Category Archives: Post to Social
Local volunteers dishing out free coffee and snacks to essential workers
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A group of volunteers is saying thank you to essential service workers.Lena Derksen has teamed up with Lethbridge-based Western Transportation to hand out free coffee and delicious tr...
Apr 15, 2020 L to R: Lena Derksen, Lori Ellis and volunteer Tianna Pool (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)
Lethbridge Jazz & Blues Festival cancelled due to COVID-19
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Fans of jazz music in the Lethbridge area are sure to be feeling the blues.The Lethbridge Jazz Society has decided to not move forward with this year's Jazz & Blues Festival.The e...
Apr 15, 2020 The 2018 Lethbridge Jazz & Blues Festival. (Lethbridge Jazz Society)
Drivers license tests temporarily suspended in Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - If you were planning on getting your driver's license any time soon, you're out of luck.Effective immediately, Alberta Transportation is suspending road tests during the public health...
Apr 15, 2020 Drivers testing
Ottawa expands the CERB program
OTTAWA, ON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced some changes to the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) this morning, April 15.Trudeau stated in his COVID-19 update that the CERB has been ...
Apr 15, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (The Canadian Press)
Lethbridge Sport Council announces 2019 Achievement Award winners
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Sport Council (LSC) is celebrating athletes and members of the sports world that have made a strong impact in the local athletics community over the last year.The LSC h...
Apr 15, 2020 (Photo courtesy the Lethbridge Sport Council on Facebook)
Parks Canada suspends camping, group activities and events until at least May 31
GATINEAU, QC - Parks Canada is taking additional measures to stop the spread of COVID-19.It's been announced that Parks Canada is suspending camping, group activities and events across the country unt...
Apr 15, 2020 Waterton Lakes National Park is one of the most popular sites in southern Alberta (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)
Bank of Canada set to detail impact of COVID-19, outlook for economy
OTTAWA - Canada's central bank will make an announcement today on its key interest rate and detail the impact of COVID-19 on the national economy. The bank has slashed its trend-setting interest rate ...
Apr 15, 2020
The Daily with LNN – April 14, 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....
Apr 14, 2020 Lethbridge News Now
U.S. halting all funding to the World Health Organization
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says he has directed a halt to U.S. payments to the World Health Organization (WHO) pending a review of its warnings about the coronavirus and China.Trump says the ...
Apr 14, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump. (The Associated Press)
Increased testing means increase in confirmed cases of COVID-19
EDMONTON, AB. - The Tuesday, April 14 update from Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw outlined a jump in confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Alberta. There were 138 new cases, taking the prov...
Apr 14, 2020 Dr. Deena Hinshaw -- Government of Alberta