Lethbridge news

• Lethbridge stores see increased sales for ‘Canadian lottery record’ $70M jackpot

  03-01-2020 23:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Friday’s Lotto Max draw is kicking off the New Year with a record-breaking jackpot. In Lethbridge, it means lottery tickets are in high demand.
  
  Read more

• 'Unspecified threat' in Fort Saskatchewan; RCMP on scene

  03-01-2020 23:26
  
  Fort Saskatchewan RCMP is on scene at the Southfort Ridge neighbourhood in response to an unspecified threat. The area has been contained, and police are asking residents to avoid the area until the situation has been resolved. Police are also asking the public not to post photos of the officer’s locations online. This is a developing story. More information will be posted as it becomes available. 
  
  Read more

• RCMP clear scene of 'unspecified threat' in Fort Saskatchewan

  03-01-2020 23:26
  
  Fort Saskatchewan RCMP are no longer on scene at the Southfort Ridge neighbourhood, where they were called for an 'unspecified threat.' Residents were allowed to go back to their homes at 7:30 p.m., RCMP said and thanked community members for their patience.  Earlier in the day, police said the area had been contained and RCMP members asked residents to avoid the area until the situation had been resolved. Residents in the area told CTV News Edmonton Red Canyon Way was blocked as a result o
  
  Read more

• Driver of transport truck given speeding ticket after crash near Revelstoke, B.C.

  03-01-2020 23:10
  
  Mounties say no one was injured when a semi tractor-trailer jackknifed on the Trans-Canada Highway Friday morning. Officials say the truck was passing other motorists in the westbound passing lane about five kilometres west of Revelstoke, B.C. at 11:40 a.m. when it lost control and crashed on the side of the highway. The wreckage of the truck ended up blocking both east and westbound lanes of traffic for approximately an hour. No other vehicles were involved in the crash. Police say the road was
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Charges laid by Cardston RCMP in peace officer assault

  03-01-2020 23:09
  
  A 24-year-old man faces numerous charges as the result of a New Year's Eve incident that took place outside the RCMP detachment in Cardston. The incident took place around 6 p.m. December 31, when a Cardston Community Peace Officer asked for RCMP assistance to apprehend a man who threatened them with a knife. RCMP officers confronted the man, who dropped the knife and fled the scene on foot, until he was caught a short time later, after a minor confrontation. The RCMP seized the knife and the ma
  
  Read more

• Conservatives will choose next leader on June 27

  03-01-2020 23:04
  
  The Conservative Party will choose its new leader on June 27 in Toronto, former Conservative deputy leader Lisa Raitt told CTVNews.ca. She added that this tight timeline means leadership hopefuls will need to make up their minds very soon. "People, if they haven't made up their mind, they're going to have to make up their mind in the next 10 days," said Raitt, who is co-chairing the organizing committee for the Conservative Party leadership race. "If you're on the fence and you're thinking about
  
  Read more

• Canada's world junior returnees looking for redemption vs. Finland

  03-01-2020 22:46
  
  It's a loss Joe Veleno knows he'll never truly get over. The same goes for Barrett Hayton. Canada was leading Finland 1-0 with under a minute to go in the quarterfinals of last year's world junior hockey championship in Vancouver before a crowd ready to explode. Moments later, disaster struck. The Finns tied it late on a crazy carom from behind the net. The Canadians, however, steadied themselves and had a golden opportunity to move on in overtime, only to see captain Max Comtois stopped on a pe
  
  Read more

• Man charged after Cardston peace officer threatened with knife

  03-01-2020 22:44 via globalnews.ca
  
  At 6 p.m. Tuesday, a peace officer requested RCMP help to arrest a man who was outside of the Cardston RCMP detachment.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• New rules mean Alberta condo owners could be on the hook for $50,000 in deductible costs

  03-01-2020 22:33 via globalnews.ca
  
  New legislation that came into effect at the beginning of the year means Alberta condo owners could be on the hook for upwards of $50,000 if damage is caused within their unit.
  
