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Blood Tribe Council Declare State of Emergency for Blood Reserve

STANDOFF, AB. -- Blood Tribe Chief Roy Fox issued a state of emergency for the Blood Reserve on Monday (Mar 16), as a precaution against the contraction and spread of COVID-19 on the blood Reserve.Fox...

Mar 16, 2020 Chief Fox and Blood Tribe Council - issued by BTA

Resist the urge to panic shop despite COVID-19 fears, Trudeau says

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians shouldn't resort to panic buying despite the growing number of COVID-19 cases across the country. In an interview with CTV's Q...

Mar 15, 2020

Alberta eyes changes to help workers self-isolate during coronavirus outbreak

EDMONTON, AB. - Premier Jason Kenney says his government is looking at changing workplace rules to help workers who may need time off during the novel coronavirus outbreak.Kenney says the province is ...

Mar 11, 2020 Alberta Legislature -- LNN

Tim Hortons is scrapping Roll Up The Rim cups due to the coronavirus

TORONTO - Tim Hortons says it is getting rid of Roll Up The Rim cups due to the novel coronavirus and is moving much of the annual contest to its app. The coffee-and-doughnut chain is removing al...

Mar 08, 2020

Alberta premier agrees with survey urging end to daylight time

EDMONTON , AB. -- Albertans recently surveyed want to end 49-years of Daylight Saving time and it appears Premier Jason Kenney is in agreement. It's an apropos time to discuss the issue again, as Mini...

Mar 06, 2020 Alberta Legislature -- LNN

Ceremony to mark 15 years since Mayerthorpe Tragedy

EDMONTON - This week marks the 15th anniversary of the murders of four RCMP officers on a farm north of Rochfort Bridge near the town of Mayerthorpe.Constables Peter Schiemann, Brock Myrol, and Leo Jo...

Mar 04, 2020 Fallen Four Memorial (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Feds in contact with Ethiopian government over individuals detained from Hat charity

MEDICINE HAT, AB.- A day after fifteen members of the Medicine Hat organization Canadian Humanitarian were detained over allegations of practicing medicine without permission, the federal government s...

Mar 01, 2020 2015 fundraiser at Medalta for the Canadian Humanitarian efforts in Ethiopia(Photo courtesy of Canadian Humanitarian Website)

Members of Medicine Hat based charity detained in Ethiopia

MEDICINE HAT -- Fifteen members of the Medicine Hat based charity group Canadian Humanitarian have been detained in Ethiopia.According to the Canadian Humanitarian website, the 15 members consist of m...

Feb 29, 2020 submitted photo/ Canadian Humanitarian

Anxiety high over changes to AISH payments

RED DEER -- For Red Deer resident Gary Mottl, changes to Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) payments are causing him nothing but grief.Mottl, 37, has Asperger's Syndrome, diabetes, soc...

Feb 29, 2020 Red Deer residents Gary and Stephanie Mottl say changes to AISH which take effect March 1 will cause them hardship - Josh Hall

Council approves funding for new women's transitional home

LETHBRIDGE, AB - City Councillors have approved partial funding for a new transitional home for women seeking recovery.Streets Alive Mission currently runs a similar facility in the city but only has ...

Feb 24, 2020 Lethbridge City Hall - LNN