Author Archives: David Opinko
Day five recap: City of Lethbridge budget deliberations
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Budget deliberations have concluded at Lethbridge City Hall. The fifth and final day of discussions for the 2023-2026 Operating Budget has closed. Pending final approval, property tax...
Nov 18, 2022
Foreign supply of children's pain meds set to hit Canadian shelves next week
A large foreign supply of children's fever and pain medication is expected to start showing up on pharmacy and retail shelves next week, Health Canada said Friday. One million bottles of children's me...
Nov 18, 2022
Federal government seeking feedback on promised school food policy as inflation rises
OTTAWA - The federal minister of families, children and social development says the government is looking for feedback on the creation of a national school food policy. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau t...
Nov 16, 2022
Fiscal Update 2022: Ottawa to permanently eliminate student loan interest
Ottawa says it plans to make permanent the pandemic era removal of interest on student loans in an effort to reduce some of the current financial pressures on young Canadians as the cost of living ris...
Nov 03, 2022
Five things you need to know about the Liberals' fall economic update
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals unveiled their fall economic update Thursday - a 92-page mini-budget setting out Canada's fiscal situation and outlining new policies to tackle cost-of-living woes. The w...
Nov 03, 2022
No injuries reported in Lethbridge camper fire
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Firefighters in Lethbridge responded to a blaze on Halloween night. At around 8:00 p.m. on Monday, October 31, 2022, crews from three stations responded to a fire in a storage compoun...
Nov 01, 2022
Ottawa reveals plan to welcome 500,000 immigrants per year by 2025
OTTAWA - The federal government is planning a massive increase in the number of immigrants entering Canada, with a goal of seeing 500,000 people arrive each year by 2025. Immigration Minister Sean Fra...
Nov 01, 2022
B.C. offers new pay model for doctors, includes $135,000 raises
VANCOUVER - Family doctors in British Columbia are getting a significant raise under the province's new compensation model as part of a plan to address the crisis in the health care system. The provin...
Oct 31, 2022
Critics warn proposed Alberta well cleanup plan a royalty giveaway
EDMONTON, AB - Critics fear Alberta's new United Conservative premier is preparing to bring in a program that would use billions of dollars in taxpayer-funded royalty breaks to subsidize energy compan...
Oct 31, 2022
Premier Smith won't permit mask mandates in schools
Premier Danielle Smith is all but guaranteeing that mask mandates will not return to schools. In a statement released Saturday morning, October 29, 2022, Smith says: "Our government will not permit an...
Oct 29, 2022