Category Archives: Alberta
Lethbridge Police reminds residents of publication ban in alleged baby abuse case
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is asking members of the public not to publish or broadcast the names of a young victim or her parents in connection to an alleged case of child ab...
Jan 24, 2023
Doctor tells Law Society of Alberta that former health minister visited his home
Alberta's justice minister is before a Law Society of Alberta hearing today to answer allegations he broke the lawyers' code of conduct.A trio of complaints against Tyler Shandro stem from his time as...
Jan 24, 2023
House-fire deaths more than double between December and March, AMA urging caution
According to Statistics Canada, there are typically 220 fire-related deaths in Canada each year.The findings determined that the colder months saw twice as many unintentional residential fire-related ...
Jan 24, 2023
Nearly one-quarter of trails in southern B.C., Alberta unmapped and unmanaged: study
New research has spelled out for the first time the gap between official lists of trails in the southern Rockies and the number of trails there actually are, suggesting effects from the growing number...
Jan 24, 2023
Stoney Nakota First Nation introduces teaching textbook to keep language alive
KANANASKIS, Alta. - The Stoney Nakoda First Nation in southwestern Alberta has come up with a new textbook and dictionary as a way of preserving its traditional language.Stoney remains the first langu...
Jan 24, 2023
AHS network outage resolved, third party to review cause
Alberta Health Services says a network outage has been fixed and services are coming back.That includes Health Link 811, Connect Care and electronic medical records, and community and hospital lab ser...
Jan 23, 2023
Lethbridge community shows support for infant in critical condition
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Dozens of people came out to a rally in support of an infant from Lethbridge who had allegedly been abused.The event, held along Mayor Magrath Drive South on the evening of Monday, Ja...
Jan 23, 2023
Province taking steps to help more students with disabilities
The Alberta government says an additional 5,200 students will receive disability funding with new changes to the Grant for Students with Disabilities. Government officials acknowledge that persons wit...
Jan 23, 2023
NDP accusing premier of ‘coverup’ over alleged emails to prosecutors
The government of Premier Danielle Smith is being accused of conducting a "coverup" after a staffer in her office was alleged to have sent emails to prosecutors trying to influence the handling of cas...
Jan 23, 2023
New surgical operator aims to reduce wait times in Alberta
The Government of Alberta has announced the next step in its plan to reduce surgical wait times.The province has signed a new contract with Canadian Surgery Solutions (CSS).The private operator will a...
Jan 23, 2023