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Court of Appeal reserves decision on Alberta ID policy for supervised drug-use sites
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Judges from Alberta's top court have reserved a decision on a request to stop a provincial policy that personal identification must be shown to get into supervised consumption sites.T...
Jan 27, 2022
Expensive cattle feed a concern for ranchers
MEDICINE HAT, AB. -- Rancher Darren Lutz has 275 cows to feed and the current cost of hay is causing him some concern."One week I saw it at $355, the next week it was $450 and these prices are just no...
Jan 27, 2022
Alberta nurses ratify new deal with employers after two years of negotiations
LETHBRIDGE, AB - An end to one of the "most prolonged and arduous negotiations in the provincial nursing union's 44-year history."United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) has ratified a new Collective Agreement...
Jan 27, 2022
School zones in Coaldale to be changed to year-round playground zones
COALDALE, AB - The Town of Coaldale is making a change to its school zones. During the reading week of February 21 through 25, all playground and school zones in the town will be re-signed. Officials ...
Jan 27, 2022
LPS to join new provincial mental health response platform this spring
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police hopes that a new platform will aid them in responding to calls that involve a person in a mental health crisis.LPS hopes to join the provincial roll-out of the Healt...
Jan 27, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is isolating after learning of COVID exposure
OTTAWA, ON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is isolating at home after learning that he was exposed to someone who had tested positive for COVID-19.The prime minister stated in a tweet that he ...
Jan 27, 2022
Draft long-term care standards could have prevented pandemic deaths: committee chair
OTTAWA, ON - An organization that develops health-care standards has released a draft of new long-term care guidance that the authors hope will fundamentally change the way Canadian care homes are acc...
Jan 27, 2022
CRA to send out new round of letters checking eligibility from CERB recipients
OTTAWA, ON - The Canada Revenue Agency is sending out a new round of letters to pandemic aid recipients to verify they were eligible for the help, and warning of potential need for repayments. It's th...
Jan 27, 2022
AHS reports 22 COVID deaths in Alberta, including four in South Zone
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Wednesday, partly covering statistics from the past 24 hours.3,341 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the t...
Jan 26, 2022
Farm cash receipts could break new records in 2022 - Farm Credit Canada
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- In spite of floods in B.C., severe drought on the prairies, high input costs and the continuing repercussions of COVID, 2021 was still a good year for most Canadian farms, as they r...
Jan 26, 2022