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Teen who shot and paralyzed German tourist west of Calgary sentenced to 21 months

CALGARY - A judge has sentenced a youth to 21 months for shooting a German tourist in the head on a highway west of Calgary in 2018.Last October, the judge in the case convicted the teen from the Ston...

Apr 23, 2020 Calgary Courts Centre. (Courthouses.co)

Cities ask Liberals for up to $15B to stave off COVID-19 budget crisis

OTTAWA - A group representing Canada's cities says municipal budgets are on the brink of financial crisis due to COVID-19 unless the federal government gives billions of dollars in help.The Federation...

Apr 23, 2020 Social distancing signs in Lethbridge City Hall council chambers. (Lethbridge News Now)

Edmonton under consideration as possible NHL hub during pandemic

EDMONTON, AB - Edmonton is under consideration by the NHL as a hub where games could be played in a compressed timeline to complete the regular season.Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said Wednesday he'd ...

Apr 23, 2020 Rogers Place arena in Edmonton. (Rogers Place)

Canada Post seeing "Christmas-level" parcel volumes

LETHBRIDGE, AB - It might take a little longer than expected to get your parcel, but it's because Canada Post is seeing a record level of deliveries for the springtime.They reported that, on Monday, A...

Apr 23, 2020 Canada Post trucks. (The Canadian Press)

Stats Canada: Canadians on how COVID-19 is impacting their health, finances, lifestyle

OTTAWA, ONT - A new survey from Stats Canada shows that older Canadians are more concerned about their health during the COVID-19 pandemic while those who are younger feel the same about their social ...

Apr 23, 2020 (The Canadian Press)

Brooks RCMP crack down on self-quarantine non-compliance

BROOKS, AB. -- RCMP are giving no leeway to those who snub Public Health orders regarding self-quarantine. On Wednesday (Apr 22), officers investigated a complaint about a man loitering around homes a...

Apr 23, 2020 RCMP cruiser -- LNN

LPS seizes Mercedes, Rolex, weapons, drugs, cash, other items in drug bust

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) made a pair of significant drug-related arrests on the west side Wednesday night. The Crime Suppression Team was investigating suspected drug trafficki...

Apr 23, 2020 Some of the items seized by LPS. (Lethbridge Police Service)

Feds pour $1.1B into COVID-19 vaccine development, tracking of cases

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will spend more than $1 billion to help develop, test and manufacture a COVID-19 vaccine, as well as to determine how widely the viru...

Apr 23, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (The Canadian Press)

Kodiaks celebrate 2020 KODI Award winners

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge College Kodiaks have announced the winners of the annual KODI Awards on Wednesday evening.The special recognitions capped off a successful season for the Kodiaks that i...

Apr 23, 2020 The Kodiaks women's cross country team (Photo provided by Paul Kingsmith, Lethbridge College)

Alberta honours volunteers and encourages others to get involved

EDMONTON, AB. -- The provincial COVID-19 update ON Wednesday (Apr 22) afternoon offered some positive moments and accolades among the negative statistical numbers. Those positives revolved around what...

Apr 22, 2020 Owen Plumb with 3-D printed face masks - Photo credit to Kevin Plumb