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Tom Seaver, heart and mighty arm of Miracle Mets, dies at 75
NEW YORK - Tom Seaver, the galvanizing leader of the Miracle Mets 1969 championship team and a pitcher who personified the rise of expansion teams during an era of radical change for baseball, has die...
Sep 02, 2020

The Daily with LNN – September 2, 2020
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...
Sep 02, 2020

COVID-19 restrictions strip Whistler of 2021 world luge championship
WHISTLER, B.C. - The 2021 world luge championship will not be held in Whistler, B.C., because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The championship scheduled for Feb. 5-7 was cancelled by the Internati...
Sep 02, 2020

United plans to furlough 16,000 workers, fewer than expected
United Airlines said Wednesday it plans to furlough 16,370 employees in October, a smaller number than the airline predicted in July because thousands of workers agreed to leave with the travel indust...
Sep 02, 2020

Canada's Mackenzie Hughes makes Tour Championship debut on Friday
Mackenzie Hughes pumped his fist when he drained a five-foot putt on the 18th green on Sunday at the BMW Championship to move into the top 30 of the FedEx Cup rankings. After retrieving the ball from ...
Sep 02, 2020

Ottawa Aces sign fullback Jack Johnson, bringing rugby league roster to 13
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Aces' roster for their inaugural 2021 rugby league season rose to 13 Wednesday with the signing of fullback Jack Johnson. The 24-year-old arrives from the Widnes Vikings. Johnson s...
Sep 02, 2020

AHS confirms one COVID-19 death in South Zone, but only two new infections
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has released Wednesday's report on COVID-19, detailing the numbers over the past 24 hours.114 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to...
Sep 02, 2020

Local school boards set to receive millions in federal funding for COVID-19 costs
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Two school divisions in the Lethbridge area have learned how they will use incoming funding from the federal government.On Wednesday, Education Minister Adriana LaGrange announced tha...
Sep 02, 2020

Pilot project to redirect up to 5,000 911 calls in Red Deer
RED DEER, AB. -- The City of Red Deer will launch a one-year pilot aimed at diverting calls away from 911 and towards agencies better suited to help people in non-emergency crisis situations.The Socia...
Sep 02, 2020

Ensuring animal health with new diagnostic pilot project
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- A new pilot project at the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, has set out to help livestock producers ensure the health of their animals. Funding is being provide...
Sep 02, 2020