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Doctors ask Liberal government to reconsider capital gains tax change
OTTAWA - The Canadian Medical Association is asking the federal government to reconsider its proposed changes to capital gains taxation, arguing it will affect doctors' retirement savings. Kathleen Ro...
Apr 23, 2024
'Trees going up like Roman candles' as fire season starts early in B.C., Alberta
CARIBOO, B.C. - Susanne Langan first noticed the Burgess Creek wildfire from her home in British Columbia's Cariboo region on Saturday afternoon as a distant, thin column of smoke. But as winds picked...
Apr 22, 2024
Lethbridge single-family home prices rise, other housing types fall
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Home prices in Lethbridge are fluctuating, depending on what type of housing you are looking for.The Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) has released its Market Trend Summary for M...
Apr 22, 2024
Week-in-review: Federal Budget, water agreements and success for tourism industry
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Here is a breakdown of some of the top stories from Lethbridge News Now for April 14-20, 2024.FEDERAL BUDGETOn Tuesday, the federal government presented its latest budget. Lethbridge ...
Apr 20, 2024
City of Lethbridge agrees to cut water usage by 10 per cent for potential drought scenario
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is one of the southern Alberta communities that has agreed to cut water usage.The province has worked with 38 of the largest and oldest water licencees in south...
Apr 19, 2024
That's a wrap on Binning family's ownership of The Movie Mill
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The credits are rolling on the ownership of The Movie Mill.The Lethbridge cinema has been owned and operated for three decades by Leonard Binning and his wife Debra, with two of their...
Apr 18, 2024
10 people in Lethbridge died to drug overdoses every month from Jan-Nov
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has announced its latest statistics on the opioid crisis.From the beginning of January to the end of November 2023, a total of 115 people in Lethbridge died ...
Apr 18, 2024
Galbraith Elementary's Sturgis Big Bull wins Indigenous student award
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A young learner in Lethbridge has won a provincial award.Sturgis Big Bull, a grade one student at Galbraith Elementary School, has received an Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA)...
Apr 16, 2024
Freeland to present federal budget after teasing much of it in recent weeks
OTTAWA, ON - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is finally set to present the federal budget in the House of Commons Tuesday afternoon, showcasing how the government plans to win back support from dis...
Apr 16, 2024
Locally owned Experience Theatre set for debut show
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new theatre company is looking to make a big splash on its opening weekend in Lethbridge.Experience Theatre is a locally-run company, and they are premiering a show this weekend at ...
Apr 15, 2024