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'Sacred country': Singer-songwriter Corb Lund holds coal mining protest concert
LIVINGSTONE RANGE, ALBERTA - Two mountain goats stubbornly refused to get up from their resting spot Wednesday in the middle of a gravel road heading into the eastern slopes of Alberta's Rocky Mountai...
Jun 16, 2021

The Daily with LNN – June 16, 2021
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Take Lethbridge News Now on the go anytime, anywhere.The Daily with LNN is a podcast-style news update, detailing some of the local, regional, and national stories we have been workin...
Jun 16, 2021

Kamloops chief says more unmarked graves will be found across Canada
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The chief of a First Nation in Kamloops, B.C., who announced finding the remains of 215 children at a former residential school says she expects more unmarked grave sites to be discov...
Jun 16, 2021

Fact check: Putin's errant claim that Canada is second-leading source of cyberattacks
OTTAWA - Russian President Vladimir Putin contradicted the evidence Wednesday when he asserted Russians are not a leading source of cyberattacks on the United States and other countries. They are. A l...
Jun 16, 2021

More walk-in clinics open for first vaccine doses
FORT MACLEOD, AB- AHS announced Wednesday that Albertans can now receive their first dose of "mRNA" COVID-19 vaccine without an appointment at walk-in clinics in communities. Previous Story: AHS offer...
Jun 16, 2021

Southern Baptists vote to probe leaders' sex abuse response
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Delegates at the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to create a task force to oversee an independent investigation into the denominatio...
Jun 16, 2021

Active COVID cases in South Zone fall below 100, 14x less than in early May
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released Wednesday's report on COVID-19, covering statistics compiled over the last 24 hours.153 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the tot...
Jun 16, 2021

No oxygen concentrators or water on Quebec home's makeshift COVID ward, inquest hears
MONTREAL - A makeshift quarantine zone set up at a Quebec long-term care home where more than 100 residents died was not sufficiently equipped to care for patients, the assistant head nurse told a cor...
Jun 16, 2021

Report calls for airlines to refund passengers for flights halted due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - The House of Commons transportation committee says the federal government should refund ticket holders for flights cancelled due to COVID-19 and further strengthen passenger rights, as well a...
Jun 16, 2021

Province announces grant program to prevent youth involvement in gangs
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Organizations looking to keep youth out of gangs can apply for up to $50,000.The Alberta Government announced the Community Mobilization Grant, which Justice Minister Kaycee Madu expl...
Jun 16, 2021