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Dr. Adeel Azam, clinical department head for internal medicine and ICU at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital Photo by Bob Schneider

Medicine Hat and Lethbridge doctors advocate for additional cardiac services

By Charles Lefebvre

March 13, 2019 - 10:06pm

MEDICINE HAT, AB — Lethbridge and Medicine Hat doctors continue to advocate for enhanced cardiac care services in the region, saying it will help save lives.

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Daylight saving time begins Sunday

By Charles Lefebvre

March 9, 2019 - 6:53pm

LETHBRDGE -- It’s time to change your clocks again as Daylight saving time for 2019 begins this weekend.

Residents will need to advance their clocks forward by one hour on Sunday March 10.

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Canadian Pacific appeals ministerial order on handbrakes

By Charles Lefebvre

March 9, 2019 - 9:45am

CALGARY, AB — Canadian Pacific Railway announced Friday it plans to appeal a ministerial order from Transport Canada requiring the use of handbrakes on all trains that are stopped on mountain slopes.

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Province increases oil production limits for April

By Charles Lefebvre

March 1, 2019 - 3:32pm

EDMONTON — The province says they will be increasing oil production in April.

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Flu not hitting Alberta as hard this year

By Charles Lefebvre

February 26, 2019 - 5:53pm

MEDICINE HAT — According to the numbers, influenza has not been hitting Alberta as hard this year as it did last year.

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Saskatchewan Coroners Service releases report into Broncos bus crash

By Charles Lefebvre

February 25, 2019 - 2:27pm

REGINA, SASK. — The Saskatchewan Coroners Service is calling for mandatory seatbelts on buses following its investigation into the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.

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Environment Minister Shannon Phillips announces that Canadian Solar will partner with Conklin Métis Local 193 on three solar power contracts to supply 55 percent of the Alberta government's electricity needs. (L to R:) Shirley Tremblay, president of Conklin Metis Local 193, Ryan Tourigny, director of Business Development at Canadian Solar, Phillips, and John Gorman, president and CEO of Canadian Solar Industries Association Government of Alberta Photo

Province announces solar energy projects to be constructed in southeast Alberta

By Charles Lefebvre

February 15, 2019 - 5:49pm

CALGARY -- The provincial government has announced another significant investment in solar energy in southern Alberta.

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Minister David Eggen, St. Albert MLA Marie Renaud, and Deanna and Nathalie Emberg announce Alberta’s new guidelines for supporting students with Type 1 Diabetes in schools Government of Alberta

Alberta education unveils guide for schools and Type 1 diabetes

By Charles Lefebvre

February 12, 2019 - 9:31pm

ST. ALBERT, AB — The province has released new guidelines to help schools develop plans for students with Type 1 diabetes.

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Fentanyl overdose deaths in Alberta last year surpass 2017 total

By Charles Lefebvre

February 2, 2019 - 9:09am

EDMONTON, AB — Approximately 13 Albertans a week died from fentanyl overdoses in 2018, according to a new report released by Alberta Health on Friday.