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Nurses protest proposed wage cuts outside Chinook Regional Hospital
LETHBRIDGE, AB - "We've had the stress of working through a pandemic where we put our lives on the lines, we stress about going home to our families and sharing an unknown virus with our families, and...
Aug 11, 2021
U of L students unveil "hope" mural for Streets Alive, raising $11,000
LETHBRIDGE, AB - "Hope" is the driving force behind everything Streets Alive Mission does in Lethbridge, and a new mural aims to remind everyone of that.Students at the University of Lethbridge's Inte...
Aug 10, 2021
COVID cases surge in Medicine Hat with 182 over the past week
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released Monday's report on COVID-19. For the time being, LNN is only reporting COVID numbers once per week, so today's article will cover statistics compi...
Aug 09, 2021
Despite Delta, Canada welcomes back fully vaxxed U.S. citizens, permanent residents
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Canada is once again allowing U.S. citizens and permanent residents back into the country, provided they've been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. After 17 long months, a ban on no...
Aug 09, 2021
Feds reach tentative deal with striking border guards
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Canada's border agents reached a new tentative agreement with the federal government late Friday after a daylong work-to-rule campaign left long lines of semi-trailers and passenge...
Aug 07, 2021
Alberta Premier says he won’t ‘take a lecture’ from federal health minister on COVID
CALGARY, AB. - Premier Jason Kenney says he won't "take a lecture" from federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu on how to handle COVID-19. Hajdu earlier penned a letter to her Alberta counterpart saying s...
Aug 06, 2021
Border workers start job action as contract negotiations continue: union
OTTAWA, ONT. -- There are delays of more than 90-minutes at several U-S border crossings today as Canada Border Services Agency employees stage a work-to-rule campaign.Guards are following procedures ...
Aug 06, 2021
Grass fire sparked at Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump
FORT MACLEOD, AB - Crews responded to a grass fire directly below the Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump World Heritage Site on Thursday. At around 12:15 pm, emergency personnel attended the popular tourist...
Aug 05, 2021
Federal government rejects Alberta’s request to allow pepper spray for self-defence
OTTAWA, ON - The federal government has axed Alberta's proposal to make pepper spray legal for self-defence.Last month, provincial Justice Minister Kaycee Madu issued a request for two changes to the ...
Aug 04, 2021
Lethbridge woman charged with impaired driving causing death following pedestrian collision
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The victim of a pedestrian collision has succumbed to their injuries.Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) was called to the 1200 block of Mayor Magrath Drive South at approximately 10:12 a...
Aug 03, 2021