Category Archives: Post to Social
Coaldale's Michael Willems wins Prime Minister's Awards for Teaching Excellence
COALDALE, AB - A Southern Alberta teacher is being recognized for his work in adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic.Michael Willems has been named the winner of the Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Exc...
Nov 23, 2021
U of L Shine Campaign raises over $100 million
LETHBRIDGE, AB - This week, Shine: The Campaign for the University of Lethbridge comes to a close, reaching its goal of raising greater than $100 million and engaging more than 20,000 U of L alumni.Dr...
Nov 23, 2021
New report finds Indigenous population contributed $6.74 billion to Alberta’s economy in 2019
EDMONTON, AB - A new report is highlighting the contributions Indigenous Peoples have made to Alberta's economy.The report was assembled by ATB Financial and MNP and is titled 'Opening the Door to Opp...
Nov 23, 2021
Short, no-surprise throne speech expected to recap Liberal election promises
OTTAWA, ON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will outline the agenda for his third Liberal mandate in a speech from the throne today. The throne speech is expected to be short and contain no surprises, ...
Nov 23, 2021
AHS reports average of 375 COVID cases/day over the weekend
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Monday, covering statistics from the three days.Note: Due to lower COVID-19 case counts in recent weeks, LNN will only be r...
Nov 22, 2021
Province to donate surplus PPE to Alberta non-profits, private health providers
LETHBRIDGE, AB - An array of organizations in Alberta can apply to receive free personal protective equipment (PPE) from the provincial government.The Alberta Emergency Management Agency (AEMA) has be...
Nov 22, 2021
Sohil Bindra trial on pause, all four complainants' testimonies heard
LETHBRIDGE, AB - *Warning - Graphic information inside article*After the two-week trial of Lethbridge's Sohil Bindra was set to conclude Friday, it will now be on pause for one week.In the first of th...
Nov 22, 2021
Canadian governments post "historic deficit" in 2020, debt per capita $74K
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It should go without saying at this point, but the COVID-19 pandemic has not been kind to the country's pocketbooks.Stats Canada has released a new report on the Consolidated Canadian...
Nov 22, 2021
CRTC hearings begin on proposed Rogers Communications deal to buy Shaw
Rogers Communications Inc. told a federal telecoms regulator hearing Monday that its proposed $26-billion takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. will enhance competition, but made no guarantees that Sha...
Nov 22, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine plans for children roll out across the country
Parents across the country are learning how soon their children can get a COVID-19 vaccine appointment now that the pediatric Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been approved by Health Canada. Ontario parent...
Nov 22, 2021