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Hurricanes’ Kambeitz wins community award

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Dino Kambeitz has been recognized for his community work off the ice.The Lethbridge Hurricanes forward is this year's recipient of the Herman Elfring Community Relations Award. The ho...

Apr 13, 2020 (Photo courtesy the Lethbridge Hurricanes at lethbridgehurricanes.com)

82 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, 823 confirmed recoveries

EDMONTON, AB - There are now 823 confirmed recovered cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, with 82 new cases reported in Sunday's update from the province. This brings the provincial total to 1,651 cases.Four...

Apr 12, 2020 (The Canadian Press)

Province announces charitable donation matching program

EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government is launching a program to match, dollar-for-dollar, donations up to $2 million to charities based in Alberta, as well as non-profit organizations with COVID-19...

Apr 12, 2020 The Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

Lack of FSCD funding a frustrating battle for Lethbridge mother

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Recent times have been difficult for Angela Emoff.The Lethbridge woman is a support assistant for Geoff Meyering, an impartial quadriplegic. This means Meyering has use of four limbs,...

Apr 12, 2020 Emoff with her son Ben (Photo provided by Angela Emoff)

Blood Tribe passes Emergency Protection Bylaw

STANDOFF, AB - The Blood Tribe Chief and Council have passed a new bylaw.A release from Blood Tribe Communications & Community Engagement states the Emergency Protection Bylaw addressed the wellbe...

Apr 11, 2020 (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

Alberta reports 69 new COVID-19 cases, including four new in South Health Zone

EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government announced 69 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Alberta today, April 11.That brings the provincial total to 1,569 cases. The total number of death...

Apr 11, 2020 (The Canadian Press)

Alberta sending PPE to Ontario, Quebec and B.C.

EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government announced today that it's sending supplies to British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec.This is to help address unprecedented demand for personal protective equipme...

Apr 11, 2020 Alberta Premier Jason Kenney during today's announcement (Screenshot from YourAlberta video on YouTube)

Singh calls for universal access to CERB

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he wants the government to lift all criteria for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit to allow any Canadian who is in financial distress due to COVID-19 to qual...

Olivia Thorington Apr 11, 2020

Connecting with students again key in moving forward

You can add a fourth 'R' to the playbook as Palliser Regional Schools continues educating students during the COVID-19 pandemic.'Relationships' - whether it's forming new connections or bolstering exi...

Apr 11, 2020 A Vulcan Prairieview Elementary School teachers produces an instructional video to be shared with students at home (Photo courtesy Craig Albrecht)

Lethbridge chapter of United Way receives $20,000 donation from ATB

LETHBRIDGE, AB - ATB has announced $250,000 in funding for United Ways across Alberta.This is to help support their work in addressing the needs of communities affected by the novel coronavirus pandem...

Apr 10, 2020 United Way of Lehtbridge & South Western Alberta