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Teen at out of control Halloween party pleads guilty to assaulting a peace officer
LETHBRIDGE, AB - An 18-year-old man from Brooks, Alta. involved in an out of control Halloween party near La Cite Des Prairies last October, has pleaded guilty to one count of assaulting a peace offic...
Apr 30, 2019 Peyton Thomas Kale Many Shots
LPS charge man who allegedly kidnapped and assaulted girlfriend
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police have charged a 54-year-old man in connection with an incident where he kidnapped, assaulted and unlawfully confined his girlfriend. LPS responded to a home on April ...
Apr 30, 2019
Jason Kenney officially sworn in as Alberta's 18th premier
EDMONTON - Former federal cabinet minister Jason Kenney was officially sworn in as Alberta's premier on Tuesday, April 30.The United Conservative leader becomes the 18th person to head the province's ...
Apr 30, 2019 Alberta Government
Swearing in: Jason Kenney's United Conservatives take over Alberta government
EDMONTON - Former federal cabinet minister Jason Kenney and his United Conservative Party are to officially take control of Alberta's government today. Kenney is to become Alberta's 18th premier and h...
Apr 30, 2019
Sex assault, solicitation trial for elderly southern Alberta man begins in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A four-day trial for a 75-year-old man on more than half a dozen charges began in Lethbridge Monday, April 29. The man can not be named because it may identify the alleged victim, who...
Apr 29, 2019 Lethbridge Courthouse
Council rejects monetary support but backs provincial letter of support for bronze statue at Exhibition Park
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge City Council offered its support in the form of a letter of support in seeking provincial funding for a monument recognizing the contributions of veterans of Alberta while ...
Apr 29, 2019 The statue model
Injured Humboldt Broncos player returning home for first time since accident
AIRDRIE, Alta. - It's been more than a year since injured Humboldt Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki slept at home in his own bed.That's about to change.After several months of renovations, his family...
Apr 27, 2019 The Canadian Press
Troy Reeb to receive honorary degree from Lethbridge College
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Lethbridge College graduate is receiving an honorary degree from his alma mater.Troy Reeb, who graduated from the school's Communication Arts - Broadcast Journalism program in 1988,...
Apr 26, 2019 Troy Reeb will receive an honorary degree from Lethbridge College on April 26. Photo credit: Lethbridge College
Trudeau government ran $3.1-billion surplus in first 11 months of 2018-19
OTTAWA - A preliminary estimate of the federal books says the government posted a surplus of $3.1 billion through the first 11 months of the fiscal year. The number in the Finance Department's latest ...
Apr 26, 2019
Alberta halts construction of lab to allow incoming UCP a chance to review it
EDMONTON - Alberta has halted construction of a medical superlab, saying it wants to allow the just-elected United Conservative government time to review the project.An Alberta infrastructure represen...
Apr 23, 2019 LethbridgeNewsNOW