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Lethbridge City Manager Bramwell Strain resigns
LETHBRIDGE, AB - After less than a year and a half in Lethbridge, City Manager Bramwell Strain has handed in his resignation "due to personal circumstances." He will remain on the job until Jan. 13, 2...
Dec 10, 2019 Lethbridge City Manager Bramwell Strain
Local restaurateur gives Water Tower Grill another chance at success
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It's not the end for The Water Tower Grill & Bar in Lethbridge. Back in October, it was announced that the restaurant would be closing. Its future was unknown. That was until Ram ...
Dec 10, 2019 Inside the Water Tower Grill & Bar (Lethbridge News Now)
Calgary teacher cuts can be averted, but provincial audit, review going ahead
CALGARY - The Alberta government is moving ahead with a financial audit and governance review of the Calgary Board of Education even though it appears hundreds of teacher layoffs can be averted.A spok...
Dec 10, 2019 Alberta Legislature -- LNN
Transportation regulator determines WestJet would remain Canadian after Onex deal
GATINEAU, Que. - The proposed acquisition of WestJet Airlines by Onex Corp. moved a step closer to completion after Canada's transportation regulator determined the airline will continue to meet Canad...
Dec 10, 2019 A WestJet Link plane is pictured in Lethbridge - Lethbridge News Now photo
City almost finished fixing uncontrolled intersections
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The city is making progress on the number of uncontrolled intersections in Medicine Hat.Back in 2015, city surveyors reviewed all neighbourhoods in Medicine Hat, and found approxima...
Dec 10, 2019 An uncontrolled intersection at a cul-de-sac on Primrose Drive Southeast is pictured Tuesday afternoon. The city says it has repaired approximately three-quarters of the uncontrolled intersections in Medicine Hat - Photo by Ross Lavigne
Man who strangled wife, buried body in their Calgary home to stay in prison
BOWDEN, Alta. - A man who strangled his wife and cemented her body in a basement wall of their home is staying in prison for now. The Parole Board of Canada has confirmed a decision fro...
Dec 10, 2019
Cardi B shows up at court in style for strip club fight case
NEW YORK - Cardi B turned up for a court appearance Tuesday in an attempted assault case, staying mum - except for fashion statements - as it proceeds. The Grammy-winning rapper sported a feather-trim...
Dec 10, 2019
Netflix says more than 26M watched 'The Irishman' in 7 days
NEW YORK - Netflix says that 26.4 million households worldwide watched "The Irishman" in its first week of streaming. That figure includes those who watched at least 70% of Martin Scorsese's 3 1/2 hou...
Dec 10, 2019
Adam Sandler on plunging into the Safdies' 'Uncut Gems'
TORONTO - Adam Sandler was waiting to be thrown into a midtown fountain on Sixth Avenue for a scene in Josh and Benny Safdie's "Uncut Gems" when he noticed a familiar face on the sidewalk. The Safdies...
Dec 10, 2019
Andreescu says knee injury progressing, on-court training to begin next week
TORONTO - Bianca Andreescu had her season-ending tournament cut short due to a left knee problem. She's hoping the injury won't curtail the start of her 2020 campaign. With award season at hand, ...
Dec 10, 2019