  Read more

• Police seek owner of belt buckle from 1948 Grey Cup game

  03-01-2020 22:27
  
  The Calgary Police are looking to return an iconic piece of Canadian Football League history to its rightful owner. That's because they have come into possession of a belt buckle from the 1948 Grey Cup game and don't know who it belongs to.#FridayFindsWe have located a 1948 Calgary Stampeders Grey Cup belt buckle and are hoping to re-unite it with the owner. Please contact us at 403-266-1234 if you, or someone you know is the owner and able to prove ownership. #yyc @calstampeders pic.twitter.com
  
  Read more

• Flair Air passengers warned to be wary of fraud while booking

  03-01-2020 21:58
  
  Travelers who are prompted to call a toll-free number to complete booking a flight with Flair Air may be the victim of fraud, the airline warned Friday. The low-cost carrier said it has recently become aware of "websites with phone numbers falsely impersonating Flair employees and processing inaccurate information including pricing and services." "Flair does not request passengers to call into toll-free numbers to complete transactions," reads the warning. "Should a window appear with a phone nu
  
  Read more

• WestJet passengers enjoy most punctual schedule among Canadian airlines, report finds

  03-01-2020 21:42
  
  WestJet Airlines Ltd. ranks as the most punctual airline in Canada, according to a travel data provider. The Calgary-based carrier placed sixth among airlines in North America last year, OAG said in its annual report examining on-time performance. The report also lists WestJet at No. 15 among low-cost carriers worldwide, with 79 per cent of its flights on-time. Air Canada squeaked into the so-called punctuality league, placing 20th among “mega airlines” behind the big U.S. carriers a
  
  Read more

• Pair wanted in connection with discovery of body near Springbank may be in Edmonton: RCMP

  03-01-2020 21:10
  
  RCMP say two people wanted in connection with the discovery of a man's body near Springbank may be in the Edmonton area. The body was found Sunday off a rural road near the Springbank Airport. Police haven't released the victim's name, but said his car, a bronze-coloured 2013 Kia Optima with license plate E22149, remains missing and they believe the suspects may have it. Robert Gordon Daignault, 51, is described as being 175 centimetres (5-foot-9) tall and weighing 84 kilograms (185 pounds). He
  
  Read more

• Person of interest, believed to be in Saskatoon, sought in Calgary's Boxing Day murder

  03-01-2020 21:04
  
  Investigators into the murder of a man on Boxing Day are looking to speak with someone they say has critical information about the case. Calgary police want to speak with Mohamed Hussein Ahmed, 24, about the murder of Farah Hersi Handule, 23, of Ontario. Handule was shot to death in the area of 16 Avenue and Home Road N.W. at about 9 p.m. on Dec. 26, 2019. Officials say they have a warrant to obtain Ahmed's fingerprints in connection with the case and believe he may know something about the murd
  
  Read more

• Avalanche warnings issued for Jasper National Park and into B.C.

  03-01-2020 20:53
  
  An avalanche bulletin was issued for Jasper National Park on Friday. According to Avalanche Canada, the risk of an avalanche is high in alpine and treeline areas, with travel in avalanche terrains not recommended. Human-triggered avalanches are likely. The risk below treeline is marked as considerable, with dangerous avalanche conditions. A storm is forecast for Friday evening, with extreme southwest winds, and 25-40 centimetres of snow. Officials say the risk will remain the same on Saturday, w
  
  Read more

• More Alberta firefighters heading to Australia to help

  03-01-2020 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  The contingent of Canadian wildfire specialists stationed in Queensland and New South Wales will reach 87 by Jan. 4.
  
  Read more

• ‘Very dangerous’ avalanche conditions in some Alberta mountain parks

  03-01-2020 20:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  The avalanche risk in several Alberta mountain parks is considered high, or very dangerous, according to a warning from Parks Canada issued Friday.
  
