Category Archives: Post to Social

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

Trucker in Humboldt Broncos bus crash loses first bid to stay in Canada
HUMBOLDT, SK - A former truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash has lost a first step in his effort to stay in Canada.Jaskirat Singh Sidhu tried to make the case to the Canada Bo...
Mar 09, 2022

Only 37 new COVID cases confirmed in South Zone Wednesday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Wednesday, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.552 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 5...
Mar 09, 2022

Government contacting Canadians for CERB overpayments and debts
OTTAWA, ON - Many Canadians who received the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) may have to pay some of their relief payment back.The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has reportedly contacted thousan...
Mar 09, 2022