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Alberta Labour Minister clarifies COVID-19 job protection measures
EDMONTON, AB - Minister of Labour and Immigration Jason Copping responded to questions in the legislature this week regarding laws around job protection during the COVID-19 pandemic.Lethbridge-East ML...
Apr 14, 2020 Minister of Labour and Immigration Jason Copping. (Government of Alberta)
Two-time Stanley Cup winner Kris Versteeg announces retirement from NHL
TORONTO - Two-time Stanley Cup champion Kris Versteeg has retired after 11 NHL seasons. The 33-year-old forward from Lethbridge, Alta., amassed 149 goals and 209 assists in 643 regular-season games, a...
Apr 14, 2020
Fatal pedestrian collision claims life of child
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Lethbridge police continue to investigate a fatal pedestrian collision, which happened around 3:30 on Monday (Apr 13) at the intersection of Whoop Up Drive and Aquitania Boulevard W...
Apr 13, 2020 LPS cruiser -- LNN
The Daily with LNN – April 13, 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 13, 2020 Lethbridge News Now
Province expands COVID-19 testing eligibility, 81 new infections confirmed
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta gave its latest update on the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta.Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced 81 new cases of the virus in the provi...
Apr 13, 2020 Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. (Government of Alberta)
Union calls for temporary closure of meat-packing plant in High River over COVID-19 concerns
HIGH RIVER, AB - The union representing workers at one of Cargill's plants in Southern Alberta says it needs to enter a two-week closure.United Food and Commercial Workers Canada Union (UFCW) local 40...
Apr 13, 2020 (Cargill Meat Solutions)
Provincial trial will look at whether hydroxychloroquine can prevent COVID-19 hospitalization
EDMONTON, AB. -- Alberta will investigate the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in preventing hospitalization for people at the highest risk of developing severe symptoms of COVID-19.The Alber...
Apr 13, 2020 Alberta Legislature - LNN
36,000 kg of medical supplies arrive in Edmonton from China
EDMONTON, AB. -- A cargo jet, carrying 36,000 kilograms of medical supplies, landed at the Edmonton International Airport this morning.In a statement, Kaycee Madu, the Minister of Municipal Affairs, s...
Apr 13, 2020 Medical supplies being unloaded from the cargo jet (photo courtesy of the Edmonton International Airport)
Farmers, food processors to get federal funds to help foreign workers isolate
OTTAWA, On. - Canadian farmers and food processors will get $50 million in federal funding to ensure temporary foreign workers comply with mandatory COVID-19 quarantine.Agriculture Minister Marie-Clau...
Apr 13, 2020 Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau - The Canadian Press
How Canadians are adapting to COVID-19 and what's concerning them: Stats Canada
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new survey from Statistics Canada details a wide range of thoughts people are having about the COVID-19 pandemic, what steps they are taking to keep themselves and others safe, and ...
Apr 13, 2020 (Pixabay)