Category Archives: Alberta
Education minister confident students will be back in schools in September
MEDICINE HAT- Education Minister Adriana LaGrange says the government is confident that students will be back in school in September for near-normal operations with increased health measures in place....
Jun 26, 2020
Three people from Lethbridge charged with child pornography offences
LETHBRIDGE, AB - 18 people across Alberta have been arrested on allegations of child pornography and/or online child exploitation.The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team's (ALERT) Internet Child Exp...
Jun 26, 2020
Cineplex to re-open six Alberta theatres Friday
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB - Cineplex has announced that six of their theatres across Alberta will re-open Friday, June 26.All six of the theatres scheduled to re-open are in either Edmonton or Calgary, and i...
Jun 26, 2020
CN announces $305-million investment in Alberta
EDMONTON, AB - The province of Alberta is receiving a major boost from CN. Canadian National Railway plans to invest about $305 million across Alberta in 2020. The investments will include expansions ...
Jun 26, 2020
Provincial amateur golf championships go ahead with COVID-19 safety protocols
As each provincial golf association has planned its respective amateur championships, organizers have had to take a back-to-basics approach to keep players, officials, and volunteers safe from COVID-1...
Jun 26, 2020
The Daily with LNN – June 25, 2020
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Take Lethbridge News Now on the go anytime, anywhere - now available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Soundcloud.The Daily with LNN is a podcast-style news update, detailing some of th...
Jun 25, 2020
Select pharmacies in Alberta to offer COVID-19 testing
LETHBRIDGE, AB - People without COVID-19 symptoms will soon be able to get tested for COVID-19 at a number of "community pharmacies" across the province.Health Minister Tyler Shandro says, in the comi...
Jun 25, 2020
Beef-packing plants in Brooks and High River resume full operations
CALGARY - Canada's main beef-packing plants are returning to normal operations after COVID-19 outbreaks in the spring but there is still a glut of cattle to be processed.The outbreaks caused closures ...
Jun 25, 2020
Province announces funding for mental health for military and first responders
EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta is contributing $362,000 to the Heroes in Mind, Advocacy, and Research Consortium (HiMARC).The agency will use the money to develop web-based resources for fir...
Jun 25, 2020
Alberta government proposing changes to name change application
EDMONTON, AB - The province has introduced new legislation aimed at protecting Albertans from convicted sex offenders.Changes have been proposed to the Vital Statistics Act. One change would require a...
Jun 25, 2020