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Alberta to gain three additional seats in Parliament
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta is one of three Canadian provinces that will soon have a greater level of representation in the federal government.Following the adoption of An Act to amend the Constitution A...
Jul 08, 2022
Tornado damages up to nine homes in west-central Alberta, no serious injuries: RCMP
SUNDRE, AB - RCMP say a tornado has significantly damaged up to nine homes in west-central Alberta.Cpl. Gina Slaney says no one was seriously hurt and everyone has been accounted for in the impact zon...
Jul 08, 2022
Lethbridge-Medicine Hat’s unemployment rate remains unchanged at 5.0% in June
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The unemployment rate for the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region went unchanged last month. In June, the jobless rate was at 5.0%, the same as in May.Meanwhile, Alberta's unemployment rat...
Jul 08, 2022
Lethbridge Starbucks workers to hold unionization vote
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Workers at five Starbucks locations in Lethbridge are one step closer to potentially unionizing. In May 2022, United Steelworkers (USW) filed an application with the Alberta Labour Re...
Jul 08, 2022
Economy lost 43,000 jobs in June, unemployment rate falls to 4.9%
OTTAWA, ON - The Canadian economy lost 43,000 jobs in June, marking the first decline in employment since January.At the same time, the unemployment rate fell to another record low of 4.9 per cent, ac...
Jul 08, 2022
Unifor issues strike notice at Via Rail, workers could be off Monday
TORONTO, ON - The union representing some 2,400 Via Rail Canada employees has issued a strike notice that could see workers off the job on Monday.Unifor represents Via employees working in its station...
Jul 08, 2022
Rogers working to resolve mass network outage
TORONTO, ON - Rogers Communications says it is working to resolve a massive outage that has impacted customers across Canada.The website Downdetector, which tracks outages, noted close to 20,000 netwo...
Jul 08, 2022
When to spray cabbage seedpod weevils
PRINCE ALBERT, SK - Cabbage seedpod weevils. These tiny insects are once again starting to become a problem for canola fields in the prairies.Hctor Crcamo, a research scientist with Agriculture and Ag...
Jul 08, 2022
Convoy organizer Tamara Lich to learn whether she'll remain in jail
OTTAWA, ON - "Freedom Convoy" organizer Tamara Lich is expected to learn Friday, July 8, 2022 whether she'll remain in jail after the Crown accused her of breaching one of her bail conditions. Lich wa...
Jul 08, 2022
Calgary Stampede to kick off with parade in first full event since start of pandemic
CALGARY, AB - The Calgary Stampede is back and set to kick off today with its trademark parade, in it first full event since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The Stampede was cancelled in 2020 - the first...
Jul 08, 2022