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In multiple days this week, Lethbridge & Cardston County add new COVID-19 cases
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has released its latest COVID-19 update for Friday, May 22.Provincially, another 32 infections were confirmed, bringing the total to 6,800. Of those, 5,801 p...
May 22, 2020
Alberta Farm Fresh - helping you source farm fresh food
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- It's been a much anticipated bonus to have Farmers' Markets begin to open in the province. The lovers of farm fresh products were concerned about the possibility of there being no S...
May 22, 2020
Reverse job-killing oilpatch monitoring suspensions: Alberta Opposition leader
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition leader says Premier Jason Kenney should step in to reverse a decision by the province's energy regulator to suspend environmental monitoring. Rachel Notley says th...
May 22, 2020
Toronto FC rookie forward Achara thinking of family back home in Nigeria
TORONTO - You could forgive Toronto FC rookie Ifunanyachi Achara if he thought "Why me?" When the 16-year-old Achara came to the U.S. from Nigeria in 2014 to attend Berkshire High School in Massachuse...
May 22, 2020
Leaving hand sanitizer in hot vehicles a fire risk; Alberta doctors
EDMONTON - Doctors at Alberta Health Services (AHS) say people using hand sanitizer when they are out shouldn't leave it in their cars for too long because it could lead to a fire.The advice comes in ...
May 22, 2020
Federal parties tap wage subsidy program to avoid layoffs as donations dry up
OTTAWA - Federal political parties are tapping into the emergency wage subsidy program to avoid laying off their staff as donations dry up during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Liberal...
May 22, 2020
Leaving hand sanitizer in hot vehicles a fire risk: Alberta doctors
EDMONTON - Doctors at Alberta Health Services say people using hand sanitizer when they are out shouldn't leave it in their cars for too long because it could lead to a fire. The advice...
May 22, 2020
California's April jobless rate higher than Great Recession
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California's unemployment rate nearly tripled to 15.5% in April as the nation's most populous state lost more jobs in one month from the coronavirus than it did during the Great R...
May 22, 2020
Local hair salons adapting to new ways of giving haircuts
LETHBRIDGE, AB- COVID-19 is presenting its challenges to everyday life. Do it yourself haircuts can only go so far and now that salons are open, they have to follow strict guidelines to keep employees...
May 22, 2020
Free Fry Day on May 29 aims to raise $100,000 for HALO Air Ambulance
LETHBRIDGE, AB - An ambitious goal has been set by three local companies - raising $100,000 in a single day.McCain Foods, Western Tractor, and J.E.B. Transport will host an event on Friday, May 29 in ...
May 22, 2020