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StatCan: Canadian economy grew 4.6% in 2021
OTTAWA, ON - Statistics Canada said Tuesday the economy grew 4.6 per cent last year, compared with a decline of 5.2 per cent in 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Growth in the fourth quar...
Mar 01, 2022

Most COVID restrictions now lifted in Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Alberta Government has taken a significant step regarding COVID-19 restrictions in the province.Step 2 of the provincial plan commences on Tuesday, March 1, and includes the follo...
Mar 01, 2022

Unfair Labour Practice complaint filed against the U of L
Lethbridge, AB. -- *Updated information with U of L's response.*The University of Lethbridge Faculty Association (ULFA) says it has filed an Unfair Labour Practice complaint with the Alberta Labour Re...
Feb 28, 2022

More details released on Friday's fatal collision near Picture Butte
PICTURE BUTTE, AB - RCMP have investigated the cause of the fatal collision involving two cars on Highway 25 before the weekend.Read More: RCMP investigating fatal collision near Picture ButteThe inve...
Feb 28, 2022

Number of COVID hospitalizations in Alberta fell by 71 over the weekend
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Monday, covering statistics from the past three days.In that time, 1,435 cases were confirmed across the province or an ave...
Feb 28, 2022

IIHF bans Russia, Belarus from all events indefinitely
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) is banning Russia and Belarus from competing in any future events until further notice.After the IIHF Council evaluated the impact of th...
Feb 28, 2022

Dori Modney retires after 32-year broadcasting career
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A long-time broadcaster in Lethbridge is hanging up her boots.Dori Modney is now retired, last serving as the News Director for Lethbridge News Now and the now-formerly-branded Countr...
Feb 28, 2022

Businesses expecting to face challenges in next three months: survey
OTTAWA, ON - Canadian businesses are expecting to face a variety of challenges over the next three months, according to a survey from Statistics Canada. From January 4 to February 7, 2022, the agency ...
Feb 28, 2022

Trial for Lethbridge man charged in fatal impaired driving collision set for early 2023
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Lethbridge man now knows when he will take the stand in a significant case involving alleged impaired driving.In Lethbridge Court of Queen's Bench on Monday, lawyers for the crown a...
Feb 28, 2022

Trial dates set for 228 kg meth smuggling case at Coutts
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Two weeks have been scheduled for a trial to take place for what border officials at Coutts say is the largest seizure of methamphetamine ever at any land border crossing in the count...
Feb 28, 2022