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05.12.2020 / 02:19

COVID-19: Lethbridge County votes ‘yes’ to mandatory mask bylaw

Following a heated discussion Friday afternoon, Lethbridge County has voted five to two in favour of a mandatory mask bylaw for the region. Lethbridge city council extends mandatory mask bylaw until at least Feb.

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Lethbridge more than doubles its COVID-19 case count in 1 month

Lethbridge city council extends mandatory mask bylaw until at least Feb.

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Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden launches booking for Winter Light Festival, announces new displays

website, as no walk ins will be accommodated. Southern Alberta tourist attractions see more local visitors amid continued Canada-U.S.

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Southern Alberta students protest diploma exams during COVID-19

Grade 12 Vauxhall High School student Chelsey Mills received a phone call from her MLA Joseph Schow after she wrote a letter to him and Education Minister Adriana LaGrange.It requested diploma exams be reconsidered this year due to the extra time out of class for quarantine, students learning online and the limited internet access many rural students have at home.“He heard my opinion and got my main concerns,” Mills said Wednesday. Coronavirus: What schools in Alberta have COVID-19 outbreaks But Horizon School Division Supt.

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Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta accepting grant applications

COVID-19 pandemic, the Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta is currently accepting grant applications across the region for two of its annual grant programs: the Community Priorities Grant and the Henry S.

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Southern Alberta tourist attractions see more local visitors amid continued Canada-U.S. border closures

Waterton Lakes National Park opened later than usual this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and businesses in the town have lost a large portion of their American clientele amid the continued closure of the Canada-U.S. border.Shameer Suleman with the Bayshore Inn Resort and Spa in Waterton said the season got off to a slow start, with weekdays seeing very little traffic.Their normal six-month-long season was cut short to just 90 days.However, now the weather is warming up, weekends have been quite busy with more Albertan visitors.“We were sold out last weekend, sold out this weekend, which is fantastic,” Suleman said.

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2 teenage girls dead, search underway for 3rd missing in southern Alberta river

— More to come…— With files from Caley Ramsay, Global News

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Coronavirus: Southern Alberta residents pay tribute to front-line workers with video

To show gratitude for front-line workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, a mother-daughter duo from Lethbridge, Alta., decided to create an online video saying “thank you.”

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Coronavirus: What the Canadian government is doing to support farmers

The Canadian government has now listed agriculture as an essential service, acknowledging both the importance of the industry, as well as its place in the economy.

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Southern Alberta school districts provide update on K-12 education plan amid COVID-19 pandemic

Dozens of schools in and around Lethbridge are figuring out how to transition their lesson plans to avoid in-person schooling as the province grapples with a rising number of confirmed COVID-19 cases. Eloise Therien has the story.

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