Lethbridge news

• COVID-19 in Alberta: Hospitalizations up nearly 50 per cent since start of the month

  10-08-2021 23:57
  
  Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have risen by nearly 50 per cent since the start of the month in Alberta as the province reported 133 coronavirus patients in hospital, including 29 in intensive care units on Tuesday.  The province has had over 100 COVID-19 patients in hospital every day since Aug. 3 and more than 20 patients in intensive care since the start of the month.  Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have rise from 92 at the start of the month to 133, a 46 per cent increase. 
  
  Read more

• WestJet, partners agree: restart of travel and tourism essential for economic recovery

  10-08-2021 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  
  After losing more than 80 per cent of customers during the pandemic, WestJet is projecting a return to 2013 travel levels by the end of this year.
  
  Read more

• Olds RCMP seek public assistance in Saturday night break-and-enter

  10-08-2021 23:30
  
  Olds RCMP are looking for public assistance in an investigation of a break-in Saturday night. The incident took place at Nutters on 50th Avenue in Olds, when someone broke in by going in through a window on the south side of the business. A number of items were removed, including wood carving knives, a small Egyptian-style wooden jewelry box, and a wood carving of a bird. Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact Olds RCMP at 403-556-3323. Anonymous tipsters may contact Cri
  
  Read more

• Ottawa creates new regulator for immigration consultants to root out fraud - Lethbridge News Now

  10-08-2021 23:29
  
  Ottawa creates new regulator for immigration consultants to root out fraud  Lethbridge News Now
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Minnesota regulator reports new spills along Line 3 construction route

  10-08-2021 23:24 via globalnews.ca
  
  Minnesota regulators say there have been more releases of drilling fluid along the Line 3 oil pipeline construction route than previously reported.
  
  Read more

• Funding announced to upgrade mental health facilities at Chinook Regional Hospital - Lethbridge News Now

  10-08-2021 23:24
  
  Funding announced to upgrade mental health facilities at Chinook Regional Hospital  Lethbridge News Now
  
  Read more

• $50K raised for U of A Faculty of Native Studies on actor Dan Levy’s birthday

  10-08-2021 23:06 via globalnews.ca
  
  Canadian actor Dan Levy took to Twitter Monday to thank those who donated over $50,000 for the Faculty of Native Studies on his birthday.
  
  Read more

• Man found dead in downtown Calgary apartment, homicide unit investigating

  10-08-2021 23:02
  
  The Calgary police homicide unit is investigating after a man's body was found in a downtown apartment during a check on welfare Monday afternoon. And police say it appears the man had died several days before his body was discovered. Officers were called to an apartment in the 200 block of Sixth Avenue S.E. about 2:15 p.m. for a check on welfare and arrived to find Michael Donald Lloyd, 42, deceased. An autopsy done Tuesday listed Lloyd's death as a homicide. No other details have been release
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• U of C survey finds more than 92 per cent of staff vaccinated, 84 per cent of students

  10-08-2021 21:54
  
  More than 92 per cent of faculty and staff and more than 84 per cent ofstudents at the University of Calgary have already been vaccinated, and more plan to be before classes resume next month, according to a survey released Tuesday. A total of 11,426 members of the university community responded to the survey, which found 92.8 per cent of faculty and staff are fully vaccinated, with another three per cent planning to be vaccinated by the start of the fall semester. As well, 84.8 per cent of stud
  
  Read more

• Company ‘shocked’ by Ottawa’s decision to block proposed coal mine in southwestern Alberta

  10-08-2021 21:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  The company says its legal counsel wrote to the minister requesting he take no action at this time to allow it to pursue legitimate legal avenues on appeal.
  
  Read more

• 50 new murals popping up in Calgary this month as part of 2021 BUMP festival

  10-08-2021 21:37
  
  Art is popping up in unexpected spaces this month as part of the 2021 BUMP (Beltline Urban Murals Project) festival. Nathan Meguinis, an artist from the Tsuut'ina and Dene Nation, says it's an honour to be chosen to paint his second mural in the city. This year his piece is taking shape near the intersection of 11th Avenue and Macleod Trail S.E. "The story I’m trying to articulate is travelling family," explained Meguinis, who said the piece depicts the shared territory among some First Na
  
  Read more

• Police investigate shooting on 17 Avenue S.E.

  10-08-2021 21:17
  
  Calgary police are investigating a shooting along International Avenue S.E. on Monday. Officers were called to the 3500 block of 17 Avenue S.E. about 8:30 p.m. and arrived to find a victim who was taken to hospital. No other information has been released.
  
