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Alberta to ease restrictions for long-term care facilities

EDMONTON, AB- In Alberta's July 16 COVID announcement, Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, said the province will ease the restrictions at long-term care facilities.Starting ...

Jul 16, 2020

Medium infestation of Bertha armyworm in some Southern Alberta locations

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Alberta Agriculture says infestations of Bertha armyworms are low in most regions across the province, while some locations are reporting medium infestations.Anything from zero to 3...

Jul 16, 2020

Province reports second COVID death in Cardston County, 17 new cases in South Zone

STANDOFF, AB - The Government of Alberta has released its report for COVID-19 for Thursday, July 16.120 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 9,114. Of those, 807 cases are s...

Jul 16, 2020

Feds, provinces reach $19-billion deal on funding for reopening

OTTAWA - The federal, provincial and territorial governments have reached a deal on billions of dollars in transfers to continue reopening economies amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Justin T...

Jul 16, 2020

Used to playing through aches and illness, NHLers know COVID-19 is different

Dave Tippett remembers keeping injuries from trainers on numerous occasions during his playing days.A cracked bone? Good to go. What about a sore shoulder? No problem.It's well-known NHLers battle thr...

Jul 16, 2020

Lethbridge police say notification of Phillips surveillance investigation was provided to justice minister

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Justice is confirming proper notification was provided in 2018 regarding the investigation of two Lethbridge police officers who were found to be involved in unauthorized surv...

Jul 16, 2020

"I feel angry" - Mayor Spearman on financial mismanagement at SCS

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Mayor of Lethbridge was disappointed to learn Thursday about the extent to which ARCHES was misappropriating taxpayer dollars.A report was released earlier in the day by the Gover...

Jul 16, 2020

Brooks mayor says city is in good shape to keep COVID-19 case numbers low

BROOKS, AB - Once a hotbed for COVID-19 in Alberta, the City of Brooks is on the mend.In all, the city has seen 1,121 cases, according to Alberta Health Services (AHS). As of Thursday morning, there a...

Jul 16, 2020

Province boosts funding support for unemployed apprentices during training

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Eligible apprentices can now qualify to receive $1,500 from the Government of Alberta during their classroom instruction period.When the Apprentice Training Award (ATA) commenced in 2...

Jul 16, 2020

UPDATE: Members of Claresholm-area Hutterite colonies impacted by COVID-19 outbreak

CLARESHOLM, AB - UPDATE: The Town of Claresholm is clearing up some misinformation.Earlier this week, it was reported that there had been an outbreak of COVID-19 within the Willow Creek Hutterite Colo...

Jul 16, 2020