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Winnipeg plant gets $100M in federal financing to pull protein from peas, canola
OTTAWA - The federal government is helping finance an innovative, new agricultural production plant in Winnipeg that turns peas and canola into protein powders for the food industry.Merit Functional F...
Jun 22, 2020
U of L kicks off digital convocation week
LETHBRIDGE, AB - While public health restrictions mean graduating students at the University of Lethbridge will not be able to attend in-person convocation ceremonies, another celebration is underway....
Jun 22, 2020
Auditor General says she needs bigger funding boost due to pandemic demands
OTTAWA - Auditor general Karen Hogan says she is asking the government for more money because of the unprecedented demands the COVID-19 pandemic has put on her office. Hogan is putting the government ...
Jun 22, 2020
14-million face masks distributed at Albertan drive-thrus
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta is calling their face mask distribution program a "huge success".They announced back in May that millions of non-medical masks would be given out at A&W,...
Jun 22, 2020
Saudi Arabia to hold 'very limited' hajj due to virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia said Tuesday that because of the coronavirus only "very limited numbers" of people will be allowed to perform the annual hajj pilgrimage that traditionally d...
Jun 22, 2020
Winnipeg plant gets $100M in federal financing to pull protein from peas, canola
OTTAWA - The federal government is helping finance an innovative, new agricultural production plant in Winnipeg that turns peas and canola into protein powders for the food industry. Merit Functi...
Jun 22, 2020
Signs people will choose work over CERB in jobs data, Qualtrough says
OTTAWA - Canada's employment minister says the country's most recent job figures suggest that low-wage workers will go back to a job if one is available instead of remaining on federal aid. Carla...
Jun 22, 2020
Crews working to repair structural failures on St. Mary Canal
MILK RIVER, AB - Residents of Milk River should expect low water levels this summer.The Alberta Ministry of Infrastructure said crews are working to make repairs after a concrete drop structure failed...
Jun 22, 2020
Downtown Lethbridge to reopen with new look
LETHBRIDGE, AB- Over the next couple of months, residents of Lethbridge will be seeing certain enhancements to the downtown area.Businesses have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and many busines...
Jun 22, 2020
Joel Schumacher, director of 'St. Elmo's Fire,' dies at 80
NEW YORK - Joel Schumacher, the flamboyant journeyman director who dressed New York department store windows before shepherding the Brat Pack to the big screen in "St. Elmo's Fire" and steering the Ba...
Jun 22, 2020