Author Archives: David Opinko

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says about one in nine Canadian adults have had long-term symptoms from COVID-19 infection. The report released today says that amounts to 3.5 million Canadians. Symptoms ar...

Alberta's government is issuing a request for proposal (RFP) to enhance drought modelling and help the province prepare for 2024. The announcement comes after the province had more than a dozen commun...

OTTAWA, ON - The federal Liberal government has reached a deal with Google over the Online News Act, following threats from the digital giant that it would remove news from its search platform in Cana...

EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta government aims to shield its power companies from draft federal plans to mandate a clean electrical grid by invoking the contentious Sovereignty Act for the first time. The...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services (LFES) responded to a structure fire on the west side this past weekend. At 4:23 p.m. on Saturday, November 25, 2023, crews from four stations w...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The MP for Lethbridge said she believes the measures in this week's Fall Economic Statement will only make bad situations worse. Rachael Thomas has given her reaction to the speech de...

COALDALE, AB - Residents of the Coaldale area can take advantage of a new campaign to reduce thefts of motor vehicles. The Coaldale RCMP will hand out steering wheel locks and other crime prevention m...

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is set to present the traditional fall update on Canada's finances - a fiscal blueprint that's expected to include measures aimed at getting more homes buil...

OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency has denied or adjusted $458 million in funds disbursed to employers through a pandemic-era wage subsidy program as a result of a partially completed auditing process...

OTTAWA - Canadian Heritage has released its final policy direction for the Liberals' controversial Online Streaming Act, which aims to modernize the country's broadcasting laws. The final direction fo...