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20 new COVID cases in Lethbridge Thursday, 505 provincially
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released its update on COVID-19 for Thursday, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.505 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing th...
Mar 18, 2021

Buttigieg says Biden plan will usher new transportation era
WASHINGTON - Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Thursday that an infrastructure plan expected soon from President Joe Biden will offer a "once in a century" opportunity to remake transportat...
Mar 18, 2021

Tsilhqot'in call on B.C., Canada to recognize Indigenous jurisdiction amid COVID-19
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A British Columbia First Nation that won a landmark case establishing rights and title to its territory is calling on the provincial and federal governments to recognize its inhe...
Mar 18, 2021

Feds ask for independent review of documents for St. Anne's residential school claims
Ottawa is requesting an independent review of thousands of documents detailing sexual and physical abuse of Indigenous children at St. Anne's residential school.Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Car...
Mar 18, 2021

Toronto FC, Argos president Bill Manning rewarded with five-year contract extension
TORONTO - Bill Manning, president of both Toronto FC and the Toronto Argonauts, has been rewarded with a five-year contract extension that runs through the 2025 Major League Soccer and Canadian Footba...
Mar 18, 2021

Kerri Einarson, Brad Gushue win opener at Canadian mixed doubles curling championship
CALGARY - Canadian women's champion skip Kerri Einarson is off to a winning start at the Home Hardware national mixed doubles curling championship. The Gimli, Man., curler and partner Brad Gushue of S...
Mar 18, 2021

CP NewsAlert: B.C. front-line workers to be eligible for vaccine in weeks
VICTORIA - More than 300,000 front-line workers in British Columbia will now be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations in the coming weeks. The government says grocery workers, police, firefighters, teach...
Mar 18, 2021

Two from Lethbridge charged after stolen property, vehicles recovered
LETHBRIDGE, AB- Lethbridge Police have charged two people and recovered stolen property worth about $120,000.Property seized included six vehicles and weapons after arrests were made in Granum Tuesday...
Mar 18, 2021

Conservatives kick off their virtual policy convention online
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives have kicked off a historic policy convention - not with balloons or rousing cheers, but with instructions on how to click the right links.The COVID-19 pandemic has f...
Mar 18, 2021

"Niitsitapi Strategy" launched by Lethbridge College
LETHBRIDGE, AB- Lethbridge College has launched its newly-developed institutional "Niitsitapi strategy."This strategy will help the college implement its commitment to truth and reconciliation.They ho...
Mar 18, 2021