Lethbridge news

• Anti-NDP ‘Fire Phillips’ billboard flagged to Alberta election commissioner

  06-03-2019 23:14 via globalnews.ca
  Elections Alberta has received several complaints about a billboard that says "Fire Phillips," along with photos of Environment Minister Shannon Phillips and Premier Rachel Notley.
  
  Read more

• Pengrowth Energy launches review after debt refinancing fails amid plunging oil prices

  06-03-2019 23:07 via globalnews.ca
  Pengrowth Energy Corp. has launched a strategic review of options that could include the sale of the company after failing to renegotiate its high debt load amid plunging western Canadian oil prices late last year.
  
  Read more

• Government announces more funding to protect against flooding

  06-03-2019 23:01
  The provincial government has approved funding for two more initiatives aimed at helping protect Calgary from future flooding. Finance Minister Joe Ceci announced on Wednesday that the NDP would be providing $15M to build a new downtown flood barrier and storm water separation project. The barrier will extend from the West Eau Claire flood barrier to Reconciliation Bridge in order to protect the downtown core from high flow rates on the Bow River. The goal of the storm water project is to mitiga
  
  Read more

• 2 accused in death of 4-year-old Serenity ordered to stand trial

  06-03-2019 22:57 via globalnews.ca
  For weeks, family and loved ones of the little girl known as Serenity have been attending a preliminary hearing at a Wetaskiwin court.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Special forces looks at recruiting off the street amid shifting demands

  06-03-2019 22:47
  OTTAWA -- The Canadian Forces are considering whether to recruit elite special-forces soldiers straight off the street rather than forcing them to follow the traditional route of first spending several years in the military. The idea, which is still being debated, comes as Canada's special forces -- and the military as a whole -- look at radical new ways to attract and retain people with the skills and experience needed to fight tomorrow's wars. That includes not just computer experts, for examp
  
  Read more

• Lethbridge MLA Wants Feds to Right the Ship Fast on Canola Exports to China

  06-03-2019 22:46
  
  
  Lethbridge West MLA Shannon Phillips says the federal government needs to understand the impacts China's decision has for southern Alberta and get this fixed in a hurry.
  
  Read more

• Latest Lethbridge College poll still shows UCP on track to form government in upcoming provincial election - Lethbridge News Now

  06-03-2019 22:10
  Latest Lethbridge College poll still shows UCP on track to form government in upcoming provincial election  Lethbridge News NowLETHBRIDGE, AB – The upcoming provincial election in Alberta is mere weeks away, and a survey conducted by Dr. Faron Ellis and the Citizen Society ...
  
  Read more

• Latest Lethbridge College poll still shows UCP on track to form government in upcoming provincial election

  06-03-2019 22:10
  By Aaron Mahoney (@Mahones93 on Twitter)
  LETHBRIDGE, AB – The upcoming provincial election in Alberta is mere weeks away, and a survey conducted by Dr. Faron Ellis and the Citizen Society Research Lab has found that the United Conservative Party still maintains a healthy lead among decided voters.
  The current government, the New Democratic Party, led by Rachel Notley currently maintains slightly less than one-quarter of decided Albertans’ vote preferences at 23.2% while the UCP and
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• UFV Cascades slugger Riley Jepson signs with Lethbridge Bulls - Chilliwack Progress

  06-03-2019 22:00
  UFV Cascades slugger Riley Jepson signs with Lethbridge Bulls  Chilliwack ProgressJepson will spend the Canadian Colleges Baseball Conference season with UFV, then head to Alberta.
  
  Read more

• Shop Fire Burns Up Suspected Marijuana Grow Operation Near Wrentham

  06-03-2019 21:36
  A fire Monday northeast of Wrentham has located what RCMP believe was an illegal cannabis grow op.
  
  Read more

• Kingston, Ont., latest Canadian city to declare climate emergency

  06-03-2019 21:27
  A small eastern Ontario city has become the latest Canadian municipality to declare climate change as an emergency in need of local government attention. Councillors in Kingston, Ont., voted unanimously in favour of the motion declaring a "climate emergency," which was tabled at a meeting on Tuesday. The move comes after similar motions were passed in Vancouver and Halifax in January. The Kingston motion does not come with additional funds, but the councillor behind it says it should be seen as
  
