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Hearing from the front line - local Doctor's perspective on health care changes

LETHBRIDGE, AB -- It spite of continued objections, the provincial government is going ahead with what the Alberta Medical Association (AMA) calls 'irresponsible' health care restructuring. In the fac...

Mar 31, 2020 CRH emergency room -- LNN

75 cases of COVID-19 in Alberta due to community transmission

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has provided its latest update on COVID-19 transmission in the province.Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw says 754 Albertans have contracted ...

Mar 31, 2020 Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. (Government of Alberta)

City Council set to vote on expansion to Japanese Gardens facility

LETHBRIDGE, AB - April 6 will be the day that the Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden will know whether their project will go ahead after all.The expanded Programming & Community Facility would be 465 squa...

Mar 31, 2020 (Photo by Nikka Yuko Japanese Gardens)

Farmers can still bring in temporary foreign workers, but may need locals more than ever

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Farmers across Southern Alberta and Canada have expressed their concerns about whether or not they will be able to get enough workers for this year.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the f...

Mar 31, 2020 (Supplied by Glenn Miller)

Province talks legislation for enforcing COVID-19 orders, home renters, and oil wells

EDMONTON, AB - The United Conservative Party will be introducing a trio of bills that they say will help Albertans get through the COVID-19 pandemic.Government House Leader Jason Nixon talked about Bi...

Mar 31, 2020 Government House Leader Jason Nixon. (Supplied by Government of Alberta)

Telus reports mobile service disruption in western Canada, cell users unable to call 911

LETHBRIDGE, AB -Cell phone users may notice an issue to their service this morning.Telus Mobility says they're experiencing a network outage that's affecting wireless status in parts of Western Canada...

Mar 31, 2020 Lethbridge News Now file image of a cell phone (Lethbridge News Now)

Federal government allocating $2 billion for personal protective equipment

OTTAWA, ON - The federal government is moving ahead with working alongside the private sector in the fight against COVID-19.This morning (Tuesday, March 31), Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced th...

Mar 31, 2020 (The Canadian Press)

Lockdown ended at Bowden Institution

INNISFAIL, AB - The lockdown at Bowden Institution has been lifted.The lockdown was put in place at the Correctional Service Canada (CSC) facility on March 17 as a precautionary measure when inmates s...

Mar 31, 2020 Bowden Institution (Photo courtesy rdnewsNOW)

Investment from Alberta government kick-starts KXL Pipeline construction

CALGARY, AB - Construction is moving ahead on the Keystone XL Pipeline project.The US $8 billion 1,947-kilometre line from TC Energy Corp., based in Calgary, will be able to carry 830,000 barrels of c...

Mar 31, 2020 Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announcing the investment (Screenshot from YourAlberta video on YouTube)

War room budget reduced to reflect needs during COVID-19 pandemic

EDMONTON, AB - The budget of the controversial Canadian Energy Centre, or war room, has been reduced by 90 per cent in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The overwhelming majority of the CEC's budget ...

Mar 30, 2020 Alberta Legislature -- LNN