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Online threat that put Medicine Hat hospital on lockdown linked to video game

MEDICINE HAT - The Medicine Hat Regional hospital was placed on lockdown for a short period Tuesday night after on-line threats were posted on the Internet platform Reddit.After investigation, police ...

May 06, 2020 Medicine Hat Regional Hospital. (CHAT News Today)

U of L planning covers all possibilities for fall semester

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- With the constant curveballs that COVID-19 keeps throwing at us and our plans, the University of Lethbridge is still planning to have in-person program delivery for the fall semeste...

May 06, 2020 U-of-L -- Photo credit to University of Lethbridge

Hurricanes win WHL Business of the Year award

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes have received recognition from the Western Hockey League (WHL) for the organization's business acumen.The 'Canes have been named the league's Business of the...

Olivia Thorington May 06, 2020 (Photo courtesy the Lethbridge Hurricanes via www.lethbridgehurricanes.com)

Alberta suspends environmental monitoring rules for oilsands, citing COVID concerns

EDMONTON - The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has suspended a wide array of environmental monitoring requirements for companies in the oilsands.The suspensions have been granted over public health con...

May 06, 2020 (The Canadian Press)

Second man charged in connection with Lethbridge murder

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A second person has been charged in connection with a Lethbridge death.On Monday, April 27, police responded to an apartment building along the 1200 block of 4 Avenue South at around ...

Olivia Thorington May 06, 2020 An investigator on scene at the apartment building on 4th Avenue S. in Lethbridge (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

Hurricanes sign third-round daft pick Logan Wormald

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes have inked Logan Wormald.The team's third-round draft pick in the 2020 WHL Bantam Draft has signed a WHL Standard Player Agreement. The 15-year-old forward w...

May 06, 2020 Logan Wormald (Photo courtesy the Lethbridge Hurricanes at www.lethbridgehurricanes.com)

Province matching donations to Lethbridge's Community Foundation

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Your donation could stretch a lot farther than you may realize.The Government of Alberta has announced that it will be providing a maximum of $2-million combined in matching grants to...

May 06, 2020 Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta. (Lethbridge News Now)

LPS to launch "service investigation" into Star Wars Day stormtrooper arrest

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) will be looking into the way officers handled a call for service at a local Star Wars-themed restaurant on Monday, May the Fourth.LNN reported that an ...

May 05, 2020 The employee dressed in the stormtrooper costume. (Supplied by Bradley Whalen)

Trudeau announces $250M aid package for agri-food sector

Just as farmers and ranchers get ready to ramp up operations for the year the federal government is announcing a significant financial aid package.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an emergency ...

May 05, 2020 (CHAT News Today)

Federal scientists predict high wildfire risk across Western Canada

EDMONTON - Federal scientists are predicting a higher than average wildfire hazard for almost the entire country this summer.Their annual forecast says the risk will be highest in early summer in West...

May 05, 2020 (The Canadian Press)