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Brooks to take "far more aggressive approach to enforcement" following COVID-19 outbreak
BROOKS, AB - The City of Brooks only has a population of 14,451 as of the 2016 federal census, but it has more than two-thirds of all COVID-19 cases in the South Health Zone.On Sunday, LNN reported th...
Apr 20, 2020 Brooks City Hall. (City of Brooks)
U of L discontinuing Pronghorns hockey programs due to budget constraints
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns hockey teams are no more. The U of L announced Monday morning, that after three straight years of reductions to its operating grant, the school...
Apr 20, 2020 The Pronghorns men & women's hockey teams have been discontinued, according to the U of L (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)
Alberta saw the biggest drop in mental health scores in Canada
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The COVID-19 pandemic has played a negative role on the mental health of most Canadians, but it appears Albertans have been hit the hardest.That is according to the new Mental Health ...
Apr 20, 2020 The impact of COVID-19 on mental health. (Morneau Shepell)
Addison named WHL Eastern Conference Defenceman of the Year
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The accolades keep coming for the Lethbridge Hurricanes and its players.Defenceman Calen Addison has been named the Western Hockey League (WHL) Eastern Conference Defenceman of the Ye...
Apr 20, 2020 Calen Addison has been named the WHL Eastern Conference Defeceman of the Year (Photo courtesy the Western Hockey League - WHL at whl.ca)
Trudeau to Nova Scotians: ‘The country stands with you and grieves with you’
One day after the worst mass shooting in Canada's history, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's daily address to Canadians was focused on Nova Scotia. Trudeau told Nova Scotians "the country stands with yo...
Apr 20, 2020
Probe into mass killing in Nova Scotia continues as province grapples with the violence
Investigators are continuing to piece together one of Canada's deadliest mass killings, which saw a man who at one point donned a police uniform slay 16 people as he travelled across northern Nova Sco...
Apr 20, 2020
All air passengers in Canada must wear face masks
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Effective at noon on Monday, April 20, you will have to have a non-medical mask or face covering during air travel.Transportation Minister Marc Garneau says protecting Canadians durin...
Apr 20, 2020 Lethbridge Airport. (Lethbridge News Now)
Brooks KFC employee tests positive for COVID-19
BROOKS, AB - An employee working at the KFC in Brooks has tested positive for COVID-19, a spokesperson from KFC Canada confirms.In an emailed statement to CHAT News Today, KFC Canada said the employee...
Apr 19, 2020 (KFC)
South Zone COVID-19 cases nearly double in one day to 142
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has announced a sharp rise in confirmed COVID-19 infections around the province, the large portion of which are in the South Health Zone.241 new cases were c...
Apr 19, 2020 Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. (Government of Alberta)
Negotiations around re-opening House of Commons going down to the wire
OTTAWA - Negotiations around re-opening the House of Commons are going down to the wire.Members of Parliament from across Canada are expected to return to their seats tomorrow unless the Liberal gover...
Apr 19, 2020 The Canadian Press