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Police hope to solve cold case murders of two boys in Vancouver with DNA technology
VANCOUVER - Police are hoping DNA technology may help solve the so-called Babes in the Woods murder in Vancouver's Stanley Park seven decades ago. Sgt. Steve Addison said advancements in science, in c...
May 18, 2021

Congress OKs bill to fight hate crimes vs. Asian Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress approved legislation Tuesday intended to curtail a striking rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, sending President Joe Biden a bipartisan denun...
May 18, 2021

The Daily with LNN – May 18, 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...
May 18, 2021

Minister asks Canadians to camp carefully in national parks as season starts
Canada's environment minister has one main bit of advice as the country's second COVID-19 summer is about to begin: Camp carefully. "We all recognize how important nature and green spaces have been to...
May 18, 2021

Vancouver mayor says sorry for city's role in turning away South Asians in 1914
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver has issued an apology for its racist role in denying entry to 376 passengers aboard a ship that was forced to return to India over a century ago. Mayor Kennedy Stewar...
May 18, 2021

Active COVID cases fell by 5,213 in Alberta over the last 12 days
LETHBRIDGE, AB. - Alberta Health Services has released its update on COVID-19 for Tuesday, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.877 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing th...
May 18, 2021

Deadline approaches for Alberta grant for small and medium enterprises impacted by COVID-19
EDMONTON, AB. -- In an effort to support businesses affected by public health measures introduced in April 2021, a spring grant application period opened April 23, for COVID aid funding. Applications ...
May 18, 2021

Council postpones capital projects decision to seek public feedback
LETHBRIDGE, AB- During Lethbridge City Council's meeting on Tuesday, a final decision on the 2022-31 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) was expected. Following extensive debate over whether Lethbridge ...
May 18, 2021

Lethbridge firefighters kept busy Tuesday afternoon putting out fires
LETHBRIDGE, AB- Firefighters in the city responded to three fires in the city Tuesday afternoon and continue to check for hot spots.The first fire LNN was notified about was a fire in the London Road ...
May 18, 2021

‘Absolutely beautiful’: Albertans line up at U.S. border for COVID-19 vaccinations
CARWAY, Alta. - Linda Neilson had waited a long time to get her second COVID-19 vaccination and thanks to the generosity of the Blackfeet Tribe in Montana her wait ended at the Canada-United States bo...
May 18, 2021