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United pulls 737 Max until June, adding to Boeing woes
NEW YORK - United Airlines says the Boeing 737 Max has been pulled from its flight schedule until June, the latest in a string of troubling news plaguing the airplane manufacturer. The developments fo...
Dec 20, 2019

Boeing capsule launches to wrong orbit, skips space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Boeing's new Starliner capsule ended up in the wrong orbit after lifting off on its first test flight Friday, a blow to the company's effort to launch astronauts for NASA next y...
Dec 20, 2019

PM says he might have acted differently if knew how SNC-Lavalin case would end
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government might have acted differently had it known the criminal case against SNC-Lavalin would be resolved without crippling the company or throw...
Dec 20, 2019

'Good life' still left in Canada's submarines: Navy commander
OTTAWA - Canada's top sailor is standing by the Royal Canadian Navy's submarine fleet, saying there is still "good life" in the vessels and that with some "modest investments," they will be able to op...
Dec 20, 2019

You Down With O-T-T? Direct-to-consumer options at sports media forefront
TORONTO - Sports fans have never had as much choice when it comes to watching live events as they do right now. The remote control - and the wallet - are getting workouts because of it. Long...
Dec 20, 2019

Navy Probe finds no racism intent in hand gestures
WASHINGTON - Hand gestures flashed by West Point cadets and Naval Academy midshipmen during the televised Army-Navy football game were not racist signals, military investigations have concluded. A Nav...
Dec 20, 2019

Fixed-up van filled with donations given to Lethbridge family in need
LETHBRIDGE, AB - This is the fifth year that Big Al's Auto Repair has taken an older van, fixed it up, and donated it to someone who could use a new vehicle.Yet, Owner Shawn Hammond tells LNN that it ...
Dec 20, 2019 Big Al's Auto Repair Owners Becky and Shawn Hammond prior to donating the van. (Lethbridge News Now)

ARCHES Executive Director explains finances
`LETHBRIDGE, AB - Financial information posted on Revenue Canada's Registered Charity Information Return, shows that ARCHES (AIDS Outreach Community Harm Education Support Society) received more than ...
Dec 20, 2019 Lethbridge's Supervised Consumption Site

Missing heavy icebreaker back on drawing board: Coast Guard
OTTAWA - Call it the case of the missing icebreaker. The fate of the Canadian Coast Guard's next heavy icebreaker has been wrapped in mystery since the federal government quietly removed the $1.3-bill...
Dec 20, 2019

Regimental funeral in Winnipeg for RCMP officer who died in highway crash
WINNIPEG - More than 1,000 police officers, first responders and members of the public have gathered at a funeral for a Winnipeg Mountie killed in a highway crash. Const. Allan Poapst, who served with...
Dec 20, 2019