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Canada Post issues 72-hour lockout notice; work stoppage possible Friday
OTTAWA - Canada Post said it has issued a 72-hour lockout notice to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), raising the spectre of a work stoppage by Friday. The announcement came hours after Can...
Jul 05, 2016

Judge To Apologize For 'Insensitive' Comments Made During Sexual Assault Trial
CALGARY – A Federal Court judge who asked a sexual assault complainant why she “couldn’t keep her knees together” wants to keep serving on the bench and plans to apologize for ...
Jul 04, 2016

Lethbridge Hurricanes Gearing Up for 30th Anniversary
LETHBRIDGE – The Lethbridge Hurricanes Hockey Club is gearing up for the 2016-2017 season, that will also mark the club’s 30th anniversary of the franchise in Lethbridge. The team was relo...
Jul 04, 2016

Peak Storm Season Just Beginning According to Environment Canada
ALBERTA – Coming off a long weekend in which we saw large hail and even four tornados – two confirmed and two probable – around Alberta, Environment Canada is saying that was just th...
Jul 04, 2016

Farming Accident Claims an Elderly Brooks Woman
BROOKS – An 88-year old woman has died due to injuries in a farming accident near Brooks. Brooks RCMP were called to a rural residence to assist EMS on the afternoon of Sunday, July 3. Police sa...
Jul 04, 2016

Flag Raising Marks Beginning of the 47th Annual Summer Games
LETHBRIDGE – Nearly 2,500 athletes will be in Lethbridge starting Wednesday, July 6, for the 2016 Southern Alberta Summer Games. A flag raising Monday morning at City Hall marked the official st...
Jul 04, 2016

Melody Garner-Skiba to Provide Renewed Focus for Alberta Sugar Beet Growers
TABER – Drawing from her roots in the agriculture industry, Melody Garner-Skiba is ready to take the helm as Executive Director for the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers Association (ASBG). Growing up ...
Jul 04, 2016

Canada Post still hopes to negotiate 'reasonable' deal with union: spokesman
CANADA – Canada Post says talks with the union representing postal workers continue and it still hopes to negotiate a deal. Spokesman Jon Hamilton says the company has not given the required 72 ...
Jul 04, 2016

Death Toll Continues to Grow After Two Bombings in Baghdad
BAGHDAD, Iraq – A suicide truck bomb in downtown Baghdad killed 115 people and wounded nearly 200 others who were out shopping and celebrating early Sunday ahead of the holiday marking the end o...
Jul 03, 2016

Strap On Your Dancing Shoes, New West is Back in Action with "Jukebox"
LETHBRIDGE – Take a trip down nostalgia lane one take-home tune at a time. The first musical pastiche comedy Jukebox of the season presented by New West Theatre at the Yates Theatre is sure to e...
Jul 03, 2016