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Feds would allow municipalities to ban handguns under new bill
OTTAWA - Newly tabled gun legislation would allow municipalities to ban handguns through bylaws restricting their possession, storage and transportation. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday (Fe...
Feb 16, 2021
New COVID cases continue to drop in Alberta, 16 new infections in Lethbridge Monday
EDMONTON, AB. - Alberta Health Services has released its update on COVID-19 for Sunday, Feb 14, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours. 251 cases were confirmed across the province, bring...
Feb 15, 2021
Court grants interim injunction to temporarily halt Wood Buffalo EMS dispatch withdrawal
FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - A judge has granted an interim injunction that stops a northern Alberta municipality from withdrawing from the provincial ambulance dispatch service. Justice Kent Davidson heard a...
Feb 12, 2021
Stricter border controls for travellers to begin Feb. 22
OTTAWA, ON - Tighter border controls will come into effect Feb. 22, the prime minister said Friday, not to punish travellers but to try to keep everyone safe.Forcing new arrivals into a mandatory thre...
Feb 12, 2021
Lethbridge man charged in city's first homicide of the year
LETHBRIDGE, AB- One man has been charged in connection with a homicide on the city's southside on Monday, February 8, 2021.Jade Trotter, 35, of Lethbridge is charged with second-degree murder and brea...
Feb 11, 2021
Feds promise new funds for public transit, most money won't arrive for years
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will provide nearly $15 billion for public-transit projects across the country - though most of the money won't arrive until later in...
Feb 10, 2021
195 new COVID cases in Alberta, lowest single-day total in months
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released its update on COVID-19 for Tuesday, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.195 new cases were confirmed across the province, bringing...
Feb 09, 2021
Province expanding rapid COVID testing at care homes, developing workplace pilots
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta growing its COVID-19 testing capacity.Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced Tuesday that 36,000 staff in care facilities across Alberta will have regular r...
Feb 09, 2021
Asif Mir found guilty of smuggling 50 kg of meth at Coutts
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Calgary man has been found guilty in what was, at the time, the largest seizure of meth at the Coutts border crossing.Asif Mir, 41, was charged in July 2019 with one count each of p...
Feb 04, 2021
Lethbridge City Council to consider extending mask bylaw to Dec. 31
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Could the residents of Lethbridge be required to wear face masks in public settings until the end of 2021? We might find out on Thursday, February 11.At next week's Community Safety S...
Feb 03, 2021