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Veterinarian on cow herd health and answers a continually nagging question

CALGARY, AB. -- As the provincial government reminds Albertans about protecting themselves from COVID-19, the Vice Chair of Alberta Beef Producers (ABP), says cattle producers need to protect their he...

May 03, 2020 Calves in the field - LNN

Police respond to careless driving incident on Highway 3

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Police stopped a 70-year-old man on Saturday following a report of careless driving. LPS stated that on May 2, they received a call about a van driving west in the eastbound lanes of ...

Olivia Thorington May 03, 2020 File photo of a Lethbridge Police vehicle (Lethbridge News Now)

Target Hunger campaign a go, despite COVID-19 pandemic

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Registration for the annual Target Hunger initiative is now open. Organizers say despite the on-going novel coronavirus pandemic, the Lethbridge-wide event will still take place, as i...

May 03, 2020 Volunteers from the 2019 Target Hunger campaign (Photo courtesy Danielle McIntyre, Interfaith Food Bank)

Lethbridge-hosted Junior Canadian Little League Championship cancelled

LETHBRIDGE, AB - This summer's Junior Canadian Little League Championship has officially been cancelled.The tournament was scheduled to take place in Lethbridge from July 31-August 9. The cancellation...

May 02, 2020 (Free photo via Pexels.com)

Winners announced for RCMP "Name the Puppy" contest

INNISFAIL, AB - The RCMP is pleased to announce that the 13 puppies who were born at the Police Dog Training Centre in Innisfail this year now have names.Back in February, youths from across Canada we...

May 02, 2020 Some of the 13 police pups. (RCMP)

Economic Recovery Task Force announces new partnership

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Region Economic Recovery Task Force has announced the launch of a new app to help local businesses.The group has partnered with GetintheLoop, a mobile technology compan...

May 02, 2020 File photo of an area of downtown Lethbridge (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

The Daily with LNN – May 1, 2020

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Take Lethbridge News Now on the go anytime, anywhere.The Daily is LNN's podcast-style news update, detailing some of the local, regional, and national stories we have been working on....

May 01, 2020 Lethbridge News Now

Union challenges Cargill's decision to reopen High River plant

CALGARY, AB -- The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Union, is not happy with the High River processing plant decision to resume operations on Monday, May 4. As of Tuesday, April 28, there wer...

May 01, 2020 Cargill plant in High River -- The Canadian Press

South Zone COVID-19 infections surpass 1,000, four new cases in Lethbridge

LETHBRIDGE, AB - More than 1,000 people in the South Health Zone have tested positive for COVID-19.That is from the provincial government's latest update on the virus as of Friday, May 1.Across Albert...

May 01, 2020 Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. (Government of Alberta)

Province launches contact tracing app, ‘ABTraceTogether’

EDMONTON, AB - The province has announced new software that should help lessen the number of communally-transmitted COVID-19 cases.It's called ABTraceTogether and is a free app citizens can download t...

May 01, 2020 (Lethbridge News Now)