Category Archives: Post to Social
Multiple Kodiaks earn CCAA Academic All-Canadian honours
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Nine Lethbridge College Kodiaks student-athletes have received Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Academic All-Canadian honours.To be eligible, student-athletes must earn at lea...
May 07, 2020 L to R: Ben Knight, Christine Moser and Brock Dewsbery (Photo courtesy Kodiaks Athletics)
Trudeau says he does not share view that oil and gas sector is beyond saving
OTTAWA, Ont. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he does not agree that oil and gas in Canada is dead.Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet and Green parliamentary leader Elizabeth May both cl...
May 07, 2020 Prime Minister Trudeau -- The Canadian Press
Canadian farmers expect to plant more wheat, oats, corn for grain in 2020
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Farmers across the country are busy getting their crops planted and have told Statistics Canada what to expect.While they are planning to plant more wheat, oats, and corn for grain th...
May 07, 2020 (Lethbridge News Now)
Alberta’s Colleges launch taskforce to support COVID-19 economic recovery efforts
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB - An economic recovery taskforce has been launched by Alberta's 11 Comprehensive Community Colleges (CCC).The taskforce will help local, provincial and federal governments, and indu...
May 07, 2020 The institutions represented in the taskforce (Photo courtesy GPRC)
Feds to cover 'top ups' for front-line workers on minimum wage
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will send the provinces and territories $4 billion to increase the wages of essential workers in the COVID-19 pandemic.He says the de...
May 07, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (The Canadian Press)
Canadian Forces still unsure how to raise helicopter that crashed
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says the Canadian military is still determining how to raise the wreckage of a military helicopter that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea last week. The crash ...
May 07, 2020
Dr. Hinshaw: How province will determine when more parts of the economy might reopen
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta could be just a week away from seeing some sectors relaunch, but we are only just learning now how those determinations will be made.Premier Jason Kenney announced the phased ...
May 06, 2020 Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. (Government of Alberta)
Support for grain farmers in federal relief package, conspicuous by its absence
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- While there are agricultural producers who were glad to see the Federal Government provide a relief package for the industry, there are others who are not as impressed. On Tuesday, ...
May 06, 2020 Grain harvest -- Photo credit to Glenn Miller
Province placing high priority on managing COVID-19 outbreaks in meatpacking plants
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has released its latest update on COVID-19 Wednesday.Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw says officials are working diligently to support and m...
May 06, 2020 Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. (Government of Alberta)
City workers "refreshing" downtown Lethbridge with renovations
LETHBRIDGE, AB - If you head through downtown Lethbridge in the coming weeks and months, you can expect to see workers present.Starting Wednesday, May 6, crews will be removing the brick planters on t...
May 06, 2020 4 Ave South in Lethbridge. (Lethbridge News Now)