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Alberta doubles funding for STARS air ambulance

The Alberta government has announced it will double the amount of funding provided to the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service (STARS).As part of Alberta's increased health care spending in its 2022 budget...

Mar 25, 2022

Kenney calls out "extreme" members of movement trying to kick him out as Premier

EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's Premier says the UCP is a mainstream conservative party, and he intends to keep it that way.Jason Kenney was asked a question at a press conference Friday afternoon about a re...

Mar 25, 2022

Alberta 2022 Budget passed in the legislature

LETHBRIDGE, AB -- The Alberta legislature passed the provincial budget Thursday, March 24, 2022, after some heated debate from both sides of the house.READ MORE: Alberta presents balanced budget for 2...

Mar 25, 2022

Crews cleaning up anti-freeze spill in Peenaquim Park

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Recreators and pet owners are asked to take care while walking through Peenaquim Park.A sub-contractor, who was working in the area at the time, spilled anti-freeze along a pathway in...

Mar 25, 2022

More charges for Medicine Hat ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer Tamara Lich

MEDICINE HAT, AB - One of the organizers of the "Freedom Convoy" occupation in downtown Ottawa is facing new criminal charges.Tamara Lich, of Medicine Hat, is charged with mischief, counselling mischi...

Mar 25, 2022

Seniors will receive T4As for CPP and OAS, despite what some have reportedly been told

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Canadian seniors can rest easy knowing that they will in fact receive government-issued forms for their benefits and they can continue to collect those benefits.LNN was contacted by a...

Mar 25, 2022

Feds commit another $2B to cut health backlogs caused by COVID-19

OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the federal government will commit another $2 billion to help provincial health systems work through their surgical and diagnostic backlogs caused by the...

David Opinko Mar 25, 2022

E-scooters and e-bikes coming to Lethbridge in April

LETHBRIDGE, AB - People in Lethbridge will have a new way of getting around this spring.Neuron Mobility will be launching an e-scooter and e-bike service, which will be a first-of-its-kind in the city...

Mar 25, 2022

Over $4 million being invested into upgrades in Kananaskis Country

KANANASKIS COUNTRY, AB - The Government of Alberta is investing more than $4 million to upgrade one of the province's most popular day-use areas.Funding will be used to renovate and upgrade the Grassi...

Mar 25, 2022

Province says funding will enhance growth, parental choices in K-12 education

EDMONTON, AB - Over the next three years, the provincial government will be investing more than $700 million into the education system through Budget 2022.Operational funding allocations for all schoo...

Mar 25, 2022