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The Weekly with LNN – March 5, 2021
LETHBRIDGE, AB- The Weekly with LNN is a video recap of just some of the stories Lethbridge News Now has covered for the week of Feb 26 - March 5, 2021.Summary of Alberta vaccine updates, a first-degr...
Mar 05, 2021

21 new COVID cases in Lethbridge as city faces six outbreaks
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released its update on COVID-19 for Friday, covering statistics compiled over the previous 24 hours.411 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing ...
Mar 05, 2021

NHL players voice support for launching women's pro league
Jason Spezza would have jumped at the opportunity to voice his support for women's hockey even if he didn't have four daughters growing up at home. The veteran Maple Leafs forward was a big fan of the...
Mar 05, 2021

Former Hurricane Brent Seabrook retires from NHL after 15 seasons
LETHBRIDGE, AB- Lethbridge Hurricanes alumnus Brent Seabrook is hanging up the skates from the NHL after 15 years of professional hockey.Appearing in 1,114 NHL regular-season games, recording 464 poin...
Mar 05, 2021

Toronto FC to make Orlando its temporary home until pandemic travel restrictions ease
TORONTO - As expected, Toronto FC will join the Raptors and Blue Jays in Florida for the start of the Major League Soccer season. Toronto will stay in the Orlando area, training at the Omni Resort at ...
Mar 05, 2021

California to let Major League Baseball, Disneyland reopen
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California officials are allowing people to attend Major League Baseball games and other sports, go to Disneyland and watch live performances in limited capacities starting April ...
Mar 05, 2021

Meghan: talk with Oprah without royals' input 'liberating'
LOS ANGELES - Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex has described to Oprah Winfrey how "liberating" it was to have a conversation - let alone a sit-down interview - with the television host without royal mind...
Mar 05, 2021

Oregon governor ordering teachers to return to classroom
PORTLAND, Ore. - Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said Friday she is issuing an executive order mandating that all K-12 public schools provide universal access to in-person learning by the month's end for stude...
Mar 05, 2021

Federal provincial financial support announced for Alberta hog producers
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- The federal and Alberta governments have launched an initiative under the AgriRecovery Framework, to provide up to $3 million for Alberta`s hog producers impacted by processing shut...
Mar 05, 2021

Province plans additional 55K surgeries this year thanks to additional funds
LETHBRIDGE, AB - More Albertans waiting to get surgeries might finally get the call.Through the new 2021 budget, the Alberta Government says there will be 55,000 more scheduled surgeries in the coming...
Mar 05, 2021