Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
SACPA: How post-secondary institutions are coping with COVID-19
LETHBRIDGE, AB - How are post-secondary institutions coping with the COVID-19 pandemic?That was the focus of the Thursday, March 4 virtual meeting of the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SA...
Mar 05, 2021
The Daily with LNN – March 4, 2021
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Take Lethbridge News Now on the go anytime, anywhere.The Daily with LNN is a podcast-style news update, detailing some of the local, regional, and national stories we have been workin...
Mar 04, 2021
331 new COVID cases in Alberta including 18 in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released its update on COVID-19 for Thursday, covering statistics compiled over the previous 24 hours.331 cases were confirmed across the province, bringin...
Mar 04, 2021
More seniors, adults to become eligible for COVID vaccines in March
EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta made two announcements Thursday regarding COVID-19 vaccine eligibility.Health Minister Tyler Shando says, starting the week of March 15, the province will be m...
Mar 04, 2021
Spring convocation at U of L will again be all-digital
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Another crop of soon-to-be graduates at the University of Lethbridge will take part in an online convocation ceremony.While the province looks to gradually reopen more parts of societ...
Mar 04, 2021
Court hears Med Hat murder victim was being watched night before his body was found
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A neighbor of murder victim James Satre took the stand Thursday morning at the first-degree murder trial of Robert Hoefman.Darla Dolan lived two doors down from James Satre on Mill ...
Mar 04, 2021
Budget 2021: Province announces $143-million towards health facilities
CALGARY, AB- Calgary's Foothills Hospital is receiving new priority health capital projects from Alberta's 2021 Budget.Foothills Medical Centre's neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is being given $23...
Mar 04, 2021
Alcohol and cannabis consumption changing during pandemic: Stats Canada
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Canadians have been finding new ways of trying to cope with the ever-changing global landscape since the COVID-19 pandemic started one year ago.A new survey conducted by Stats Canada ...
Mar 04, 2021
How many teachers have had COVID-19 but didn’t know it? Researchers want to find out
OTTAWA, ON - The debate over the safety of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic is coming under researchers' microscopes. Three new projects are aiming determine how many teachers and school staff in ...
Mar 04, 2021
Repeat offender charged with drug-related offenses
LETHBRIDGE, AB- A Lethbridge man has been charged with multiple, drug-related offenses.Repeat offender Jeffrey Steven Martens, 52, has been charged with:Two counts of possession for the purpose of tra...
Mar 04, 2021