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Three killed, others critically injured in bus rollover on Columbia Icefields

JASPER, ALTA. - ***Updated Sunday, July 19 -- Three people were killed and more than a dozen others were critically injured when a glacier sightseeing bus rolled at one of the most popular attractions...

Jul 19, 2020

Justice Minister on SCS issues in Lethbridge, what the future could hold

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta's Minister of Justice says Lethbridge needs continued investments and strategies to deal with the drug crisis, supervised consumption or not.LNN spoke to Doug Schweitzer follo...

Jul 17, 2020

Province pulling funding from Lethbridge's SCS

LETHBRIDGE, AB - One of the busiest Supervised Consumption Sites (SCS) in the world is losing its provincial government funding.The government of Alberta has halted funding to the Lethbridge SCS. The ...

Jul 16, 2020

20th anniversary of the Pine Lake tornado

Harvey Kelts hopes to never see anything like it again.Kelts was playing in a ball tournament at the Pine Lake Hub Community Centre on July 14, 2000. It was early evening when he and a teammate notice...

Jul 14, 2020

Another 20-M masks available across the province - Albertans encouraged to use them

EDMONTON, AB. -- The province is not moving to make the wearing of masks mandatory but, Premier Jason Kenney and Dr. Deena Hinshaw both say wearing a mask, particularly in crowded areas and shops, is ...

Jul 13, 2020

Hiker killed near Canmore, two others hurt in separate falls

CANMORE, AB - Emergency officials responded to numerous incidents of recreators getting hurt in Kananaskis County.At approximately 2:10 pm on Saturday, July 11, first responders were called to a trail...

Jul 12, 2020

Class-action lawsuit alleges Cargill in High River failed to take COVID-19 precautions

CALGARY - A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Cargill Ltd. that claims the meat-packing company failed to take reasonable precautions to protect its workers in Alberta during the COVID-19 pa...

Jul 10, 2020

Survey suggests 40 per cent of Alberta doctors have considered leaving province

CALGARY , AB. - A survey by the Alberta Medical Association suggests more than 40 per cent of the province's physicians have at least considered looking for work elsewhere in Canada.The group blames t...

Jul 10, 2020

Different reality for local businesses since relaunch: Lethbridge Chamber

LETHBRIDGE, AB- It has been almost one month since Alberta started Phase 2 of the province's relaunch strategy, and businesses are reacting differently to the reopenings.Reopening business during a pa...

Jul 10, 2020

Report identifies several areas of "immediate change" needed for Lethbridge's SCS

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Supervised Consumption Site (SCS) in Lethbridge could undergo a series of changes.Back in March, the ARCHES Board of Directors initiated a search for an outside group to conduct a...

Jul 09, 2020