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Lethbridge College researchers looking to develop new antibiotics using Alberta-based plants
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The work of two researchers at Lethbridge College has received a boost.Microbiology senior research scientist Dr. Sophie Kernis and lab technician Leanne DuMontier are working on deve...
Feb 03, 2021
Jason Kenney defends Rockies coal policy, calls old protections a ‘dead letter’
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is digging in when it comes to his government's stance on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains.In an interview Thursday morning, Kenney says an old policy tha...
Feb 03, 2021
Proud Boys and other extreme right-wing groups among 13 added to Canada's terror list
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is adding the Proud Boys and three other extreme right-wing groups to its list of terrorist organizations to address the sort of neo-fascism and white nationalism that ...
Feb 03, 2021
NLL scraps plans for abbreviated 2020-21 season, wants to begin full campaign in fall
PHILADELPHIA - The National Lacrosse League has cancelled plans for an abbreviated 2020-21 season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The league said in a statement it will now focus on starting a f...
Feb 03, 2021
Toronto Arrows move south of the border to start MLR season in Atlanta area
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows are moving south to start the 2021 Major League Rugby season. MLR announced Wednesday that Arrows will share facilities with Rugby ATL in Marietta, Ga., because of pandemi...
Feb 03, 2021
Jason Kenney defends Rockies coal policy, calls old protections a 'dead letter'
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says Albertans have no cause to worry over his government quietly throwing out a coal policy that protected the Rocky Mountains for more than four decades."No r...
Feb 03, 2021
Lethbridge City Council to consider extending mask bylaw to Dec. 31
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Could the residents of Lethbridge be required to wear face masks in public settings until the end of 2021? We might find out on Thursday, February 11.At next week's Community Safety S...
Feb 03, 2021
'It's a different look': Regulation wins more important in NHL's shortened season
Paul Maurice is cheering for only one thing when he watches two North Division rivals hit the ice from his couch. The Winnipeg Jets head coach wants the result decided inside 60 minutes - and definite...
Feb 03, 2021
No injuries in Highway 22 vehicle fire near Lundbreck
PINCHER CREEK, AB - Pincher Creek Emergency Services responded to a vehicle fire early Wednesday morning.The incident was first reported shortly after 6:30 a.m. near Lundbreck.Highway 22 10 km North o...
Feb 03, 2021
Municipalities consider pushing province on regional restrictions
MEDICINE HAT, AB- A few municipalities in Southern Alberta are considering following Medicine Hat's lead in writing a letter to the province to push for a more regional approach to COVID-19 restrictio...
Feb 03, 2021