Category Archives: Post to Social
Patient dies in Red Deer emergency room day after wait times peak at 14 hours
RED DEER, AB - In the early morning hours of Saturday, Jan. 22, the emergency room wait time at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre (RDRHC) peaked at over 14 hours.A day later, Alberta Health Services (...
Jan 26, 2022
Active COVID cases drop significantly in Alberta over past four days
LETHBRIDGE, AB - UPDATE: This article has been revised since its original publication.The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Tuesday, partly covering statistics from the past four...
Jan 25, 2022
B.C. First Nation finds 93 possible burial sites at former residential school
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A First Nation in British Columbia says a preliminary geophysical investigation has identified 93 "reflections'' that could indicate the number of children buried around the site...
Jan 25, 2022
Alberta and Saskatchewan to fund research into chronic wasting disease
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- It's a persistent problem that has escaped resolution for decades. Now, Alberta and Saskatchewan environmental agencies are joining forces to development of an oral vaccine for chro...
Jan 25, 2022
CBSA warns of scams using false agency credentials
OTTAWA, ON - Officials from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) are warning the public about ongoing email, web, text message and telephone scams making the rounds.They say individuals posing as ...
Jan 25, 2022
Lethbridge woman pleads not guilty to impaired driving causing death
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lawyers will now work to set up a trial for a woman accused of killing a pedestrian following a fatal collision.In Lethbridge Provincial Court on Tuesday, Justin Dean, the agent speak...
Jan 25, 2022
Trucker freedom convoy rolls through Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A long string of trucks wheeled their way along the Trans Canada Highway on Monday afternoon. The trucks, all en route to Ottawa, look to take a stand on recently imposed mandates a...
Jan 25, 2022
Banff RCMP seeking public's help in identifying historical human remains
BANFF, AB - RCMP in Banff are asking for the public's help in a historical case. On July 11, 1998, a local area tour guide discovered human remains on the back side of Sulphur Mountain in Banff Nation...
Jan 25, 2022
Attitude on carbon tax rebate defined by politics, not facts, survey suggests
Rebates on carbon taxes haven't helped Canadians warm to them, a new survey suggests. Results published this week in the journal Nature Climate Change say that not only did rebates fail to make much d...
Jan 25, 2022
Wednesday's Canes game postponed
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The WHL has postponed two upcoming games due to COVID-19-related reasons.Both involve the Saskatoon Blades and the fact that nine players are currently on the WHL COVID-19 Protocol Li...
Jan 24, 2022