Category Archives: Post to Social

AHS gives update on staffing levels, acute bed shortages, and operation levels
EDMONTON, AB - AHS provided an update Friday on its acute care beds, nurse vacancies, and overall operation levels.Deb Gordon, AHS Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, says many rumours have be...
Jul 23, 2021

Fire ban issued in Waterton as danger rating reaches "extreme"
WATERTON, AB - The fire danger rating in Waterton Lakes National Park is "extreme."As such, Parks Canada has issued a fire ban throughout the entirety of Alberta's southernmost national park."This fir...
Jul 23, 2021

Six athletes and coaches with Southern Alberta connections at Olympics
TOKYO, JAPAN - The Olympic Games are officially underway and this year's event includes a few people who have called Southern Alberta home.Canada has sent its largest delegation since the L.A. Games i...
Jul 23, 2021

Feds & AB Government extend child care agreement, providing $290-million over four years
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The child care system is getting a boost thanks to a continued joint agreement from the federal and provincial governments.They have signed a four-year extension to the Canada-Alberta...
Jul 23, 2021

Sage Watson locked in on podium goal ahead of Tokyo Olympics
CYPRESS COUNTY, AB - The wait is finally over for Sage Watson.After the crushing disappointment of seeing last year's Tokyo Olympics postponed as a result of the pandemic, the local hurdler is eyeing ...
Jul 23, 2021

Madu’s town hall brings debate on provincial police to forefront
REDCLIFF, AB - A few dozen Redcliff and Cypress County residents packed into the Redcliff Senior Citizen Centre as part of a town hall tour by provincial Justice Minister Kaycee Madu.The topic at hand...
Jul 23, 2021

Staffing shortages causing bed closures: Notley, UNA
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB. -- Representatives of local United Nurses of Alberta branches met with Leader of the Official Opposition Rachel Notley Thursday to call on the Alberta Government to address staffin...
Jul 23, 2021

The Daily with LNN – July 22, 2021
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Take Lethbridge News Now on the go anytime, anywhere.The Daily with LNN is a podcast-style news update, detailing some of the local, regional, and national stories we have been workin...
Jul 22, 2021

3/4 of eligible Albertans at least partially immunized against COVID-19
LETHBRIDGE, AB - 75 per cent of Albertans aged 12 and up have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.As of July 22, AHS also reports that 61.3 per cent are fully immunized with two shots."Va...
Jul 22, 2021

Federal supports announced for farmers facing extreme heat & drought conditions
OTTAWA, ONT - The Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food has heard the concerns of farmers across Western Canada and is taking action.Marie-Claude Bibeau announced a series of measures designed...
Jul 22, 2021