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Half of Albertans aged 12+ now fully vaccinated against COVID-19

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Another significant milestone in Alberta's COVID-19 vaccine rollout.Alberta Health Services (AHS) reports that 50.7 per cent of eligible Albertans have received two doses of a COVID v...

Jul 07, 2021

Pure Power Wrestling returns with fans in attendance for the first time since October

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Professional wrestling is built on the connections between performers and their fans, and for the first time in nine months, that connection will be re-established.Lethbridge-based Pu...

Jul 07, 2021

From heat to hail in some areas - now insect infestations

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Record breaking heat, and drought in some areas, have already had an impact on prairie crops. The average 30-day (May 29 - June 27) temperature was almost 3 C warmer than climate no...

Jul 07, 2021

Skilled labour shortage main hurdle as attention turns to economic recovery: Kenney

Premier Jason Kenney says he sees the Peace Region in a good position to rebound from the economic downturn created by the COVID-19 pandemic.Kenney made that remark during a trip to the Swan City earl...

Jul 07, 2021

Home sales double in Lethbridge this year to record levels

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge's real estate market is "exceptionally strong" in 2021.Cathy Maxwell, CEO of the Lethbridge and District Association of Realtors, says the city is absolutely in a seller's ...

Jul 07, 2021

Province asks Alberta's nurses to take 3% wage rollback

EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's Minister of Finance, Travis Toews, announced late Tuesday the province is looking to roll back the wages of nurses. A follow-up statement from the United Nurses of Alberta (UN...

Olivia Thorington Jul 07, 2021

Ryley Van Maanen added to Kodiaks soccer team

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge College Kodiaks men's soccer team has added Coaldale local Ryley Van Maanen.Van Maanen is a centre-forward who grew up playing in the Coaldale Thunder system, before sp...

Jul 07, 2021

Alberta Skeleton Association hosting recruitment day at U of L this weekend

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Alberta Skeleton Association is coming to Lethbridge this weekend.Skeleton is a winter sliding sport in which an athlete rides a small sled down a frozen track while lying face-do...

Jul 07, 2021

Stampeders assistant coach named to board of directors for local football club

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Vipers have added an assistant coach in the CFL to its ranks.Mark Kilam has been named to the football team's board of directors. Kilam is entering his 17th season with...

Jul 07, 2021

Calgary Zoo upgrading arctic habitats, aiming to save several species from extinction

CALGARY, AB - Alberta's largest zoo is undertaking a significant project that aims to protect numerous species that live in Canada's arctic.In total, $31.5 million will be spent on upgrading the Canad...

Jul 07, 2021