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County Council Approves Funding Options to Address Infrastructure Deficit
LETHBRIDGE – Lethbridge County has passed two bylaws and amended an existing business tax bylaw to help maintain the County’s roads and bridges. Second and third readings of amended busine...
Apr 21, 2016

Panel Discussion Examines Homelessness and Addiction
LETHBRIDGE – “The homeless are the last of your worries... it’s the kids [the public] who you should be afraid of.” This was the solemn rebuttal given after a comment, which ca...
Apr 21, 2016

Three Girls Sentenced for Vicious Assault in 2014
LETHBRIDGE – A sentence was handed down on Thursday afternoon for three girls who admitted to torturing an 18-year-old woman in August of 2014. 21-year-old Chanel Umpherville, 24-year-old Cheris...
Apr 21, 2016

Judge clears Duffy on all fraud, breach of trust and bribery charges
OTTAWA – Sen. Mike Duffy has been cleared of all 31 fraud, breach of trust and bribery charges he had been facing in relation to the long-running Senate expense scandal. Ontario Court Justice Ch...
Apr 21, 2016

Alberta Sets out Details of Modernized Conventional Oil and Gas Royalties
CALGARY: The Alberta government has released details of its new royalty regime, which is says bring clarity and certainty to conventional oil and gas drilling. The province has simplified the system w...
Apr 21, 2016

Alberta to Spend $2.6 Million on ALERT Police Unit to Avoid Layoffs
EDMONTON: The head of Alberta’s police unit that targets organized and serious crimes is praising the government’s decision to increase its budget by $2.6 million. RCMP Superintendent Char...
Apr 21, 2016

Pop Music Superstar Prince Dead at 57
CHANHASSEN, Minn – Pop music superstar Prince has been found dead at his home in suburban Minneapolis. The singer, songwriter, arranger and instrumentalist was widely acclaimed as one of the mos...
Apr 21, 2016

77-Year-Old Woman Struck By Vehicle
LETHBRIDGE – Police confirm an elderly woman was hit by a vehicle on Thursday morning. It happened just before 8 a.m. at the intersection of 3rd Avenue and 12th Street North. The 77-year-old wom...
Apr 21, 2016

Crown Cross Examines Defence Expert Witness
LETHBRIDGE – ‘Probability’ was the key word in Wednesday’s cross examination of Doctor Anny Sauvageau. The defence for David and Collet Stephan called the former chief medical ...
Apr 20, 2016

Activists Show Their 4/20 Pride
LETHBRIDGE – Well over 100 people showed up at City Hall to mark 4/20. Powerful speeches and cheers of approval to legalize pot use in Canada were shared, before the group marched to Galt Garden...
Apr 20, 2016