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Number of COVID hospitalizations in Alberta fell by 71 over the weekend
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Monday, covering statistics from the past three days.In that time, 1,435 cases were confirmed across the province or an ave...
Feb 28, 2022
IIHF bans Russia, Belarus from all events indefinitely
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) is banning Russia and Belarus from competing in any future events until further notice.After the IIHF Council evaluated the impact of th...
Feb 28, 2022
Dori Modney retires after 32-year broadcasting career
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A long-time broadcaster in Lethbridge is hanging up her boots.Dori Modney is now retired, last serving as the News Director for Lethbridge News Now and the now-formerly-branded Countr...
Feb 28, 2022
Trial for Lethbridge man charged in fatal impaired driving collision set for early 2023
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Lethbridge man now knows when he will take the stand in a significant case involving alleged impaired driving.In Lethbridge Court of Queen's Bench on Monday, lawyers for the crown a...
Feb 28, 2022
Trial dates set for 228 kg meth smuggling case at Coutts
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Two weeks have been scheduled for a trial to take place for what border officials at Coutts say is the largest seizure of methamphetamine ever at any land border crossing in the count...
Feb 28, 2022
CBSA officers seize prohibited guns at Coutts crossing
COUTTS, AB - Border officials at Coutts say they confiscated seven illegal weapons last month that were being imported into Canada.On January 3, 2022, two U.S. residents tried to enter Canada in a mot...
Feb 28, 2022
Lethbridge Lightning to battle Fort Macleod in round one of RHL playoffs
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Lightning are playoff-bound!The senior-AA men's hockey team competes in the Ranchland Hockey League (RHL) and is set to begin the post-season on Friday, March 4 in a ro...
Feb 28, 2022
Former Hurricane named coach for 2022 CHL / NHL Top Prospects Game
LETHBRIDGE, AB - WHL, Lethbridge Hurricanes alumnus, and TSN OverDrive personality Jamie McLennan has been named as a celebrity coach for the 2022 Kubota CHL / NHL Top Prospects Game.McLennan, a Del W...
Feb 28, 2022
Alberta pulling Russian liquor products off shelves
EDMONTON, AB-- Alberta is joining other provinces around the country in pulling Russian liquor products off shelves as a sign of condemnation for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. According to the provinc...
Feb 27, 2022
Online petition over Alberta’s high utility rates exceeds 82,000 signatures
It took less than two weeks for an online petition demanding lower utility rates in Alberta to gain 75,000 signatures.Beginning in early February, Cierra Jonasson, 30, from Calgary, started the petiti...
Feb 27, 2022