Category Archives: Alberta
COVID growth slowing in South Zone: active cases fall by 121 in one week
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released its report on COVID-19 for Monday, detailing statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.1,240 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing t...
Dec 21, 2020
Historic year for AMA’s Fill Our Fleet food bank donation campaign
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Alberta Motor Association's (AMA) Fill Our Fleet campaign nearly doubled its record for food bank donations this season.On Monday, the AMA revealed the combined results of the cam...
Dec 21, 2020
Temporary injunction sought against Alberta COVID-19 restrictions at Christmas
CALGARY, AB - Two southern Alberta churches and three individuals are to be in a Calgary court today to argue that the province's COVID-19 restrictions "cancel Christmas'' and infringe on constitution...
Dec 21, 2020
42 new cases for South Zone Sunday, one new death in M.D. of Pincher Creek
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It was another day of over 1,000 new COVID-19 cases in Alberta. The province reported 1,286 new infections in Sunday's report.There are now 90,219 cases across Alberta, with 19,201 of...
Dec 20, 2020
See the Christmas star: rare celestial event to occur on the Winter Solstice
LETHBRIDGE, AB - You might be able to catch a glimpse of the Christmas star this week.That's the celestial event when Jupiter and Saturn appear very close together in the southwestern sky a few hours ...
Dec 20, 2020
Province reports 26 new COVID-19 deaths, 26 new cases in South Zone
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province reported less new cases than Friday, but Saturday's COVID-19 report still saw a large number of new infections in Alberta.1,352 new positive tests were confirmed. There a...
Dec 19, 2020
Active COVID cases in Alberta falling but deaths remain high
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released Friday's report on COVID-19, detailing the numbers that were confirmed in the past 24 hours.1,413 cases were confirmed across the province, bringi...
Dec 18, 2020
South Zone has the highest rate of drug overdose deaths in Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The latest report on substance consumption in the province reveals an unsettling distinction for Southern Alberta.The Alberta substance use surveillance system says, across the provin...
Dec 18, 2020
Food Security organizations across Canada will benefit from $100-million funding injection
OTTAWA, ONT. -- It's no surprise that food banks are seeing increased use, as families struggle to feed families during this time ofo COVID-19 restrictions. The increased use of food banks has put add...
Dec 18, 2020
Alberta celebrates 70 years being “Rat-free”
This year marks 70 years of Alberta's Rat Control Program.Started in 1950, the program ensures Albertans are safe from the environmental and economic destruction rats cause (chewing through crops, foo...
Dec 18, 2020