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New security measures and cannabis policies announced for Whoop-Up Days

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Organizers of next week's Whoop-Up Days festival are implementing a bevy of new policies they believe will help to keep the event safe for all attendees.Exhibition Park COO Mike Warke...

Aug 15, 2019 One of the new entrances to Whoop-Up Days at Exhibition Park. (Lethbridge News Now)

Alberta, Saskatchewan say they have no plans to put anti-carbon tax stickers on pumps

EDMONTON - Carbon-tax-fighting governments in Alberta and Saskatchewan say they have no plans to follow Ontario's lead and force gas stations to put anti-carbon tax stickers on their pumps.Ontario's P...

Aug 15, 2019 Jason Kenney -- The Canadian Press

Trudeau breached Conflict of Interest Act, says ethics commissioner

OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau violated the Conflict of Interest Act by improperly pressuring former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould to halt the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin, Can...

Aug 14, 2019 Justin Trudeau - The Canadian Press

Motion to ask province to halt funding for SCS to be presented at next City Council meeting

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A notice of motion asking the Provincial Government to temporarily suspend funding to Lethbridge's Supervised Consumption Site (SCS) pending a review, is expected to be introduced at ...

Aug 13, 2019 Outside of Lethbridge's Supervised Consumption Site

Lethbridge County employee charged in connection with $49,000 in internal theft

LETHBRIDGE COUNTY, AB - In May of 2019, the County of Lethbridge became aware of a theft and fraud by one of their employees.Lethbridge Police was contacted and the case was investigated by members of...

Aug 13, 2019 County of Lethbridge office. (Lethbridge News Now)

Police say manhunt suspects died by apparent suicide by gunfire

VANCOUVER, B.C. - The RCMP say two British Columbia men who led police on a cross-Canada manhunt died by what appears to be suicide by gunfire. Police say Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod appeared to ...

Aug 12, 2019 Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod (Photo: The Canadian Press)

Driver caught going 226 km/hour near Brooks

BROOKS, AB - Brooks RCMP have arrested a 20-year-old man on dangerous driving offenses.At 9:45 pm on Friday, August 9th, officers were doing patrols of Highway 1 when they saw a westbound vehicle driv...

Aug 12, 2019 RCMP vehicle. (Lethbridge News Now)

Study finds growing number of newcomers and refugees ending up homeless in Canada

OTTAWA - A growing number of newcomers to Canada are ending up in shelters or are finding themselves homeless, newly released government figures show.Two new reports released this week by Employment a...

Aug 12, 2019 Homeless refugees in Canada - The Canadian Press

22 confirmed tornadoes across Alberta so far this year

LETHBRIDGE -- In what has been the busiest tornado season in the past 20 years across the Wildrose province, as a report from Environment Canada shows that 22 tornadoes have touched down so far in 201...

Aug 10, 2019 July 14 tornado near Crossfield (Photo: Kyle Brittain)

Lethbridge-Medicine Hat jobless rate makes slight jump from June to July

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Unemployment numbers for July have been released, and the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat economic region's rate took a small leap from June.The jobless rate in the region was 6.4 percent las...

Aug 09, 2019 Photo: The Canadian Press