Southern Alberta News
Critics concerned Bill 70 reduces accountability in long-term care
By Tim Kalinowski on April 28th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Friends of Medicare says the Kenney government’s introduction of Bill 70, The COVID-19 Related Measures Act, puts protecting the legal interests of for-profit and private long-term care facilities over protecting the lives and safety of residents in those facilities. “We know in January the Alberta Continuing Care Association, that represents long-term for profit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gov’t has bias on coal policy, SACPA told
By Tim Kalinowski on April 27th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs welcomed Alberta Wilderness Association conservation director Ian Urquhart to a special edition of its YouTube weekly livestream speaker series on Monday to discuss his thoughts on the current coal policy review underway in Alberta. Urquhart said, drawing on his decades of experience as a political scientist, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bon Jovi headlining Raymond drive-in performance on screen
By Stan Ashbee Souther Alberta Newspapers on April 27th, 2021
On May 22, the Town of Raymond proudly presents the return of Encore Drive-In Nights with Bon Jovi, one night only! The brand-new pre-recorded concert will feature one of the biggest names in rock music. Limited tickets will be available due to COVID-19 restrictions and social distancing measures will be implemented. “We’re really excited about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medicine Hat area politicians remain firmly anti-carbon tax
By Collin Gallant SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS on April 27th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDcgallant@medicinehatnews.com Regional officials remain firmly anti-carbon tax collin gallant SAN Some regional politicians are still hopeful they can scrap the carbon tax despite a recent defeat from the Supreme Court and the federal Conservative Party’s adoption of a similar carbon price plan. Federal party leader Erin O’Toole announced his environmental plan to reviews ranging ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kidney Foundation working to lift financial barriers for donors
By Lethbridge Herald on April 27th, 2021
With the recent National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week, The Kidney Foundation of Canada has become the first national organization to implement a new policy aimed at removing some of the financial barriers associated with living organ donation with The Wage Replacement Policy for Living Organ and Tissue Donation. The new policy ensures the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jury begins deliberations in drug smuggling trial
By Delon Shurtz on April 27th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The Crown has failed to prove Kirandeep Taur Toor knew there was 100 kilograms of cocaine in the tractor-trailer her husband was driving in 2017, and she never should have been charged, Calgary lawyer Patrick Fagan told a jury Monday. “It’s high time to set this woman free,” Fagan said during his closing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Optometrists cautioning people about the dangers of increased screen time
By Dale Woodard on April 24th, 2021
With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic increasing people’s screen time in front of computers, phones and tablets, local optometrists are cautioning people to keep an eye on the welfare of their vision. A new survey commissioned by the Alberta Association of Optometrists found approximately 40-50 per cent of a child’s waking hours are spent on digital devices. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Driver testifies he was unaware of drugs found in truck at border
By Delon Shurtz on April 24th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Truck driver Gurminder Singh Toor didn’t notice during a trip from California to Alberta that a mattress in the sleeper was sitting higher than normal because there were drugs hidden under it, he testified Friday during his drug smuggling trial in Lethbridge. Toor, who along with his wife Kirandeep Kaur Toor is charged ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pair caught in drug bust may be heading to trial
By Delon Shurtz on April 24th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Two men charged last summer following a drug bust in the city, and who had hoped to avoid a trial, may be heading for trial, after all. During a brief hearing in March in Lethbridge provincial court, the judge was told defence had received an offer from the Crown to resolve the charges ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Summer heritage festival being planned for the Crowsnest Pass
By Al Beeber on April 24th, 2021
Preliminary planning has started on a summer Crowsnest Pass heritage festival. Organizers say the 16th annual Crowsnest Pass Doors Open and Heritage Festival will run from July 27 to Aug. 2 Committee chairman Fred Bradley said Friday this year marks the 100th anniversary of the historic Blairmore bandstand and organizers are hoping to mark events ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Possibility of pre-Clovis camp in southern Alberta the “Holy Grail of archaeological research”
By Tim Kalinowski on April 24th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Wally’s Beach just might turn out to hold the Holy Grail of archaeological research in North America, Gabriel Yanicke, curator of Western Archaeology at the Canadian Museum of History, recently told members of the Southeastern Archaeological Society: namely, a pre-Clovis human occupation site. “The paradigm for a lot of years, the latter half ... Read More »
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