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Lethbridge MP appointed Shadow Minister for Digital Government
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Rachael Harder has a new position within the federal government - one that she feels has become increasingly important in recent years.The Member of Parliament will serve as an opposi...
Feb 11, 2021
Football Alberta announce 2020 award winners
LETHBRIDGE, AB- Although there was not very much football allowed in 2020, Football Alberta have given their awards for the season.School districts in Lethbridge decided to postpone sports for the fal...
Feb 11, 2021
Deliveries of COVID-19 vaccine doses to Canada set to more than quadruple next week
OTTAWA - A month-long slowdown in Canada's COVID-19 vaccine deliveries should end next week, with the single biggest shipment of vaccines from Pfizer and BioNTech to date.Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, the mi...
Feb 11, 2021
SACPA: Exploring the long-term impacts of coal mining in the Oldman River Watershed
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Earlier this week, the provincial government announced the reinstatement of the 1976 coal policy.READ MORE: Alberta reinstating 1976 coal policyOn Thursday morning, Feb. 11, Shannon F...
Feb 11, 2021
Canadian Press NewsAlert: B.C. sets record for most over overdose deaths in a year
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's chief coroner says the province recorded the most deaths ever in a single year due to an unnatural cause, with 1,716 lives lost to illicit drug overdoses in 2020. Lisa L...
Feb 11, 2021
Feds roll out promised funding for LGBTQ groups to 76 organizations
OTTAWA - Seventy-six LGBTQ projects in Canada have received $15 million in federal money.The money follows up on a promise in the 2019 federal budget to set up a fund to encourage and support the deve...
Feb 11, 2021
Montreal mayor, police chief announce new anti-gun squad, following rise in violence
Montreal's mayor and its police chief are announcing a new team of investigators who will target weapon traffickers, following a rise in gun-related crime across parts of the city. The new police unit...
Feb 11, 2021
O'Toole pushes U.S. envoy to Canada to preserve Line 5, Keystone XL pipelines
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole urged the acting American ambassador to Canada to tell Washington to preserve the Line 5 pipeline to the United States. O'Toole told Katherine Brucker that he...
Feb 11, 2021
Toronto Blue Jays claim Dominican right-hander Joel Payamps off waivers
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed right-hander Joel Payamps off waivers from the Boston Red Sox. To make room on the 40-man roster, right-hander Shun Yamaguchi has been designated for assig...
Feb 11, 2021
Lethbridge man charged in city's first homicide of the year
LETHBRIDGE, AB- One man has been charged in connection with a homicide on the city's southside on Monday, February 8, 2021.Jade Trotter, 35, of Lethbridge is charged with second-degree murder and brea...
Feb 11, 2021