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AHS reports 18 COVID deaths in Alberta Thursday, none in South Zone

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Thursday, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.813 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 51...

Feb 17, 2022

Wheat stem sawfly poses real risk in Southern Alberta this year

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Increasing populations of wheat stem sawfly in various parts of Southern Alberta last year are expected to have a greater impact in the coming growing season. The pests, and increas...

Feb 17, 2022

Cardston RCMP reaching out to vehicle occupants who assisted in impaired driving collision

CARDSTON COUNTY, AB - RCMP are continuing their investigation into a fatal impaired collision.LNN previously reported that, on the evening of Monday, February 14, an eastbound SUV failed to make a pro...

Feb 17, 2022

Blood Tribe to bring land dispute to Supreme Court of Canada

KAINAI, AB - In an update to the Big Claim appeal, the Blood Tribe will take the matter to the Supreme Court of Canada.The appeal was filed by the Canadian Government from the decision of the Federal ...

Feb 17, 2022

Canadian Civil Liberties Association takes government to court over Emergencies Act

OTTAWA - The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is seeking a judicial review of the government's decision to invoke the Emergencies Act to quell anti-government protests in downtown Ottawa and elsew...

Feb 17, 2022

Help Alberta RCMP name the puppies that will become police dogs

INNISFAIL, AB - The Police Dog Service Training Centre (PDSTC) in Innisfail has 13 German Shepherd puppies who need names.The RCMP has opened submissions for the 2022 "Name the Puppy" contest.Canadian...

Feb 17, 2022

WHL and Lethbridge Hurricanes announce season schedule adjustments

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Western Hockey League (WHL) has announced an adjustment to the remainder of the 2021-2022 regular season, which impacts the Lethbridge Hurricanes.The league stated that the season...

Feb 17, 2022

Golden again: Canadian women back on top of Olympic hockey world with win over U.S.

BEIJING - Who else but Marie-Philip Poulin? The big-time performer who has made a career of thriving on hockey's biggest stages did it again Thursday in Beijing, helping Canada reclaim Olympic women's...

Feb 17, 2022

Novavax COVID-19 vaccine gets approval for use in Canada

The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for use in Canada. The vaccine, which is protein-based, is the first of its kind to get approval in the country. Experts say a non-mRNA vaccine could win...

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Mosasaur fossils discovered in Southern Alberta mine

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A local mining company has made not one, but two pre-historic discoveries.Enchanted Designs, an ammolite mining and jewelry company, was working in an area south of Lethbridge on Janu...

Feb 17, 2022