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ALERT: Sharp rise in online child exploitation reports in March
EDMONTON, AB - Parents across the province are being advised to closely monitor their childrens' online activity.The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team's (ALERT) Internet Child Exploitation Unit (I...
Apr 21, 2020 Incidents reported to ICE. (ALERT)

Lethbridge Council gives first reading to property tax bylaw & potential tax deferral
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Some forms of property tax relief could potentially be on their way for residents and business owners in Lethbridge.Three bylaws were given first reading at Monday's meeting.It is imp...
Apr 21, 2020 Lethbridge City Hall. (Lethbridge News Now)

Lethbridge's Sharon Lawson makes Jeopardy appearance Wednesday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - We will see shortly just how far a woman from Lethbridge made it on the hit TV show Jeopardy.LNN spoke to Sharon Lawson in early March following her taping, saying the experience was ...
Apr 21, 2020 Jeopardy host Alex Trebek with Sharon Lawson. (University of Lethbridge)

No beef shortage expected, despite plant closure amid COVID-19 outbreak
OTTAWA, AB. -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the country shouldn't expect beef shortages due to the temporary closure of a large processing facility after a COVID-19 outbreak, but prices may go u...
Apr 21, 2020 Cattle on the range -- LNN

Hotels for homeless people could tackle two crises at once: advocates
OTTAWA - Housing and homelessness advocates across the country say the COVID-19 crisis has presented an opportunity to keep people housed long after the pandemic has ended. People in crowded homeless ...
Apr 21, 2020

Off-highway vehicle use not part of fire ban within the Fire Protection Area
CROWSNEST PASS, AB - As the weather improves, it appears as though Albertans will be able to use their off-highway vehicles (OHV) after all.Last week, a fire ban was enacted in the Forest Protection A...
Apr 21, 2020 File photo of an ATV (Lethbridge News Now)

A look at some of the lives lost in Nova Scotia mass shooting
PORTAPIQUE, N.S. - The victims in one of Canada's worst mass killings include an RCMP officer, a teacher, two nurses, neighbours of the shooter and two correctional officers k...
Apr 21, 2020

Don't forget to dress the part: Parliament debates how to go virtual
OTTAWA - The Speaker of the House of Commons says any virtual Parliament needs to stick to some basic principles, including making sure MPs get dressed for work. The lighthearted bit of advice from An...
Apr 21, 2020

Film adaptation of new 'Hunger Games' book is in the works.
NEW YORK - The next "Hunger Games" book is coming out next month, and a movie version is now being planned. Lionsgate is working on an adaptation of Suzanne Collins' "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snake...
Apr 21, 2020

Broken rail suspected in two fiery Saskatchewan train derailments
GUERNSEY, Sask. - The Transportation Safety Board suspects a broken rail was the cause of two fiery train derailments on the same stretch of track in rural Saskatchewan. An advisory to Transport ...
Apr 21, 2020