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The Daily with LNN – July 22, 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 22, 2021

3/4 of eligible Albertans at least partially immunized against COVID-19
LETHBRIDGE, AB - 75 per cent of Albertans aged 12 and up have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.As of July 22, AHS also reports that 61.3 per cent are fully immunized with two shots."Va...
Jul 22, 2021

Federal supports announced for farmers facing extreme heat & drought conditions
OTTAWA, ONT - The Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food has heard the concerns of farmers across Western Canada and is taking action.Marie-Claude Bibeau announced a series of measures designed...
Jul 22, 2021

Funding announced for mental health supports for residential school survivors
EDMONTON, AB - Survivors of residential schools and their families will soon have better mental health supports.Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced nearly $8-million to support Indigenous-led effo...
Jul 22, 2021

Piikani & Stoney Nakoda Nations want appeal of coal mine's rejection to go ahead
CROWSNEST PASS, AB - A second Alberta First Nation wants the courts to allow it to appeal a review board's decision that an open-pit coal mine in the Rocky Mountains isn't in the public interest.The S...
Jul 22, 2021

Unvaccinated Albertans are majority of COVID cases, hospitalizations, deaths; Hinshaw
CALGARY - Alberta's top doctor says the majority of the province's new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are among those who are unvaccinated or within two weeks of their first shot.Dr. Dee...
Jul 22, 2021

Alberta announces $150M for broadband internet in rural & Indigenous communities
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Premier Jason Kenney says more Albertans will soon be entering the modern digital economy.As technology becomes a bigger part of everyday life and business, he believes everyone must ...
Jul 22, 2021

City giving 11 re-imagine downtown activation grants
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Spanning from music festivals to business recruitments projects, 11 initiatives are "set to benefit this summer with financial support from the new Re-Imagine Downtown Activation Gran...
Jul 22, 2021

"Angel Dust" to film in Medicine Hat, starring Daniel Baldwin, looking for extras
MEDICINE HAT, AB - If you've dreamed of seeing yourself on a TV show, that could become reality in Medicine Hat in the next few weeks.The producers of Angel Dust, a miniseries being filmed in the city...
Jul 22, 2021

Routine school immunization program starts July 26
LETHBRIDGE, AB - As medical professionals were too busy responding to the COVID-19 pandemic last year, Alberta Health Services now hopes to return to more normal vaccination work.The routine school im...
Jul 22, 2021