Category Archives: Post to Social

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

The Daily with LNN – July 21, 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 21, 2021

Province funding new housing for Blackfoot women in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The city will soon be getting 14 "safe and stable housing units" for Blackfoot women.Announced by the Alberta government, this housing option will be open to Blackfoot women and their...
Jul 21, 2021

Justice Minister calls for pepper spray for self-defence, mandatory minimums for hate crimes
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta's Justice Minister wants to see two changes to the Criminal Code of Canada that he believes will help in mitigating violent and hate-motivated crimes.Kaycee Madu wrote to the ...
Jul 21, 2021