Category Archives: Post to Social
'I didn't want to die': Beirut resident recalls moments of panic after blast
Rawane Al Zahed remembers running through her home to check on her family after she heard blasts rip through Beirut and felt the ground shake beneath her feet. Al Zahed, who has filed paperwork to joi...
Aug 05, 2020
The Daily with LNN – August 4, 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 04, 2020
Alberta Health reports two COVID-19 deaths in Cardston County, 14 cases
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has released Tuesday's report on COVID-19, detailing the numbers over the long weekend.Between Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, 303 new infections were ...
Aug 04, 2020
Truck collides with numerous parked vehicles in Taber, suspect allegedly flees
TABER, AB - A multi-vehicle collision in Taber has resulted in several vehicles being damaged.At approximately 3:40 am on Saturday, August 1, Taber Police and EMS were called to the intersection of Hi...
Aug 04, 2020
Four irrigation projects worth almost $40 million announced for Taber area
TABER, AB- Alberta's Infrastructure Minister Prasad Panda announced three new irrigation-based projects are on the way for Taber and one for the Raymond area.The new projects are part of the $10 billi...
Aug 04, 2020
City of Lethbridge details face mask rules starting this week
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Face masks will be required to be worn in some facilities.Starting Tuesday, August 4, passengers on Lethbridge Transit will have to utilize masks or other face coverings.Additional me...
Aug 04, 2020
Insured damage costs rise to $522M for spring flood in Fort McMurray
EDMONTON - An April flood that led to the evacuation of several northern Alberta communities caused more than half a billion dollars in insured damage.The Insurance Bureau of Canada says the cost of t...
Aug 04, 2020
Province consolidating 911 EMS dispatch services, impacting Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services (AHS) hopes to make 911 dispatch services more fiscally efficient while aiming to improve patient care.READ MORE: Alberta mayors, firefighters speak out agains...
Aug 04, 2020
Masks to be mandatory for grades four to 12, all school staff when classes return this fall
EDMONTON, AB - School operations will look a lot different this fall.The provincial government has released the latest details of its back-to-school plan for the 2020-2021 year, in light of the COVID-...
Aug 04, 2020
Alberta, Ottawa sign deal that reduces oilsands environmental monitoring
EDMONTON - Alberta has signed an agreement with the federal government that makes major cuts to environmental monitoring of the oilsands. The deal, a copy of which has been obtained by The Canadian Pr...
Aug 04, 2020