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Wind Expected to Fuel Wildfire near High Level
GRANDE PRAIRIE -- Sunday could be a critical day in efforts to battle the massive wildfire south of High Level.The fire, which has now grown in size to 1,050 square kms, is still 3km southwest of the ...
May 26, 2019 Photo courtesy Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
High Level mayor urges fast financial aid to wildfire evacuees
HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - The mayor of a northwestern Alberta town is urging the province to get financial aid flowing quickly to evacuees, as firefighters prepare for shifting winds that could push a power...
May 25, 2019 High Level Fire - The Canadian Press
Recognition long in the making as grand opening held for Métis Trail
LETHBRIDGE, AB - All the way back in 2008, former President of Metis Nation Region 3 Marlene Lanz approached Lethbridge City Council with an idea.Instead of the more generic names for some of the new ...
May 24, 2019 Ribbon cutting
Mayor says northern Alberta town still under threat from nearby wildfire
HIGH LEVEL AB -- The mayor of a northwestern Alberta town says the threat from a powerful wildfire burning three kilometres away has not passed and warns evacuees they could be out longer than expecte...
May 22, 2019 The Canadian Press
Public Service Week - acknowledging those behind the work
LETHBRIDGE -- There are jobs that we all take for granted. We don't give them a second thought - until the services connected to those jobs disappear. However, there are no electrical fairies who wave...
May 21, 2019 LethbridgeNewsNOW
UPDATE: Permission granted to raise Pride flag in Taber
Taber, AB - UPDATE: Terence Harding, Infrastructure Ministry Spokesperson confirms to LNN that the Pride Flag will fly in front of the provincial building in Taber for one week, beginning June 1. Hard...
May 21, 2019 Rainbow Pride Flag
UPDATE: Hold and secure lifted at Crescent Heights High School in Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT, AB - UPDATE: The hold and secure state has been lifted.The Medicine Hat Public School Division is confirming Crescent Heights High School is currently in a hold and secure state.The Medi...
May 21, 2019 Medicine Hat Police
Montreal researchers create audible hockey puck for visually impaired players
MONTREAL -- A team of Montreal university researchers has developed an audible hockey puck they say could revolutionize the sport for blind players.For years, visually impaired hockey players have use...
May 19, 2019 The Canadian Press
RCMP to shine a light on Canada's missing children
OTTAWA, ON - In 2018, 42,233 children were reported missing in Canada. Having a child go missing can be devastating for parents and loved ones and can profoundly affect entire communities.May 25 marks...
May 19, 2019
Two vehicle collision near Cowley sends two to hospital
COWLEY, AB. -- Pincher Creek RCMP continue to investigate a two vehicle collision that happened at the intersection of Highway 3 and Highway 510 near Cowley, around 3:50 on Friday (May 17) afternoon.A...
May 18, 2019 LethbridgeNewsNOW