Category Archives: Alberta
University of Calgary creating opioid treatment solutions for Southern Alberta First Nations
CALGARY, AB - The University of Calgary received a $713,000 grant from the federal government this week to help indigenous communities across the province tackle drug-related issues.Assistant Professo...
Jul 31, 2019 Fentanyl. (Supplied by Canadian Press)
Canadian canola exports down 1-million tonnes thanks in large part to Chinese restrictions
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) reports that, from the start of the growing season until mid-July, recorded canola exports totaled 8.9-million tonnes. This is about one million to...
Jul 30, 2019 Canola field. (Lethbridge News Now)
Date for fall federal election will not change
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Voters will head to the polls on October 21st, 2019 after all.The country's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Stephane Perrault was asked by observant members of the Jewish community to r...
Jul 29, 2019 Ballot box. (Stock image)
Ghostbusters 2020 filming in Fort Macleod August 8-13
FORT MACLEOD, AB - The Town of Fort Macleod has announced several road closures in the community to coincide with the filming of Ghostbusters 2020 (working title).The production crew has advised the c...
Jul 26, 2019 An image from the Ghostbusters 2020 trailer. (Supplied by Sony Pictures Entertainment)
Alberta's oil production limits once again increasing in September
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has announced another raised cap on oil production.The number has risen almost every month this year from 3.56-million barrels per day in January to now 3.76...
Jul 26, 2019 Oil pumpjacks in southern Alberta. (Lethbridge News Now)
ALERT makes second major drug bust in a week in Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT - The ALERT unit has made another drug bust.42 thousand dollars in cash and drugs were seized including methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl.Police are concerned with the 67 grams of fen...
Jul 24, 2019 ALERT unit photo
Fort Macleod town hall set to discuss filming of new Ghostbusters
FORT MACLEOD, AB - Residents and business owners are invited to a town hall next week in Fort Macleod. The meeting has been set up to discuss the upcoming production of Ghostbusters 2020, the fourth f...
Jul 23, 2019
Ottawa invests $49.5-million into the "future of farming"
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The federal government hopes to boost Canada's agriculture sector and make it more globally-competitive.Natural Resources Minister Navdeep Bains announced Monday the investment of up ...
Jul 22, 2019 Park Lake Dairy Farm. (Lethbridge News Now)
High training and insurance costs bring hiring challenges for small carrier companies
TABER, AB - There are pros and cons to it. That's what Taber-based Gateway Carriers owner Trevor Currie had to say about the Mandatory Entry-Level Training (MELT) program, which was implemented in Alb...
Jul 22, 2019
Feds redo child-benefit forms amid concerns ‘at-risk’ families missing payments
OTTAWA -- The federal government will roll out a simplified application form for the Canada Child Benefit this month - just as it gets a bump in value - after hearing about barriers for newcomers and ...
Jul 21, 2019 Jean-Yves Duclos,