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Beef-packing plants in Brooks and High River resume full operations

CALGARY - Canada's main beef-packing plants are returning to normal operations after COVID-19 outbreaks in the spring but there is still a glut of cattle to be processed.The outbreaks caused closures ...

Jun 25, 2020

New trade deal raises duty-free limits for private couriers, not Canada Post

OTTAWA - The president of eBay Canada says an arcane rule in the new North American Free Trade Agreement means people who shop online for goods sent from the U.S. or Mexico will be charged different t...

Jun 25, 2020

Former Lethbridge Hurricanes players respond to abuse allegations in CHL lawsuit

Members of the 2008-09 Lethbridge Hurricanes say their "team became an extended family" over the course of that season despite abuse allegations made by a former teammate.Twenty-six players from the '...

Jun 25, 2020

Lethbridge Kodiaks donate soccer jerseys to school in Ghana

LETHBRIDGE, AB- The Lethbridge Kodiaks logo is now being proudly represented more than 11,000 kilometres away.Nursing student Jill Brown personally delivered two complete Kodiaks soccer jersey kits to...

Jun 25, 2020

Province announces funding for mental health for military and first responders

EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta is contributing $362,000 to the Heroes in Mind, Advocacy, and Research Consortium (HiMARC).The agency will use the money to develop web-based resources for fir...

Jun 25, 2020

Lethbridge parents favour "normal" and "blended" models for schools this fall

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new survey has found parents in Lethbridge have differing opinions of how school operations should be handled in the upcoming year.In early June, the Lethbridge School Division laun...

Jun 25, 2020

Two residents defrauded significant sums of money

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Police in Lethbridge are reminding residents to be aware of phone scams.On June 23, a 69-year-old woman reported that she had been contacted by a man who told her she won a vehicle an...

Jun 25, 2020

Alberta government proposing changes to name change application

EDMONTON, AB - The province has introduced new legislation aimed at protecting Albertans from convicted sex offenders.Changes have been proposed to the Vital Statistics Act. One change would require a...

Jun 25, 2020

The Daily with LNN – June 24, 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...

Jun 24, 2020

Man arrested after crashing into multiple police vehicles in Claresholm and Nanton

CLARESHOLM, AB - Claresholm and Nanton RCMP have arrested a man that allegedly damaged numerous law enforcement vehicles and one vehicle belonging to a civilian.At approximately 8:15 am on Sunday, Jun...

Jun 24, 2020