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High Level mayor urges fast financial aid to wildfire evacuees
HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - The mayor of a northwestern Alberta town is urging the province to get financial aid flowing quickly to evacuees, as firefighters prepare for shifting winds that could push a power...
May 25, 2019 High Level Fire - The Canadian Press
"You're a loose cannon and I'm fodder," alleged victim testifies during Robert John Sheppard attempted murder trial
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 49-year-old woman sobbed uncontrollably while testifying in Lethbridge Provincial Court Friday morning, about her on and off again relationship in 2018 with 33-year-old Robert John ...
May 24, 2019 Lethbridge Courthouse
April Irving to leave jail after prior addressing "mistake" prevented her release for two weeks
LETHBRIDGE, AB - "Give me a break," said April Irving as she listened to the new address where she will be living presented in Lethbridge Provincial Court Friday, May 24. The 59-year-old, who is facin...
May 24, 2019 April Irving
City addresses traffic disruptions caused by West Lethbridge construction
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City has halted a construction project in West Lethbridge, for the time being.The road work along McMaster Boulevard West at Macleod Drive West and Mt. Burke Boulevard West has be...
May 24, 2019 Lethbridge City Hall (Lethbridge News Now)
Man charged after violent assault in Lethbridge home
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police have charged an Ottawa man in connection with an incident on Wednesday evening, May 22. It's alleged that a 75-year-old woman was "viciously assaulted" in her home. ...
May 24, 2019
Court to rule on B.C.'s pipeline permit law in crucial case for Trans Mountain
VANCOUVER - A court will rule today if a proposed British Columbia law that restricts diluted-bitumen shipments through its borders is constitutional. The decision is expected to be crucial for the fu...
May 24, 2019
Crews fight fire with fire to keep blaze from northern Alberta town
HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - A fire-threatened town in northern Alberta says a successful controlled burn has been carried out to help keep a raging nearby wildfire at bay. A statement on High Level's web...
May 23, 2019
Lethbridge Park 'n' Ride terminal won't likely be completed until summertime
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Nearly one year ago, while former Transportation Minister Brian Mason visited Lethbridge, it was projected that the new regional Park 'n' Ride Terminal would be completed in early 201...
May 22, 2019 The Park 'n' Ride Transit Terminal under construction in downtown Lethbridge (Lethbridge News Now)
Airport Master Plan presented at CIC meeting outlines short, medium- & long-term goals
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Adding airport terminal amenities, improving overall passenger experiences and rehabilitating runways are just some of the plans after the City of Lethbridge formally takes over opera...
May 21, 2019 Lethbridge Airport
UPDATE: Hold and secure lifted at Crescent Heights High School in Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT, AB - UPDATE: The hold and secure state has been lifted.The Medicine Hat Public School Division is confirming Crescent Heights High School is currently in a hold and secure state.The Medi...
May 21, 2019 Medicine Hat Police