Category Archives: Alberta

Activist voices opposition of health care service privatization in Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - An Alberta activist is voicing concerns with changes to Alberta's health care system.Sandra Azocar, the executive director of Friends of Medicare, presented to the Southern Alberta Co...
Sep 10, 2020

Two new assistant chief judges appointed
LETHBRIDGE, AB- Two new assistant chief judges have been appointed to the Provincial Court of Alberta.Judge Aran Veylan was appointed as assistant chief judge for the Edmonton family and youth divisio...
Sep 09, 2020

Province launches map showing COVID-19 outbreaks in schools
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released Wednesday's report on COVID-19, detailing the numbers over the past 24 hours.98 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 15,191. Of th...
Sep 09, 2020

Province announces funding for palliative care in Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has announced the "first step" in a $20-million commitment to improving palliative care.$5-million will be given to the Covenant Health Palliative Institute ...
Sep 09, 2020

Alberta RCMP issue over 2,500 traffic tickets and more than 400 warnings over Labour Day weekend
EDMONTON, AB - It was a busy weekend on the roads for Alberta law enforcement.Over the Labour Day long weekend, provincial RCMP issued a total of 2,592 traffic tickets and 412 warnings. That's only fo...
Sep 09, 2020

Court appearance for man accused of killing Alberta doctor at walk-in clinic
RED DEER, Alta. - A man accused of killing a family doctor at a medical clinic in central Alberta is scheduled to appear in court today, September 9.Deng Mabiour is charged with first-degree murder in...
Sep 09, 2020

The Daily with LNN – September 8, 2020
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Take Lethbridge News Now on the go anytime, anywhere.The Daily with LNN is a podcast-style news update, detailing some of the local, regional, and national stories we have been workin...
Sep 08, 2020

More than 600 COVID cases in Alberta over the long weekend
EDMONTON, AB- On Tuesday (Sept 8) afternoon, Alberta Health Services released the report on COVID-19, detailing the numbers for the long weekend, which included Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. C...
Sep 08, 2020

Not quite blackleg or sclerotinia? Could be verticillium
WINNIPEG, MAN. -- Verticillium stripe, a stem disease, is showing up in more canola fields in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, and harvest is a good time to look for it. The fungal pathogen Vertici...
Sep 08, 2020

Coalhurst train derailment under investigation
COALHURST, AB - A weekend train derailment in southern Alberta is currently under investigation.The incident happened at around 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5. A CP train derailed in the Kipp rail yar...
Sep 08, 2020