  Read more

• COVID-19: Alberta advocates take fight for health measures in schools to federal government

  10-08-2021 21:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  The government has yet to announce what, if any, public health mesures will be implemented in Alberta classrooms this fall.
  
  Read more

• 25 soldiers die fighting wildfires in northern Algeria - Lethbridge News Now

  10-08-2021 20:52
  
  25 soldiers die fighting wildfires in northern Algeria  Lethbridge News Now
  
  Read more

• CBC nets record-breaking digital audiences for Tokyo Olympics - Lethbridge News Now

  10-08-2021 20:35
  
  CBC nets record-breaking digital audiences for Tokyo Olympics  Lethbridge News Now
  
  Read more

• Post-secondary schools navigate fall return as Alberta lifts more COVID-19 measures

  10-08-2021 20:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Groups of students and faculty at Alberta universities are calling for mandated COVID-19 safety protocols before returning to campus this fall.
  
  Read more

• Landmark Cinemas plans three tiered movie rewards program, with subscription option

  10-08-2021 20:30 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Calgary-based multiplex operator says next month it plans to introduce Landmark Extras, a three-level loyalty club that includes an optional monthly subscription program.
  
  Read more

• Shaw Charity Classic: Shaw donates $1M to support Alberta children’s charities

  10-08-2021 20:28 via globalnews.ca
  
  Over the past eight years, the Shaw Charity Classic has raised over $61 million for children and youth charities.
  
  Read more

• Regions in Alberta, Manitoba reporting lowest vaccination rates across Canada

  10-08-2021 20:02
  
  As Canada enters the beginning of a Delta-variant-driven fourth wave, health officials across the country are saying its severity will depend predominately on vaccine uptake. And there are some rural or remote areas where vaccination rates are lagging compared to other parts of the country, stifling efforts to control the virus. While Canada's vaccination rates are among some of the highest in the world, some of the country's lowest can be found in the Prairies. In the northern part of Alberta,
  
  Read more

• Gas prices will depend on Delta variant's effect on economy; analyst - Lethbridge News Now

  10-08-2021 19:43
  
  Gas prices will depend on Delta variant's effect on economy; analyst  Lethbridge News Now
  
  Read more

• Albertans looking for affordable housing can now apply online

  10-08-2021 19:41
  
  The province has announced a new online tool it says will make it both easier and faster for Albertans to find affordable housing. On Tuesday, Josephine Pon, the minister of seniors and housing, introduced the Find Housing tool to help guide potential applicants through the process of determining their eligibility for government-subsidized housing units. “We continue to work towards a new vision for our affordable housing system,” Pon said in a press conference. “Defining housi
  
  Read more

• Thirsty? How floating islands could turn retention ponds into potable water

  10-08-2021 19:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  Researchers at Olds College are trying to give retention ponds a higher calling: providing drinking water for cattle or even humans.
  
  Read more

• Calgary MP calls for study into potential regulation of 'poppers' in Canada

  10-08-2021 19:22
  
  Calgary Nose Hill MP Michelle Rempel Garner has penned a letter to the federal health minister asking for a deeper study into the possible benefits and harms of products using alkyl nitrites, better known as "poppers." Poppers are primarily used by men who have sex with men to increase sexual pleasure and reduce pain, however they’ve essentially been banned in Canada since 2013 as products containing alkyl nitrites are considered drugs under the Food and Drugs Act. No products have been ap
  
  Read more

• New tool announced to improve access to affordable housing for Albertans - Lethbridge News Now

  10-08-2021 19:12
  
  New tool announced to improve access to affordable housing for Albertans  Lethbridge News Now
  
  Read more

• Raptors sign Sam Dekker; free-agent forward last played overseas - Lethbridge News Now

  10-08-2021 18:46
  
  Raptors sign Sam Dekker; free-agent forward last played overseas  Lethbridge News Now
  
  Read more

• Edmonton Elks offensive lineman SirVincent Rogers confirms positive COVID-19 test - Lethbridge News Now

  10-08-2021 18:46
  
  Edmonton Elks offensive lineman SirVincent Rogers confirms positive COVID-19 test  Lethbridge News Now
  
  Read more

• Canada's housing strategy having 'limited' impact on housing need, PBO says - Lethbridge News Now

  10-08-2021 18:16
  
  Canada's housing strategy having 'limited' impact on housing need, PBO says  Lethbridge News Now
  
  Read more

• Ottawa commits $321 million for residential school survivors and communities - Lethbridge News Now

