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Finance minister says Canada is committed to proposed global corporate tax rate
VENICE, ITALY - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada is all in on a "historic" effort to prevent multinational companies from shopping around for lower tax rates.Freeland and other finance m...
Jul 11, 2021

‘Safe enough:’ Thousands gather at Calgary Stampede’s live music venue
CALGARY, AB. -- A bird's-eye view of a popular live music venue on its first night at the Calgary Stampede showed hundreds of people standing close together, waiting for a swab or to hand over proof o...
Jul 10, 2021

Missing Lethbridge woman found deceased
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Emergency crews in Lethbridge have an unfortunate end to their search for a missing person.55-year-old Christiane Saint-Pierre was reported missing from her home in Lethbridge on Mond...
Jul 09, 2021

"Fentanyl superlab" south of Calgary being dismantled
CALGARY, AB - Law enforcement teams are hard at work trying to tackle illegal drug activities in the province, including one facility described as a suspected fentanyl superlab.ALERT conducted 13 sear...
Jul 09, 2021

LPS asking for dashcam footage around Henderson as search for missing person continues
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police Service is continuing its search for a missing woman.Christiane Saint-Pierre was reported missing from her home in Lethbridge on July 5, 2021. She is described as 55...
Jul 08, 2021

Half of Albertans aged 12+ now fully vaccinated against COVID-19
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Another significant milestone in Alberta's COVID-19 vaccine rollout.Alberta Health Services (AHS) reports that 50.7 per cent of eligible Albertans have received two doses of a COVID v...
Jul 07, 2021

Man begins Lethbridge-Edmonton walk to raise awareness & funds for lung disease
LETHBRIDGE, AB - "If I need to crawl across the finish line, I'm going to do it." An Alberta man is set to begin a 500-kilometre trek in support of a cause that has deeply affected himself and his fam...
Jul 07, 2021

A "river of ice" - Cardston hit with brief but intense hail storm Monday
CARDSTON, AB - Residents and business owners in Cardston are dealing with the aftermath of a severe hail storm.Public Works Foreman at the Town of Cardston LeNark Duce says the first hailstone dropped...
Jul 06, 2021

Inuk leader Mary Simon named Canada's next Governor General
OTTAWA, ON - Mary Simon, an Inuk leader and former Canadian diplomat, has been named as Canada's next governor general - the first Indigenous person to serve in the role. "It is only by building bridg...
Jul 06, 2021 Justin Trudeau with Mary Simon (Canadian Press)

Firefighter taken to hospital following blaze in Cottonwood Park area
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Yet another large fire in the Lethbridge area.At approximately 1:15 am on Sunday, July 4, firefighters were called to the 2500 block of 60 Avenue West, the Cottonwood Park area.Three ...
Jul 04, 2021