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Anxiety high over changes to AISH payments

RED DEER -- For Red Deer resident Gary Mottl, changes to Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) payments are causing him nothing but grief.Mottl, 37, has Asperger's Syndrome, diabetes, soc...

Feb 29, 2020 Red Deer residents Gary and Stephanie Mottl say changes to AISH which take effect March 1 will cause them hardship - Josh Hall

Techies and travellers win in Alberta budget; vapers lose with new tax

EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government tabled its 2020-21 budget Thursday. Here is a look at who might be pleased and who won't be so happy:WINNERSTechies: The province is investing $200 ...

Feb 29, 2020 Alberta Legislature -- LNN

Online booking for Lethbridge picnic shelters to open on Monday

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge residents will be able to book city picnic shelters, starting next week.As of 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 2, online reservations will be live for the eight bookable picnic ...

Feb 29, 2020 The Henderson Lake area is home to the Henderson Horseshoe Group Picnic Shelter, one of many bookable picnic sites in Lethbridge (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

Hurricanes down Oil Kings 5-4 in Friday night shoot-out

LETHBRIDGE, AB - It didn't just take overtime, but a shoot-out for the Lethbridge Hurricanes to defeat the Edmonton Oil Kings Friday night.Fans were treated to a feisty battle of the two central divis...

Feb 29, 2020 The Hurricanes defeated the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings Friday night (Photo credit: Erica Perreaux)

The Daily with LNN – Feb. 28, 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....

Feb 28, 2020 Lethbridge News Now

Lethbridge-West MLA says city could be facing hundreds of lay-offs

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge's two post-secondary schools got a significant reduction in funding from Thursday's provincial budget.Mike Mahon, President and Vice-Chancellor at the University of Lethbri...

Feb 28, 2020 Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips

Lethbridge College & University facing combined $10-million cut

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge's two post-secondary schools got a significant reduction in funding from Thursday's provincial budget.Mike Mahon, President and Vice-Chancellor at the University of Lethbri...

Feb 28, 2020 Lethbridge College and University of Lethbridge logos.

7-year-old girl dies in mobile home park fire

RED DEER, AB -- An overnight fire at a mobile home park west of Red Deer has claimed a life.The fire at Westview Estates, formerly Les's Trailer Park, near Burnt Lake broke out just after 1 a.m. Frida...

Feb 28, 2020 Mobile home fires -- (rdnewsNOW/Dan Hermanutz)

Mayor: "Budget of austerity" to impact Lethbridge going forward

LETHBRIDGE, AB - "I think the days of relying exclusively on the province for support are over and we have to work together as a community to make sure that we're doing all we can to make sure we're m...

Feb 28, 2020 Lethbridge Mayor Chris Spearman. (Lethbridge News Now)

2020 Ag Scholarship recipients excited to be a part of the future of agriculture

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Last year, a U of L student was awarded the first ever Rotary Exhibition Park Agricultural Scholarship. This year saw not only one, but two students honoured. At a special scholarship...

Olivia Thorington Feb 28, 2020 Scholarship recipients Mallory Adams (left) and Geni Witdouck (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)