Category Archives: Post to Social
Supreme Court rejects Bayer's bid to stop Roundup lawsuits
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has rejected Bayer's appeal to shut down thousands of lawsuits claiming that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer. The justices on Tuesday left in place a $25 milli...
Jun 21, 2022 The U.S. Supreme Court, Tuesday, June 21, 2022 in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Power outages planned in Lethbridge on Wednesday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is advising residents of a planned power outage this week.On Wednesday, June 22, 2022, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., a planned outage will affect approximate...
Jun 21, 2022
U of L celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Tuesday, June 21 marks National Indigenous Peoples Day. The University of Lethbridge is not only marking the occasion on Tuesday, but the post-secondary is spreading the celebrations ...
Jun 21, 2022
Fire Bylaw passed by Lethbridge County Council
LETHBRIDGE COUNTY, AB - Lethbridge County Council has approved and passed a new Fire Bylaw.Bylaw #22-002 was passed at last week's council meeting. It combines all of the County's previous fire-relate...
Jun 21, 2022
Lethbridge Hurricanes to host Medicine Hat September 30 for home opener
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes Hockey Club and the Western Hockey League (WHL) have announced the team's regular season home opener date. The 2022 Dairy Queen Home Opener will take place F...
Jun 21, 2022
Federal Court approves class-action lawsuit on behalf of off-reserve Indigenous children
A Cree woman who was taken from her mother and placed in care as a child says the cycle of assimilation that began with residential schools continues with the overrepresentation of Indigenous kids in ...
Jun 20, 2022
Airport screening officers launch labour action to protest 'disrespect' from Ottawa
OTTAWA, ON - Airport security screeners are taking action against what they call substandard pay and "disrespect'' from the federal government. Marty Warren, national director of the United Steelworke...
Jun 20, 2022
Canada investing $4.9 billion to modernize Norad
OTTAWA, ON - Federal Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canada will invest $4.9 billion over the next six years to modernize North America's aging defensive systems. Anand says the funding is the first...
Jun 20, 2022
Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley apologizes over mistreatment of volunteers, staff
RED DEER, AB - Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley apologized to her members Sunday over reports she revealed last week of mistreatment of party staff and volunteers. "It is clear that in some cases we h...
Jun 20, 2022
The final countdown to banning some single-use plastics in Canada begins
OTTAWA, ON - Canadians will need to find alternatives for plastic straws and grocery bags by the end of the year as the federal government puts the final motions in place to ban some single-use plasti...
Jun 20, 2022