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931 new COVID cases Tuesday, 30 in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released its update on COVID-19 for Tuesday, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.931 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the...
Apr 06, 2021

Canucks' COVID-19 outbreak grows to 18 players with Virtanen added to protocol list
VANCOUVER - B.C.'s provincial health officer says the COVID-19 outbreak sweeping through the Vancouver Canucks is a "cautionary tale." Dr. Bonnie Henry told reporters Tuesday that what's happening wit...
Apr 06, 2021

Alberta clamps down as COVID variants threaten to swamp health system
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says widespread rule-breaking has forced his government to bring back tougher public-health restrictions and that failing to do so would cause variant COVID-19 ...
Apr 06, 2021

Deal reached in Vancouver to help the homeless; and work to close park encampment
VANCOUVER - A formal agreement has been signed by British Columbia, the city and parks board to work together to end a 10-month encampment in Vancouver that has frustrated residents who lost access to...
Apr 06, 2021

Quebec university postpones intimate photo lawsuit against student
MONTREAL - A Montreal university has postponed the legal action it took against a student who posted on social media semi-nude photos of herself posing with a diploma featuring the school's logo. Univ...
Apr 06, 2021

Lethbridge's mask bylaw extended to December 31
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Face masks will continue to be required in Lethbridge until the end of 2021.City council voted 6-3 Tuesday in favour of extending the Temporary Mandatory Face Covering Bylaw until Dec...
Apr 06, 2021

Chicago Cubs set to honour Canadian Ferguson Jenkins with statue
CHICAGO - The Chicago Cubs will erect a statue of Ferguson Jenkins outside Wrigley Field to honour the Canadian pitcher. The Cubs say a likeness of the Hall of Famer could be unveiled as early as next...
Apr 06, 2021

Improve your fertilizer efficiency this spring
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- The principles of 4R fertilizer management will help farmers improve plant uptake of their fertilizer inputs. This will improve farm profitability and also reduce losses to the air ...
Apr 06, 2021

Old-growth advocates say they are digging in after B.C. court grants injunction
Advocates for old-growth forests say they are digging in as they try to protect parts of a valley on southwest Vancouver Island from logging. A dozen or more people who belong to the Rainforest Flying...
Apr 06, 2021

Parts of Alberta's draft school curriculum plagiarized, academic finds
CALGARY - An expert in plagiarism says parts of Alberta's proposed curriculum for kindergarten and elementary school children were copied from other sources without credit.Sarah Elaine Eaton, a profes...
Apr 06, 2021