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Alberta decision to open Rockies to coal mining to face court challenges in new year
EDMONTON - Alberta's decision to rescind a decades-old policy and open the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains to coal mining is to face at least two court challenges in the new year.Landowners and ...
Dec 24, 2020
Pandemic pushed up timeline for long-sought EI review, Qualtrough says
OTTAWA - Canada's employment minister says plans to revamp the employment insurance system have been put on a faster path thanks to COVID-19. The pandemic has exposed shortcomings in EI, including tha...
Dec 24, 2020
'Very hopeful:' Planning underway for modified Calgary Stampede in 2021
CALGARY - A world-famous annual rodeo that survived the Great Depression, two world wars and a devastating flood seven years ago was felled by a microscopic virus this year and will have a different l...
Dec 24, 2020
Temporary closure of emergency department at Milk River Health Centre
MILK RIVER, AB - A number of temporary closures will be in effect for the emergency department (ED) at the Milk River Health Centre over the coming week due to physician absence. During these times, t...
Dec 23, 2020
The Daily with LNN – December 23, 2020
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...
Dec 23, 2020
NHL announces regular season schedule begins Jan. 13
The Toronto Maple Leafs are scheduled to host the Montreal Canadiens, while the Edmonton Oilers are slated to face the visiting Vancouver Canucks on the opening night of the NHL season next month.NHL ...
Dec 23, 2020
Active COVID cases fall below 400 in South Zone, less than 150 in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released its report on COVID-19 for Wednesday, detailing statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.1,301 cases were confirmed across the province, bringin...
Dec 23, 2020
No criminal charges warranted in "Storm Trooper" incident
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- The findings of an external review into Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) actions involving the Star Wars Day promotion at Coco Vanilla Galactic Cantina have been turned over to LPS. ...
Dec 23, 2020
Medicine Hat Police station windows smashed with hammer
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A man is in custody after causing an estimated $50,000 worth of damage to the windows at Medicine Hat's police station.According to police, patrol members inside the station heard b...
Dec 23, 2020
Simon Griffiths resigns as Chair of Lethbridge Police Commission
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The head of the local police commission is on his way out.Simmon Griffiths announced this week that he is stepping down from his position on the Lethbridge Police Commission (LPC)."I ...
Dec 23, 2020