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The Daily with LNN – April 9, 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...
Apr 09, 2021
Spearman encouraged to learn federal gas tax will double nationally this year
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The federal government is set to massively increase funding to municipalities through the Gas Tax Fund.Jim Carr, Special Representative for the Prairies, says the Government of Canada...
Apr 09, 2021
Leafs acquire centre Riley Nash from Blue Jackets for conditional seventh-round pick
TORONTO - Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas has added some depth to his forward group ahead of the NHL's trade deadline. Toronto acquired centre Riley Nash from the Columbus Blue Jackets on Frida...
Apr 09, 2021
AHS confirms 1,521 COVID cases in Alberta, 44% are variants
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released its update on COVID-19 for Friday, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.1,521 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing th...
Apr 09, 2021
UVic, women's rowing coach deny former athlete's allegation of verbal abuse
VANCOUVER - The University of Victoria and the head coach of its women's rowing team have denied allegations of demeaning and aggressive treatment made in a lawsuit filed last summer by a former stude...
Apr 09, 2021
Alberta officially free of Potato Cyst Nematode
TABER, AB. -- Trade prospects have improved for Alberta potato Growers, as the province has been deemed free of potato cyst nematode (PCN). PCN is a destructive pest that lives in the soil, and is reg...
Apr 09, 2021
Federal prison chaplains ratify first contract agreement, union says
OTTAWA - Unionized federal prison chaplains have ratified a contract that includes wage increases and improved working conditions. The United Steelworkers union says the contract - the chaplains' firs...
Apr 09, 2021
'Nothing less than a giant': Rapper-actor DMX dies at 50
NEW YORK - DMX, the raspy hip-hop artist behind the songs "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" and "Party Up (Up in Here)" who had one of rap's most distinctive voices - literally and metaphorically - has died, acco...
Apr 09, 2021
Study: Facebook delivers biased job ads, skewed by gender
Facebook is showing different job ads to women and men in a way that might run afoul of anti-discrimination laws, according to a new study. University of Southern California researchers who examined t...
Apr 09, 2021
WHL suspends play of Hitmen and Tigers for COVID contact tracing
CALGARY, AB- Due to COVID-19 contact tracing with the Calgary Hitmen and the Medicine Hat Tigers, upcoming games have been suspended.The positive COVID-19 test results belong to a player within the te...
Apr 09, 2021