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Lacombe Police Service investigate stolen vehicle incidents
Lacombe Police Service says it is investigating three incidents involving stolen vehicles from this past week. On 28 March, police recovered a number of stolen vehicles, including a 2017 Audi Q7 and a...
Apr 03, 2020

Stettler RCMP arrest three including man unlawfully at large
Mounties in Stettler say they've arrested a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for being unlawfully at large.It was at about 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday when Stettler RCMP attended a rural residence on Hi...
Apr 03, 2020

US sheds 701,000 jobs, ending a record-long hiring streak
WASHINGTON - A record-long streak of U.S. job growth ended suddenly in March after nearly a decade as employers cut 701,000 jobs because of the viral outbreak that's all but shut down the U.S. economy...
Apr 03, 2020

Shippers say Canadian grain in demand
Canadian grain is in high demand as shippers try to feed a growing appetite from mills and governments seeking to shore up staple reserves amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chamber of Marine Commerce sa...
Apr 03, 2020 (Lethbridge News Now)

Alberta anglers have more opportunities this year
The solitude of fishing may be just the sort of physical distancing activity Albertans will be looking for in the coming months.Alberta has increased the amount of sport fishing opportunities for recr...
Apr 03, 2020 CHAT News File Photo

Prince Charles opens fast-tracked London hospital
LONDON - Prince Charles on Friday remotely opened the new Nightingale Hospital at London's main exhibition and conference centre, a temporary facility that will soon be able to treat 4,000 people who ...
Apr 03, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 6:30 a.m. A regional government near Toronto has apologized after revealing it accidentally ma...
Apr 03, 2020

Regional hotline for Clearwater County businesses navigate support programs
In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic and through a joint partnership, the municipalities of Carstairs, Clearwater County, Cremona, Didsbury, Mountain View County and Sundre have launched a hotl...
Apr 03, 2020

Save-On-Foods launches $1 million campaign to feed kids in need across Western Canada
Save-On-Foods has committed $500,000 toward their $1 million fundraising goal aimed at giving kids easier access to school meal supports during the COVID-19 pandemic.With an estimated one in five scho...
Apr 03, 2020

Italian defensive lineman Dalle Piagge anxious to attend CFL's global combine
Like many Italians, Lorenzo Dalle Piagge's life has been turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic. Last month, the Italian government imposed a nationwide lockdown - which it has sin...
Apr 03, 2020