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Deal signed to build new taxpayer-funded arena for Calgary Flames

CALGARY, AB - The Calgary Flames will officially have a new home.City Councillor Jeff Davison announced on Twitter Thursday morning that definitive agreements have been signed between the City of Calg...

Dec 05, 2019 Concept art for the Calgary Flames' new arena. (Supplied by Rossetti / Calgary Flames)

Liberals to emphasize common ground in throne speech as Parliament resumes

OTTAWA - The 43rd session of Parliament - and a new era of minority government - opens today with a speech from the throne that will emphasize the issues on which Justin Trudeau's Liberals believe the...

Olivia Thorington Dec 05, 2019

Hurricanes lose a 3-1 decision to Everett Silvertips

LETHBRIDGE -- In the second match of their four games in five nights, the Hurricanes hosted the Everett Slivertips, in the only game the two teams will play against each other this season. Both teams ...

Dec 04, 2019 Hurricanes action -- credit Hurricanes

April Irving's behaviour "absolutely abhorrent" as a lifetime ban on dog ownership is imposed during sentencing

LETHBRIDGE, AB - She is never allowed to own a dog in the province of Alberta againHowever, 59-year-old April Dawn Irving was not present to hear those words spoken by Judge Derek Redman in Lethbridge...

Dec 04, 2019 April Irving

"Voices are being heard" say Fort Macleod turkey farm protestors facing break and enter charges

FORT MACLEOD, AB - About a dozen protestors stood in front of the small courthouse in Fort Macleod Wed. morning (Dec.4), holding signs reading "consumers have the right to know about animal cruelty," ...

Dec 04, 2019 Kennadi Rae Herbert (Left), and Claire Buchanan (Right), exit the Fort Macleod Courthouse

Hurricanes trade Rylan Thiessen for 2020 draft pick

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes are gearing up for the 2020 WHL Bantam Draft.They traded 18-year-old Thiessen to the Brandon Wheat Kings in exchange for a sixth-round pick next year.The def...

Dec 04, 2019 Rylan Thiessen. (Supplied by Lethbridge Hurricanes)

Police, family and friends continue search for missing man

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 26-year-old Alberta man remains missing and the search for him continues.According to Calgary Police, Marshal Iwaasa was last seen by his family in Lethbridge on November 17. Police...

Dec 04, 2019 Marshal Iwaasa was last seen by his family on November 17 (Photos supplied by Alexis Iwaasa)

New players for U of L women’s soccer and hockey teams

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns soccer program has made its first signing of the 2020 recruiting class.Drew Dortman is the first player from the Pronghorn Elite Preparation (P...

Dec 04, 2019 Drew Dortman (Photo supplied by the University of Lethbridge, Pronghorn Athletics and Recreation)

Province announces $286-million to bolster rural policing

COALDALE, AB - The Government of Alberta has announced a major new investment into policing for small communities, but they will feel the impacts on their wallets.$286-million will be spent over the n...

Dec 04, 2019 Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer announces funding for rural policing. (Supplied by Government of Alberta)

Pay your AHS-issued parking ticket with a toy donation

LETHBRIDGE, AB - If you were issued a parking ticket by Alberta Health Services (AHS) in the month of November, you can pay it off in another way.AHS has launched its Toys for Tickets campaign."The ca...

Dec 04, 2019 Chinook Regional Hospital sign. (Lethbridge News Now)