Category Archives: Post to Social
TransPod secures US$550M to build Calgary-Edmonton hyperloop
CALGARY, AB - A company planning to build an ultra-high-speed transportation system between Alberta's two largest cities has announced a major development.An agreement in principle has been reached wi...
Mar 29, 2022
Neil Skjodt trial rescheduled for August/September 2022
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The rescheduled trial dates for a Lethbridge man charged in a fatal collision will take place sooner than expected.The trial for Neil Martin Skjodt, 54, was originally supposed to sta...
Mar 29, 2022
Oil and gas sector emissions need to be cut two-fifths by 2030, new climate plan says
OTTAWA, ON - A new climate plan for Canada projects the oil and gas industry will need to cut greenhouse-gas emissions by 42 per cent from current levels by 2030 if the country is to meet its new targ...
Mar 29, 2022
Mounties charge Oblate priest, Inuit delegates ask Pope to intervene
Mounties have laid a new charge against a Roman Catholic priest who has previously avoided trial for multiple allegations of sexual abuse linked to his time in Nunavut. RCMP said a Canada-wide arrest ...
Mar 29, 2022
Alberta proposes new Continuing Care Act
LETHBRIDGE, AB -- The Alberta government is proposing changes to the way continuing care operates in the province.The current continuing care system falls under multiple acts and regulations, with som...
Mar 28, 2022
Kenney interviewed by RCMP in criminal probe tied to 2017 leadership race
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he has been interviewed by RCMP as part of an investigation into potential criminal identity fraud in the 2017 United Conservative Party leadership contest...
Mar 28, 2022
U of L swimmers win five medals, set records at national championships
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The University of Lethbridge Pronghorn swim team dominated the competition at the U SPORTS Championship.The team of seven athletes set a Canadian record, two provincial records, nine ...
Mar 28, 2022
Kenney urges Ottawa to cancel planned federal carbon tax increase in April
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Premier Jason Kenney calls it an "April Fool's Day prank" that is not funny.The federal government is set to increase the carbon tax to $50 per tonne on Friday, April 1.Kenney announc...
Mar 28, 2022
Trial for fatal collision in Lethbridge adjourned, likely to December
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It was supposed to be the start of a five-day trial for a Lethbridge man charged in the death of a child.In Lethbridge Provincial Court on Monday, March 28, 2022, Justin Dean spoke on...
Mar 28, 2022
Trudeau says Russian invasion of Ukraine spurs push to develop cleaner energy sources
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that while the Russian invasion may be driving up energy prices, it is still providing the impetus to drive the world towards developing greener energy sour...
Mar 28, 2022