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Local athletes and coaches needed to represent Lethbridge at the 2019 Southern Alberta Summer Games
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Sport Council is encouraging residents with a flair for competition to consider registering for the Southern Alberta Summer Games (SASG) to represent the bridge city in...
May 07, 2019 Photo Credit: SASG

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

Green party win shows Canadians 'preoccupied' by climate change: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a B.C. byelection win for the Green party shows Canadians are "preoccupied" by climate change. Trudeau says it will be really important for Canadians to pic...
May 07, 2019

Canada welcomes any U.S. help on dispute with China, says rural minister
OTTAWA - A Nova Scotia cabinet minister says the federal government would welcome any help the United States could offer in helping Canada in its ongoing dispute with China. "I would say that it would...
May 07, 2019

Calgary police say bodies of missing mother and daughter found
CALGARY -- Police say they have found the bodies of a Calgary woman and her toddler daughter who disappeared last month. Investigators say a suspect, who was earlier questioned in the case, has been t...
May 06, 2019 The Canadian Press

Two Coaldale men charged in extensive graffiti mischief
COALDALE -- Thanks to media releases and information from the public, RCMP have laid charges in a run of mischief in Coaldale last week that resulted in significant graffiti damage to numerous buildin...
May 06, 2019 Suspects identified over the weekend

New helpline for victims of sexual violence launches across Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new support service is now available for people affected by sexual violence. Alberta's ONE Line is accessible province-wide. Victims and their friends and families affected by sexua...
May 06, 2019 ONE Line is now available across Alberta, assisting victims of sexual violence (Lethbridge News Now)

Coaldale man faces fraud charges for ‘gifting circle’ scam
COALDALE, AB - Lethbridge Police Service has charged a Coaldale man in connection with what's called a 'gifting circle' scam. An investigation by the Economic Crimes Unit found that between September ...
May 06, 2019

Headed for the top: competitive climbing growing as a sport in Lethbridge and around the world
LETHBRIDGE, AB - What you may remember as a past time or something that made for a great birthday party is now less than a year away from becoming an Olympic sport. Indoor and competitive rock climbin...
May 06, 2019 Photo Credit: Mark Moland

Palace says royal baby almost here, Meghan in labour
LONDON - Prince Harry's wife Meghan went into labour early Monday with their first child, Buckingham Palace said. The 37-year-old Duchess of Sussex, who was an American actress known as Meghan Markle ...
May 06, 2019