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Retail sales rebound in May, but well below pre-pandemic levels

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Stats Canada has released numbers indicating that the economy is improving somewhat, but we still have a long way to go to reach levels seen in the years prior.Before the closure of n...

Jul 21, 2020

Poll suggests parents want students to don masks at school in fall

OTTAWA - Almost two-third of parents in a new poll say they believe that children returning to school in the fall should wear masks at least part of the time. The latest poll on the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Olivia Thorington Jul 21, 2020

The Daily with LNN – July 20, 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 20, 2020

Water Tower Grill closed due to COVID-19 exposure

LETHBRIDGE, AB- An employee at the Water Tower Grill in Lethbridge has come into contact with COVID-19, prompting the business to close until further notice.The Water Tower Grill reported the exposure...

Jul 20, 2020

Fears of bankruptcy, debt ease after COVID-19 shock

CALGARY, AB. -- Canadian consumers are more upbeat about their personal debt than they have been for three years, despite the recession brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, a poll has found.An onli...

Jul 20, 2020

34 COVID cases confirmed in South Zone this weekend, 12 for Lethbridge

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has released its latest report on COVID-19.The numbers released Monday include statistics for Friday, July 17 to Sunday, July 19.In that time, another 368 ca...

Jul 20, 2020

Taber RCMP investigating fatal collision

TABER, AB - A 19-year-old woman from Nobleford died in a collision east of Taber on Friday, July 17.At approximately 6:50 am, emergency crews were called after a westbound car collided head-on with an...

Jul 20, 2020

UPDATE: Investigation into cause of deadly glacier bus crash in Alberta Rockies

COLUMBIA ICE FIELDS- The investigation into what caused the Ice Explorer to crash continues.The Jasper RCMP, along with the RCMP Collision Reconstructionist, Occupational Health and Safety, Parks Cana...

Jul 20, 2020

Nomination deadline extended for Environmental Stewardship Award

CALGARY, AB. -- Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) has extended the 2021 Environmental Stewardship Award (ESA) nomination deadline to July 31. The award showcases the work of provincial beef producers who a...

Jul 20, 2020

Kenney says wearing masks to prevent COVID-19 spread encouraged, but won’t be mandatory

The province's premier is imploring Albertans to do the right thing by wearing masks to help limit the spread of COVID-19.But despite a recent rise in the virus in Alberta, including over 100 new case...

Jul 20, 2020