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 Witness testifies at National Citizens Inquiry in Saskatoon

Witness testifies at National Citizens Inquiry in Saskatoon

Angela Stewart April 24, 2023

The National Citizens Inquiry into the pandemic held more meetings in Saskatoon over the weekend. Many came out to take in the testimonies of expert witnesses and others who shared the impact that the pandemic Read More

 Blood Tribe announces funding to combat opioid crisis

Blood Tribe announces funding to combat opioid crisis

Angela Stewart April 18, 2023

To try and help deal with the opioid crisis, the Blood Tribe has set aside a large sum of money to help combat the issue. Chief Roy Fox made the announcement in a video posted Read More

 NDP pledges millions to expand cardiac care at Chinook Regional Hospital

NDP pledges millions to expand cardiac care at Chinook Regional

Angela Stewart April 12, 2023

Alberta’s official Opposition say if elected, Albertans will have access to even more cardiac care as the party is pledging a major expansion at the Chinook Regional Hospital. Lethbridge West candidate Shannon Phillips and Read More

 ‘Healthcare crisis’: says NDP

‘Healthcare crisis’: says NDP

Angela Stewart April 6, 2023

The Alberta NDP says despite what the province says, there is a crisis in our healthcare system especially when it comes to obstetric care. There is currently only one OBGYN operating in the city. Lethbridge Read More

 Regina organ recipient designs 2023 Green Shirt Day logo

Regina organ recipient designs 2023 Green Shirt Day logo

Angela Stewart March 28, 2023

She knows all too well about the importance of organ donation, having been a recipient twice. Besides being an organ recipient, Brandy Hehn of Regina is also the designer behind this year’s Green Shirt Read More

 Mobile mammography unit coming to Milk River

Mobile mammography unit coming to Milk River

Angela Stewart March 24, 2023

A mobile mammography unit will be in the town of Milk River at the beginning of April for women who are looking to get tested for breast cancer. AHS says women between the ages of 45 Read More

 AUPE rallies outside Extendicare demanding better wage contracts

AUPE rallies outside Extendicare demanding better wage contracts

Angela Stewart March 23, 2023

 A rally Thursday outside the Extendicare Fairmont Park senior’s facility saw around 40 members from the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees demanding better pay for workers. As Angela Stewart explains, AUPE says employees have been Read More

 Local pharmacy speaks to children flu and pain medication shortage

Local pharmacy speaks to children flu and pain medication shortage

Angela Stewart March 21, 2023

The shortage of pain and fever medication for kids has been a stressful time for families. This has not only put a strain on the hospitals but also pharmaceutical staff who carry the medication. The Read More

 Daylight Saving Time; the negative effects on our bodies

Daylight Saving Time; the negative effects on our bodies

Jeannette Rocher March 17, 2023

Many people are suffering from brain fog right now especially after we moved the clocks ahead an hour with Daylight Saving Time. Rob McDonald is a professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of Read More

 Parents need to monitor kids’ screen time says expert

Parents need to monitor kids’ screen time says expert

Hal Roberts March 16, 2023

Limiting screen time when kids are online is vital to a child’s health. That is according to Dr. Robin Bright who is the interim Dean of Faculty for Education at the University of Lethbridge. Read More

 Medicine Hat senior MAID application denied

Medicine Hat senior MAID application denied

Angela Stewart February 15, 2023

A Medicine Hat senior who applied for MAID, also known as medical assistance in dying has had his application denied. Sixty-five year old Les Landry who applied for MAID last year after having his disability Read More

 Lethbridge to add two new ambulances

Lethbridge to add two new ambulances

Angela Stewart February 13, 2023

To help improve emergency medical response time, the City of Lethbridge along with Alberta Health Services will be adding two new ambulances. The new vehicles will run 12 hours a day, seven days a week. Chief Read More

 Bow Island boy receives robotic feeder to help with genetic condition

Bow Island boy receives robotic feeder to help with genetic

Angela Stewart February 9, 2023

A young boy from Bow Island who suffers from a genetic condition which inhibits his ability to eat independently is pushing the limits thanks to a new robotic device. As Angela Stewart explains, this robot Read More

 Trials underway for new Linac-MR radiation therapy tech

Trials underway for new Linac-MR radiation therapy tech

Micah Quinn February 6, 2023

Alberta Health Services has announced that cancer patients will now be treated with new technology from the world’s most advanced radiation therapy in the treatment of tumors. Grants and funding for the project came Read More

 Shannon Phillips outlines ways to attract and retain family physicians

Shannon Phillips outlines ways to attract and retain family physicians

Micah Quinn February 3, 2023

A total of one in three people in Alberta do not have access to a family doctor. That’s according to Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips. Phillips was at the Galt Museum discussing the doctor shortage Read More

 Canadian journalist takes over citizen-led COVID-19 inquiry

Canadian journalist takes over citizen-led COVID-19 inquiry

Angela Stewart January 31, 2023

A journalist who worked on the TV series the Fifth Estate is taking over from Preston Manning for the national citizen-led inquiry into the federal government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Trish Wood steps Read More

