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Lethbridge College honouring Indigenous cultures through Orange Shirt Day

LETHBRIDGE, AB- On Wednesday, the Lethbridge College will host its annual Orange Shirt Day ceremony, and on Friday, it will recognize the Sisters in Spirit event. Both events will be online and the pu...

Sep 29, 2020

Edmonton International Airport now mandating temperature screening before boarding

EDMONTON, AB - Passengers flying into or out of Edmonton will have to have their temperatures checked.Back in June, the Government of Canada announced a multi-phased approach for temperature screening...

Sep 29, 2020

MMIWG recommendations presented to city council

LETHBRIDGE, AB- The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) presented their draft recommendations to Lethbridge City Council on Monday (September 28).Over 1,000 pages of recommendation...

Sep 29, 2020

Ottawa publishes guidance for rapid COVID-19 tests

OTTAWA - The federal government is publishing new advice for companies rushing to develop rapid tests for COVID-19 as Ottawa faces growing calls to approve such devices.The calls to approve devices th...

Sep 29, 2020

U of L professor working on new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A University of Lethbridge staff member is working on finding new treatment for Alzheimer's disease.Dr. Majid Mohajerani is working with two partners from Laval University are creatin...

Sep 29, 2020

WHL alumni recognized for Stanley Cup Win

EDMONTON, AB- Almost two dozen WHL alumni played in the Stanley Cup Final over the past week and some are from right around Lethbridge.On the winning side, Tampa Bay Lighting had many players and staf...

Sep 29, 2020

Organizer of pop-up injection site issued fine

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The organizer of a group that set up an unsanctioned injection site in Lethbridge has been fined.On Friday night, the site popped up at Galt Gardens. On Saturday evening, the group th...

Sep 29, 2020

Health Minister sees no evidence consolidating EMS dispatch will hurt response times

Alberta's health minister says he's seen no evidence that consolidating Red Deer's EMS dispatch services, along with services in three other municipalities, under the provincial system will be detrime...

Sep 29, 2020

Deficit on track to hit $330 billion with COVID effects lasting years, says PBO

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget office says the federal deficit for the year is on track to hit $328.5 billion as a result of COVID-19.That figure released this morning reflects measures announced a...

Sep 29, 2020

Healthy eating in city facilities presented to council

LETHBRIDGE, AB- At Lethbridge City Council's Community Issues meeting, the Lethbridge Nutrition Report Card was presented to councillors for their input.The committee's goal is to create a healthy foo...

Sep 29, 2020