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Province Wide Ban on ATV's Due to Dry Conditions
EDMONTON: The Alberta government has placed a province wide ban on all-terrain vehicles for fear they could spark more fires in bone-dry conditions. The municipal affairs minister says the ban does no...
May 06, 2016
Recent events highlighting the importance of Emergency Preparedness Week
LETHBRIDGE – Emergency Preparedness Week is having a greater impact in Alberta this year. The events in Fort McMurray have highlighted the need for having a plan in place in the event of an emer...
May 06, 2016
Canadians donate $30 million to Red Cross for Fort McMurray relief effort
TORONTO – The Canadian Red Cross says people from across the country have come together to show their support and compassion for Fort McMurray, donating $30 million for the relief effort in the ...
May 06, 2016
Women Accused of Killing Their Mothers Both Appear in Court
LETHBRIDGE – Two unrelated cases in which women are accused of killing their mothers, both appeared in Lethbridge court Friday morning. Jessica Lee Ann Praill and Lisa Freihaut appeared via CCTV...
May 06, 2016
Annual Highway Cleanup This Saturday
ALBERTA – Young volunteers will hit the road this Saturday, May 7, for the Annual Highway Cleanup event. From 7 a.m. to 5 p.m, volunteers will sport bright orange safety vests and collect litter...
May 06, 2016
Roadside Spraying Program Gets Underway in Lethbridge County
LETHBRIDGE – The Lethbridge County Agricultural Service Roadside Spraying Program is getting underway on rural roads. Agriculture Service Board trucks will be deployed to spray the ditches for w...
May 06, 2016
Fire Ban For All Open Fires In Lethbridge County
LETHBRIDGE – Lethbridge County has enacted a Fire Ban on all open fires in the county, excluding those fires which are contained in a cooking or heating appliance fuelled by fluids or gasses. Th...
May 06, 2016
Lethbridge gears up for Jane's Walk festival
LETHBRIDGE – Residents are encouraged to get out and explore druing the fifth annual Jane’s Walk festival. Jane’s Walks, named after urbanist Jane Jacobs, encourage people to get out...
May 06, 2016
Local Jobless Numbers Unchanged as the Rest of the Provincial Job Market Struggles
OTTAWA - The lowest unemployment rate in the province in April was recorded in the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region. However, it’s nothing to brag about. The rate sits at 7.2 per cent, unchanged f...
May 06, 2016
Young Woman Who Killed Family in Medicine Hat Finishes Serving her Youth Sentence
MEDICINE HAT, Alta.- A young woman who was convicted as a youth in the horrific murder of her mother, father and eight-year-old brother has finished serving her sentence. Justice Scott Brooker says th...
May 06, 2016