Author Archives:
Province announces funding to help underrepresented Albertans in aviation industry
The Alberta government has announced a $5 million investment to diversify the aviation industry and help position the province as Canada's aviation hub. Officials say Alberta's aviation industry is gr...
Apr 13, 2023
'Potentially devastating': Bird flu cases in mammals put scientists on alert
A rise in mammals infected with bird flu has put Canadian wildlife and public health experts on alert, as recent research by federal scientists warns of a "potentially devastating pandemic" if the vir...
Apr 13, 2023
Home rental prices in Lethbridge up 20% in one year
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The cost of rent across the country continues to far outpace the general rate of inflation.The latest National Rent Report has been released by Rentals.ca and Urbanation.It said that ...
Apr 13, 2023
Toronto Maple Leafs sign goalie Samuel Richard to amateur tryout for Thursday's game
NEW YORK - The Toronto Maple Leafs signed goaltender Samuel Richard to an amateur tryout Thursday. Richard, who played with the U Sports champion University of New Brunswick Reds this season, will ser...
Apr 13, 2023
MIA: No sign of Canadian quick-reaction force first pledged to UN in 2017
OTTAWA - The United Nations may soon start questioning Canada's definition of "quick" now that the government has given itself three more years to deliver a 200-soldier force for peacekeeping. Prime M...
Apr 13, 2023
AP source: Investigators narrow suspect pool in leak probe
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department and FBI have narrowed the pool of potential suspects believed responsible for the disclosure of highly classified military documents on the Ukraine war, a pers...
Apr 13, 2023
Alberta says they are working to expand access for halal mortgage financing
The province says they are exploring opportunities to expand Islamic compliant, or halal, financing for Albertans.The government states they are working with the Alberta Council of Imams and the Al Ra...
Apr 13, 2023
Spring camp empowering young women to join skilled trades in southern Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Careers: The Next Generation has welcomed nine teens from southern Alberta to join the Young Women in Trades and Technologies (YWITT) spring camp. Girls in grades 10-12 are using thei...
Apr 13, 2023
'I love it here' — Raptors head coach Nick Nurse on departure speculation
TORONTO - Nick Nurse says he's not planning on going anywhere. Nurse addressed speculation that this would be his last season as head coach of the Toronto Raptors. He spoke the day after Toronto was b...
Apr 13, 2023
Supreme Court upholds acquittal of Quebec man who refused breathalyzer test
OTTAWA - Canada's highest court has upheld the acquittal of a Quebec man who refused to provide a sample of his breath to officers who didn't have immediate access to a breathalyzer test. The Supreme ...
Apr 13, 2023