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B.C. event featuring Meghan Murphy moved to new venue over security concern
VANCOUVER - The organizer of a panel discussion on gender and sexuality says the location of the event in Vancouver has been changed over possible security risks because of the views of a fe...
Nov 01, 2019
Ex-All-Star slugger Josh Hamilton charged with child injury
KELLER, Texas - Former All-Star slugger Josh Hamilton has been charged with injury to a child after his 14-year-old daughter told his ex-wife that he had struck her. Hamilton, 38, surrendered Wednesda...
Nov 01, 2019
Stampeders look to control playoff destiny in battle against B.C. Lions
VANCOUVER - Quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell knows that his Calgary Stampeders need to win "no matter what" this weekend. Heading into the final week of the CFL's regular season, the Stamps are still lock...
Nov 01, 2019
Toronto FC to play before full house with 69,000-plus expected for MLS Cup final
Toronto FC will be playing before a full house at next week's MLS Cup in Seattle. The Seattle Sounders, Toronto's opposition, said the Nov. 10 game at CenturyLink Field is a sellout, with more th...
Nov 01, 2019
Public safety could be at risk if DNA testing reduced, says chief
Medicine Hat, AB - As the squeeze in provincial funding for municipalities begins to be felt, city police might be pinched between fighting crime and saving money. And the city's police chief fears pu...
Nov 01, 2019
Cavalry FC confident despite chasing Hamilton Forge in CPL championship
CALGARY - Cavalry FC may be the pursuer in the Canadian Premier League championship, but the Calgary soccer club remains confident in its bid to claim league's inaugural title at t...
Nov 01, 2019
Finance Minister talks how provincial budget will impact Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews was in Lethbridge Friday to talk about the United Conservative Party's first budget and what this means for Albertans, southern Albertans, and th...
Nov 01, 2019 Finance Minister Travis Toews speaking in Lethbridge about the provincial budget. (Lethbridge News Now)
Piece of Lethbridge history dismantled
LETHBRIDGE -- A piece of Southern Alberta technological history slipped quietly to its demise last Saturday (Oct 26). It was once the tallest structure just north-east of Lethbridge and became a lifel...
Nov 01, 2019 CJLH-Global tower outside Lethbridge in the 1950's (L) and later in the 1970's
Women's Shelter turns Medicine Hat purple for Family Violence Prevention Month
Medicine Hat, AB - Donning their purple scarfs and with more than 5,000 feet of purple ribbon in hand, community members joined forces to kick off a busy Family Violence Prevention Month at City Hall ...
Nov 01, 2019 Inspector Brent Secondiak ties purple ribbon downtown (Photo by Colton McKee)
Apple shakes off iPhone slump to deliver strong fiscal 4Q
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple is still running a well-oiled moneymaking machine despite cooling demand for its hottest product, the iPhone. Sales and revenue in the July-September quarter exceeded Wall Street...
Nov 01, 2019