Category Archives: Alberta
Picture Butte man charged in connection with 3D printing of firearm parts
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Picture Butte man has been charged and is suspected of 3D printing firearm parts.A joint investigation between ALERT Lethbridge's organized crime team and the RCMP's National Weapon...
Sep 03, 2020
AHS confirms one COVID-19 death in South Zone, but only two new infections
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has released Wednesday's report on COVID-19, detailing the numbers over the past 24 hours.114 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to...
Sep 02, 2020
Province outlines how $262-million in federal school funds will be spent
LETHBRIDGE, AB - School boards in Alberta are learning how a significant investment from the federal government will be allocated.Ottawa announced last week that they would be dolling out $2-billion t...
Sep 02, 2020
Eight of Alberta's 164 new COVID cases are in South Health Zone
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has released Tuesday's report on COVID-19, detailing the numbers over the past 24 hours. 164 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to ...
Sep 01, 2020
Southern Alberta communities identified as being "most in need" of new continuing care spaces
LETHBRIDGE, AB - An analysis completed by Alberta Health Services (AHS) shows that many areas in Southern Alberta are in a desperate need for more continuing care spaces.They identified 31 communities...
Sep 01, 2020
COVID-19 in schools inevitable, cost to reduce class sizes unrealistic; Kenney
Premier Jason Kenney says he's accepted all along that COVID-19 infections in schools are inevitable and that's no reason to keep classrooms shuttered.His remarks come after a school in Okotoks delaye...
Sep 01, 2020
426 COVID cases confirmed provincially over the weekend
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has released Monday's report on COVID-19, detailing the numbers over the past three days.Since the story LNN published on Friday covers tests that were compl...
Aug 31, 2020
Participants sought for first-ever study into establishing costs for cow-calf producers
Participants are being recruited for focus groups that will be part of the Canadian Cow-Calf Cost of Production Network.It's being funded by the Beef Cattle Research council and involves 26 cow-calf p...
Aug 31, 2020
Province removes physical distancing rules from classrooms
LETHBRIDGE, AB - One of the rules initially set in place for Alberta's return to class plan has been lifted. Chief medical officer of health for the province, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, quietly signed a healt...
Aug 31, 2020
AHS confirms 158 new COVID cases across Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has released Friday's report on COVID-19, detailing the numbers over the past 24 hours.158 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 13...
Aug 28, 2020