  Read more

• Million-dollar ticket drawn in Calgary as many more await $70M jackpot

  03-01-2020 19:44
  
  As millions of people across Canada head out to buy tickets for Friday's giant lottery jackpot, there was one lucky ticket sold in Calgary that won its owner a cool million in the Dec. 31 draw. While the $65 million jackpot had no winner in Tuesday's draw, a Maxmillions ticket, sold somewhere in the city, struck it big. The winning numbers for the ticket are 23, 24, 33, 36, 37, 47 and 50. There are no details on exactly where the ticket was sold and no one has come forward so far to claim the pr
  
  Read more

• Woman with dementia missing, police ask for public's help

  03-01-2020 19:28
  
  Police are asking the public to help them find Marcia Robinson, 62, who has dementia. Robinson left her home in southeast Edmonton around 2 p.m. on Thursday in her vehicle. She was last seen on Friday around 11 a.m. in the area of 102 Avenue 186 Street. Robinson is black, 5’3”, 189 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. She has a small dog with her, and is believed to be driving a grey Chevrolet Equinox with Alberta plate BXV 6428. She has been known to drive aimlessly and may leave
  
  Read more

• Woman with dementia found safe

  03-01-2020 19:28
  
  A 62-year-old woman who was reported missing on Friday has been found safe. Marcia Robinson, 62, who has dementia, was the subject of an alert by police after she left home on Thursday. Police have thanked the public for their help in finding Robinson.  
  
  Read more

• Corporate Calgary helps feed hungry kids over the holiday season

  03-01-2020 19:22
  
  Each day in Calgary, an estimated 4,700 children go to school without a lunch. That’s an increase of 300 children since the start of the 2019 school year. And it's something Brown Bagging for Calgary’s Kids is working to change. The not-for-profit organization makes more than 1,300 lunches every morning in its downtown kitchen, while community organizations make up the rest to keep hungry kids fed. The charity relies on volunteers to help. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, staff
  
  Read more

• 'We will catch them': Repeat offenders targeted by police in Red Deer

  03-01-2020 19:16
  
  Police in Red Deer executed 121 warrants and arrested 39 people last week during a four-day warrant round-up. A total of 163 charges were cleared as a result, and three stolen vehicles were recovered. "Warrant round-ups are a tool that we continue to use because they are effective. As a part of Project Pinpoint, the Red Deer RCMP’s targeted crime reduction strategy, we use round-ups to let our repeat offenders know that if they continue to commit crimes, we will catch them," said Sgt. Kary
  
  Read more

• Twitter is convinced 'World War 3' is imminent after U.S. kills Iran's top general

  03-01-2020 19:07
  
  Iran’s promise of “harsh retaliation” for a U.S. airstrike that killed a top Iranian general has sent Twitter into a frenzy, with many users suggesting the Third World War is imminent. The death of General Qassem Soleimani by American drones in Iraq has escalated an already tense relationship between the U.S. and Iran, causing his name to trend on Twitter Friday, alongside such hashtags as “#WWIII”. “Jan 1st: New decade going fairly well, all things considered
  
  Read more

• Canadian oil stocks rise as U.S. airstrike stokes fears of market disruption

  03-01-2020 18:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Analysts say they don't expect an immediate jump in gasoline pump prices, but it could happen if tensions remain heightened.
  
  Read more

• WestJet is Canada’s most punctual airline, report says

  03-01-2020 18:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  The report also lists WestJet at No. 15 among low-cost carriers worldwide with 79 per cent of its flights arriving on-time.
  
  Read more

• Canada's foreign affairs minister calls for 'restraint' after U.S. kills Iranian general

  03-01-2020 18:01
  
  Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne is calling on all sides to "exercise restraint and pursue de-escalation" following a targeted U.S. airstrike in Baghdad, Iraq that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani. "Our goal is and remains a united and stable Iraq," Champagne said in a press release. "Canada is in contact with our international partners. The safety and well-being of Canadians in Iraq and the region, including our troops and diplomats, is our paramount concern." Can
  
  Read more

• Are LifeLabs hack victims risking their privacy to get free credit monitoring?

