Alberta

Inter Pipeline announces $1 billion spending plan for 2021

CALGARY, AB. - Inter Pipeline Ltd. says it will shell out $1 billion in capital expenditures in 2021 as it pushes to finish its petrochemical plant.The Calgary-based company says it will spend $800 mi...

Dec 11, 2020

AHS confirms 1,738 new COVID cases, 18 deaths

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released Friday's report on COVID-19, covering the statistics from the past 24 hours.1,738 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to ...

Dec 11, 2020

Alberta investing $20M to accelerate COVID-19 and disease research at U of A

Alberta's government is investing $20 million to accelerate world-class science to help combat COVID-19 and related diseases.The Li Ka Shing Applied Virology Institute (AVI) at the University of Alber...

Dec 11, 2020

VIDEO: Animal adoption through the pandemic and into the holidays

LETHBRIDGE, AB- During the course of the pandemic, animal adoption was on the rise at the beginning, especially in the summer months, but moving into the holiday season, many animals won't find a home...

Dec 11, 2020

Province accepts all 19 recommendations from affordable housing panel

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta says they are taking "bold steps, new direction for affordable housing" in the province.The Affordable Housing Review Panel presented their 19 recommendation...

Dec 11, 2020

News Alert: Federal climate plan includes carbon tax increases through 2030

OTTAWA, ONT.: The federal government has released a climate change plan that includes steady increases to its carbon tax in each of the next 10 years.The federal price on carbon will continue to incre...

Dec 11, 2020

Pair arrested for alleged drug dealing in Taber

TABER, AB - An investigation between Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) and the Taber Police Service has resulted in the arrest of two alleged drug dealers.In addition to the arrests, ALER...

Dec 11, 2020

Engineering tech programs adapting to COVID changes at Alberta’s colleges, including Lethbridge

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a shift on how classes are taught at every educational level, including post-secondary.For schools whose education of engineering technology students ...

Dec 11, 2020

1,566 COVID cases confirmed in Alberta, just eight in Lethbridge

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released Thursday's report on COVID-19, covering the statistics from the past 24 hours.1,566 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total t...

Dec 10, 2020

Alberta healthcare workers to receive first COVID vaccine doses next week

LETHBRIDGE, AB - "Alberta is ready to deliver this vaccine."Health Minister Tyler Shandro said, following Health Canada's approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the first doses will be deli...

Dec 09, 2020