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How Lethbridge compares to the rest of Alberta on property taxes & spending

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta's largest municipalities were stacked up against each other to compare municipal spending, property tax "fairness", and the perceptions business have of their local government...

Olivia Thorington Jul 28, 2021

CO2 release from 2017 Kenow Wildfire equivalent of 1.1-1.8 million cars

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new study from the University of Lethbridge is highlighting another aspect of the environmental harms caused by wildfires.Fourth-year geography undergraduate student Sam Gerrand had...

Jul 28, 2021

Lethbridge council approves digital project to improve city’s online services

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is aiming to improve its online services.On Tuesday, council voted unanimously to approve the Digital Customer Service (DiCE) Program to a maximum $2.816 millio...

Jul 28, 2021

Annual rate of inflation hits 3.1% in June, down from May high

OTTAWA, ON - Statistics Canada says the annual rate of inflation hit 3.1 per cent in June.The reading for the consumer price index is down from the 3.6 per cent recorded in May, which was the largest ...

Jul 28, 2021

Officials say 71 cases of COVID 'likely acquired' at Calgary Stampede

CALGARY, AB - Alberta Health says 71 cases of COVID-19 were likely acquired at the Calgary Stampede, where hundreds of thousands attended the 10-day rodeo and festival.Government officials say so far ...

Jul 28, 2021

The Daily with LNN – July 27, 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...

Jul 27, 2021

City reinvests $100,000 into Lethbridge parks after previous cuts

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The city has approved the motion to invest $100,000 back into the Parks budget for 2021."In response to resident concerns, as well as the general aesthetics of City parks and open spa...

Jul 27, 2021

Council approves municipal ballot question on building third bridge

LETHBRIDGE, AB - In the upcoming Municipal Election on October 18, a question will be posed to the residents of Lethbridge concerning a proposed third bridge connecting the city.It's something that ha...

Jul 27, 2021

Biofuel plant near Lethbridge to expand, include more types of farm waste

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The provincial government has announced $4.7-million in funding to expand a key biofuels processing facility just south of Lethbridge.Coming from the Technology Innovation and Emissio...

Jul 27, 2021

Lethbridge still has Canada's highest Crime Severity Index, but crime down in 2020

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Statistics Canada has released new data on police-reported crime and the associated Crime Severity Indexes (CSI).Across the country, the rate of police-reported crime as a percentage ...

Jul 27, 2021