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Province announces funds for rural seniors to escape elder abuse
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta said more needs to be done to protect the victims of elder abuse.Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services Jason Nixon announced $3.3 million in add...
Nov 20, 2023
Chinook Child and Youth Advocacy Centre opens in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Chinook Child and Youth Advocacy Centre had its grand opening in downtown Lethbridge on Friday, November 17, 2023.The centre covers the entire southwestern Alberta region, while a...
Nov 17, 2023
No proposals for new supervised consumption site in Lethbridge, despite rumours
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge has dispelled a rumour that a new Supervised Consumption Site (SCS) is in the works.The City is in the process of conducting public engagement on a renewal of t...
Nov 17, 2023
Federal court quashes cabinet order underlying single-use plastics ban
OTTAWA, ON - The Federal Court has quashed a cabinet order that listed plastic manufactured items as toxic under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. The court said in a decision released Thursd...
Nov 16, 2023
Green Shirt Day partners with Tim Hortons Foundation Camps for Smile Cookie Week
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Tim Hortons Foundation Camps has partnered with Green Shirt Day for the inaugural Holiday Smile Cookie Week.For the first time in the Smile Cookie campaign's 25 year history, it is do...
Nov 16, 2023
Amazon's first Canadian wind farm project to be located in southern Alberta
VULCAN, AB - Tech giant Amazon is investing in its first Canadian wind farm.The company said it will partner with developer Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners on a 495-megawatt capacity wind farm to b...
Nov 16, 2023
Alberta COVID-19 panel calls for more cabinet control in crises
EDMONTON, AB - A panel reviewing Alberta's COVID-19 response is calling for rule changes to ensure the premier and cabinet have the last word in future crises, with help from a new senior science offi...
Nov 15, 2023
One in five Albertan families experienced food insecurity in 2022
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new report from Statistics Canada is highlighting the depth to which Canadians struggled to put food on the table.The agency has released data from its Canadian Income Survey, which...
Nov 14, 2023
Vancouver police say sex offender Randall Hopley arrested
VANCOUVER, BC - Police in Vancouver say wanted sex offender Randall Hopley has been arrested. A statement from the Vancouver Police Department said Hopley was picked up at about 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov...
Nov 14, 2023
Teck Resources to sell steelmaking coal business in Crowsnest Pass, southeastern B.C.
ELKFORD, B.C. - Teck Resources Ltd. has agreed to sell its steelmaking coal business in a series of deals that value the operations at US$9 billion that will see Swiss commodities giant Glencore acqui...
Nov 14, 2023