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Coaldale's Settler Days festival to rebrand, take place in August going forward
COALDALE, AB - The Town of Coaldale's annual summer festival will undergo some changes heading into the 2022 event.Council voted this week to seek a new name for Settler Days and for it to take place ...
Nov 25, 2021
Multi-tractor trailer crash on QEII results in fatality
RED DEER, AB: One person died following a major multi-vehicle collision on the QEII Highway Thursday morning.RCMP say the crash occurred at about 6:15, northbound at the Crandall overpass near Ponoka....
Nov 25, 2021
Alberta government accelerating the development of tech startups
EDMONTON, AB. -- The Alberta government's drive to diversify the economy is getting a boost as four business accelerators described as world-class aim to help promising startups grow.Provincial offici...
Nov 25, 2021
Assembly of First Nations announces 13 delegates to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican
The Assembly of First Nations has announced the 13 delegates who will be going to the Vatican to meet with Pope Francis next month. The delegation include elders, residential school survivors and yout...
Nov 25, 2021
Medicine Hat woman charged with first degree murder in death of Pincher Creek woman
PINCHER CREEK, AB - Charges have been laid following the death of a Southern Albertan woman from earlier last week.On Friday, November 19, Megan Eekma, 34, was travelling with another person from B.C....
Nov 25, 2021
Cargill workers in High River to strike on December 6
HIGH RIVER, AB - Employees at one of Southern Alberta's largest meat processing facilities might be hitting the picket line soon.After two days of voting, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Loc...
Nov 25, 2021
Uncertainty remains over Ottawa’s $150M with Blood Tribe
STANDOFF, AB - The saga of the "cows and ploughs" settlement continues between the Blood Tribe and Ottawa.In September, the First Nation voted to ratify a $150-million settlement with the federal gove...
Nov 25, 2021
Lethbridge man charged after weapons complaint results in school lockdown
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Lethbridge man has been charged in connection to a weapons complaint. On Wednesday, November 24, Lethbridge Police responded to a report at around 1:30 p.m. that a man with a knife ...
Nov 25, 2021
Lethbridge's drug treatment court celebrates one year of success stories
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A relatively new program in the city, it is already turning up some positive results.During National Addictions Awareness Week in Canada, November 21-26, Legal Aid Alberta (LAA) is he...
Nov 25, 2021
Provinces take issue with proposed federal mental health transfer
OTTAWA, ON - Though provincial governments are clamouring for more funds to bolster their health systems in the wake of COVID-19, some are pushing back against a Liberal election promise to offer dedi...
Nov 25, 2021