  Read more

• Suspected cannabis grow operation found in wreckage of fire in Wrentham

  06-03-2019 21:24
  Mounties are investigating after a fire at a rural property earlier this week led to the discovery of what’s believed to be a sizable marijuana grow op at a small community in southern Alberta. Taber/Vauxhall RCMP were contacted by the Wrentham Fire Department on March 4 to assist with a structure fire at an acreage near Wrentham. While crews were working to extinguish the fire in a large shop, they discovered a number of suspected cannabis plants inside. Further investigation by police di
  
  Read more

• Alleged Calgary gang leader turns himself in to authorities

  06-03-2019 21:16
  Accused Calgary gang leader Nick Chan turned himself in on Wednesday afternoon after he was ordered to do so by an Alberta court. Chan was charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and directing a criminal organization in the death of Kevin Anaya. Anaya was gunned down outside a home along Marcombe Drive N.E. in August of 2009. In April 2017, the charges against Chan were stayed by a Calgary judge and an appeal was launched by the Crown. On Tuesday, the Alberta Court of Appea
  
  Read more

• Tech firm works to support growth in Western Canada's high-tech industry

  06-03-2019 20:52
  A Canadian technology company is working to help develop new opportunities the City of Calgary and it’s spending big bucks to do it. World-leading Internet technology firm Cisco Canada, announced on Wednesday that it would be contributing $15M to the Country Digitization Acceleration (CDA) Program. The CDA is a nationwide program to help support job creation, skills development and technological innovation. The funding will be supporting three main initiatives in Western Canada, including:
  
  Read more

• Rebuilt Humboldt Broncos make playoffs after devastating bus crash

  06-03-2019 20:35 via globalnews.ca
  The Humboldt Broncos are heading to the SJHL playoffs nearly a year after the devastating crash involving the team’s bus and a semi at a rural intersection.
  
  Read more

• City crews kept busy dealing with multiple watermain breaks

  06-03-2019 20:35
  By Justin Goulet (@JustinGoulet21)
  LETHBRIDGE, AB – Mother Nature brought on cold conditions over the past few weeks.
  Fortunately, it appears as though temperatures are set to rise throughout the month of March.
  In the meantime, city crews will be kept outside a bit longer dealing with an array of watermain breaks, caused in part by the frosty conditions.
  ...
  Read More
  
  Read more

• Woman who stole cash meant for charity apologizes and returns money

  06-03-2019 20:34
  SASKATOON -- A charitable group in Saskatchewan is extending that charity by not pursuing charges against a woman who stole cash intended for the organization's annual telethon fundraiser, then gave it back. The woman was reportedly drunk last Saturday when she cleaned out one of several buckets passed during a Saskatchewan Rush lacrosse game at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon for the Kinsmen Foundation Telemiracle. Venue staff checked surveillance footage and a photo of a suspect was widely circula
  
  Read more

• New report shows mortgage stress test causing headaches for would-be homebuyers in Lethbridge

  06-03-2019 20:34
  By Justin Goulet (@JustinGoulet21)
  LETHBRIDGE, AB – The federal mortgage stress test is causing issues for would-be first-time homeowners in the Lethbridge area.
  A new report by the Building Industry & Land Development Association Lethbridge Region (BILD) and the Lethbridge and District Association of Realtors (LDAR) looks at the impact the Canada-wide mortgage stress test has had on the local housing market.
  The stress test is also known as B20 and requires borrowers to show they can
  
  Read more

• Sports Illustrated Features "Logan Boulet Effect" on Magazine Cover

  06-03-2019 20:22
  Organ donor awareness, than's to the selfless choice of Lethbridge's Logan Boulet, is getting highlighted in a major, well-known sporting magazine.
  
  Read more

• More panda cubs at the Calgary Zoo? Er Shun enters breeding cycle

  06-03-2019 19:54 via globalnews.ca
  Officials with the Calgary Zoo are hoping the family of giant pandas visiting the facility will soon grow, as they attempt to help mama Er Shun get pregnant.
  
  Read more

• Exhibit about Canada’s residential schools comes to Calgary

  06-03-2019 19:37
  A special gallery that details the Sixties Scoop and the stories of the survivors of one of the darkest parts of Canadian history is open at Calgary’s New Central Library. The exhibit, called Bi-Giwen: Coming Home – Truth Telling from the Sixties Scoop, has the accounts of 12 survivors of the Sixties Scoop, where government practices between the 1950s and 1980s led to a number of First Nations, Metis and Inuit children being forcibly taken from their families and placed in non-Indige
  
  Read more

• Alberta Party MLA Karen McPherson won’t seek re-election in Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill

  06-03-2019 19:24 via globalnews.ca
  In a publicly-released statement, McPherson said a variety of issues -- including anxiety, depression and mourning the death of her father -- all factored into her decision to not seek re-election.
  
