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195 new COVID cases in Alberta, lowest single-day total in months

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released its update on COVID-19 for Tuesday, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.195 new cases were confirmed across the province, bringing...

Feb 09, 2021

ASIRT investigating unauthorized use of police databases regarding Shannon Phillips

LETHBRIDGE, AB - ***Up-Dated An independent investigation is being conducted after members of Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) allegedly conducted unauthorized searches.On February 1, the Director of L...

Feb 09, 2021

U of L planning "significant return to campus" this fall

LETHBRIDGE, AB - If you have been holding out on applying to post-secondary due to the pandemic, keep your eyes open for this fall.The University of Lethbridge is planning to have what they call a "si...

Feb 09, 2021

15 new cold records set Monday in Alberta, three in Southern Alberta

LETHBRIDGE, AB - To say that it's been cold lately is an understatement.Environment Canada says the "unseasonably cold arctic ridge of high pressure" continued to break low-temperature records across ...

Feb 09, 2021

Questions arise over protections from reinstated Alberta coal policy

EDMONTON, AB - Doubts are being raised about the Alberta government's decision to restore a policy that protects the Rocky Mountains from coal mining.Energy Minister Sonya Savage on Monday brought bac...

Feb 09, 2021

RCMP release results of investigation into two deaths in the Crowsnest Pass

CROWSNEST PASS, AB. - RCMP confirm autopsies have been completed on the bodies of a man and woman found deceased in their Crowsnest Pass home on Friday Feb. 5, 2021. The Office of the Chief Medical Ex...

Feb 09, 2021

Blood Tribe administering COVID vaccines for seniors

STANDOFF, AB - The Blood Tribe is a step ahead of much of the province when it comes to providing COVID-19 vaccines.They were successful in securing 1,000 doses of Moderna's vaccine for their most vul...

Feb 09, 2021

Province expanding rapid COVID testing at care homes, developing workplace pilots

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta growing its COVID-19 testing capacity.Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced Tuesday that 36,000 staff in care facilities across Alberta will have regular r...

Feb 09, 2021

Negative COVID-19 test to be required at Canadian land borders, effective Monday

OTTAWA, ON - As of next Monday, anyone arriving in Canada by land will need to show a recent negative COVID-19 test. The move coming into effect on February 15 is the same stipulation for those landin...

Olivia Thorington Feb 09, 2021

Hinshaw hints at regional approach to lifting restrictions

On the first day of Alberta's Step 1 to easing COVID-19 restrictions across the province, Dr. Deena Hinshaw says they are watching how the moves impact different parts of the province and signalled a ...

Feb 09, 2021