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U of L and Lethbridge College Weekend Sports Preview: Nov. 8-10, 2019

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lots of action this weekend for local teams. Here's a rundown of the games set for the Lethbridge College Kodiaks and University of Lethbridge Pronghorns. LETHBRIDGE COLLEGE KODIAKSTh...

Nov 08, 2019

Stasiuk family appeals for information on missing Stanley Cup Rolex

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A important piece of sports history has gone missing, and the family of a local hockey legend is hoping to find it once again. Two -time Stanley Cup winner and former NHL head coach V...

Nov 07, 2019 A copy of Vic Stasiuk's hockey card when he played for the Boston Bruins

Severe Alberta weather prompts Rogers Sugar to Terminate 2019 Beet Harvest

VANCOUVER -- Rogers Sugar Inc. has announced that due to the impact of recent severe adverse weather in Alberta on the 2019 sugar beet crop, a decision has been made to terminate the beet harvest.A ne...

Nov 07, 2019 Harvesting sugar beets -- Alberta Sugar Beet Growers

Alberta will study already 'compelling case' for its exit from CPP; Kenney

EDMONTON -- Premier Jason Kenney says there's a ``compelling case'' to be made for his province to exit the half-century-old Canada Pension Plan an idea sure to face increasing scrutiny over the comin...

Nov 07, 2019 Premier Jason Kenney -- The Canadian Press

Trial date set for man charged with breaking into Lethbridge businesses

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 55-year-old Lethbridge man has pleaded not guilty to five counts of shopbreaking and theft, in relation to a series of incidents last spring. Larry Brent Ovens appeared in Lethbridg...

Nov 07, 2019 Lethbridge Courthouse

Exhibition Park and Rotary expand $10,000 Ag Scholarship program

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Two of Lethbridge's top agricultural students will be rewarded for their hard work.Exhibition Park and the Rotary Club of Lethbridge East announced the second annual $10,000 Agricultu...

Nov 07, 2019 Rotary Club and Scholarship Committee member Wayne Lindwall at an announcement event on Thursday, Nov. 7 2019 (Lethbridge News Now)

Alberta's GDP grew by far smaller amount in 2018 than 2017

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new report from Stats Canada shows Alberta's economy growing at a slower rate last year than the prior 12 months.In 2018, they saw the province's GDP grew by 1.6%, which followed a ...

Nov 07, 2019 An aerial view of downtown Lethbridge in September. (Lethbridge News Now)

Benefits of building rural broadband network in Alberta far outweighs costs: study

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new study has found that, for every dollar invested into building high-speed broadband networks across Alberta's rural areas, we would see around three dollars of economic benefit o...

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Southern Alberta filled with many historical war landmarks

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Picture yourself driving down the highway and looking off to the side of the road.Chances are you could be looking at a historical landmark. It turns out southern Alberta is home to m...

Nov 07, 2019 Waterton Park is home to Vimy Peak, named for the Battle of Vimy Ridge (Lethbridge News Now)

Province says criminals will no longer be able to sue homeowners

WETASKIWIN - As Provincial Ministers announced plans to tackle rural crime, there was also information about changes to prevent homeowners from being sued if they injure people committing crimes on th...

Nov 06, 2019 Ministers Jason Nixon, Rick Wilson and Doug Schweitzer announced further steps to combat rural crime Wednesday – Govt of Alberta