Category Archives: Post to Social
'We hear their frustrations': RCMP unsure when Alberta border protest will end
COUTTS, AB - An RCMP spokesman says there's no way to predict when the protest at Alberta's main border crossing will end but he understands the public's growing frustration as it drags on. Demonstrat...
Feb 04, 2022
GoFundMe called to Commons committee as links to U.S. alleged in Ottawa protest
OTTAWA, ONT. -- A parliamentary committee has called on GoFundMe representatives to testify about how it ensures that money raised on its platform isn't used to promote hate, such as antisemitism and ...
Feb 04, 2022
Premier Kenney holds Facebook Q-and-A to discuss police "assault" issue and lifting mandates
EDMONTON, AB. -- As vehicle convoys continue to impede traffic in Southern Alberta (the LNN newsroom was notified of four Thursday afternoon alone), the level of frustration from the public is beginni...
Feb 04, 2022
COVID hospitalizations in Alberta see small drop for first time in weeks
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Thursday, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.2,370 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to ...
Feb 03, 2022
Alberta adds support to children living with diabetes
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta children and youth living with diabetes are now receiving additional support for monitoring and managing their condition.Eligible Albertans younger than 18 years who are insulin...
Feb 03, 2022
Cost of Coutts blockade adds up; Beef industry calls for resolution
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- With the disruption at the Coutts border crossing approaching day seven, Canada's beef industry has serious concerns with supply chain challenges, including the lack of access to fe...
Feb 03, 2022
Coutts blockade costing Southern Alberta $3M/day: Economic Development Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - For Trevor Lewington, the ongoing convoy and blockade near the Coutts border "is not a political issue, this is an economic issue."The CEO of Economic Development Lethbridge spoke abo...
Feb 03, 2022
New blockade in Coutts cutting off traffic to U.S. border crossing
MILK RIVER, ALBERTA - RCMP say a second blockade on a highway leading to the main United States border crossing in Alberta has choked off traffic. "Protesters have stopped traffic from going southboun...
Feb 03, 2022
Military response to Ottawa protest 'not in the cards,' Trudeau says, urging caution
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a military response to the ongoing Ottawa protest against COVID-19 measures is "not in the cards right now.''Ottawa police Chief Peter Sloly said Wednesday ...
Feb 03, 2022
Dismantling of western Canada drug ring began with Medicine Hat busts
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A series of drug busts by Medicine Hat police in early 2020 has resulted in the dismantling of a trafficking operation that spanned western Canada and the seizure of more than $1.6 ...
Feb 03, 2022