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Kenney promises constitutional challenge if Bill C-48 is passed
EDMONTON -- Premier Jason Kenney says he is deeply disappointed the Senate has voted not to kill the Trudeau government's bill to ban oil tanker traffic in the environmentally sensitive waters off nor...
Jun 07, 2019 Jason Kenney - LethbridgeNewsNOW.com
Local police members set off for Alberta Law Enforcement Torch Run in support of Special Olympics
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It's a partnership that may be as fulfilling for one side as it is for the other.Members from Alberta Sheriffs, Lethbridge Police, Blood Tribe Police, Taber Police, Alberta Correction...
Jun 07, 2019 Everyone gathered at the sendoff ceremony at CASA
AltaLink and Piikani Nation approve important partnership
BROCKET, AB - AltaLink and the Piikani Nation have come to an important agreement.Edward Rihn, the Senior Vice-President at AltaLink, spoke with Lethbridge News Now about the agreement, which gives th...
Jun 07, 2019 Photo courtesy AltaLink on Facebook
Senate committee says oil tanker ban off B.C. targets Alberta, divides country
OTTAWA - A Senate committee says the Trudeau government's bill to ban oil tanker traffic off British Columbia's northern coast should be scrapped because it will divide the country, inflame separatist...
Jun 07, 2019
Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region's jobless rate at 6.5 percent in May
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the economy added 27,700 jobs across Canada in May, far more than economists expected. The unemployment rate also fell to a record low of 5.4 per cent, down from 5.7 pe...
Jun 07, 2019
PM worries China could target more Canadian goods as fears about soybeans rise
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's worried an ongoing diplomatic dispute could see China target imports of other Canadian agricultural products as concerns grow about soybean shipments ...
Jun 06, 2019 The Canadian Press
Alberta legislators hold marathon debate over workplace rules
EDMONTON -- They've talking around the clock at the Alberta legislature about a bill that would cut the minimum wage for young people and change overtime rules.Opposition members have been speaking on...
Jun 06, 2019 Alberta Legislature - LethbridgeNewsNOW.com
Six Lethbridge College Kodiaks named CCAA Academic All-Canadians
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Six members of the Lethbridge College Kodiaks have been named Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Academic All-Canadians, demonstrating their ability to combine the highes...
Jun 06, 2019 Photo Credit: Lethbridge College Kodiaks
New Dynasty Restaurant issued notice of closure
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A downtown Lethbridge restaurant is closed indefinitely. New Dynasty Restaurant, located on 7 Street South, has been issued a notice of closure by Alberta Health Services (AHS). Signs...
Jun 06, 2019 New Dynasty Restaurant in downtown Lethbridge (Lethbridge News Now)
Freedoms, lives lost and those still with us honoured at 75th D-Day anniversary ceremony
LETHBRIDGE, AB - In Lethbridge and around the world, people turned out for ceremonies honouring the 75th anniversary of D-Day.The Normandy landings were the operations on Tuesday, June 6, 1944, of the...
Jun 06, 2019 Some of the veterans and other dignitaries on hand for the ceremony