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Alberta gets $60M from Ottawa to battle Mountain Pine Beetle

The federal government is spending $68.4 million over three years in the fight against the Mountain Pine Beetle.Seamus O'Regan, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, says $60 million of that funding...

Oct 09, 2020

Crews respond to large apartment fire in west Lethbridge

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge firefighters were called out to an apartment complex fire on the west side, just before 8:00-am Friday morning.The incident was behind the Save-on-Foods on Highlands Boulev...

Oct 09, 2020

Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region posts 8.6 percent jobless rate in September, unchanged from August

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Unemployment in the region did not change from August to September.The latest numbers are out, and the jobless rate in the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region was at 8.6 percent in Septemb...

Oct 09, 2020

Canada adds 378,000 jobs in September, accelerating growth from August

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country added 378,000 jobs in September as Canadians adapted to back-to-school routines and parents went back to work.The overall gains in September brought employm...

Oct 09, 2020

The Daily with LNN – October 8, 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 08, 2020

Lethbridge Police seize over $40k in drugs and cash after investigation

LETHBRIDGE, AB- On October 7, Lethbridge Police finished an investigation resulting in an arrest and seizure of drugs, cash, and vehicles.Since early October, the Crime Suppression Team has been inves...

Oct 08, 2020

Province announces voluntary restrictions in Edmonton as COVID cases surge

LETHBRIDGE, AB. - Alberta Health Services has released Wednesday's report on COVID-19, detailing the numbers over the past 24 hours.364 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to ...

Oct 08, 2020

Blood Tribe enters into growth investment for the on reserve forage operation

CALGARY, AB. -- It's a growth equity investment for the Blood Tribe.On September 30, Kainai Forage closed a $15 million Construction Credit with Farm Credit Canada and an operating Line of Credit with...

Oct 08, 2020

Kodiaks Basketball welcomes Lethbridge-born Karson Valgardson

LETHBRIDGE, AB- Karson Valgardson, whose parents are both members of the Kodiaks Hall of Fame, has committed to the Kodiaks men's basketball team.The addition of Valgardson comes after a successful se...

Oct 08, 2020

U of L named Canada's second-best primarily-undergraduate school

LETHBRIDGE, AB - When it comes to undergraduate studies, the University of Lethbridge is one of the best in the country.Macleans has released its annual rankings of universities in Canada with several...

Oct 08, 2020