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Alberta schools receive PPE shipments ahead of next week's start

LETHBRIDGE, AB - School divisions across the province will likely spend the weekend unpacking their supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE).Education Minister Adriana LaGrange says each divisi...

Aug 28, 2020

NBA playoffs resume Saturday as sides detail new commitments

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The NBA playoffs will resume Saturday after the league and the National Basketball Players Association detailed the commitments that made players comfortable continuing.In a j...

Aug 28, 2020

NHL playoffs set to resume Saturday after two days of postponements

NEW YORK - The NHL playoffs will resume with three games on Saturday after all games Thursday and Friday were postponed in the aftermath of the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Wisconsi...

Aug 28, 2020

Lethbridge's Overdose Prevention Site sees quiet first week

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The new temporary mobile Overdose Prevention Site (OPS) is up and running, but with a relatively-small clientele to start off with.It opened outside of the Lethbridge Shelter and Reso...

Aug 28, 2020

Ottawa seeking feedback on proposed regulations for supervised consumption services

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Health Canada wants to hear from you on how supervised consumption should be regulated across the country.They have opened consultations aimed at developing new regulations under the ...

Aug 28, 2020

Next phase of University Drive Twinning project to start Monday

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The University Drive Twinning project will move to the next phase on Monday.To finish the roadway twinning construction on University Drive West, asphalt milling will be taking place ...

Aug 28, 2020

Police Commission upholds decision to relieve LPS officer from duty without pay

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Commission has agreed with a decision to relieve an LPS officer from duty without pay.Last weekend, it was reported that Constable David Easter had been charged ...

Aug 28, 2020

WestJet says refusal to wear a mask could mean travel ban for a year

CALGARY, AB - The WestJet Group is implementing a strict new policy to ensure passengers wear a mask on its flights including the possibility of being denied travel for a year if they refuse.The airli...

Aug 28, 2020

Canadian economy posted record drop in Q2 due to pandemic

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the economy posted its steepest decline on record in the second quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of non-essential businesses and slowed the economy t...

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Doug Schweitzer discusses plans as Alberta's new Minister of Jobs, Economy, and Innovation

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Following this week's cabinet shuffle in the provincial government, one minister is excited to be in his new role.After first being appointed at the Justice Minister and Solicitor Gen...

Aug 28, 2020