Category Archives: Post to Social

Lethbridge man faces drug and weapon-related charges
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police have charged a local man with 16 offences but say more may be laid.Members of the Property Crimes Unit/High Risk Offender Unit, Tactical Response Unit, Patrols, and ...
Mar 10, 2022

How interest rate hikes could affect home buyers
LETHBRIDGE, AB -- If you're thinking about buying a new home in Southern Alberta, now is a good time because the Bank of Canada's recent rate hike could cause interest rates on variable-rate mortgages...
Mar 10, 2022

MLB players vote to end lockout, salvaging 162-game season
NEW YORK - Players have voted to accept Major League Baseball's latest offer for a new labor deal.That is expected to pave the way to end a 99-day lockout and salvage a 162-game regular season that wi...
Mar 10, 2022

Province adds EMS funding for Lethbridge and Fort Macleod
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Two communities in Southern Alberta are getting boosts to their emergency medical services.As part of the Alberta 2022 Budget, the government announced $64 million to help EMS respond...
Mar 10, 2022

Kenney tells municipalities to hold off on spending
EDMONTON, AB -- Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is telling municipal leaders that while the province is once again flush with oil cash, now is not the time to put spending into overdrive. Kenney says oil...
Mar 10, 2022

Budget office says federal spending on healthcare going up faster than planned
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says federal spending on healthcare is set to rise over the next 12 months at a faster clip than the government had previously planned.Federal health transfer...
Mar 10, 2022

McCain Foods suspends shipments to Russia, ends production facility project
TORONTO - McCain Foods is ending a project to build a production facility in Russia and suspending shipments of its products to the country because of the country's invasion of Ukraine.The Canadian co...
Mar 10, 2022

Alberta Municipalities opposed to Provincial Police Service
EDMONTON, AB - Many local government officials have voiced their opposition to the possibility of implementing a new Alberta Provincial Police Service (APPS).Alberta Municipalities, which represents o...
Mar 10, 2022

Health workers prescribe radical changes to health care to treat pandemic burnout
OTTAWA, ON - Canada's ailing health systems need some drastic intervention from federal and provincial governments if there is any hope of reviving them post-pandemic, an emergency summit of nearly 40...
Mar 10, 2022

Hurricanes lose OT thriller to Blades
SASKATOON, SK - The Lethbridge Hurricanes dropped their game Wednesday night to the Saskatoon Blades.After a hard-fought game against the Blades, the Canes couldn't withstand the extra frame.The score...
Mar 09, 2022