Category Archives: Post to Social
Alberta allows physicians, other healthcare workers to prescribe Paxlovid for COVID
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta government says it is making a pill to treat COVID-19 more accessible by allowing doctors and other healthcare workers to prescribe the drug.Health Minister Jason Copping sa...
May 05, 2022
Coaldale and Lethbridge hockey players named to NHL Central Scouting Final Rankings
COALDALE, AB - Two local hockey players have been named to the National Hockey League's (NHL) Central Scouting Final Rankings ahead of the 2022 NHL Draft.The NHL Central Scouting process provides eval...
May 05, 2022
GDP up 5.1% in Alberta in 2021, slightly outpacing national average
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Stats Canada is reporting a "rapid recovery" from the COVID-19 pandemic's economic impacts.The annual real gross domestic product (GDP) in Canada last year increased by 4.8%.Nationall...
May 05, 2022
Five Conservative leadership hopefuls square off in debate tonight in Ottawa
OTTAWA, ON - Five out of the six candidates vying for Tory leadership will appear on stage Thursday night, May 5, for a debate before a room of conservative faithful. It's not an official leadership d...
May 05, 2022
Last summer's B.C., Alberta heat wave was among most extreme since 1960s, study shows
The record-breaking heat wave that scorched western North America last June was among the most extreme ever recorded globally, new modelling and analysis by researchers at universities in the United K...
May 04, 2022
Not 'fuddle-duddle:' Conservatives accuse Trudeau of swearing in Parliament
OTTAWA, ON - Much has been made of the political legacy Justin Trudeau has to live up to as he follows in the footsteps of his father, a former prime minister. On Wednesday, he invoked one of Pierre E...
May 04, 2022
AHS reports 819 daily cases in Alberta this past week
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest weekly report on COVID-19. The numbers reported in this update reflect data from April 26 to May 2, 2022.Over that time, 5,735 cases were confirme...
May 04, 2022
SCAM ALERT: Texts from "Service Alberta" for fake $300 rebates
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Albertans are being warned of a new scam making the rounds.Consumer Protection Alberta (CPA) says in a social media post that scammers are sending out text messages, informing people ...
May 04, 2022
Residents relieved after known drug house closed by police
LETHBRIDGE, AB -- A house in a north Lethbridge neighbourhood is being closed for 90-days for the second time in less than a year. The house located at 124 19 Street North was closed by the Alberta Sh...
May 04, 2022
Trial dates set for accused in Lethbridge human trafficking case
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Calgary man will face a trial early next year in connection to an investigation into alleged human trafficking.Ziyaad Noor, 38, was arrested by Lethbridge Police in August 2021.He i...
May 04, 2022