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Plans in motion for provinces to begin reopening amid COVID-19 pandemic
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Ottawa and Washington are working on plans to deal with an increase in cross-border traffic as states and provinces begin reopening. There's curre...
May 12, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on May 12, 2020: There are 69,981 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 38,469 confirmed (includ...
May 12, 2020
Archaic paper records submitted by fax hold up real-time COVID-19 data
OTTAWA - Health research experts say the archaic way Canada records deaths means the country could be missing out on data important to addressing the COVID-19 crisis. When someone dies in Ca...
May 12, 2020
Council approves elimination of property tax increase for 2020
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- After extensive debate from Councillors Joe Mauro and Blaine Hyggen, local taxpayers won't have to pay an additional 1.82% in their taxes for 2020.Councillors Mauro and Hyggen argue...
May 11, 2020
ASIRT to take a role in “Stormtrooper” arrest, once external service investigation is complete
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- A May 4 incident which has become known as the "Stormtrooper arrest" has spawned further action.As a result of discussions between the Director of Law Enforcement, the Lethbridge Po...
May 11, 2020
Probe ends into Manitoba Mountie's hunting accident; officer refused interview
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's police watchdog says an investigation into an off-duty Mountie who reportedly shot himself in the foot while goose hunting has ended because of a lack of informati...
May 11, 2020
The Daily with LNN – May 11, 2020
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Take Lethbridge News Now on the go anytime, anywhere.The Daily is LNN's podcast-style news update, detailing some of the local, regional, and national stories we have been working on....
May 11, 2020
12-year-old Tiana Plume of Standoff reported missing
STANDOFF, AB - Blood Tribe Police (BTP) are asking for your help in finding a missing girl.Tiana Plume, 12, was last seen on Sunday, May 10 at approximately 8:00 pm at the Blood Tribe Youth Ranch in S...
May 11, 2020
Alberta adds two deaths and one new COVID case for Lethbridge
EDMONTON, AB. -- Alberta's update of the COVID-19 numbers for Monday, May 11 shows an additional 47 cases, taking the total number 6,300. Two new deaths increased the total number of deaths to 119. On...
May 11, 2020
California sheriff says inmates tried to infect themselves
LOS ANGELES - Two groups of inmates at a Los Angeles County jail tried to infect themselves with the coronavirus by sharing water and a mask, and within two weeks 30 prisoners tested positive, authori...
May 11, 2020