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Oilers Foundation: Delayed 50/50 draw worth $14.3 million after refunds
EDMONTON: AB. -- The Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation says it is processing refunds and anticipates selecting a winner for its Aug. 7 50/50 draw early to mid next week."This week has been spent au...
Aug 22, 2020

TSB report finds unstable track caused Irvine train derailment
IRVINE, AB - The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has released its report on a train derailment in southern Alberta last summer.A derailment and chemical spill in the hamlet of Irvine occurred on Aug...
Aug 22, 2020

Officials say strong winds failed to fuel Penticton, B.C. wildfire
PENTICTON, B.C. - Strong winds that were expected to fuel a wildfire burning south of Penticton, B.C., on Friday failed to do so, fire officials said Saturday. The 20-square-kilometre Christie Mountai...
Aug 22, 2020

Raptors head coach Nick Nurse named NBA coach of the year
Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse has been named the NBA coach of the year. The award was announced on TNT's pre-game show before the Milwaukee Bucks faced the Orlando Magic at the NBA's campus at...
Aug 22, 2020

The Daily with LNN – August 21, 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...
Aug 21, 2020

Fire bans implemented in several Alberta provincial parks
LETHBRIDGE, AB - If you were hoping to light a campfire this weekend, you should probably check with Alberta Parks first.Fire bans are now in effect for 24 provincial parks, most of which were just im...
Aug 21, 2020

13 Red Deer Olymel employees test negative for COVID-19
RED DEER, AB, -- Officials with Olymel say all 13 of the employees at their Red Deer pork processing facility who were sent for COVID-19 tests after another worker tested positive have been cleared to...
Aug 21, 2020

Only two active COVID cases remain in Lethbridge, south side has none
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has released Friday's report on COVID-19, detailing the numbers over the past 24 hours.144 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 12...
Aug 21, 2020

Cowboys swapped out for lawyers: Calgary to use Stampede site for jury trials
CALGARY, AB. -- Courts across the country are working to figure out how - and where - to resume jury trials this fall after months of delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.The Alberta Court of Queen's...
Aug 21, 2020

Education Minister: School boards can individually delay start of classes
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta is leaving it up to local school boards to decide whether they are ready to go by September 1 or not.Earlier, the Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA) met wit...
Aug 21, 2020