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The Daily with LNN – June 1, 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 01, 2020

City Council considering $1-million bid to host 2022 Brier

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Curling Club wants to host what members of city council referred to as the "Super Bowl of Curling" two years from now.Executive Director Kirk Mearns asked for $1-millio...

Jun 01, 2020

Four new COVID-19 cases in South Zone, no deaths provincially

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Monday, June 1.34 new infections were confirmed, bringing the total to 7,044 to date. Of those, 400 cases are ...

Jun 01, 2020

'It’s unsettling:’ Ranchers and feedlots worried about future impact of COVID-19

CREMONA, Alta. - A cacophony of bellowing cattle makes it hard to hear the other hoof drop, but rancher Bruce Bird knows that it's coming.Bird runs a cow-calf operation and had to shout to be heard du...

Jun 01, 2020

Fort McMurray floods caused over $228-million in insured damages

FORT MCMURRAY, AB - The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) reports that just over a quarter of a billion dollars in insurable damages this spring.An ice jam formed on the Athabasca River on April 26 nea...

Jun 01, 2020

City of Lethbridge celebrating Environment Week

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge has put a twist on its Environment Week celebrations this year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the initiative is being recognized online from June 1 to 7."It is ...

Jun 01, 2020

Province consulting industries on Stage 2 of COVID-19 relaunch this week

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta is hosting four telephone town halls this week with a variety of industry stakeholders.Minister of Economic Development, Trade, and Tourism Tanya Fir says th...

Jun 01, 2020

Floods force evacuations in Fairmont Hot Springs

CRANBROOK, B.C. - At least one community in southeastern B.C. has been evacuated due to flooding.The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) issued a state of local emergency Sunday evening for Fair...

Jun 01, 2020

Bird strike might have caused Snowbird crash, early investigation finds

OTTAWA, Ont. - The Royal Canadian Air Force says it's focusing on a bird strike as the reason a Snowbird plane crashed in British Columbia last month.A preliminary investigation report posted today sa...

Jun 01, 2020

Trudeau promises to speed $2 billion in funding for strapped cities

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is rushing $2.2 billion in expected infrastructure funding to Canada's cities.He says sending gas-tax funds months sooner than planne...

Jun 01, 2020