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Vaccinated travellers won't need COVID-19 test to enter Canada as of April 1

OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says vaccinated travellers will no longer need to show a COVID-19 test to enter Canada beginning April 1. Incoming tourists will still need to be vacc...

David Opinko Mar 17, 2022

"Heartbreaking decisions" had to be made in Canada's response to Ukraine; Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada has had to make "heartbreaking decisions'' when it comes to responding to Ukraine's request for a no-fly zone.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...

Mar 16, 2022

President of Ukraine pleads with Canada for more sanctions against Russia

OTTAWA, ON - Ukraine's President addressed Parliament via video link Tuesday morning, asking Canadians to imagine the horror unfolding in his country as the Russian invasion continues.Volodymyr Zelens...

Mar 15, 2022

NDP wants tighter restrictions on coal mining

EDMONTON, AB -- Alberta's Opposition New Democrats say they will retable a private member's bill in the legislature that would place tight restrictions on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains. Leader Ra...

Mar 14, 2022

Melissa Whitegrass sentenced following death of spouse in 2020

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Lethbridge woman will spend another two years in custody.Melissa Whitegrass, 38, of Lethbridge, was sentenced on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, on a charge of dangerous operation of a mo...

Mar 14, 2022

Gushue’s Wild Card One team beats Alberta’s Kevin Koe in extra end to win the Brier

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Brad Gushue's short-handed Wild Card One team defeated Alberta's Kevin Koe 9-8 on Sunday night to win the Tim Hortons Brier.Gushue made a hit for a single point in the extra end to wi...

Mar 13, 2022

Charges laid against retired Lethbridge police officer

LETHBRIDGE, AB -- Southern Alberta District RCMP confirm charges have been laid against a former member of the Lethbridge Police Service (LPS).63-year-old retired LPS officer William (Bill) James Kaye...

Mar 11, 2022

Significant drug bust in Fort Macleod with cash and suspected fentanyl

FORT MACLEOD, AB - Fort Macleod RCMP has put a Southern Alberta man behind bars on drug-related charges.On February 24, 2022, RCMP received a complaint about a man who was passed out in the driver's s...

Mar 11, 2022

Province adds EMS funding for Lethbridge and Fort Macleod

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Two communities in Southern Alberta are getting boosts to their emergency medical services.As part of the Alberta 2022 Budget, the government announced $64 million to help EMS respond...

Mar 10, 2022

Budget office says federal spending on healthcare going up faster than planned

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says federal spending on healthcare is set to rise over the next 12 months at a faster clip than the government had previously planned.Federal health transfer...

Mar 10, 2022