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Probe into mass killing in Nova Scotia continues as province grapples with the violence

Investigators are continuing to piece together one of Canada's deadliest mass killings, which saw a man who at one point donned a police uniform slay 16 people as he travelled across northern Nova Sco...

Olivia Thorington Apr 20, 2020

South Zone COVID-19 cases nearly double in one day to 142

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has announced a sharp rise in confirmed COVID-19 infections around the province, the large portion of which are in the South Health Zone.241 new cases were c...

Apr 19, 2020 Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. (Government of Alberta)

$306-million announced to support Indigenous businesses

OTTAWA, ONT - The Government of Canada has announced a new fund to support businesses owned by Indigenous communities.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says $306-million is being invested to allow compani...

Apr 18, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. (Government of Canada)

Alberta health care system is intact - But, doctors ask "For how long?"

LETHBRIDGE, AB -- Physicians across the province continue to work under a heightened sense of awareness and urgency because of a one-in-one-hundred-year pandemic. They are doing it at a time when some...

Apr 17, 2020 Day procedure room at CRH -- LNN

Trudeau says $1.7B coming for orphaned-well cleanups

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will support work in the oil and gas sector by spending $1.7 billion to help clean up "orphaned wells.''He says restoring abandoned o...

Apr 17, 2020

Smoking increases risk of severe illness from COVID-19: Dr. Hinshaw

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta released its latest report on COVID-19 infections in the province.162 cases of the virus were announced by Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw,...

Apr 16, 2020 Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. (Government of Alberta)

Province announces $53-million boost to mental health funding

EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta is investing what it says it the largest investment into mental health in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic."We know people are struggling right now, and we ...

Apr 15, 2020 Premier Jason Kenney announces investment into mental health. (Government of Alberta)

Canada's GDP fell by 9% in March, largest drop since at least 1961

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Statistics Canada has released its "flash estimate" for Canada's gross domestic product (GDP) for last month and it's not good.They say Canada's GDP declined by approximately nine per...

Apr 15, 2020 Statistics Canada. (The Canadian Press)

Increased testing means increase in confirmed cases of COVID-19

EDMONTON, AB. - The Tuesday, April 14 update from Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw outlined a jump in confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Alberta. There were 138 new cases, taking the prov...

Apr 14, 2020 Dr. Deena Hinshaw -- Government of Alberta

Province expands COVID-19 testing eligibility, 81 new infections confirmed

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta gave its latest update on the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta.Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced 81 new cases of the virus in the provi...

Apr 13, 2020 Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. (Government of Alberta)