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Pleasant surprise for Catholic Central High School valedictorian
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It was a special Friday for Elisha Wong.The grade 12 student at Lethbridge's Catholic Central High School learned she was named the valedictorian of her graduating class. However, Won...
May 08, 2020 Wong (in blue dress) with her family on May 8, 2020 (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

PBS docu-series 'Asian Americans' more timely amid pandemic
A century of racist attacks detailed in the new PBS documentary series "Asian Americans" might have felt like ancient history just a few months ago. But through the lens of the coronavirus pandemic th...
May 08, 2020

Lethbridge County sets 2020 property tax rates & delays for tax penalties
LETHBRIDGE COUNTY, AB - Council for Lethbridge County has approved this year's Tax Mill Rate bylaw."I think we did our best to come up with a balance that worked," says Reeve Lorne Hickey. "I mean, so...
May 08, 2020 Lethbridge County Reeve Lorne Hickey. (Lethbridge News Now)

Judge denies bid to dismiss charges against Lori Loughlin
A federal judge refused Friday to dismiss charges against actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband and other prominent parents accused of cheating the college admissions process, siding wit...
May 08, 2020

Outside police agency to review how officers handled run-in with costumed worker
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - An outside police agency is to investigate the actions of officers who forced a restaurant worker in a "Star Wars'' storm-trooper costume to the ground in southern A...
May 08, 2020

Canadian amateur sport to receive $72 million in pandemic relief money
OTTAWA - Canada's amateur sports system will receive $72 million from a federal government emergency support fund to alleviate the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic.Federal Heritage Minister Steven G...
May 08, 2020 Federal Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault. (The Canadian Press)

Despite jarring jobs numbers, Canada, U.S. charting different courses
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it's a fundamental principle of life in Canada that no one should have to go to work if they don't feel safe doing so. Trudeau made the comments today a...
May 08, 2020

Several people arrested following three drug busts in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) made a trio of significant drug busts this week.Between the three incidents, 10 people were put behind bars but only five are facing charges.First, on ...
May 08, 2020 Lethbridge Police station. (Lethbridge News Now)

Maine's Katahdin Woods and Waters now a 'dark-sky' sanctuary
PATTEN, Maine - Maine's Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument is now a "dark sky" sanctuary, the National Park Service announced Friday. The designation by the International Dark-Sky Association...
May 08, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 11:30 a.m. The federal government's emergency wage-subsidy program will be extended beyond its early-June endpoint. The p...
May 08, 2020