 Whooping cough outbreak in South Zone

Whooping cough outbreak in South Zone

Angela Stewart January 30, 2023

The outbreak of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, continues in our region. Alberta Health Services says the virus is quite serious, especially for younger people. Dr. Viven Suttorp, Medical Officer of Health for the Read More

 Medicine Hat senior charged with kidnapping, receives second approval on MAID application

Medicine Hat senior charged with kidnapping, receives second approval on

Angela Stewart January 18, 2023

UPDATE: Sixty-five year old Lester Landry has been charged with one count of kidnapping. Medicine Hat Police say on January 14th, they responded to a call from a woman who claimed she was confined to Read More

 AHS highlights programs and resources to help stop smoking

AHS highlights programs and resources to help stop smoking

Micah Quinn January 17, 2023

Quitting smoking can be one of the hardest decisions a person can make in their lifetime. National Non-Smoking Week runs until January 23 and Dr. Allison Gonsalves, the medical officer of health for the South Zone Read More

 Ways to combat ‘Blue Monday’

Ways to combat ‘Blue Monday’

Micah Quinn January 16, 2023

Alberta winters can be challenging, with short days and cold winter weather hitting us for up to five months. It’s Blue Monday, which is reportedly the saddest day of the calendar year. Dr. Leigh Read More

 Lethbridge implements new cardiac monitoring system

Lethbridge implements new cardiac monitoring system

Angela Stewart January 12, 2023

A new monitoring system to help save lives is now being used by Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services crews. It helps with challenges they face when it comes to cardiac arrest cases. The system purchased Read More

 LSCO partners with Drive Happiness to bring assisted transportation program

LSCO partners with Drive Happiness to bring assisted transportation program

Angela Stewart January 10, 2023

A partnership between the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization and Drive Happiness now offers a senior assisted transportation program. Those looking to use the service must be registered as a rider and everything is pre-arranged. There Read More

 New government initiative aims to take stress off emergency services

New government initiative aims to take stress off emergency services

Angela Stewart January 9, 2023

The International Association of Firefighters Local 237 says the EMS dispatch model is broken. Over the weekend, the union took to Twitter to express some of that frustration, saying  there were situations where no physical ambulance Read More

 ‘LPNs for Change’ advocating to be recognized as nurses

‘LPNs for Change’ advocating to be recognized as nurses

Micah Quinn December 21, 2022

A nursing group is hoping to have their voices heard at the Alberta Legislature. A petition has been started by LPNs for Change and organizers say that Auxiliary Care Nurses haven’t received the name Read More

 Nobleford mother shares terminal cancer diagnosis, Christmas fundraiser launched for family

Nobleford mother shares terminal cancer diagnosis, Christmas fundraiser launched for

Angela Stewart December 16, 2022

It’s the news that she never expected to hear, stage 4 metastatic breast cancer and given just months to live. A Nobleford mother is now sharing her journey of being diagnosed with the disease. Amanda Read More

 Memory Café helping out residents with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia

Memory Café helping out residents with Alzheimer’s and other forms

Micah Quinn December 15, 2022

The spirit of Christmas was alive and well in Taber on Thursday morning. Musicians and kids sang and played along to familiar Christmas tunes. The Memory Café is meant to illicit happy feelings and help Read More

 Medicine Hat seniors files application for MAID

Medicine Hat seniors files application for MAID

Angela Stewart December 13, 2022

Here is a follow-up to a story we brought you about a Medicine Hat senior who was applying for Medical Assistance in Dying. Les Landry says when he turned 65, his Assured Income for the Severely Read More

 Ceremony awards 15 Lethbridge residents with Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal

Ceremony awards 15 Lethbridge residents with Queen Elizabeth II Platinum

Micah Quinn December 5, 2022

The Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal was awarded to 15 local recipients on Friday evening. The medal honours residents who have committed countless hours to serve and help make our community an amazing place to Read More

 Local Cyber Monday sales in Lethbridge

Local Cyber Monday sales in Lethbridge

Angela Stewart November 28, 2022

This is Cyber Monday. It’s a day many Canadians look forward to as to save big bucks online while they shop for the Christmas holiday season. Some of the local retailers in Lethbridge are Read More

 City partners with Blood Tribe on new Intergovernmental Health Table

City partners with Blood Tribe on new Intergovernmental Health Table

Angela Stewart November 22, 2022

The city, along with some key stakeholders including the Blood Tribe, are partnering to try and tackle some of the health and social challenges our city is facing. Through an Intergovernmental Health Table, members will Read More

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    September 23, 2026 September 23, 2026

    As Canada marks Reconciliation Week, one lecture is prompting discussion about culture, respect, and the ways communities share traditions. BCN’s...

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  • Polytechnic’s paramedic program shifts to 2-year diploma

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    A new era of paramedic training is coming to Lethbridge Polytechnic. Beginning this fall, students entering the polytechnic’s Primary Care...

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  • New appointments bring Lethbridge-Polytechnic Board to full capacity

    September 22, 2026 September 22, 2026

    Lethbridge Polytechnic’s Board of Governors is now full in its 16-member capacity with four new appointments. The new members bring...

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  • Good Samaritan workers rally for better wages

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    Workers at the Good Samaritan Society Park Meadows Village in Lethbridge are voicing their concerns about wages and working conditions....

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