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‘Very, very terrified’: Brooks residents launch petition demanding closure of JBS facility

BROOKS AB. -- A Brooks resident has launched an online petition calling for the shutdown of the JBS meat plant in the city.Benyat Zeki organized the petition along with a group of friends that call th...

Apr 26, 2020 JBS Plant in Brooks -- File photo

Brooks unveils COVID-19 complaint line and assessment centre

BROOKS AB - As cases of COVID-19 took a double digit jump on Saturday (Apr 25), Brooks' mayor took to Facebook Live in the afternoon to make some key announcements relating to the community's response...

Apr 26, 2020 Brooks Mayor Barry Morishita - City of Brooks

‘Death is so real:’ Immigrant group says meat workers afraid after plant closure

CALGARY, AB. -- An organization that works with immigrants says the temporary closure of a large slaughterhouse in southern Alberta has left many among its largely Filipino workforce fearful for the f...

Apr 25, 2020 Cargill plant - The Canadian Press

Whoop-Up Days cancelled, Farmers' Market might still be good to go

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge's largest annual summer festival will not be happening in 2020.Exhibition Park CEO Rudy Friesen says, due to the COVID-19 pandemic they were left with no choice but to canc...

Apr 24, 2020 Whoop Up Days in 2018. (Lethbridge News Now)

Two deaths in Brooks confirmed to be the result of COVID-19, restrictions apply to all summer festivals

BROOKS, AB - The Government of Alberta has released its latest report for COVID-19 infections in the province.Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw confirmed an additional 319 cases Thursd...

Apr 23, 2020 Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. (Government of Alberta)

LPS seizes Mercedes, Rolex, weapons, drugs, cash, other items in drug bust

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) made a pair of significant drug-related arrests on the west side Wednesday night. The Crime Suppression Team was investigating suspected drug trafficki...

Apr 23, 2020 Some of the items seized by LPS. (Lethbridge Police Service)

103 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in South Health Zone in one day

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta is reporting another large increase in COVID-19 infections in the South Health Zone, mainly in Brooks.Provincially, another 306 infections were announced Wed...

Apr 22, 2020 Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. (Government of Alberta)

Early indications suggest Tuesday fire caused by “improperly disposed smoking materials”

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Residents in Lethbridge might have noticed smoke in the coulees on Tuesday.24 emergency crew members responded to a large fire in the city's river bottom. Fire Chief Marc Rathwell say...

Apr 22, 2020 Smoke seen from the fire in Lethbridge's river bottom (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

ALERT: Sharp rise in online child exploitation reports in March

EDMONTON, AB - Parents across the province are being advised to closely monitor their childrens' online activity.The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team's (ALERT) Internet Child Exploitation Unit (I...

Apr 21, 2020 Incidents reported to ICE. (ALERT)

Province announces support for continuing care workers

EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta is taking steps to help out workers in continuing care centres and boost the number of people working in them.These facilities, especially ones in Calgary and ...

Apr 20, 2020 Premier Jason Kenney. (Government of Alberta)