  Read more

• Lethbridge Electrical Contractor Receives New Google Reviews - Press Release - Digital Journal

  06-03-2019 18:10
  Lethbridge Electrical Contractor Receives New Google Reviews - Press Release  Digital JournalNeu-Lite Electric Inc in Lethbridge, Alberta has received a number of new reviews on Google. The company states that they have recently received several five ...
  
  Read more

• Lethbridge College Poll Indicates Huge Provincial Support For United Conservatives

  06-03-2019 18:04
  A recent Lethbridge College survey of voter intentions indicates support for the opposition UCP is nearly 58% province-wide. The governing NDP has the support of 23% of Alberta voters in this poll.
  
  Read more

• Teen Accused of Tackling Lethbridge Police Officer Pleads Not Guilty, Sets Trial

  06-03-2019 17:01
  An 18-year old from Brooks accused of tackling a Lethbridge police officer has pleaded not guilty to a number of charges.
  
  Read more

• Daylight Initiative results in over 200 charges against dozens of offenders

  06-03-2019 16:35
  Calgary police launched an initiative last December to address the rapid growth of methamphetamine use in the city and over 200 drug trafficking charges have been laid since the beginning of the year. Multiple police units were involved in the Daylight Initiative, which was aimed at methamphetamine trafficking at the street-level. Police executed search warrants across the city and 43 people are now facing a total of 248 charges. “The trafficking of drugs in our city happens not only in th
  
  Read more

• Central bank predicts longer slump and more uncertainty about future rate hikes

  06-03-2019 16:03
  OTTAWA -- The Bank of Canada is leaving its key interest rate unchanged in the wake of an abrupt economic deceleration that it says is injecting more uncertainty about the timing of future rate hikes. The central bank also told Canadians on Wednesday that they should to expect a bleaker economic performance in the months ahead. The bank now believes the weakness will last through the first half of 2019, which is longer than the temporary slump governor Stephen Poloz had predicted earlier in the
  
  Read more

• Bank of Canada keeps key interest rate target on hold

  06-03-2019 16:03
  OTTAWA -- The Bank of Canada left its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday and pointed to "increased uncertainty" about the timing of future rate hikes following the economy's abrupt deceleration in late 2018. The central bank's trend-setting interest rate is staying at 1.75 per cent for a third-straight policy announcement -- a stretch that comes after governor Stephen Poloz introduced five rate hikes between mid-2017 and last fall. Notably, the bank's statement Wednesday dropped language from
  
  Read more

• Fire at four-plex in Glamorgan under investigation

  06-03-2019 15:38
  Several people were evacuated from a four-plex in the city’s southwest on Tuesday evening after fire broke out in the kitchen of one of the units. Emergency crews were called to a building in the 5000 block of 45 Street S.W. at about 10:50 p.m. for reports of a fire. Crews say smoke was coming from the structure when they arrived and they worked quickly to get the fire under control. One person from the suite where the fire originated was taken to hospital as a precaution and has since bee
  
  Read more

• Expert panel says feds should create new agency to oversee pharmacare program

  06-03-2019 15:37
  OTTAWA -- A federally struck expert panel says the government should create a new agency to oversee rolling out a national pharmacare program. The panel is making two other interim recommendations this morning, including developing a national list of drugs so coverage is the same across the country and spending to gather better data on prescription medications. The government says it will consider the panel's interim recommendations while it awaits a final report due this spring. By fall, pharma
  
  Read more

• China says it blocked canola shipments from Winnipeg over fear of ‘harmful organisms’

  06-03-2019 15:19 via globalnews.ca
  China is blocking some imports of the agricultural product canola from Canada due to fears of insect infestation, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.
  
