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Lethbridge Chamber: Closed businesses need clear benchmarks for when they can reopen
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Note: This article was written prior to Thursday afternoon's announcement that personal services would be permitted to open on Monday, January 18.READ MORE: Personal services can reop...
Jan 15, 2021

Teachers want UCP decision on pension reversed
Alberta teachers are calling on the United Conservative government to reverse a decision about how their pensions are managed.Just before Christmas, the government quietly signed an order giving the A...
Jan 14, 2021

Census of Agriculture coming in 2021
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB- Statistics Canada will be conducting the Census of Agriculture in May.The data gathered is meant to help form policies and outreach ideas. It is also used to conduct market researc...
Jan 14, 2021

City wraps up investigation into Wednesday's wind-based power outages
LETHBRIDGE, AB - During wind storm Wednesday, many homes and businesses throughout Lethbridge were left without power for several hours.At 9:07 and 9:09 am on January 13, Lethbridge Electric Utility e...
Jan 14, 2021

Council asks province to cap usage fees for app-based food delivery at 15%
LETHBRIDGE, AB- At Tuesday's Lethbridge City Council meeting, a motion was presented to ask the province to cap usage fees for online and app-based food delivery services at 15 per cent to help local ...
Jan 14, 2021

Trevor Pritchard designated dangerous offender with "indeterminate sentence"
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A man from Coaldale has been designated a dangerous offender.Trevor Pritchard, 35, has been convicted four times of sex-related offenses against underaged girls including sexual assau...
Jan 14, 2021

Police charge organizer of Tuesday’s anti-COVID restriction rally
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police have issued two tickets to the organizer of an anti-COVID restriction rally that occurred earlier this week. On Tuesday, the "WeThePeopleYQL" group stood together ou...
Jan 14, 2021

Kenney kicks Pat Rehn out of UCP caucus after municipal complaints
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he has kicked Lesser Slave Lake backbencher Pat Rehn out of the United Conservative caucus. Kenney made the announcement in a statement posted on Twitt...
Jan 14, 2021

Many Alberta communities set all-time records for wind speed Wednesday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Many Albertans had to hold on to their hats Wednesday. A strong Alberta Clipper low pressure system raced across the province on January 13. The system brought with it damaging wind g...
Jan 14, 2021

Report: Alberta government employees got $18.7-million in raises in 2020
LETHBRIDGE, AB - According to documents obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF), 7,384 people in the provincial government saw increases in pay.CTF submitted a freedom of information reque...
Jan 13, 2021