Alberta

Alberta man charged for allegedly stealing identities to get hundreds of tax returns

CALGARY, AB - A man from Calgary faces numerous charges after allegedly committing wide-scale fraud.According to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Chun Zhu started gathering personal information from i...

Jul 17, 2020

Average rent in Canada declines for third straight month

LETHBRIDGE, AB- The average monthly rent cost for two-bedroom apartments in June according to Rentals.ca was $1,770 which is down by 2.4% from the month before.Numbers were reported in the National Re...

Jul 17, 2020

Alberta to ease restrictions for long-term care facilities

EDMONTON, AB- In Alberta's July 16 COVID announcement, Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, said the province will ease the restrictions at long-term care facilities.Starting ...

Jul 16, 2020

Province reports second COVID death in Cardston County, 17 new cases in South Zone

STANDOFF, AB - The Government of Alberta has released its report for COVID-19 for Thursday, July 16.120 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 9,114. Of those, 807 cases are s...

Jul 16, 2020

Brooks mayor says city is in good shape to keep COVID-19 case numbers low

BROOKS, AB - Once a hotbed for COVID-19 in Alberta, the City of Brooks is on the mend.In all, the city has seen 1,121 cases, according to Alberta Health Services (AHS). As of Thursday morning, there a...

Jul 16, 2020

Province boosts funding support for unemployed apprentices during training

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Eligible apprentices can now qualify to receive $1,500 from the Government of Alberta during their classroom instruction period.When the Apprentice Training Award (ATA) commenced in 2...

Jul 16, 2020

Lethbridge sees six new COVID cases Wednesday, 14 for South Zone

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has released its report on COVID-19 for Wednesday, July 15.82 infections were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 8,994. Of those, 704 cases...

Jul 15, 2020

Five "recovery communities" to be built in Alberta for mental health and addictions

EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta has announced the next step in their plan to address issues surrounding mental health and addictions.An investment of $25-million will support the creation of ...

Jul 15, 2020

U of L researchers part of group to develop COVID-19 treatment

LETHBRIDGE, AB- University of Lethbridge researchers, in partnership with scientists at Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation (API), received funding from MITACS to develop a drug to treat the SARS-CoV-2 ...

Jul 15, 2020

Conservationist confirms restaurant meeting with former Environment Minister in 2017

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- A story that began in early 2017 has since branched out to involve a multitude of elements.At the time, there was concern by regional outdoor groups about potential changes to the C...

Jul 15, 2020