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Applications being accepted for Canadian Agricultural Partnership programs
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Two new programs under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, designed to support economic recovery and growth, while reducing red tape, are open for applications. The partnership i...
Jun 30, 2021
Lethbridge ER seeing influx of non-emergency patients as doctors leave province
LETHBRIDGE, AB - An emergency room (ER) doctor at Chinook Regional Hospital says they have been getting increasingly busy lately.Dr. Sean Wilde says there are several reasons for why this could be the...
Jun 30, 2021
Supporting local: Butte Hospitality looking to grow in Southern Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Butte Hospitality which owns the Water Tower Grill and Bar in Lethbridge, has been an integral part of Lethbridge's skyline since its completion in 1959.Back then, the tower stored an...
Jun 30, 2021
Allowing navy commander to keep job after Vance golf game is disturbing: Freeland
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says she is "disturbed" by the military's decision to let the commander of the Royal Canadian Navy keep his job after golfing with the former chief of ...
Jun 30, 2021
Economic aid could be extended beyond the fall if recovery falters, Freeland says
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says she doesn't expect workers and business to need a slew of financial supports come this fall if the economic recovery moves along as expected. Freeland ...
Jun 30, 2021
First Nation says remains of 182 found by former residential school near Cranbrook
CRANBROOK, B.C. - The Lower Kootenay Band (LKB) in southeastern B.C. says a search using ground-penetrating radar has found 182 human remains in unmarked graves at a site close to a former residential...
Jun 30, 2021
Hurricanes select two forwards in CHL Import Draft
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes have selected two forwards in the CHL Import Draft.18-year-old Yegor Klavdiev was picked with the 11th overall pick. The product out of Minsk, Belarus record...
Jun 30, 2021
Federal $15/hour minimum wage comes into effect Dec. 29
OTTAWA, ONT - By the end of this year, the lowest-paid workers in every part of the country will be making $15 per hour.As part of the 2021 budget, the federal government announced back in April that ...
Jun 30, 2021
Andreescu makes early exit from Wimbledon, Shapovalov advances to third round
LONDON - Bianca Andreescu made an early exit from Wimbledon, while Denis Shapovalov is heading to the third round at the grass-court Grand Slam for the first time in his career. Andreescu, the women's...
Jun 30, 2021
Canada promises $100M in foreign aid to support care workers in developing countries
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will spend $100 million over the next five years on global projects to address the unequal burden women bear caring for others. Trudeau is making the...
Jun 30, 2021