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Long-awaited federal rent subsidy program for businesses hurt by COVID-19 opens today

OTTAWA - Businesses struggling to pay the bills because of the COVID-19 pandemic will be able to start applying today for a long-awaited new commercial rent-relief program offered by the federal gover...

Nov 23, 2020

43% of Lethbridge residents say "drugs/injection site" is top issue

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The people of Lethbridge have spoken on what they want city council to focus on.The 2020 Budget Priorities Survey, conducted by Ipsos, saw 401 residents surveyed over the phone betwee...

Nov 23, 2020

Feds give nearly $10M to Horsefly spillway in Municipal District of Taber

TABER, AB - Enlarging 14 kilometers of existing irrigation canals to divert stormwater from the St. Mary River Irrigation District Main Canal to the Oldman River during storm events will better protec...

Nov 23, 2020

Taber Fire addresses challenges and concerns of conducting fire drills amid pandemic

TABER, AB - The Taber Fire Department is addressing some concerns from the public regarding fire drills during the COVID-19 pandemic.Steve Swarbrick, Fire Prevention Officer, explained the situation t...

Nov 23, 2020

Blood Tribe residents not consulted on proposed coal mine despite thumbs up from officials

STANDOFF, AB - A proposed metallurgical coal mine in the Crowsnest Pass has been greenlit by several Treaty 7 First Nations despite little-to-no input from residents.Riversdale Resources' Benga Mining...

Nov 23, 2020

Old bills to lose legal tender status in 2021

OTTAWA, ON - The $1, $2, $25, $500, and $1,000 bills will have their legal tender status removed as of January 1, 2021.Businesses will not be allowed to take in these bills as currency and the bills w...

Nov 23, 2020

Energy-efficient lighting coming to Taber’s Aquafun and Community centres

TABER, AB - Taber's Aquafun Centre and Community Centre are receiving some lighting upgrades.Thanks to grant funding from Farm Credit Canada's AgriSpirit Fund and the Municipal Climate Change Action C...

Nov 23, 2020

Blood Tribe Police and EMS respond to 15 overdoses in 24-hour period

STANDOFF, AB - The Blood Tribe is warning community members of a "highly concentrated batch of drugs".On Saturday, November 21, officials said the Blood Tribe Police Service and EMS have responded to ...

Nov 23, 2020

Lethbridge City Council starts operating budget deliberations Monday

LETHBRIDGE, AB - You will be able to watch city councillors debate the 2021-2022 Operating Budget."As Finance Committee, we have some very difficult decisions to make," says Councillor Rob Miyashiro, ...

Nov 23, 2020

COVID outbreak declared at Gilbert Paterson in Lethbridge

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Public Health staff are investigating cases of COVID-19 at Gilbert Paterson Middle School.AHS says they will keep staff, students, and visitors up to date on the cases and how they pr...

Nov 22, 2020