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Application for Coutts arrest documents to be unsealed adjourned two weeks

An application made to the courts to have legal documents related to the Coutts border blockade earlier this year unsealed has been adjourned until next month.Global News has joined the CBC, Postmedia...

Apr 20, 2022

Sunwing Airlines says outage caused by 'compromise' of check-in systems provider

TORONTO, ON - Sunwing Airlines Inc. says a technical problem that has grounded flights and stranded thousands of passengers is due to a "compromise'' of its server network.The Toronto-based company no...

Apr 20, 2022

Town of Raymond council votes against ending century-old alcohol ban

RAYMOND, AB - The council of a southern Alberta town that has been dry for more than a century has voted against a motion to allow restaurants to serve alcohol. Six out of seven councillors in the tow...

Olivia Thorington Apr 20, 2022

Statistics Canada says annual inflation rate hit 6.7 per cent in March

OTTAWA, ON - Statistics Canada says the annual rate of inflation hit 6.7 per cent in March, the fastest year-over-year increase in the consumer price index since January 1991.The increase compared wit...

Apr 20, 2022

Red Deer to host entire Hlinka Gretzky Cup

RED DEER, AB - It's official: Red Deer will host the entire Hlinka Gretzky Cup this summer.Red Deer was scheduled to co-host the annual tournament with Edmonton, but plans changed when the IIHF and Ho...

Apr 20, 2022

Legislation introduced to diversify Alberta’s insurance sector

EDMONTON, AB - The province has introduced legislation to help diversify the insurance sector.If passed, the Insurance Amendment Act 2022 (Bill 16) would help facilitate easier access to reinsurance w...

Apr 19, 2022

Province announces $319M to support Alberta jobs and training

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Alberta Government is announcing additional funding to help Albertans get back to work and in the careers they want.Under the Alberta at Work initiative, Premier Jason Kenney says...

Apr 19, 2022

Blood Tribe Police arrest two on drug trafficking and child endangerment charges

BLOOD TRIBE, AB - Officers have apprehended two men on charges related to the drug trade while service providers aim to protect two young children.On Saturday, April 16, 2022, the Blood Tribe Police S...

Apr 19, 2022

MOU signed to convert coal mine in Crowsnest Pass to renewable energy complex

CROWSNEST PASS, AB - Montem Resources has officially announced plans to turn one of their historical coal mines into a facility that would generate multiple types of green energy.The company has signe...

Apr 19, 2022

Lethbridge College honours four outstanding alumni

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge College is recognizing a group of former students who have excelled in their careers.The four alumni will be celebrated at this year's Honouring Excellence awards this spri...

Apr 19, 2022