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Nobleford firefighter one of two killed in northern Alberta

NOBLEFORD, AB - A Nobleford volunteer firefighter has passed away.Jake Sansom was identified as one of the victims of a weekend shooting northeast of Edmonton in the Bonnyville area.The 39-year-old wa...

Apr 01, 2020 Jake Sansom was a volunteer firefighter in Nobleford (Photo courtesy Nobleford & District Emergency Services on Facebook)

Two people suffered smoke inhalation in West Lethbridge garage fire

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services was called to a home in West Lethbridge around 7:30 pm on Tuesday.Chief Fire Marshall Heath Wright says there was a fire in a garage on the 100 ...

Apr 01, 2020 (Lethbridge News Now)

City offering social service supports in light of COVID-19 pandemic

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is working hard to help the community during the global COVID-19 pandemic.The city says staff has been working with local partners to identify areas of need for...

Apr 01, 2020 Lethbridge City Hall (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

Province providing $30 million in COVID-19 funding to support charities

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Alberta government is offering support to charitable and non-profit organizations who are helping the vulnerable during the COVID-19 global pandemic, in the form of $30 million in...

Apr 01, 2020 The Alberta Legislature building in Edmonton (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

Lethbridge Police enforcing public health orders, say to submit complaints to AHS

LETHBRIDGE, AB - After the Government of Alberta discussed the introduction of legislation around public health orders Tuesday, Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has been given direction on the enforcem...

Apr 01, 2020 Lethbridge Police vehicle. (Lethbridge News Now)

City asking residents to be mindful of waste and recycling during COVID-19 pandemic

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Residents in Lethbridge are being asked to consider what they recycle and toss in their trash bans.The city says reduced services and closures due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic cou...

Apr 01, 2020 Some city services have been adjusted in light of the COVID-19 pandemic (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

Federal carbon tax increase takes effect today

OTTAWA, ON - Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal carbon tax is increasing today, April 1.The increase brings the carbon price on fuel purchases to $30 per tonne, up from $20. This means that dr...

Apr 01, 2020 (Photo: The Canadian Press)

PM, Scheer among MPs to donate pay hike to charities during COVID-19 crisis

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer are among the MPs who are promising to donate an automatic increase in their salaries to charity, as the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Olivia Thorington Apr 01, 2020

Earthquake rattles Southern Alberta and north-west U.S.

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Did you feel it? For many residents across southern Alberta, including Calgary, and much of the U.S. north-west, the earth moved early Tuesday (Mar 31) evening. The temblor was felt...

Mar 31, 2020 Earthquake area -- USGS

The Daily with LNN – March 31, 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....

Mar 31, 2020 Lethbridge News Now