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Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for July 16
Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on COVID-19 in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. You can watch th...
Jul 16, 2020

Police capture kangaroo hopping through Fort Lauderdale
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Police officers captured an unlikely suspect bouncing through a Florida neighbourhood Thursday morning. After receiving a call about a kangaroo running loose, Fort Lauderdale p...
Jul 16, 2020

Development permit approved for revised Red Deer Dream Centre
Another step has been taken towards establishing a drug and alcohol treatment facility in downtown Red Deer.On Thursday, a revised development permit was approved by the City's Municipal Planning Comm...
Jul 16, 2020

Major new pipelines and mines must show path to net zero to get approved
OTTAWA - Proposals for new mines, power plants, pipelines and railways in Canada will have to include plans to hit net zero emissions by 2050 if they have any hope of getting approved. The federal gov...
Jul 16, 2020

Feds, provinces reach deal on funding for reopening, Trudeau announces
OTTAWA - The federal, provincial and territorial governments have reached a deal on billions of dollars in transfers to continue reopening economies amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Jus...
Jul 16, 2020

Feds, provinces reach deal on funding for reopening from COVID-19
OTTAWA - The federal, provincial and territorial governments have reached a deal on billions of dollars in transfers to continue reopening economies amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Jus...
Jul 16, 2020

Lethbridge police say notification of Phillips surveillance investigation was provided to justice minister
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Justice is confirming proper notification was provided in 2018 regarding the investigation of two Lethbridge police officers who were found to be involved in unauthorized surv...
Jul 16, 2020

Open Letter: Defunding Lethbridge supervised consumption service
Dear Honourable Minister and Associate Minister Shandro and Luan:Albertans for Ethical Drug Policy are disheartened and appalled by today's announcement to defund the supervised consumption service (S...
Jul 16, 2020

Trash talk part of soundtrack of competitive Raptors practices at Disney
Trash talk has become the soundtrack of Toronto Raptors practices at Walt Disney World. Four months after the NBA was forced to shut down due to COVID-19, the Raptors are making up for lost time with ...
Jul 16, 2020

Drayton Valley RCMP weekly report: July 9-16
July 98:17 am - Drayton Valley - 43 Street - Complainant reporting an assault which occurred the previous evening near the skate park. Male was walking near the skate park when a grey Ford F150 pulled...
Jul 16, 2020