Author Archives: David Opinko

PICTURE BUTTE, AB - There will be no sanctions against an RCMP officer who was involved in a shooting. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has completed its review of a matter that occu...

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has given 72-hour strike notice to Canada Post. The notice is for both the union's urban and rural and suburban bargaining units. In a release early Tuesday mornin...

OTTAWA - First Nations chiefs are gathering in Calgary today as they prepare to vote on a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform agreement with Ottawa. The deal was struck in July between Canada,...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes fell 4-3 in overtime to the Vancouver Giants on Friday, October 11. The game was the Hurricanes debut for forward Shane Smith, who the team acquired on Octob...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A prestigious national award has gone to the City of Lethbridge. The Creative City Network of Canada (CCNC) has given its Cultural Planning Award to the municipality. They called Leth...

People in many parts of Canada got to experience a powerful Aurora Borealis display on Thursday, October 10, and they might get another chance on Friday. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admi...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) says there was determined to be no threat at a group of south side schools. At approximately 9:40 a.m. on Thursday, October 10, 2024, police receiv...

Seventeen months after she was booted from the United Conservative caucus, Jennifer Johnson, who serves as MLA for Lacombe-Ponoka, has been welcomed back. The UCP caucus made the announcement Wednesda...

BROCKET, AB - A person in southern Alberta faces nine charges. At approximately 9:30 a.m. on Monday, October 7, 2024, the Piikani Nation RCMP says it conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the Brock...

The 19th Annual National Depression Screening Day will take place on October 10. Put on by Counselling Alberta and Calgary Counselling Centre, this initiative was started as a way to make mental healt...