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Airport screening officers launch labour action to protest 'disrespect' from Ottawa
OTTAWA, ON - Airport security screeners are taking action against what they call substandard pay and "disrespect'' from the federal government. Marty Warren, national director of the United Steelworke...
Jun 20, 2022

What's happening around Lethbridge this week, June 19, 2022
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Staying active, buying local, and celebrating others in the community are the big themes for events happening in Lethbridge this week.On Monday, June 20, the Pride flag will be raised...
Jun 19, 2022

Province launches new online Women's Hub directory
EDMONTON, AB - A new online directory from the Government of Alberta is offering a place for women in the province to search for all of the supports available to them by the provincial government. The...
Jun 17, 2022

92-year-old priest charged with assault in historic Manitoba residential school case
WINNIPEG - Manitoba RCMP say a 92-year-old priest has been charged after a decade-long investigation into the Fort Alexander Residential School northeast of Winnipeg. Arthur Masse was charged with one...
Jun 17, 2022

Calgary man charged after Lethbridge Police seize new record amount of fentanyl
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Calgary man has been charged by the Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) following a drug trafficking investigation.Members of the Crime Suppression Team (CST) and Property Crimes Unit (...
Jun 16, 2022

Michelle Rempel Garner exits Patrick Brown campaign to consider UCP leadership run
OTTAWA, ON - Michelle Rempel Garner, a longtime Conservative MP from Calgary, says she's stepping back from the federal Conservative leadership race to consider running for Jason Kenney's job. Rempel ...
Jun 16, 2022

UCP co-founder Brian Jean officially launches campaign to win party leadership
EDMONTON, AB - The co-founder of Alberta's governing United Conservative Party has officially launched his campaign to become the next leader, saying it's imperative the party get back on track by lis...
Jun 16, 2022

Alberta releases flood update
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province says most rivers flowing out of the foothills in southern and central Alberta have peaked or will be peaking soon. The flood watch that had been in effect for Waterton La...
Jun 15, 2022

Mayors of border cities urge Ottawa to scrap ArriveCan app
WASHINGTON - Border-city mayors, tourism industry leaders and an opposition MP say it's time to bid a less-than-fond farewell to the ArriveCan app. The mayors of Niagara Falls and Sarnia, Ont., say re...
Jun 15, 2022

Flood watches and weather warnings continue for Southern Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Many areas of Southern Alberta are under heavy rainfall warnings, flood warnings and watches, and high streamflow advisories.Waterton Lakes National Park has been under a Flood Watch ...
Jun 14, 2022