  03-01-2020 17:14
  
  After a massive data breach that jeopardized the personal information of more than 15 million Canadians, LifeLabs extended an olive branch to its customers: 12 months of identity theft insurance through TransUnion. But many of those left compromised by the cyberattack say they are hesitant to hand over more personal data to TransUnion, a credit reporting agency with its own history of data breaches. “They’re moving our data from one unsecure site to another unsecure site,” Life
  
  Read more

• BC Ferries cancels sailings as Metro Vancouver is under wind, rain warnings

  03-01-2020 17:03
  
  Dozens of weather-related BC Ferries cancellations have resulted from adverse weather on the province's south coast, as Metro Vancouver and parts of Vancouver Island continue to be pummeled by rain and wind. Sailings out of Tsawwassen, Duke Point, Horseshoe Bay, Departure Bay, Comox, Powell River, Cortes Island, Quadra Island, Campbell River, Powell River and Texada Island were cancelled throughout the day, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded.#BCFHeadsUp #Tsawwassen #SwartzBay Please be advi
  
  Read more

• Trump says Iranian general should have been 'taken out' years ago

  03-01-2020 16:04
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that the targeted killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani was ordered because he was "plotting to kill" many Americans. In his first comments since the early Friday strike against the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, Trump said Soleimani was also responsible for killing and wounding "thousands" of Americans and many more in the region. "He should have been taken out many years ago," Trump tweeted from his private club in Palm Beach, Florida, where he was
  
  Read more

• Trump declares Iranian general Soleimani's 'reign of terror' over

  03-01-2020 16:04
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump declared Friday that a "reign of terror is over" as he marked the death of an Iranian general killed in a U.S. strike and as the Pentagon scrambled to reinforce the American military presence in the Middle East in preparation for reprisals. Gen. Qassem Soleimani "made the death of innocent people his sick passion," Trump said from his estate in Palm Beach, Florida, adding "a lot of lives would have been saved" if he'd been hunted down years ago. The United States is s
  
  Read more

• Trump declares an Iranian's general's 'reign of terror' over

  03-01-2020 16:04
  
  WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump declared Friday that a "reign of terror is over" as he marked the death of an Iranian general killed in a U.S. strike and as the Pentagon scrambled to reinforce the American military presence in the Middle East in preparation for reprisals. Gen. Qassem Soleimani "made the death of innocent people his sick passion," Trump said from his estate in Palm Beach, Florida, adding "a lot of lives would have been saved" if he'd been hunted down years ago. The Unit
  
  Read more

• Vigil planned Friday for missing southern Alberta man

  03-01-2020 15:37
  
  The family of missing Calgarian Marshal Iwaasa is holding a vigil Friday to help bring more awareness to his disappearance. Friday also marks his 27th birthday. Iwaasa was last seen by family members on Nov. 17 in Lethbridge. He planned to drive home to Calgary, where he was attending school at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology studying computer programming, according to his sister, Paige Fogen. He didn't arrive and his truck was found burned-out on a trailhead near Pemberton, B.C. ju
  
  Read more

• 'Totally bummed' Nobel Prize winner admits a 'painful' mistake

  03-01-2020 14:50
  
  A Nobel Prize winner has admitted she “did not do her job well” after a scientific paper published last year was retracted. American Frances Arnold won the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 2018 “for the directed evolution of enzymes.” In a series of tweets on January 2, she revealed a different paper, published May 2019, has been pulled from the highly-respected “Science” magazine. “For my first work-related tweet of 2020, I am totally bummed to announce tha
  
