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NDP unveils parts of climate plan in motion as the Green Party edges closer
OTTAWA - NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will cut Canada's emissions almost in half over the next decade as he tries to stake out a claim to the climate change agenda in the looming federal el...
May 13, 2019
Two Southern Alberta homeowners try selling properties with essay contest
EDMONTON - Albertans struggling to enter the real-estate market have at least two chances to win a home this year.A house south of Calgary and a historic bed and breakfast near the United States borde...
May 12, 2019 The Canadian Presss
Red Deer Public Schools leading the call for stronger vaping laws
RED DEER -- Momentum is growing amongst Alberta school boards lobbying to push for stronger vaping regulations in the province.School board trustees from Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA) Zone ...
May 11, 2019
April Irving released from custody
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 59-year-old woman facing 14 charges including cruelty to animals and causing or permitting them to be in distress, has been released from jail on a $1,000 no-cash surety.April Dawn ...
May 10, 2019 April Dawn Irving
Local man and woman charged with drug trafficking offences for the second time in two weeks
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police have charged 39-year-old Larry Healy Jr. and 19-year-old Shaquerri Hailey Clark Young Pine, both from Lethbridge, for the second time in two weeks with drug traffick...
May 09, 2019 LPS
Kashechewan First Nation gets agreement from feds, Ontario to relocate
OTTAWA - A northern Ontario First Nation has an agreement with the federal and provincial government that lays out a plan to move the reserve annually threatened by flood waters. Kashechewan First Nat...
May 09, 2019
Canada calls out on China at WTO council meeting for evidence to back canola ban
OTTAWA - Canada has used a major World Trade Organization gathering to demand China deliver evidence that Canadian canola is contaminated. Stephen de Boer, the Canadian ambassador to the world's leadi...
May 09, 2019
Former Hutterite schoolmaster given conditional sentence for beating children with tree branches, belts and yard stick
LETHBRIDGE, AB - What was supposed to be a four-day trial in Court of Queen's Bench in Lethbridge for a former Hutterite Schoolmaster, ended up with a notice of re-election filed for Provincial Court,...
May 07, 2019 Waterton Bretheren Ministers and Elders leave Lethbridge Provincial Courthouse after Johan John Hofer's sentencing
Taste of Lethbridge raises over $55,000 for 5th on 5th Youth Services
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Exhibition Park's main pavilion was filled up Saturday night for the Taste of Lethbridge, which helped raise funds for 5th on 5th Youth Services. The event saw local restaurants and f...
May 07, 2019 5th on 5th Youth Services helps youth boost their skills and get into the workforce (Lethbridge News Now)
Dead end: millions of calls to government go unanswered, AG finds
OTTAWA - Half of the 16 million Canadians trying to reach one of three government agencies by telephone are unable to speak to live humans, according to Canada's interim auditor general. In a new repo...
May 07, 2019