Tag Archives: People

Liberals promise $13M for missing, murdered Indigenous women commemorations
OTTAWA - Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef says the federal government will fund more than 100 projects to "honour the lives and legacies" of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Fund...
Jun 24, 2019

Who you gonna call? Lethbridge rattlesnake wrangler keeps serpents, citizens safe
LETHBRDGE -- One rattlesnake got caught in freshly laid tar under someone's stairs. Others typically get twisted and trapped in garden netting.Ryan Heavy Head comes to the rescue of both the vipers an...
Jun 24, 2019 Ryan Heavy Head at work in a park - LethbridgeNewsNOW

Blanket Exercise a first for Hutterite colony schools
LETHBRIDGE COUNTY: It was a lesson which brought together two seemingly distinct cultures. In the end, however, they learned perhaps they're not so dissimilar.Albion Ridge Hutterite Colony School rece...
Jun 23, 2019 Teacher Katie Lindsay rearranges blankets her students stand on as part of the Blanket Exercise at Albion Ridge Hutterite Colony School

Dylan Cozens drafted seventh overall by Buffalo Sabres at NHL draft
VANCOUVER - Dylan Cozens was selected seventh overall by the Buffalo Sabres at the NHL draft on Friday, making him the first-ever Yukon product to be picked in the opening round. The six-foot-three ce...
Jun 22, 2019 Dylan Cozens at the draft

Flipping 300 lb tires - just one of the competitions at Femsport
LETHBRIDGE - Femsport! What is it? Well, in a nutshell, it involves some feminine members of our society, involved in very specific, very intense.... sporting events.There are ladies from Lethbridge i...
Jun 21, 2019 Competitor being cheered-on during tire toss

UPDATE: Missing teen located by Blood Tribe Police
STANDOFF -- UP-DATE: Uriah Eagle Child has been located safely, according to an updated notice from police late Tuesday night, June 18. ----------- The Blood Tribe Police Service needs your help locat...
Jun 17, 2019 Uriah Eagle Child - Released by Blood Tribe Police

Committee of MPs decides against calling for school-bus seatbelts
OTTAWA - A committee of MPs who probed bus-passenger safety in Canada has decided not to call for seatbelts to be installed in Canadian school buses, urging further study instead.The House of Commons ...
Jun 13, 2019 Bronco bus crash site -- The Canadian Press

Langevin named assistant coach for men’s rugby sevens FISU team
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Pronghorn women's rugby head coach Neil Langevin will get another opportunity to represent Canada, being named an assistant coach for the Canadian men's rugby sevens FISU Summer Unive...
Jun 11, 2019 Neil Langevin (Photo Credit: U of L Pronghorns)

Warriors edge Raptors 106-105, cutting Toronto’s series lead to 3-2
TORONTO -- The Toronto Raptors will have to wait to win their first NBA title in franchise history.Stephen Curry had 31 points while Klay Thompson finished with 26, and the visiting Golden State Warri...
Jun 10, 2019 Raptors drop game-5 - The Canadian Press

Medical examiner tells couple’s trial that child died of bacterial meningitis
LETHBRIDGE -- A medical examiner who did the autopsy on a 19-month-old toddler whose parents are on trial in his death clashed with the boy's father in court Monday.David and Collet Stephan are charge...
Jun 10, 2019 David and Collet Stephan - LethbridgeNewsNOW