Category Archives: Post to Social
Southern Alberta Olympian recognized by 4H Canada
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Canadian Olympian Sage Watson is being honoured with the 4-H Canada Distinguished Alumni Award.4-H Canada CEO, Shannon Benner, said Watson is being recognized for the positive chang...
Feb 04, 2022
MLA Neudorf calls for end to Restrictions Exemption Program
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The MLA for Lethbridge-East has weighed in on what he thinks Alberta should do with COVID-19 restrictions going forward.As the convoy and blockade near the Coutts border has gone on f...
Feb 04, 2022
Blaine Hyggen looks back on first 100 days as Lethbridge's Mayor
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Mayor Blaine Hyggen is recognizing his first 100 days in office. Hyggen was sworn into the role following a municipal election win last fall after prior experience as a cit...
Feb 04, 2022
Picture Butte RCMP responding to fatal collision near Diamond City
PICTURE BUTTE, AB - RCMP is on scene at a fatal motor vehicle collision on Highway 25 just south of Diamond City.Shortly before 8 am this morning, RCMP was made aware that a car travelling eastbound o...
Feb 04, 2022
Alberta sees unemployment rate of 7.2 per cent in January
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province's unemployment rate was 7.2 per cent in January. That was a decline of 0.3 per cent from December, as well as a decrease of 3.6 percentage points in January 2021. Alberta...
Feb 04, 2022
Statistics Canada says 200,000 jobs lost in January
OTTAWA, ON - Statistics Canada says the economy lost 200,000 jobs in January amid stricter public health rules put in place to slow the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.The decrease marks the...
Feb 04, 2022
'We hear their frustrations': RCMP unsure when Alberta border protest will end
COUTTS, AB - An RCMP spokesman says there's no way to predict when the protest at Alberta's main border crossing will end but he understands the public's growing frustration as it drags on. Demonstrat...
Feb 04, 2022
GoFundMe called to Commons committee as links to U.S. alleged in Ottawa protest
OTTAWA, ONT. -- A parliamentary committee has called on GoFundMe representatives to testify about how it ensures that money raised on its platform isn't used to promote hate, such as antisemitism and ...
Feb 04, 2022
Premier Kenney holds Facebook Q-and-A to discuss police "assault" issue and lifting mandates
EDMONTON, AB. -- As vehicle convoys continue to impede traffic in Southern Alberta (the LNN newsroom was notified of four Thursday afternoon alone), the level of frustration from the public is beginni...
Feb 04, 2022
COVID hospitalizations in Alberta see small drop for first time in weeks
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Thursday, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.2,370 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to ...
Feb 03, 2022