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COVID-19 cases confirmed at three Lethbridge schools

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge School Division says people at three of their schools have tested positive for COVID-19.Alberta Health Services has confirmed cases at Victoria Park High School, Ecole ...

Oct 11, 2020

Unilateral ban on single-use plastics ignores spirit of USMCA, critics, experts say

WASHINGTON, Wash. - Canada's proposed ban on single-use plastics may not run afoul of its trade deal with the United States and Mexico, but experts suggest it disregards the "pause-and-check" spirit o...

Oct 10, 2020

Remembrance Day planners scrambling as COVID-19 upends traditional ceremonies

OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Legion is doing something that would normally be unthinkable: Discouraging people from attending Remembrance Day ceremonies in person.The legion is instead urging Canadians...

Oct 10, 2020

The Daily with LNN – October 9, 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...

Oct 09, 2020

Alberta RCMP Deputy Commissioner comments on possible provincial policing

EDMONTON, AB- After many discussions about the possibility of a provincial police force, Alberta RCMP's Deputy Commissioner Curtis Zablocki gave his thoughts. Read more: Study on possible provincial p...

Oct 09, 2020

Active COVID cases in South Zone hits triple digits with rise in Lethbridge & County

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released Friday's report on COVID-19, detailing the numbers over the past 24 hours.281 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 19,9...

Oct 09, 2020

Alberta will not impose new COVID-19 restrictions as cases rise: Kenney

CALGARY - Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta will not follow Ontario's lead in imposing new COVID-19 restrictions because of a jump in cases.The new restrictions in Toronto, Peel Region, and Ottawa inc...

Oct 09, 2020

Two recycling employees in Lethbridge pricked by needles

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge says it is doing everything it can to support two employees at the Waste and Recycling Centre who were recently pricked by discarded syringes.Manager Steve Roze...

Oct 09, 2020

Several Southern Alberta irrigation districts to be upgraded with $815-million investment

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Farmers throughout much of the region can expect to see their irrigation systems upgraded in the near future.Last week, the federal government announced $10-billion for major infrastr...

Oct 09, 2020

Feds double pandemic aid for food banks, add a second $100 million in support

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa is doubling pandemic aid for the nation's food banks today. Another $100 million is being added to the Emergency Food Security Fund so food banks and...

Oct 09, 2020