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Statistics Canada says annual inflation rate hit 6.7 per cent in March
OTTAWA, ON - Statistics Canada says the annual rate of inflation hit 6.7 per cent in March, the fastest year-over-year increase in the consumer price index since January 1991.The increase compared wit...
Apr 20, 2022
Firefighters tackle two blazes in Lethbridge Monday, pets missing from one building
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Fire crews in Lethbridge were kept busy Monday night, responding to a pair a residential fires.Lethbridge Fire & EMS was first called to a fourplex on the 500 block of 9 Ave North...
Apr 19, 2022
'We should be able to manage:' Provinces experiencing rise in COVID hospitalizations
REGINA, SK - Hospitals across Canada are facing a resurgence of patients with COVID-19 that some health officials say will likely continue for another month. Latest data from the Public Health Agency ...
Apr 19, 2022
ATCO Electric agrees to $31 million penalty following regulator's investigation
EDMONTON, AB - Regulated utility ATCO Electric has agreed to pay a $31 million administrative penalty after an Alberta Utilities Commission investigation found it deliberately overpaid a First Nation ...
Apr 18, 2022
Boy, 16, dies following reported assault outside Edmonton school on April 8
EDMONTON, AB - A 16-year-old boy who had been in hospital following a reported assault outside an Edmonton high school earlier this month has died.Police say in a news release the teen succumbed to hi...
Apr 17, 2022
'This is what we trained for:' Soldiers depart to help humanitarian crisis in Europe
OTTAWA, ON - Dozens of Canadian soldiers boarded a plane to Poland on Friday, April 15, 2022, for what their commander said would be an intense but gratifying mission to help Ukrainians fleeing Russia...
Apr 16, 2022
City denies Last Chance Cat Ranch's appeal but modifies Stop Order
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It was not the result a local animal rescue organization was hoping for, but one that saw the City of Lethbridge make a key concession.The Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (th...
Apr 14, 2022
Pat King's bail review halted when lawyer's computer hacked, new charges to be laid
OTTAWA, ON - Ottawa convoy organizer Pat King is facing two new charges, the day after his bail review hearing came to an abrupt and unexpected halt Wednesday when his lawyer's computer appeared to be...
Apr 14, 2022
St. Francis Junior High School in Lethbridge receives Blackfoot name
LETHBRIDGE, AB - St. Francis Junior High School has been honoured with a Blackfoot name.On Wednesday, April 13, 2022, the community at the Lethbridge school took part in a smudge, face painting and sp...
Apr 14, 2022
Three subjects in province's new K-6 curriculum ready for classrooms in September
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has made a significant announcement for education.Three updated K-6 subjects of the province's new curriculum will be ready for classrooms in September. As p...
Apr 13, 2022