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Legacy Funding Generated by Success of 2015 Alberta 55 Plus Winter Games
LETHBRIDGE – Organizers of Lethbridge’s 2015 Alberta 55 Plus Winter Games gave back to the community Monday, after recording a profit of $91,644.74. As part of their original funding agree...
Apr 18, 2016

Premier Rachel Notley Defends Carbon Tax
ALBERTA – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley’s government is defending its new carbon levy. The government says the added cost of the tax to the average Alberta family will be 338 dollars next ...
Apr 18, 2016

Update from Ag Info Centre on Seeding and Moisture Levels
ALBERTA – The ground in Alberta is dry, but a field crops specialist with Alberta Agriculture says most farmers will wait a bit longer to start seeding, just in case of another hard frost. Mark ...
Apr 18, 2016

Alberta Promises $90M in Tax Aid for Small, Medium-Sized Tech Companies
ALBERTA – Alberta’s economic development minister says a new investor tax credit will provide $90 million to help small- and medium-sized tech companies. Deron Bilous says the program is t...
Apr 18, 2016

Fifty-Grand on your Fiftieth
LETHBRIDGE – Birthdays are typically celebrated with gifts; however, the word might be an understatement when it comes to the hefty $50,000 grant given to the Lethbridge Food Bank on Monday (Apr...
Apr 18, 2016

Alberta Finance Minister Says Stimulus More Important Than Credit Rating
ALBERTA – Finance Minister Joe Ceci says the NDP government’s plan to inject fiscal stimulus into the province’s economy is more important than its fallen credit rating. Ceci address...
Apr 18, 2016

Lethbridge to Again Host First Leg of Tour of Alberta
EDMONTON: Lethbridge will have a chance to redeem itself from the unfortunate 2014 downpour that dampened some spirits for the Tour of Alberta. The 2016 five-day event kick starts in Lethbridge Sept 1...
Apr 18, 2016

Agriculture Minister Discusses Impact of Provincial Budget
EDMONTON: Several agricultural agencies have been dismantled with the tabling of the provincial budget. This includes the Agricultural Development Committee, Alberta Farm Safety Advisory Council, the ...
Apr 18, 2016

Two City Men Charged in Weapon Assault Incident on City's North side
LETHBRIDGE: A fight and weapon incident on the north side Sunday evening, has resulted in two men being charged. Around 5:15-pm Sunday, Police were called to a condo complex in the 800 block of 20th S...
Apr 18, 2016

435 Transport and Rescue Squadron Training in Area
ALBERTA – The local 435 Transport and Rescue Squadron will conduct routine search and rescue training this week in southern Alberta and B.C. They will execute aerial search patterns with two CC-...
Apr 17, 2016