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Ontario coronavirus investigations seem to be tapering off, official says
TORONTO - Ontario's chief medical officer of health says the number of people under investigation in the province for the novel coronavirus seems to be dropping. Dr. David Williams says it has been ab...
Feb 03, 2020

With a 22-point lead, Liverpool setting new standards in EPL
Liverpool is setting standards that have never been seen in English soccer. With a 4-0 win over Southampton on Saturday, Liverpool moved a scarcely believable 22 points clear in the Premier League -- ...
Feb 03, 2020

Risk management key as Alberta ag producers start 2020 behind the eight ball
After a difficult 2019, agriculture professionals in the province are asking producers to take risk management seriously with the 2020 growing season upcoming.Some of the sector's top minds, including...
Feb 03, 2020 (farmnewsNOW file photo)

Taber police looking for suspect in hit-and-run with pedestrian
TABER, AB - A pedestrian in Taber was injured over the weekend after being struck by a vehicle.According to Taber Police Service (TPS), the collision happened at approximately 6:15 pm on Saturday, Feb...
Feb 03, 2020 Taber Police Service. (Lethbridge News Now)

Conservation must be done at all levels to protect Oldman Watershed
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Oldman Watershed Council (OWC) is spreading the word about the public education and conservation work they do in the region, but say everyone needs to do their part.Education Prog...
Feb 03, 2020 Sofie Forsström speaking at SACPA on January 30. (Lethbridge News Now)

'Some people were confused' about his media-licensing comment, says Guilbeault
OTTAWA - The minister responsible for overhauling Canada's broadcasting and telecommunications sectors is trying to reassure Canadians that the federal government is not preparing to license news...
Feb 03, 2020

Toronto-bound Air Canada plane to make emergency landing at Madrid airport
A Toronto-bound Air Canada plane is preparing to make an emergency landing at Madrid's international airport due to an engine problem and reported tire rupture, the airline says. T...
Feb 03, 2020

Independent probe triggered after man killed during Quebec police intervention
ST-GEORGES, Que. - Quebec's independent police watchdog is investigating after a man died in a police shooting Sunday evening in the province's Beauce region. The bureau launched a prob...
Feb 03, 2020

Police arrest three on drug charges
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Three Medicine Hat residents have been arrested and charged after methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl were seized as part of a recent investigation.Police say the investigation ste...
Feb 03, 2020

1 dead, 5 wounded in shooting on Greyhound bus in California
LEBEC, Calif. - A gunman opened fire aboard a packed Greyhound bus early Monday, killing one passenger and wounding five others before the driver pulled over onto the shoulder and managed to force the...
Feb 03, 2020