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Alberta to provide social sector with additional $330 million
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta announced it will provide an additional $330 million to increase wages and administrative funding for the social sector.On March 6, 2023, Alberta Minister of...
Mar 06, 2023
Survey suggests some Alberta doctors have anti-Indigenous biases
CALGARY, AB - Two University of Calgary researchers weren't surprised when their survey of Alberta doctors showed biases against Indigenous patients, but they were shocked by some of the comments.Pame...
Mar 06, 2023
Professional Bull Riding weekend wraps up in Lethbridge
LETHBRIGE, AB - The 2022 Professional Bull Riding (PBR) Canada Champion Nick Tetz from Calgary, Alberta remains on top as he closes out the Elite Cup Series Event Championship in Lethbridge. Tetz won ...
Mar 06, 2023
City of Lethbridge touts high demand for Clean Energy Improvement Program
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is asking residents to be patient as it is over capacity for a new energy efficiency program.Applications for the Clean Energy Improvement Program (CEIP) opened...
Mar 06, 2023
Leafs centre Ryan O'Reilly headed to long-term injured reserve with broken finger
NEWARK, N.J. - Maple Leafs centre Ryan O'Reilly will be out of action for a while. Toronto head coach Sheldon Keefe told reporters following Monday's practice the centre, acquired from the St. Louis B...
Mar 06, 2023
'Ripple effects:' Yellowknife sporting clubs on time out during labour dispute
YELLOWKNIFE - Some sporting clubs in the Northwest Territories capital are on the sidelines as a labour dispute between the city and its unionized employees nears the end of its fourth week. "There's ...
Mar 06, 2023
Alberta Energy Regulator ignored law by not disclosing oilsands leak, lawyer says
CALGARY - An Alberta lawyer says the province's energy regulator may have ignored provincial law by not publicly disclosing that waste from a large oilsands tailings pond was escaping containment and ...
Mar 06, 2023
Crown to seek 17-year sentence for Quebec man convicted in kidnapping of U.S. couple
MONTREAL - A sentencing hearing is underway for a Quebec man found guilty in the 2020 kidnapping of a couple from Upstate New York. The Crown is seeking a 17-year sentence for Gary Arnold, who was fou...
Mar 06, 2023
Lethbridge County not converting additional paved roads to gravel
LETHBRIDGE COUNTY, AB - Only one section of roadway in Lethbridge County is being converted from asphalt to gravel The county says in a news release that some people seem to have the wrong idea when i...
Mar 06, 2023
Ottawa will pay for repairs to Navy's new Arctic ships due to expired warranty
OTTAWA - A senior defence official says Canadian taxpayers are on the hook when it comes to fixing at least two of the Royal Canadian Navy's new Arctic patrol vessels. Defence Department deputy minist...
Mar 06, 2023