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Two Alberta Mounties face manslaughter charges in shooting death of man in car
EDMONTON, AB - Two RCMP officers who were charged in the shooting death of a 31-year old man in northern Alberta two years ago are now facing manslaughter charges.Cpl. Randy Stenger and Const. Jessica...
Sep 11, 2020

U of L talks transition to online courses during pandemic
LETHBRIDGE, AB - For perhaps the first time ever, the vast majority of students enrolled at the University of Lethbridge (U of L) will not actually step foot on campus this term.Classes kicked off on ...
Sep 11, 2020

Final phase of paving in University Drive Twinning set to start Saturday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Crews are planning to complete the final phase of paving on University Drive.The next phase of the University Drive Twinning project is scheduled to start Saturday, Sept. 12. The late...
Sep 11, 2020

Health experts criticize Canada vaccine deals, call for international funding
OTTAWA - More than 100 Canadian heath and policy experts say the federal government has succumbed to "vaccine nationalism" because it has pre-purchased tens of millions of vaccine doses from private c...
Sep 11, 2020

Health Minister says surgical backlog to be cleared by 2023
EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government has promised to clear the surgical backlog caused by COVID-19 by the year 2023.Beginning back on March 18, all scheduled surgeries were put on hold until May 4...
Sep 11, 2020

Alberta hiring staff for feasibility study of replacing RCMP with new force
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is looking to hire a contractor to study the benefits and costs of a proposed provincial police force that could replace the RCMP.Online job postings show the provinc...
Sep 11, 2020

COVID-19 test results now available through text message
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Albertans can now choose how they want to receive their COVID-19 test results - through an automated phone call, a personal phone call from an AHS team member, or by SMS text message....
Sep 10, 2020

Only three of Alberta's 113 new COVID cases are in South Zone
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released Thursday's report on COVID-19, detailing the numbers over the past 24 hours.113 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 15,304. Of th...
Sep 10, 2020

Researching benefits of precision irrigation on potato fields
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- No matter what crop is put in the field, farmers are always looking for production efficiencies while maintaining or even increasing crop yields. That includes Alberta`s potato grow...
Sep 10, 2020

Canadian athletes hopeful Tokyo Games can still happen if no vaccine
Some Canadian athletes feel confident the Tokyo Games can happen next summer without a COVID-19 vaccine, but not necessarily because the head of the organizing committee and the International Olympic ...
Sep 10, 2020