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Former mayor Chris Spearman receives Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A former mayor of Lethbridge has received a major distinction from the Japanese government.Tetsuo Yoshida, the Calgary-based Consul General to Japan, honoured Chris Spearman with the ...
Jul 28, 2022
Flooding in central Appalachia kills at least 3 in Kentucky
JACKSON, Ky. (AP) - Rescue workers plucked people off rooftops amid fast-rising water Thursday in central Appalachia, where torrential rains unleashed devastating flooding that caused at least three d...
Jul 28, 2022
Mountie has 'impression' Liberal government interfered with N.S. mass shooting probe
HALIFAX - A senior Mountie says he believes political inference was behind RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki's determination to have police release details on the guns used in the Nova Scotia mass shooti...
Jul 28, 2022
Level 2 Heat Alert issued for Southern Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge region is now under a Level 2 Heat Alert.The City of Lethbridge received notification from Alberta Health that Environment and Climate Change Canada has upgraded Thursd...
Jul 28, 2022
Advocates say the federal government can do more to address opioid use stigma
OTTAWA - New federal government research says that stigmatizing views about opioid use disorder - unfair perceptions and disapproval of people who take these drugs - continue to be held by a significa...
Jul 28, 2022
Montreal says vaccine — not limiting sexual partners — best way to fight monkeypox
Montreal health officials say men who have sex with men should get vaccinated against monkeypox instead of limit the number of people they have sex with. City public health director Dr. Mylne Drouin s...
Jul 28, 2022
Uncertain timelines remain for payment of $150M Blood Tribe cattle settlement
STANDOFF, AB - The chief and council of the Blood Tribe First Nation does not know when members will be able to receive payments from a historical settlement with the federal government.In September 2...
Jul 28, 2022
Alberta offering pre-exposure monkeypox vaccine
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A pre-exposure monkeypox vaccine is available to Albertans 18 and older who self-identify as meeting the targeted prevention eligibility criteria.Starting July 28, monkeypox immunizat...
Jul 28, 2022
New disc golf course open for play at University of Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new 18-hole disc golf course has been unveiled at the University of Lethbridge, and it's free for the public to use.The ULethbridge Disc Golf Course was quietly opened earlier this ...
Jul 28, 2022
Candidates jockey for support amidst first UCP leadership debate
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The first UCP leadership debate is officially in the books, with a packed house getting their very first look at the ideas and campaign platforms from the seven candidates vying to ...
Jul 28, 2022