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Nikka Yuko facility expansion will go ahead after all

LETHBRIDGE, AB - After months of deliberations and presentations, the Nikka Yuko Japanese Gardens finally has assurance that their Programming & Community Facility will be built.It was originally ...

Apr 06, 2020 Nikka Yuko Japanese Gardens. (Lethbridge News Now)

Two more Covid-19 cases in the South Health zone

EDMONTON, AB. -- Alberta health has confirmed there are now 1,349 cases of COVID-19 in the province, with the addition of 98 cases on Monday (Apr 6). Another death in Calgary, involving woman in her 8...

Apr 06, 2020 Dr. Deena Hinshaw -- Gov't of Alberta

Second Harvest Food Rescue offers more than $4.5 million to community groups who feed Canadians

TORONTO, ON. -- Canadian homes throw away $1,766 worth of food every year. The dollar value of unused food thrown out by businesses every year, is in the millions of dollars.As the COVID-19 pandemic d...

Apr 06, 2020 Second Harvest food recovery - graphics from Second Harvest

LPS offers pro-active advice to avoid COVID-19 scams

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Although city Police haven't received many complaints relating to COVID-19 scams, they want to ensure the public is aware of the possibilities. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre advise...

Apr 06, 2020 LPS Headquarters -- LNN

Group calls for closure of B.C.-Alberta border to limit spread of COVID-19

CRANBROOK, B.C. - The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) is calling on B.C.'s Provincial Health Officer to take stronger measures to slow the spread of COVID-19."As a region, we are united in o...

Apr 06, 2020 Hwy 3 sign in the Crowsnest Pass near the B.C.-Alberta border. (Lethbridge News Now)

Conference Board of Canada forecasts 2.8-million job losses due to COVID-19

LETHBRIDGE, AB - It may not come as a surprise to most right now, but COVID-19 has and will likely continue to have a major impact on employment in Canada in the short term.Given that many provinces, ...

Apr 06, 2020 Downtown Lethbridge. (Lethbridge News Now)

Palliser schools making house calls to support families

IRON SPRINGS - Their bright, shiny future is rising up from the earth, just steps from the front doors of Huntsville School. The focus of this school community at present, however, is squarely on the ...

Apr 06, 2020 Huntsville School staff load up wellness hampers to be delivered to students and their families (Photo courtesy Craig Albrecht)

Western Canadian Baseball League provides COVID-19 update

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Bulls' season could be in jeopardy. The Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) - in which the Bulls are a part of - have yet to make a final decision regarding the sta...

Apr 06, 2020 The Western Canadian Baseball League logo (The Western Canadian Baseball League on Facebook)

Ferries, commercial vessels told to reduce passenger numbers to avoid COVID-19

OTTAWA - The federal government is bringing in further measures to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 on commercial passenger vessels and ferries. Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced that sta...

Olivia Thorington Apr 05, 2020

Daily COVID-19 figures increase by 69 with three additional deaths

EDMONTON, AB. -- Alberta may take more aggressive measures to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in the coming days. The health of Albertans is, and always will be, our top priority. On Sunday, the prov...

Apr 05, 2020 Dr. Deena Hinshaw- Alberta Gov't