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Study: 1/4 of young drivers have driven high or been in the vehicle with a high driver

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The author of a study by the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) says more education around impaired driving is needed.CAA Chief Strategy Officer Jeff Walker is referring to when th...

Dec 27, 2019 (Supplied by The Canadian Press)

Several changes to employment insurance go into effect January 1st

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The new year will bring new changes to how Canadians pay into and receive employment insurance (EI).According to the Canadian Employment Insurance Commission (CEIC), the EI premium ra...

Dec 27, 2019 Employment Insurance. (Supplied by Service Canada)

Lethbridge MP reflects on 2019 election and how Canada should move forward in 2020

LETHBRIDGE, AB - With 2019 quickly coming to a close, Lethbridge's Conservative MP believes a lot needs to be done to get the city and the country back on track.Rachael Harder says she and her colleag...

Dec 27, 2019 Lethbridge MP Rachael Harder. (Supplied by The Canadian Press)

Latest numbers show opioid related deaths on the decline, according to AHS

LETHBRIDGE, AB - It appears the rate of opioid related deaths is slowing not only in Lethbridge, but across the province - at least up until the end of September 2019. New numbers released from the th...

Andrew Snook Dec 27, 2019 Kit given to addicts who use the SCS in Lethbridge

Liberals face challenge to climate, economic policies early in 2020

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads into 2020 promising to chart a path to Canada's most ambitious greenhouse-gas emissions target yet: getting to a point within 30 years where Canada is addi...

Dec 27, 2019 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Feds, Alberta set to clash over cash for new rent supplement

OTTAWA - Alberta is pushing back against the Trudeau Liberals' expectation that provinces and territories pick up half the cost of a new rent supplement, asking instead to substitute federal funding f...

Dec 26, 2019 Alberta Legislature -- LNN

Feds hurried to spend $50M social-finance cash, documents show

OTTAWA - Internal government documents show that federal officials moved quickly before the fall election campaign to dole out $50 million aimed at transforming the delivery of social services.The ide...

Dec 26, 2019 Prime Minis Justin Trudeau -- The Canadian Press

RCMP investigating sudden death and Cardston motel fire

CARDSTON - Shortly after midnight on Christmas Day, RCMP and Cardston County Fire and Emergency Services (CCFES) received a numerous 911 calls about a fire at a motel in the town.When they arrived on ...

Dec 26, 2019 RCMP Patch -- LNN

Autonomous snow-clearing robot hits Grande Prairie streets

Grande Prairie - The city of Grande Prairie has introduced a new pilot project, in the form of an automated snow-clearing robot.The robot, called a R-T-1000 from Left Hand Robotics, is now clearing th...

Dec 24, 2019 Photo courtesy of city of Grande Prairie

Adaptive Technology – Bracing for another successful year

LETHBRIDGE -- Another year has come and gone, and Adaptive Technologies is happy to have helped so many individuals find relief from chronic pain. "We are so grateful for all the support from Lethbrid...

Dec 24, 2019 Adaptive Technology Team -- Koji Duncan, Emilie Soper, Ryan Cochrane and Rianna Wilson - Photo supplied