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Independent committee to engage with Albertans on new coal policy
EDMONTON, AB - The province has appointed an independent committee to lead a public engagement process toward the development of a modern coal policy.Back in February, it was announced the Alberta wou...
Mar 30, 2021

15,000 acres of land burned in Sunday’s Blood Reserve fire, cause confirmed
STANDOFF, AB - Multiple wildfires burned across southern Alberta Sunday, including on the Blood Reserve.Blood Tribe Fire Chief Jacen Abrey says the department received a call shortly after noon on Mar...
Mar 30, 2021

Two people charged in Standoff shooting
STANDOFF, AB - Blood Tribe Police have issued charges in relation to a shooting in Standoff.On March 22, at around 3:00 p.m., officers were called out to a residence, where they found a man with signi...
Mar 30, 2021

Holy Spirit reports new case of COVID at St. Mary School in Taber
TABER, AB - The Holy Spirit Catholic School Division has confirmed another COVID case at a Taber school.One new infection has been reported at St. Mary School, meaning there are now two cases at the s...
Mar 30, 2021

1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine expected to arrive from U.S. today
OTTAWA, ON - The federal government is expecting around 1.5 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from the United States today, March 30. The vaccines are expected to arrive by truck and rep...
Mar 30, 2021

The Daily with LNN – March 29, 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...
Mar 29, 2021

AHS confirms 24 new COVID cases in Lethbridge, no deaths in Alberta
EDMONTON, AB- Alberta Health Services has released its update on COVID-19 for Monday, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.545 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the tot...
Mar 29, 2021

Join the crowd - Survey your canola plant counts
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- It's still early in the season but, farmers are beginning to consider their fields and potential yields. It comes down to having simple math skills.What is the canola yield when a f...
Mar 29, 2021

Alberta temporarily pausing AstraZeneca vaccines for people under 55
LETHBRIDGE, AB - As a precaution, some Albertans will be unable to get vaccinated against COVID-19 using the vaccine from AstraZeneca.Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw says concerns ha...
Mar 29, 2021

Four homes destroyed in Claresholm fire, but no one injured
CLARESHOLM, AB - A massive grassfire Sunday shook up the community of Claresholm, but officials say it could have easily been much worse. Derrick Krizsan, CAO with the M.D. of Willow Creek, says it bu...
Mar 29, 2021 Smoke from the Claresholm fire (Town of Claresholm on Facebook)