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City prepares to open first certified "green" cemetery in Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Call it a literal return to nature, if you will. Starting this fall, those who want to be buried in more natural, "green" manner, will be able to have their wishes fulfilled at Lethbr...
Apr 29, 2019 Royal View Cemetary, Lethbridge
No respite from flood threat for thousands in Que., Ont., and N.B.
MONTREAL - Thousands of people across Quebec, Ontario, and New Brunswick are facing several more days of flooding that has already been life-changing for many. The most dire situation is in Ste-Marthe...
Apr 29, 2019
Alberta RCMP reminding locals to secure their yards this spring
EDMONTON, AB - Cropping season is about to begin in Alberta which means farmers will be spending long hours out in their fields, and the RCMP want everyone to be as safe as can be this spring. For man...
Apr 28, 2019 Photo Credit: Alberta RCMP
Spring storm wreaks havoc across Alberta
LETHBRIDGE -- We were warned a storm was heading in the direction of Southern Alberta but, many didn't want to believe it - considering it is late April. However, the system that hit Edmonton Friday n...
Apr 28, 2019 LethbridgeNewsNOW
Carbon rebate will be more than carbon tax for most people
OTTAWA - Canada's budget watchdog agrees with the federal government's claim that Canadians are going to get more from the climate change tax rebate than they are paying in carbon tax.The federal gove...
Apr 27, 2019 The Canadian Press
Kenney meets caucus, says election win already rippling through Alberta economy
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's incoming premier says the United Conservative election win is already starting to ripple through the economy.Jason Kenney met with his new caucus and told members he has been ...
Apr 26, 2019 The Canadian Press
Canada working on an end to the rotting-refuse row with the Philippines
OTTAWA - A resolution to the row between Canada and the Philippines over rotting refuse appears imminent. Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said Wednesday she thinks a solution can be found "in t...
Apr 26, 2019
Dominic LeBlanc taking leave from cabinet to battle cancer
OTTAWA - Dominic LeBlanc is stepping away temporarily from his duties as intergovernmental and northern affairs minister after being diagnosed with a form of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Finance Minister Bil...
Apr 26, 2019
Troy Reeb to receive honorary degree from Lethbridge College
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Lethbridge College graduate is receiving an honorary degree from his alma mater.Troy Reeb, who graduated from the school's Communication Arts - Broadcast Journalism program in 1988,...
Apr 26, 2019 Troy Reeb will receive an honorary degree from Lethbridge College on April 26. Photo credit: Lethbridge College
One small spark can create a blaze
TABER, AB - One might think that the rain and flurries in the local forecast means there's a lesser chance of a fire starting up, but that's not necessarily the case, according to Brian Schafer. Schaf...
Apr 26, 2019 Regional Fire Chief of the M.D. of Taber, Brian Schafer. Photo credit: GTA Photography