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Cost of keeping some civil servants home for COVID-19 could exceed $600 million
OTTAWA - Canada's budget watchdog says the federal government lost at least $439 million so far this year in productivity through a policy that allows civil servants to stay home, with pay, during eme...
Jul 24, 2020
Minister announces members of new Canadian Agricultural Youth Council
OTTAWA, ON - The federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food has announced the members of the new Canadian Agricultural Youth Council.Marie-Claude Bibeau says she's looking forward to virtually meet...
Jul 24, 2020
Southern Alberta woman charged for endangering a child, drug possession
MOSES LAKE, AB - Blood Tribe Police have arrested a local woman following on a range of charges.On Thursday, July 23, officers executed a search warrant at a residence in the community of Moses Lake. ...
Jul 24, 2020
Health experts tell Ottawa to hurry domestic vaccine funding amid China delays
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is being pressed to approve funding for a made-in-Canada COVID-19 vaccine to lessen the risk Canadians will have to line up and wait on a foreign-made pandemic cure.For...
Jul 24, 2020
Garrett Green the big winner at PBR Built Ford Tough Invitational in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Normally the crowd would be on their feet, but Thursday night was a different story.Fans sat in their cars in the ENMAX Centre parking lot for the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Built...
Jul 24, 2020
$10k grants to support charities across Canada, applications open
LETHBRIDGE, AB- The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta, in partnership with the Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta, is offering a second and final round of funding t...
Jul 24, 2020
Asylum claims being filed in Canada continue to rise slightly despite pandemic
OTTAWA - The number of asylum claims being filed in Canada continues to rise slightly despite ongoing global travel restrictions. The latest figures from the Immigration Department show 1,500 claims f...
Jul 24, 2020
UPDATE: Mayor Magrath Drive North McDonald's reopen after COVID-19 exposure
LETHBRIDGE, AB - UPDATE: McDonald's Canada has confirmed that the restaurant was closed on Thursday, July 23 at 2:30 p.m. for a thorough cleaning and sanitation by a third party. The restaurant reopen...
Jul 23, 2020
The Daily with LNN – July 23, 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...
Jul 23, 2020
Edmonton makes masks mandatory on public transit, at city facilities
EDMONTON, AB- Edmonton will require people to wear masks on public transit and at city facilities starting Aug. 1.The city is the latest municipality to mandate masks to slow the spread of COVID-19.Th...
Jul 23, 2020