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"Plain Language" session to explain federal election issues, voting processes more clearly

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The first in a series of Plain Language Information Sessions will cover voting-related issues in ways that make more sense and are easier to understand.They are being hosted by Aileen...

Sep 09, 2019 Ballot box (Free image)

County of Newell withdraws from amalgamation plans over concerns of "losing their identity"

COUNTY OF NEWELL, AB - Plans to amalgamate the City of Brooks, Town of Bassano, and County of Newell appear to be off.Late last week, the County of Newell voted to end their participation in the Regio...

Sep 09, 2019 (Supplied by County of Newell)

UPDATE: Charges laid following altercation at Lethbridge hockey tournament

LETHBRIDGE, AB - UP-DATE: Police in Lethbridge have charged a man after an altercation was reported at a youth hockey tournament.Standoff's Robert Farrell Creighton has been charged with one count of ...

Sep 09, 2019 A screenshot from the video captured by Dean Millard (@DuckMillard on Twitter)

Crews work to restore power and clear debris left in Dorian's wake

HALIFAX - Post-tropical storm Dorian may have departed Atlantic Canada but the scars it inflicted across the region with its hurricane strength wind gusts and torrential rain will take some time to he...

Olivia Thorington Sep 09, 2019

Rose Aladedunye - kindness to a stranger, and the man who paid her back

LETHBRIDGE -- Something a little bit extraordinary happened on Tuesday, Sept. 4, as Rose Aladedunye was working. It was something neither she, nor her sister- who was minding one of the stores she own...

Sep 08, 2019 Rose and her sister -- LNN

Collision south of Grande Prairie claims life of Lethbridge woman

GRANDE PRAIRIE -- Grande Prairie: RCMP confirm a 42-Year old woman from Lethbridge was killed and a Grande Prairie man is hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash on Highway 40.The incident happened aro...

Sep 08, 2019 RCMP patch

Local Military Museum uses modern technology to connect students to history

LETHBRIDGE -- It may be a little-known fact that Lethbridge has a military museum but, its treasures are on par with any other museum and worth paying a visit to see. A small group of former military ...

Sep 07, 2019 Rick Casson, Honorary Lieutenant Colonel for the 20th Independent Field Battery and local WWII veteran Pete Lewko - LNN

Andreescu becomes first Canadian to win Grand Slam with U.S. Open win

NEW YORK - Bianca Andreescu became the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam singles title, beating Serena Williams 6-3, 7-5 on Saturday in the U.S. Open women's final.The 19-year-old from Mississauga, O...

Sep 07, 2019 Bianca Andreescu beats Serena Williams -- The Canadian Press

Farm safety consultation reached thousands

EDMONTON -- Albertans weren't shy about providing in-person and online feedback on the repeal and replacement of the failed 2015 Farm Bill - Bill 6.Provincial farmers and ranchers were given the oppor...

Sep 07, 2019 Alberta Legislature -- LNN

Alberta Appeal Court says province can delay wage arbitration talks with unions

EDMONTON -- The Alberta Court of Appeal has set aside an injunction that stopped the government from delaying wage arbitration for thousands of public-sector employees.A judge granted the injunction i...

Sep 07, 2019 Courtroom gavel