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Bail review begins for Pat King, a key figure in convoy protest
OTTAWA, ON - Ontario Superior Court began hearing arguments to release Ottawa convoy organizer Pat King on bail after his lawyer requested a review of the initial decision to keep him in jail until hi...
Apr 13, 2022
Province outlines strategy to help tech and innovation sector grow
CALGARY, AB - The provincial government has released its strategy to boost the technology and innovation sector, create jobs and diversify the economy. The Alberta Technology and Innovation Strategy i...
Apr 12, 2022
City of Lethbridge donating surplus items to Ukraine
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is sending some of its surplus supplies to aid first responders in Ukraine.City officials showed off one of the five batches of equipment they are planning to s...
Apr 11, 2022
Canada takes aim at Russian defence sector with new sanctions over attack on Ukraine
OTTAWA, ON - Canada is targeting Russia's defence industry with its latest round of sanctions over Moscow's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says the new measures...
Apr 11, 2022
Federal government announces measures to assist Ukrainians seeking to come to Canada
OTTAWA, ON - The federal government is exempting more Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion from providing biometrics before coming to Canada. It's one of a number of measures the government announced ...
Apr 09, 2022
Lethbridge man arrested after "Nazi" scratched onto 19 vehicles, including police cruiser
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has apprehended a man in connection to a string of vandalism.Between Wednesday, April 6, and Thursday, April 7, 2022, police received reports that 19 v...
Apr 08, 2022
E-scooter and e-bike program officially launches in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Residents and visitors to Lethbridge have a new way to zip around the city.Neuron Mobility has partnered with the City of Lethbridge to formally launch YQL's first shared e-scooter an...
Apr 08, 2022
Jobless rate falls to record low as national economy adds 72,500 jobs in March
OTTAWA, ON - Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate in March fell to its lowest rate on record as the economy added 72,500 jobs.The agency says the unemployment rate fell to 5.3 per cent compare...
Apr 08, 2022
Supreme Court of Canada dismisses injunction on Alberta rules for drug-use sites
A last-ditch legal effort to temporarily bar supervised drug-use sites in Alberta from requiring clients to show personal identification has met a dead end in Canada's top court. The Supreme Court of ...
Apr 07, 2022
$452B federal budget focused on affordability, innovation
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's second pandemic budget turns Canada's fiscal focus to making life more affordable for people and giving a long-needed boost to Canadian productivity. Free...
Apr 07, 2022