Category Archives: Alberta

Bail denied for protest leader from Alberta
Update at 7:30 am MST February 22OTTAWA - Tamara Lich, one of the key organizers of the anti-vaccine mandate protests in Ottawa, has been denied bail.An Ontario court judge issued the decision in Otta...
Feb 22, 2022

Alberta UCP government readies throne speech for start of busy legislative session
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's United Conservative government is getting ready for a speech from the throne to open a legislative session that could be like no other.Lt.-Gov. Salma Lakhani is expected to de...
Feb 22, 2022

18-team field confirmed for 2022 Tim Hortons Brier in Lethbridge
Provincial and territorial champions, and defending champion Team Canada will be joined by three Wild Card teams on March 4 at the ENMAX Centre.The ENMAX Centre successfully bid $1 Million to host the...
Feb 21, 2022

Province releases "Budget boots" video
Alberta's government is releasing a video in lieu of the traditional Budget Shoes event.President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance Travis Toews presents a video highlighting the impacts Alber...
Feb 21, 2022

Province marking a milestone with First Nation health partners
Officials with the Alberta government say immunization records for First Nation members are now reliably accessible in real time, marking an important step to help reduce preventable disease.After a d...
Feb 21, 2022

Alberta bantamweight Chad (The Monster) Anheliger wins UFC debut by third-round TKO
LAS VEGAS - Alberta bantamweight Chad (The Monster) Anheliger won his UFC debut Saturday, stopping American Jesse (Sui Generis) Strader in the third round on the undercard of a UFC Fight Night card.An...
Feb 19, 2022

Damage estimated at $3-to-$4 million in north Lethbridge business fire
LETHBRIDGE, AB - No injuries were reported, but damage estimates are substantial following a fire early Saturday at a business in Lethbridge.At around 3:08 a.m., crews responded to a fully-involved fi...
Feb 19, 2022

'Just move on': Alberta trucker protest may have left a community divided
COUTTS, Alta. - A protest that closed the main crossing between Alberta and the United States may have ended this week, but there's some concern it has created a different kind of division in the bord...
Feb 19, 2022

Provincial Courts in Alberta to resume all in-person trials
Trials and a number of other court matters will be held in-person once again come Tuesday at provincial courthouses across Alberta following temporary restrictions.According to a news release, restric...
Feb 18, 2022

University of Lethbridge students join professors on the picket lines
Students are showing support for their instructors at the University of Lethbridge.Students joined members of the U of L Faculty Association (ULFA) on the picket lines Friday, February 18. Food was pr...
Feb 18, 2022