Williams 10 games for domestic violence
NEW YORK - Los Angeles Sparks guard Riquna Williams was suspended without pay by the WNBA on Tuesday for 10 games - nearly a third of the season - for a domestic violence incident. Williams was arrest...
Jul 16, 2019