  Read more

• Friday’s Lotto Max draw reaches record jackpot of $70M

  03-01-2020 14:26
  
  How would you like to start the new year off with an extra $70 million in your pocket?  That could be the reality for one lucky winner of Friday’s Lotto Max jackpot, which has reached its highest amount in Canadian history.  The $70 million prize is up for grabs, along with an additional 10 Maxmillions draws of $1 million each.  The record jackpot comes after changes to the game implemented in May 2019, which have allowed Lotto Max prizes to exceed the previous $60-million m
  
  Read more

• A peek inside Centre Block renos, from 3D imaging to discoveries behind the walls

  03-01-2020 14:20
  
  What’s set to be at least a decade-long renovation of Parliament Hill’s crown jewel, Centre Block, got underway a year ago. So what has been done so far? CTVNews.ca got an exclusive look inside the headquarters where the team of 300 or so designers, construction staff and planners are working on the massive project and using virtual reality software to help plot out the modernization. We also got an update on the archeological finds uncovered on the grounds. From candy bar wrappers a
  
  Read more

• Missing man found safe, unharmed: Police

  03-01-2020 13:25
  
  A man reported missing on Jan. 2 was found by RCMP members near Westlock. Ian Burmaster had been last in touch with his family on Jan. 2 at approximately 1 p.m. A missing person report was issued late Thursday evening.  Edmonton Police Service confirmed he was located on Jan. 3. 
  
  Read more

• Edmonton police asking for help to find missing man

  03-01-2020 13:25
  
  Edmonton police are asking for help from the public to find a missing Edmonton man. Ian Burmaster, 47, was last in touch with his family on Jan. 2 at approximately 1 p.m. Burmaster is described as:5'10" tall 200 pounds Brown eyes Bald with a goatee-style beardBurmaster was last seen wearing a black t-shirt. Police say he may be driving a 2015 dark blue Kia Soul, Alberta licence plate WGC660.  Anyone with information is asked to call police at 780-423-4567 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477
  
  Read more

• Ex-Nissan chief made escape to Beirut aboard charter flights

  03-01-2020 12:47
  
  ANKARA, Turkey -- Charter flights that spirited ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn from Japan to Istanbul and from there to Beirut -- an escape made possible with the help of an airline employee who falsified records. Security camera footage reportedly showing he simply walked out of his Tokyo home hours before fleeing the country. Details emerged Friday of the bizarre path to freedom that allowed the ex-Nissan boss to jump $14 million bail, seemingly under the noses of Japanese authorities, and evade
  
  Read more

• CBC's “The Detectives” to highlight Lethbridge murder case - Lethbridge News Now

  03-01-2020 09:00 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  CBC's “The Detectives” to highlight Lethbridge murder case  Lethbridge News Now
  
  Read more

• Global News at 6 Lethbridge: Jan 2

  03-01-2020 06:02 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Thursday, January 2, 2019 edition of Global News at 6 on Global Lethbridge hosted by Liam Nixon.
  
  Read more

• Ont. father convicted of incest wins new trial

  03-01-2020 04:53
  
  A prosecutor should not have asked a father accused of incest about why his daughter might have made up her allegations against him, Ontario's top court ruled on Thursday. As a result of the questioning, and the judge's refusal to stop it, the accused should get a new trial, the Court of Appeal decided. "The cross-examination of the appellant about the complainant's motive to lie was improper and prejudicial," Justice Mary Lou Benotto wrote for the Appeal Court. The father, identified only as G.
  
  Read more

• Cornerstone of Calgary gaming community celebrates 40 years in business

  03-01-2020 04:52
  
   When Gordon Johnsen started out, he was selling games out of the back of his car and passing along new finds to interested friends. That was the late 1970's and no one talked about playing Dungeons and Dragons in polite company. Women were largely unheard of in gaming circles. Things have changed. "Now forty per cent of the players are women," Johnsen says. "That is one of the best things." The Sentry Box, his store, started out at just 450 square feet on New Years Day 1980. It has since g
  
  Read more

• Lethbridge Hurricanes players gather to watch teammates face off at World Junior Championship

  03-01-2020 04:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  A 7 a.m. puck-drop didn't stop Lethbridge Hurricanes players from getting together at the rink to watch three of their teammates in World Junior Championship action.
  
