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Alberta fires Chestermere councillors and managers, citing failure to fix dysfunction
CHESTERMERE, AB - The Alberta government has fired the mayor and half the councillors of a Calgary-area municipality, saying they failed to act on demands to fix their dysfunctional government.Municip...
Dec 05, 2023
How 'expensive' are Alberta's MPs? A Pattison Media analysis
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Do you know how much of your tax dollars go towards your Member of Parliament (MP)?Pattison Media took a look at recently-released numbers from the House of Commons that outline the S...
Dec 04, 2023
RCMP investigating fatal collision on Highway 3
COALHURST, AB - The RCMP in southern Alberta is investigating a fatal collisionAt around 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 2, 2023, the Coaldale RCMP and surrounding agencies responded to a serious coll...
Dec 02, 2023
Hurricanes fall to Blades in Toque and Teddy Toss game
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Desepite the raining of teddy bears and toques from the sold out ENMAX Centre crowd, the Lethbridge Hurricanes fell 3-1 to the Saskatoon Blades on Friday, December 1, 2023.The first p...
Dec 02, 2023
Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region sees 4.3 per cent jobless rate in November
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The unemployment rate in Alberta went up ever-so-slightly last month.The province's jobless rate was 5.9 per cent in November, up from 5.8 per cent in October. Two months ago, in Sept...
Dec 01, 2023
Unemployment rate rises to 5.8%, economy adds modest 25,000 jobs in November
OTTAWA, ON - Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate ticked up to 5.8 per cent last month as job creation continues to lag population growth in the country.The federal agency released its Novembe...
Dec 01, 2023
Alberta forecasting $5.5 billion surplus in 2023-24
EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government has issued its mid-year fiscal update.The update presented by Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury Board Nate Horner noted that Alberta leads the ...
Nov 30, 2023
The Weather Network calls for warmer temperatures, low precipitation in Alberta this winter
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Weather Network (TWN) has released its forecast for the coming winter.It is calling for above-normal temperatures for all of Alberta and British Columbia and below-normal precipit...
Nov 30, 2023
Lethbridge & District Exhibition seeking emergency funding
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge & District Exhibition is looking for funding to avoid a potentially "critical" financial situation.CEO Mike Warkentin brought a presentation to Lethbridge City Council ...
Nov 29, 2023
Ottawa reaches deal with Google over controversial Online News Act
OTTAWA, ON - The federal Liberal government has reached a deal with Google over the Online News Act, following threats from the digital giant that it would remove news from its search platform in Cana...
Nov 29, 2023