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Flu shot clinic in Milk River cancelled due to poor weather
MILK RIVER, AB - Heavy snowfall in the last couple of days has forced the cancellation of the influenza clinic that was scheduled for Milk River.It was supposed to take place from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm a...
Nov 27, 2019 AHS flu shot clinic. (Lethbridge News Now)

Samuel Opoku, accused in series of Toronto feces assaults, due in court today
TORONTO - A man accused of tossing fecal matter on five people is due in a Toronto courtroom today. Samuel Opoku is charged with five counts each of assault with a weapon and mischief. The 23-year-old...
Nov 27, 2019

Edmonton Eskimos fire head coach Jason Maas after 8-10 regular season
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos fired Jason Maas on Wednesday, ending his four-year run as head coach of the CFL team. Maas guided the Eskimos to an 8-10 record this past season an...
Nov 27, 2019

Jimmy Carter out of hospital after treatment for brain bleed
ATLANTA - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has been released from Emory University Hospital in Atlanta after recovering from surgery to relieve pressure on his brain caused by bleeding from a fall. ...
Nov 27, 2019

US consumer spending up 0.3% in October but incomes are flat
WASHINGTON - Americans increased their spending in October at the fastest rate in three months even though income growth was essentially flat, its weakest showing in 13 months. The Commerce Department...
Nov 27, 2019

RCMP lay charge in fatal Highway 3 collision
COALDALE, AB - RCMP in Coaldale have charged a Lethbridge man in connection with a two-vehicle fatal collision Monday evening.On November 25, a 66-year-old Coalhurst woman was killed in a two-vehicle ...
Nov 27, 2019 Coalhurst collision fatal - Photo credit to Quinn Campbell, Global Lethbridge

Cellphones, radio, TV stations to broadcast emergency alert system test today
OTTAWA - Wireless devices, radio and TV stations will issue emergency messages today, but there isn't anything to be alarmed about. The squawky signals from provincial and territorial emergency manage...
Nov 27, 2019

Judge to investigate Montreal archdiocese's handling of priest's sexual abuse
Montreal's archdiocese enlisted a former Quebec Superior Court justice on Monday to investigate the case of a priest found guilty of sexually abusing two boys. Pepita G. Capriolo will conduc...
Nov 27, 2019

Pending US home sales fell 1.7% in October amid short supply
WASHINGTON - Americans signed fewer contracts to purchase homes in October, as would-be buyers struggled to find available properties. The National Association of Realtors says its pending home sales ...
Nov 27, 2019

Justices reject call for new trial in ‘Serial’ podcast case
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Maryland man's bid for a new trial based on information uncovered by the hit podcast "Serial." The justices did not comment in leaving in place a 4-...
Nov 27, 2019