  Read more

• Dead gardener targeted enemies with bombs: German police

  06-03-2019 15:18
  BERLIN -- German police on Wednesday urged anyone who had a conflict with a recently deceased man to be wary, after a doctor was killed and a mother and daughter were injured by bombs apparently planted by him before he died. Westpfalz police spokesman Bernhard Christian Erfort told The Associated Press his office has received more than 60 calls to a hotline since it was established Monday, primarily from people worried about contact they'd had with gardener Bernhard Graumann, who was found dead
  
  Read more

• Fire crews knock down blaze at home in city’s southeast

  06-03-2019 15:01
  Emergency crews were called to a house fire in the community of Dover on Wednesday morning. Fire crews were called to a home in the 3400 block of 33A Avenue S.E. at about 6:30 a.m. “The neighbour to the west had heard a loud bang, we’re not sure whether that was glass breaking or something in the house. They looked out, saw some smoke coming out of the building itself, called 911. We dispatched a full response,” said CFD Battalion Chief Al Gilliland. Gilliland says smoke and fl
  
  Read more

• Fire crews battle blaze at home in city’s southeast

  06-03-2019 15:01
  Emergency crews are at the scene of a house fire in the community of Dover. Fire crews were called to a home in the 3400 block of 33A Avenue S.E. at about 6:30 a.m. More to come…
  
  Read more

• Young cousins killed as snowmobiles fall through ice on Ontario lake

  06-03-2019 14:35
  Two young cousins are dead after snowmobiles they were riding plunged through ice into a central Ontario lake. According to the OPP, officers were called to a section of Lake Muskoka near Gravenhurst, Ont., early Monday morning after hearing that three snowmobiles carrying five people had gone into the water. “Three people did manage to escape the icy water,” OPP Sgt. Jason Folz told CTV Barrie. “Unfortunately the two young persons had to be rescued by emergency personnel, and
  
  Read more

• Winnipeg teen killed in home invasion remembered as star student, baker

  06-03-2019 14:29
  A 17-year-old boy who was killed in a home invasion in Winnipeg is being remembered as a popular student who loved to bake. Jaime Adao was at home with his grandmother Sunday night, when he called 911 to report an intruder. When police arrived they found him being attacked with a weapon. Adao was rushed to hospital where he later died of his injuries. The teenager’s 29-year-old attacker was shot by police at the scene. He was also taken to hospital where he remains in critical condition. P
  
  Read more

• China says fears of insect infestation behind barring of Canadian canola

  06-03-2019 14:28
  BEIJING -- China said Wednesday that it is blocking some imports of the agricultural product canola from Canada because of fears of insect infestation. The move, which comes amid heightened tensions over Canada's arrest of a Chinese tech executive, is seen by some as a new tactic to seek leverage over Ottawa. China suspended canola imports from a Canadian company "in accordance with laws and regulations and international practice," foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said at a daily news briefing
  
  Read more

• China cites pest concerns as the reason for a ban on Canadian canola

  06-03-2019 14:28
  BEIJING -- China's foreign ministry said Wednesday that it is blocking some imports of Canadian canola due to fears of insect infestation, in what some suggest is just the latest swipe against the Canadian government for arresting a top Chinese tech executive. At a daily briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said China suspended canola imports from a Canadian company "in accordance with laws and regulations and international practice." Lu cited "harmful organisms" he did not further ident
  
  Read more

• Child in stroller rides New York City subway alone

  06-03-2019 14:03
  NEW YORK -- The New York Police Department says a 1-year-old boy in a stroller rode alone on a Manhattan subway train after his caregiver became ill. Authorities say the caregiver, a family friend, somehow exited the southbound "1" train at 96th Street about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. The train pulled away and the child rode eight stops to Penn Station before he was recovered, unharmed. Police declined to provide details on the man's medical condition because of privacy laws. He was not charged.
  
  Read more

• Passengers injured on Florida-bound cruise ship battered by winds

  06-03-2019 13:59
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Extreme gusts of winds rocked a Florida-bound cruise ship, causing injuries to several passengers. Norwegian Cruise Lines says the Norwegian Escape ran into winds estimated at 115 mph (185 kph) late Sunday that caused the ship to tilt to its port side. The cruise line said in a statement Tuesday that several injuries were reported, but it didn't say exactly how many or what type of injuries occurred. Norwegian says the passengers received treatment from medical staff. The
  
  Read more

• Government delays threaten N.W.T. satellite data industry: company

  06-03-2019 11:58
  A Norwegian company with millions of dollars invested in the Canadian North is weeks away from losing a major contract in the emerging space satellite industry because of a lengthy government delay. Kongsberg Satellite Services owns seven satellite-reading antennas in Inuvik, N.W.T. The community's location on Canada's northwestern tip makes it an ideal spot for downloading data from the ever-growing number of government-owned and private satellites orbiting the Earth. The company, known as KSAT
  
  Read more

• Gerald Butts says 'nothing happened' beyond normal gov't operations on SNC-Lavalin

  06-03-2019 10:29
  OTTAWA -- Gerald Butts, the former principal secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, says he is confident that “nothing happened” outside the normal scope of government business in regards to the SNC-Lavalin case, and that he can’t see how his or others’ interactions with Jody Wilson-Raybould on the file could constitute pressure.WATCH LIVE: Gerald Butts testifies at Justice CommitteeHe is currently testifying before the House Justice Committee on the ongoing scandal.
  