  Read more

• Alberta teachers deem province’s pension swap ‘disrespectful’

  03-01-2020 03:50
  
  Alberta teachers are slamming the province once again over a controversial move to transfer the responsibility of their pensions. Bill 22 gave Alberta's UCP government power to transfer pension investment responsibility for many in the public sector. For teachers, that means asset control no longer sits with the Alberta Teachers’ Retirement Fund (ATRF). Instead, the Alberta Investment Management Company (AimCo) has taken over, which means AimCo is now the main manager of their savings. The
  
  Read more

• 'Like hell was coming': Canadian in Australia recounts wildfire evacuation

  03-01-2020 03:27
  
  A Canadian who was visiting her brother in an evacuated Australian beach town says they aren’t sure if the town will still be there when they return. Marie-Eve LeClerc and five of her family members were among those forced to leave Bermagui in New South Wales earlier this week. In an interview with CTV News Channel on Thursday, LeClerc described the ordeal, which began on Dec. 30, when the smoke was already thick in the town. She went to buy surgical masks for protection that day, she reca
  
  Read more

• 'An honest and kind man': Family and friends remember cab driver killed by suspected drunk driver

  03-01-2020 03:27
  
  A young cab driver killed by a suspected drunk driver earlier this week in Vancouver is being remembered as an honest and kind man. 28 year-old Sanehpal Randhawa had two passengers in his Yellow Cab vehicle on Dec. 29 when they were hit by a Car2Go Smart car at about 3:30 a.m. at 1st Avenue and Renfrew Street. The force of the impact sent the cab crashing into the front doors of a bank. Randhawa was pronounced dead at the hospital, and his two passengers were treated for non-life threatening inj
  
  Read more

• Explicit encounters: Calgary enters into the latest craze in the sex industry

  03-01-2020 03:11
  
  It’s popular in Asia and parts of Europe and now a rental company that delivers dolls to your door has opened up shop in Calgary. Natrl Dolls is an adult-only business that launched in July 2019. It has a variety of female sex dolls, and one male, available for rent either hourly or overnight. "We have everything from couples, to single men, people with physical disabilities," said the founder, who asked CTV News not to use his real name out of concern it will impact his job in the oil and
  
  Read more

• Calgarians can now rent a sex doll in the comfort of their home

  03-01-2020 03:11
  
  It’s popular in Asia and parts of Europe and now a rental company that delivers dolls to your door has opened up shop in Calgary. Natrl Dolls is an adult-only business that launched in July 2019. It has a variety of female sex dolls, and one male, available for rent either hourly or overnight. "We have everything from couples, to single men, people with physical disabilities," said the founder, who asked CTV News not to use his real name out of concern it will impact his job in the oil and
  
  Read more

• Calgarians can now rent a sex doll from the comfort of their home

  03-01-2020 03:11
  
  It’s popular in Asia and parts of Europe and now a rental company that delivers dolls to your door has opened up shop in Calgary. Natrl Dolls is an adult-only business that launched in July 2019. It has a variety of female sex dolls, and one male, available for rent either hourly or overnight. "We have everything from couples, to single men, people with physical disabilities," said the founder, who asked CTV News not to use his real name out of concern it will impact his job in the oil and
  
  Read more

• Lethbridge Hurricanes have viewing party as teammates face off in World Junior Championship quarter-final

  03-01-2020 03:09 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Lethbridge Hurricanes react after Canada’s 6-1 victory over Slovakia in Thursday’s World Junior quarter-final. The Canes have three players – Dylan Cozens (CAN), Calen Addison (CAN), and Oliver Okuliar (SVK) – competing at the tournament.
  
  Read more

Follow @Lethbridge_News on Twitter!