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Teamsters reach tentative deal with CN, work set to resume Wednesday morning
MONTREAL -- Teamsters Canada says it has reached a tentative agreement with Canadian National Railway Co. to renew the collective agreement for over 3,000 conductors, trainpersons and yard workers.The...
Nov 26, 2019 CN rail reaches deal -- The Canadian Press

Lethbridge City Council unanimously passes nearly a dozen potential fiscal restraint resolutions
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Eleven resolutions have been passed by Lethbridge City Council unanimously; many requiring City Manager Bramwell Strain to report back by June 2020, exploring the possibility of city ...
Nov 25, 2019 November 25 Lethbridge City Council Meeting

Man who made multiple bomb threats to Taber sentenced to five years
TABER, AB - A man from Illinois was sentenced to five years in prison, one year of mandatory supervised release, and will have to pay a $3,000 fine.According to KFVS12 News in Murphysboro, Illinois, J...
Nov 25, 2019 Justin R. Bagley. (Supplied by KFVS12 News)

Andrew Harris leads Winnipeg Blue Bombers to first Grey Cup win since 1990
CALGARY -- A historic first by Andrew Harris ended the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' dubious championship drought and continued the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' Grey Cup misery.The 32-year-old Winnipeg native scored...
Nov 24, 2019 Bombers take the Grey Cup -- The Canadian Press

School boards in Lethbridge dig deep into reserves to prevent layoffs
LETHBRIDGE, AB - No teachers are being laid off in Lethbridge, at least for now.Both the Lethbridge School Division and Holy Spirit Catholic Separate Division are pulling millions of dollars out of th...
Nov 22, 2019 Lethbridge Collegiate Institute. (Lethbridge News Now)

Province looking to join class action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers
EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government has tabled new legislation that would allow it to participate in a class action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers.The Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs R...
Nov 22, 2019 Fentanyl - Canadian Press file photo

N-D-P leader Rachel Notley not ready to apologize for remarks
EDMONTON -- Alberta Opposition Leader Rachel Notley says the entire United Conservative caucus is in a conflict of interest over a bill that would fire the province's election watchdog. She says she i...
Nov 21, 2019 Rachel Notley after being kicked out of the Legislature - The Canadian Press

Jim Carr named Canada's "Special Representative" for the Prairies
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named the members of his new caucus Wednesday morning, November 20th.Jim Carr, an MP in Winnipeg, will be given a new role that will have him work closel...
Nov 20, 2019 Jim Carr, Canada's new Special Representative for the Prairies. (Supplied by The Canadian Press)

Alberta Opposition N-D-P leader gets the boot from the legislature's chamber
EDMONTON -- Alberta NDP Opposition Leader Rachel Notley has been kicked out of the legislature chamber after she refused to apologize for comments about the United Conservative government's plan to fi...
Nov 20, 2019 NDP Leader Rachel Notley kicked out of Legislature -- The Canadian Presss

Lethbridge ranks 15th overall on Maclean's Magazine's "Canada's Most Dangerous Places 2020" list
LETHBRIDGE, AB - *This story has been corrected to include information on ALL crime, as opposed to simply the "violent crime" category. Out of 237 small, medium and large cities across the country, ac...
Nov 19, 2019 Picture of two guns seized by police