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Hundreds evacuated, thousands on notice as wildfire flares in southern B.C.
PENTICTON, B.C. - Hundreds of residents in British Columbia's southern Okanagan are out of their homes and thousands more must be ready to leave on short notice as a nearby wildfire grows in size. The...
Aug 19, 2020
War Amps key tags on way to Alberta households
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Albertans can expect to get their War Amps key tags in the mail starting this week.The War Amps provides artificial limbs and support for amputees. Not only does the key tag program r...
Aug 19, 2020
The Daily with LNN – August 18, 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 18, 2020
All public events and activities on Blood Reserve cancelled this summer and fall
STANDOFF, AB - If you had any plans to attend upcoming events on the Blood Reserve, they are now off.Effective immediately, the Blood Tribe has cancelled all public events and activities for the durat...
Aug 18, 2020
Loblaws to offer COVID-19 asymptomatic tests at 234 Albertan pharmacies
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Those without any symptoms of COVID-19 can now get tested at pharmacies owned by Loblaws. The Government of Alberta announced in late July that pharmacies would be able to apply to of...
Aug 18, 2020
Cabinet glass ceiling shattered as Chrystia Freeland named finance minister
OTTAWA, On. - Chrystia Freeland shattered a glass ceiling Tuesday, becoming the first woman to be sworn in as Canada's finance minister.The gravitas of the moment was not lost on the former journalist...
Aug 18, 2020
Province corrects COVID-19 case counts after Friday error
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has released Tuesday's report on COVID-19, detailing the numbers over the past 24 hours.The province notes that 74 infections that they reported as part of t...
Aug 18, 2020
Firefighters tackle blaze that hit homes, vehicle
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services were called out to a residential fire Tuesday afternoon on Fairmont Boulevard South. A neighbour, Mark Peta, told LNN that he was in the basemen...
Aug 18, 2020
Many parents nervous about return of school, plan to send kids anyway: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests the majority of Canadian parents plan to send their kids back to school in the fall, but would want classes cancelled if there is a new COVID-19 outbreak in their communit...
Aug 18, 2020
The goats are back to work at Police Point Park
MEDICINE HAT, AB. -- It's an increasingly popular form of weed eating. Following a pilot project in June, the goats are back to work at Police Point Park this week.More than 150 goats returned to help...
Aug 18, 2020