Category Archives: Post to Social
Pandemic fines top $13 million, study says; punitive approach rapped
TORONTO - Authorities in some provinces ramped up often arbitrary law enforcement to help curtail the COVID-19 pandemic rather than rely on a purely public health approach, according to a report out W...
Jun 24, 2020
Canada gives $5 million for new wildfire research network
OTTAWA - The federal government is investing $5 million in national wildfire research to help fire-prevention experts get the knowledge they need to keep Canadian forests from burning. The Australian ...
Jun 24, 2020
Residential feedback sought on recreation and culture in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Residents of Lethbridge are being asked what's important to them when it comes to creation and culture.As work on a new Recreation and Culture Master Plan begins, the City of Lethbrid...
Jun 24, 2020
Man sentenced to five years for impaired driving death near Coalhurst
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Lethbridge man has learned his fate almost exactly two years after an impaired driving collision.Douglas Wilbur Bagnall, 63, of Lethbridge, pleaded guilty to impaired driving causin...
Jun 24, 2020
Building inspections allowed to resume in private dwellings and commercial units
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Residents of private dwellings and tenants of commercial and industrial units can once again have their building inspected.The City of Lethbridge says its Building Inspection unit wil...
Jun 24, 2020
M.D. of Taber donates $30,000 to HALO Air Ambulance, firefighters launch fundraiser
TABER, AB - The support for HALO Air Ambulance continues to swell.This week, the M.D. of Taber invited members of HALO for a presentation where they gave them a cheque for $30,000."HALO is a very impo...
Jun 24, 2020
Lethbridge Police charge six in connection with group assault
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Six people have been charged in connection with the assault of a 47-year-old man.Lethbridge Police say that on June 22, at around 11:30 p.m., officers responded to a large disturbance...
Jun 24, 2020
Province halts Alberta Parks closures, keeping 17 sites open
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta government has stopped the closure of 17 provincial parks.Earlier this year, 20 parks were earmarked for either full or partial closures this season, with management being h...
Jun 24, 2020
Jarome Iginla strong candidate to earn spot in Hockey Hall of Fame Wednesday
TORONTO - Former Calgary Flames star Jarome Iginla headlines the list of first-time eligible players for selection to the Hockey Hall of Fame today. The class of 2020 will be unveiled this afternoon a...
Jun 24, 2020
The Daily with LNN – June 23, 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 23, 2020