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Canada Infrastructure Bank chief executive Pierre Lavallee steps down
OTTAWA - The federal government says Pierre Lavallee is stepping down as chief executive of the Canada Infrastructure Bank, effective immediately. It says the board has asked Annie Ropar, chief financ...
Apr 03, 2020
Alberta Government looking at how to allow sandhill crane hunt
EDMONTON - Alberta environmentalists are opposing the provincial government's consideration of a hunting season for sandhill cranes and tundra swans.The Canadian Wildlife Service proposed in December ...
Apr 03, 2020 (Pete Nuij)
Lethbridge man arrested for coughing in officer's face
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 27-year-old Lethbridge man who admitted to possible COVID-19 exposure has been charged after assaulting a peace officer.LPS stated that on April 2, at around 10:30 p.m., police were...
Apr 03, 2020 (Lethbridge News Now)
At Madrid field hospital, staff seeks to provide human touch
MADRID - There's a bookshelf filled with donated novels. Hotel toiletries rest on cardboard boxes turned into bedside tables. Meals are served with personalized notes from the staff. And an army of vo...
Apr 03, 2020
Central Alberta Pride Week postponed due to COVID-19
Central Alberta Pride Society has announced it is postponing festivities scheduled for its annual Pride Week this August.The move is in response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and advisories from all ...
Apr 03, 2020
Drayton Valley RCMP report: March 26 - April 1
March 268:23 am - Brazeau County - Gas plant broken into overnight. Padlock on gate was cut and a calf sled was stolen.9:09 am - Brazeau County - Rocky Rapids - Mailboxes broken into overnight. Unknow...
Apr 03, 2020
Conservative leadership campaigns continue, despite request from party
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidates remain on the campaign trail despite a request from the party to put most of their efforts on pause during the COVID-19 crisis. A recording of a campaign co...
Apr 03, 2020
Projections show between 3,000 and 15,000 could die from COVID-19 in Ontario
TORONTO - The steps the Ontario government has taken so far to limit the spread of COVID-19 have likely saved tens of thousands of lives, public health officials said Friday, but even with further act...
Apr 03, 2020
Feds to offer full-time work to all military reservists as part of COVID-19 response
OTTAWA - The federal government is planning to offer full-time employment to all reservists in the Canadian Armed Forces until the end of the summer. The move is intended to make sure the military has...
Apr 03, 2020
CAEP to host virtual networking event for local organizations
Regional resilience will be the focus of a business networking event being hosted by Central Alberta Economic Partnership (CAEP) next week.Central Alberta Business Coming Together - Virtually will tak...
Apr 03, 2020