  Read more

• Former top Trudeau aide Gerald Butts to testify on SNC-Lavalin scandal

  06-03-2019 10:29
  OTTAWA -- Gerald Butts, the former principal secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, is set to spell out his side of the SNC-Lavalin scandal when he testifies before the House Justice Committee this morning.WATCH LIVE @ 10 ET: Gerald Butts testifies at Justice Committee He requested to testify after watching former justice minister and attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould's hours-long appearance last Wednesday, in which she alleged that she faced high-level "veiled threats" and "sustai
  
  Read more

• Butts: 'Nothing happened' beyond normal gov't operations on SNC-Lavalin

  06-03-2019 10:29
  OTTAWA -- Gerald Butts, the former principal secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, says he is confident that “nothing happened” outside the normal scope of government business in regards to the SNC-Lavalin case, and that he can’t see how his or others’ interactions with Jody Wilson-Raybould on the file could constitute pressure.WATCH LIVE @ 2 p.m. ET: Clerk of the Privy Council Michael Wernick testifies before Justice CommitteeHe has just concluded his testimony bef
  
  Read more

• Meng Wanzhou extradition case raises 'serious concerns,' defence lawyer says

  06-03-2019 10:25
  VANCOUVER -- A defence lawyer says an extradition case involving Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, raises "serious concerns" about political motivations. The executive was arrested in December at Vancouver's airport at the request of U.S. authorities and Canada announced last week it intends to proceed with the extradition case. Meng's lawyer Richard Peck has told a British Columbia Supreme Court judge the case is "rare" and comments by United States President Don
  
  Read more

• Arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou returns to B.C. court today

  06-03-2019 10:25
  VANCOUVER -- Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, is set to return to British Columbia Supreme Court today. The executive was arrested in December at Vancouver's airport at the request of U.S. authorities and Canada announced last week it intends to proceed with the extradition case. The U.S. Department of Justice has laid out 13 criminal counts of conspiracy, fraud and obstruction against Huawei and Meng, who is the daughter of company founder Ren Zhengfei. Both Men
  
  Read more

• North Korea said to be rebuilding structures at rocket site

  06-03-2019 07:07
  SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of -- North Korea is restoring facilities at a long-range rocket launch site that it dismantled last year as part of disarmament steps, according to foreign experts and a South Korean lawmaker who was briefed by Seoul's spy service. The finding follows a high-stakes nuclear summit last week between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump that ended without any agreement. South Korea's National Intelligence Service provided the assessment about the N
  
  Read more

• WHL Roundup: Tuesday, March 5, 2019

  06-03-2019 06:49 via globalnews.ca
  MOOSE JAW, Sask. - Brandon Schuldhaus scored twice as the Saskatoon Blades doubled up the Moose Jaw Warriors 4-2 on Tuesday to extend their Western Hockey League win streak to five games.
  
  Read more

• Pedestrian killed near intersection of Macleod Trail and Southland Drive

  06-03-2019 06:40
  The southbound lanes of Macleod Trail were closed to traffic south of Southland Drive late Tuesday night after a pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle. EMS, CPS and CFD crews responded to the area shortly after 10:00 p.m.. The driver of the southbound Cadillac crossover that hit the man remained at the scene following the crash. A woman attempted to perform CPR on the man prior to the arrival of EMS. EMS officials have confirmed the victim has died as a result of his injuries. An estim
  
  Read more

• 'I've been assassinated': R. Kelly denies sex abuse claims

  06-03-2019 06:33
  CHICAGO -- An emotional R. Kelly says he's being "assassinated" and denies sexually abusing women and controlling their lives. The R&B singer gave his first interview, to Gayle King of "CBS This Morning," since being charged last month with sexually abusing four females dating back to 1998, including three underage girls. Kelly has pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse. "All of them are lying," Kelly, one of the bestselling music artists of all time, said in a segment of
  
  Read more

Follow @Lethbridge_News on Twitter!