  10-08-2021 18:05
  
  Ottawa commits $321 million for residential school survivors and communities  Lethbridge News Now
  
  Read more

• Feds promise more funding for residential school searches, will tap special interlocutor

  10-08-2021 17:06
  
  The federal government announced Tuesday that it intends to spend an additional $321 million on a range of initiatives related to residential school searches and to support Indigenous communities doing the work. The Liberals also said they plan to name a special interlocutor to suggest new legal measures, and will create a national commemorative monument. Among the promises made:Adding $83 million in funding to the previously-promised $33.8 million going towards implementing the Truth and Reconc
  
  Read more

• Smoke from B.C. wildfires is tainting the province's wine industry

  10-08-2021 16:29
  
  The raging wildfires in British Columbia have already destroyed homes and forests, and now the province’s wine industry is at risk of going up in smoke too. Researchers say ash and other toxic residue from the smoke could be seeping into the grapes, tainting them and making them bitter. “Smoke-exposed grapes can sometimes lead to wines that are… really dominated by these smoky, ashy cigarette-like aromas that are pretty much unacceptable to consumers,” Wesley Zandberg, a
  
  Read more

• Smoke from B.C. wildfires could taint the province's grapes for wine

  10-08-2021 16:29
  
  The raging wildfires in British Columbia have already destroyed homes and forests, and now the province’s wine industry is at risk of going up in smoke too. Researchers say ash and other toxic residue from the smoke could be seeping into the grapes, tainting them and making them bitter. “Smoke-exposed grapes can sometimes lead to wines that are… really dominated by these smoky, ashy cigarette-like aromas that are pretty much unacceptable to consumers,” Wesley Zandberg, a
  
  Read more

• Wisconsin governor vetoes GOP bills to restrict absentees - Lethbridge News Now

  10-08-2021 16:25
  
  Wisconsin governor vetoes GOP bills to restrict absentees  Lethbridge News Now
  
  Read more

• Power producer TransAlta raises financial outlook for the year, reports Q2 loss

  10-08-2021 16:00
  
  TransAlta Corp. raised its financial outlook for the year as it reported a loss of $12 million in its second quarter. The power producer says the net loss for the quarter ended June 30 amounted to four cents per diluted share compared with a net loss of $60 million or 22 cents per share a year ago. Revenue totalled $619 million, up from $437 million in the same quarter last year. TransAlta says its comparable earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization amounted to $302 million
  
  Read more

• Nickelodeon Favorites Turn 30: Origins Of Iconic Nicktoons - Lethbridge News Now

  10-08-2021 15:39
  
  Nickelodeon Favorites Turn 30: Origins Of Iconic Nicktoons  Lethbridge News Now
  
  Read more

• All occupants of SUV killed in crash north of Edmonton: Alberta RCMP

  10-08-2021 15:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  The crash was between an SUV and a semi-truck. It happened in Sturgeon County on Highway 2 north of Highway 651 at around 11:15 p.m.
  
  Read more

• Alberta RCMP investigate deadly crash north of Edmonton

  10-08-2021 15:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  The crash was between an SUV and a semi-truck. It happened in Sturgeon County on Highway 2 north of Highway 651 at around 11:15 p.m.
  
  Read more

• 3 people killed in crash north of Edmonton: Alberta RCMP

  10-08-2021 15:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  The crash was between an SUV and a semi-truck. It happened in Sturgeon County on Highway 2 north of Highway 651 at around 11:15 p.m.
  
  Read more

• New outdoor pool in Fort Macleod already making a splash - Global News

  10-08-2021 15:32
  
  New outdoor pool in Fort Macleod already making a splash  Global News
  
  Read more

• New outdoor pool in Fort Macleod already making a splash

  10-08-2021 15:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  It's been a hot couple of weeks, and for people in Fort Macleod, there's a new way to beat the heat. Years in the making. the new community pool is making quite the splash.
  
  Read more

• Blood Tribe Police Commission terminates chief’s ‘without cause’

  10-08-2021 15:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Blood Tribe Police Service has terminated the contract of Chief Kyle Melting Tallow. 
  
