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Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region’s jobless rate at 5.5 per cent in March
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge-Medicine Hat economic region saw the second lowest unemployment figure in the province last month. March's rate was 5.5 per cent. That's a drop from 6.6 per cent in Feb...
Apr 08, 2022
Jobless rate falls to record low as national economy adds 72,500 jobs in March
OTTAWA, ON - Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate in March fell to its lowest rate on record as the economy added 72,500 jobs.The agency says the unemployment rate fell to 5.3 per cent compare...
Apr 08, 2022
'Which thing to build?': Montem Resources weighs coal mine versus hydrogen in Alberta
A company hoping to develop coal in Alberta's Rocky Mountains says it will decide by the end of June whether to convert its open-pit mine proposal into a renewable energy project. "Montem's currently ...
Apr 08, 2022
Fire restriction enacted in Lethbridge County
LETHBRIDGE COUNTY, AB - Residents of Lethbridge County are advised of new restrictions on burning activities.The fire restriction is effective at noon on Thursday, April 7, 2022, and is the result of ...
Apr 07, 2022
LPS seeking suspect in connection to counterfeit cash
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is asking for your help in finding a person accused of using fake moneyOn Tuesday, April 5, 2022, police received a report of a woman successfully ...
Apr 07, 2022
RCMP investigating after two cow carcasses found behind Alberta cemetery
AIRDRIE, Alta. -- RCMP say they are investigating after two cows that were killed, skinned and had their meat taken, were found in a rural community northeast of Calgary. Police say the carcasses were...
Apr 07, 2022
Supreme Court of Canada dismisses injunction on Alberta rules for drug-use sites
A last-ditch legal effort to temporarily bar supervised drug-use sites in Alberta from requiring clients to show personal identification has met a dead end in Canada's top court. The Supreme Court of ...
Apr 07, 2022
Alberta crown prosecutors say strike is possible, could impact criminal proceedings
LETHBRIDGE, AB - An organization representing crown prosecutors in Alberta says there is a "crisis in the justice system" and that job action could happen in the near future.Dallas Sopko, President of...
Apr 07, 2022
$452B federal budget focused on affordability, innovation
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's second pandemic budget turns Canada's fiscal focus to making life more affordable for people and giving a long-needed boost to Canadian productivity. Free...
Apr 07, 2022
Housing supply constrained in Lethbridge due to high sales
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It's a great time to list your home, but maybe not so great if you're looking to buy one.Cathy Maxwell, CEO of the Lethbridge and District Association of Realtors, says it was yet ano...
Apr 07, 2022