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The Weekly with LNN – July 30, 2021
LETHBRIDGE, AB- The Weekly with LNN is a video recap of some of the stories Lethbridge News Now has covered for the week of July 23 - 30, 2021.Connor Gunn tells a summary of mayoral candidate stories,...
Jul 30, 2021
Mandy Gull-Masty becomes first woman elected grand chief of Quebec Cree Nation
CHISASIBI, Que. - Mandy Gull-Masty has become the first woman to be elected grand chief of Quebec's Cree Nation. Gull-Masty won 64 per cent of the vote in a run-off election held Thursday, defeating P...
Jul 30, 2021
Deadline day for inquiry's final report on eco groups and Alberta energy industry
EDMONTON - Friday was the deadline for a public inquiry into what the Alberta government says is foreign funding of environmental groups who want to curtail energy development - an investigation laude...
Jul 30, 2021
B.C. readies response ahead of second heat wave expected this weekend
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is gearing up to respond to another heat wave by taking several steps including opening civic centres that would otherwise be closed so people can escape to a cool place i...
Jul 30, 2021
65% of eligible Albertans fully immunized against COVID-19
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Just under two-thirds of Albertans aged 12 and up have received their two COVID vaccine shots. Alberta Health Services (AHS) says, as of July 29, 65 per cent of eligible Albertans are...
Jul 30, 2021
Rugby Canada condemns criticism of 7s team, with some coming from within
Rugby Canada has condemned "inappropriate comments" aimed at the women's rugby sevens team after its disappointing performance at the Tokyo Olympics. The fact that some of the comments came from withi...
Jul 30, 2021
Workforce Training - connecting you back to the world of work
A slump in the oil industry, compounded by shutdowns in various businesses and industries due to COVID-19, has left many Albertans unemployed or under employed. A program funded by the Alberta and Fed...
Jul 30, 2021
Judge seeks more evidence, delays bail ruling for suspect in Montreal kidnapping case
MONTREAL - A judge has put off a decision on a bail request from one of three men accused in an alleged abduction that triggered an Amber Alert in Montreal this week, saying she needs more evidence be...
Jul 30, 2021
"Big Backyard BioBlitz" - help to register local plants and animals
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is asking everyone to take part in a virtual event this weekend, aiming to document all kinds of plants, animals, insects, flowers, birds, trees...
Jul 30, 2021
Finance Department says federal deficit was $23.8 billion deficit over April and May
OTTAWA - The federal government ran a deficit of nearly $24 billion over the first two months of its fiscal year, a sharp drop from the unprecedented spending one year earlier at the start of the COVI...
Jul 30, 2021