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Lethbridge's Word on the Street festival moving off the street

LETHBRIDGE, AB - In the age of the e-book, even the events celebrating literacy are taking place online.Out of concerns of COVID-19 and public health restrictions, the Lethbridge Public Library has an...

Jul 13, 2020

Province seeking proposals to review COVID-19 response

EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government is seeking proposals to review its response to COVID-19.The third-party review aims to enhance Alberta's capacity to respond to a potential second wave of the ...

Jul 13, 2020

Small tornado confirmed near Nanton on Sunday

NANTON, AB - Residents near Nanton may have noticed some stormy conditions on Sunday.Environment Canada has confirmed a tornado near the southern Alberta town. The agency says the twister was seen fro...

Jul 13, 2020

Genetic detectives begin work to trace spread of COVID-19 in Canada

OTTAWA - Canada's public health experts have been racing to stop the spread of COVID-19 by trying to figure out how everyone is getting it, and whom they might have given it to.But even the best effor...

Jul 12, 2020

Family of missing southern Alberta man conducts search in Pemberton backcountry

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Marshal Iwaasa's family is back in Lethbridge after a tiring, yet productive journey to Pemberton, British Columbia.The southern Alberta man has been missing since November 2019, and ...

Jul 12, 2020

Hiker killed near Canmore, two others hurt in separate falls

CANMORE, AB - Emergency officials responded to numerous incidents of recreators getting hurt in Kananaskis County.At approximately 2:10 pm on Saturday, July 11, first responders were called to a trail...

Jul 12, 2020

Alberta OKs online sales for large 50/50 raffles

With empty stands for the foreseeable future at Calgary Flames or Edmonton Oilers games, 50/50 raffles can still happen and the pot could even grow.Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis (AGLC) will be...

Jul 11, 2020

Grocers defend pandemic pay cut decisions as independently made despite emails, calls

OTTAWA - Executives from three of Canada's largest grocery chains onFriday defended their decision to end temporary wage increases for grocery store workers during COVID-19 on the same day, even thoug...

Jul 11, 2020

Edmonton chosen as one of NHL's hub cities for playoffs

EDMONTON, AB - The NHL board of governors and NHL Players' Association have ratified the return-to-play plan and a four-year extension to the collective bargaining agreement, paving the way for the le...

Jul 10, 2020

The Daily with LNN – July 10, 2020

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Take Lethbridge News Now on the go anytime, anywhere - now available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Soundcloud.The Daily with LNN is a podcast-style news update, detailing some of th...

Jul 10, 2020