Category Archives: Post to Social
Johnson & Johnson says COVID-19 vaccine 85 per cent effective against severe illness
OTTAWA - American pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson says its vaccine is very good at preventing people from being hospitalized or dying from COVID-19. The vaccine is the first to use just a sin...
Jan 29, 2021
Feds launch process to develop legislation on Indigenous-controlled health care
OTTAWA - The federal government will work with Indigenous leaders to co-develop legislation aimed at giving First Nations, Metis and Inuit people control over the delivery of health care in their comm...
Jan 28, 2021
The Daily with LNN – January 28, 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...
Jan 28, 2021
461 new COVID cases in Alberta with 20 in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released Thursday's report on COVID-19, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.461 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the tota...
Jan 28, 2021
WHL season kicks off February 26
LETHBRIDGE, AB- After delaying the start of the 2021 WHL season due to COVID, the WHL has announced its new start date of Friday, February 26, 2021.Five WHL teams in Alberta will form the Central Divi...
Jan 28, 2021
New Alberta Parole Board created to "better protect Albertans"
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta's Justice Minister has announced the creation of a new provincial parole board.Kaycee Madu says the Alberta Parole Board aims to provide a "fairer, faster, more responsive and...
Jan 28, 2021
Mustard Seed pulls application for supportive housing after funding request denied
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Ramada Hotel and Chinook Motel are no longer being looked at by The Mustard Seed.LNN reported in December that the non-profit was looking to re-zone the Ramada for a permanent sup...
Jan 28, 2021
Judge denies bail for accused young offender in Calgary police officer's death
CALGARY - A judge has denied bail for a young man charged with first-degree murder in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer.The accused was 17 when he was arrested for the New Year's Eve d...
Jan 28, 2021
Shandro calls out Ottawa's "failure" to secure COVID vaccine supply
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's Health Minister says the federal government has not done an adequate job to ensure that Canadians are able to get vaccinated against COVID-19.It is the responsibility of the G...
Jan 28, 2021
Lethbridge College’s Indigenous Services hosting virtual ‘fireside chats’ for students
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge College's Indigenous Services department has a new way to support students.Twice a week, students can meet online via Zoom with the college's Elders and Grandparents for fi...
Jan 28, 2021