  Read more

• Another streak without precipitation for Calgary in the days ahead

  10-08-2021 15:17
  
  Our long-range forecast will drive us underneath a high-pressure region for the weekend, and push us to heat warnings once again by Friday. Until then, conditions – and available phenomena – will be spectacular, though, if you don't mind setting an alarm! Let's start with today's conditions: early showers have largely left us behind already, yielding less than a single millimetre of precipitation. Dry weather continues, so much so that these tinder-dry conditions afford us a high wil
  
  Read more

• CP Rail hikes takeover bid for Kansas City Southern, new offer valued at US$31B

  10-08-2021 14:20 via globalnews.ca
  
  The new bid comes ahead of a vote on Aug. 19 by Kansas City Southern shareholders on a rival offer by Canadian National Railway Co. valued at US$33.6 billion.
  
  Read more

• CP Rail makes sweetened bid for Kansas City Southern valued at US$31B including debt

  10-08-2021 14:06
  
  Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. has sweetened its takeover offer for Kansas City Southern with a US$31 billion bid for the U.S. railway. The new bid comes ahead of a vote on Aug. 19 by Kansas City Southern shareholders on a rival offer by Canadian National Railway Co. valued at US$33.6 billion. Both deals include the assumption of about US$3.8 billion in Kansas City Southern's debt. However, CP Rail said it believes its offer is more likely to be approved by U.S. regulators. CP's offer "represents
  
  Read more

• Canadian Pacific Railway makes new bid for Kansas City Southern valued at US$31B

  10-08-2021 14:06
  
  Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is making a new takeover offer for Kansas City Southern that values the U.S. railway at US$31 billion. The new bid comes ahead of a vote on Aug. 19 by Kansas City Southern shareholders on a rival offer by Canadian National Railway Co. valued at US$33.6 billion. However, CP Rail says its offer is more likely to be approved by U.S. regulators. Under its new offer, KCS shareholders would receive 2.884 CP Rail shares and US$90 in cash for each common share held, represe
  
  Read more

• Spavor faces spy ruling as Huawei decision looms

  10-08-2021 13:36
  
  A former Canadian diplomat who was charged with spying after his government arrested an executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei faces a possible verdict Wednesday as Beijing steps up pressure on Canada ahead of a court ruling on whether to hand over the executive to face U.S. criminal charges. Michael Spavor and another Canadian were detained in China in what critics labeled "hostage politics" after the executive's 2018 arrest in connection with possible violations of trade sanctions on Iran. On
  
  Read more

• Michael Spavor sentenced to 11 years in prison on spying charges in China: officials

  10-08-2021 13:36
  
  Canadian Michael Spavor has been sentenced to 11 years in prison on spying charges in China, according to Canadian officials at the Embassy in Beijing. This is a breaking news update. Earlier story below:A Canadian entrepreneur who was charged with spying after his government arrested an executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei faces a possible verdict Wednesday as Beijing steps up pressure on Canada ahead of a court ruling on whether to hand over the executive to face U.S. criminal charges. Micha
  
  Read more

• Former Lethbridge MP Ray Speaker remembers Ont. Premier Bill Davis - Lethbrige Herald

  10-08-2021 12:59
  
  Former Lethbridge MP Ray Speaker remembers Ont. Premier Bill Davis  Lethbrige Herald
  
  Read more

• Moderna to start local production of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine in Canada

  10-08-2021 12:55
  
  Moderna Inc. said on Tuesday it had agreed with the Canadian government to start domestic production of mRNA vaccines as the country looks to boost supplies to fight respiratory viruses, including COVID-19 and seasonal influenza. Under the memorandum of understanding, Moderna will set up an mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in Canada and also give access to its mRNA development engine. The COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna, based on mRNA technology, is already being used in the United States, the
  
  Read more

• Moderna to sign agreement to build mRNA production plant in Canada

  10-08-2021 12:55
  
  U.S. drug maker Moderna will sign an agreement with the Canadian government today promising to build an mRNA production plant in Canada. Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel will sign the memorandum of understanding with federal Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne in Montreal this morning. It is the second major deal Ottawa has made to get mRNA made in Canada in the last three months. In May, Champagne said Ottawa would provide $199 million to Resilience Technologies in Mississauga, Ont., abo
  
  Read more

• Moderna to build mRNA production plant in Canada within two years

  10-08-2021 12:55
  
  Massachusetts-based drug maker Moderna will build an mRNA vaccine manufacturing plant in Canada within the next two years, CEO Stephane Bancel said Tuesday. The company has signed a memorandum of understanding with the federal government that will result in Canada becoming the home of Moderna's first foreign operation. It's not clear yet how much money Canada has offered to Moderna for the project. "I believe that this technology can allow Canada to be ready for the next virus," Bancel said at a
  
  Read more

Follow @Lethbridge_News on Twitter!