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Lethbridge and Area

Provincial Legislation
New Alberta omnibus bill includes consumer protection, property rights
The UCP government has introduced wide-ranging legislation, it hopes, will safeguard Albertans in the areas of consumer protection and property rights.The changes are contained inside an omnibus bill, Bill 34, the Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Statutes Amendment Act.Included in the document - help for owners o...
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Food & Agriculture
Alberta Beef Producer's Young Creators Contest returns
Alberta Beef Producers is bringing back its Young Creators Contest, again, this year. "One of the biggest reasons is that it gives young people an opportunity to learn more about where there food comes from and the people involved in producing it," said Engagement & Digital Content Specialist, Kara Mastel...
3h ago
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Education
Bridge City national award-winning educator receives board recognition
Lethbridge Collegiate teacher Celina Mathieu is about embark on a journey of a lifetime as she heads to Ottawa next month. The Science and Physics instructor is one of sixty educators from across Canada to be presented with the Prime Minister's 2026 Award of Excellence. While she'll personally receive a certificate fro...
3h ago
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City Council
Parking fines to remain the same in 2027 for City of Lethbridge
Lethbridge City Council has agreed to make changes to its parking policy, including a slight increase to the fee structure in 2028. Following a review, that included input from the Downtown Revitilization Business Zone, parking fines will remain at $40 in 2027, but increase to $50 in 2028, with a $20 discount if paid w...
5h ago
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Alberta

Agriculture
Province sets aside $60M for projects that would save water, retore land and grow more
The province says it has set aside $60 million for an Emission Reduction Alberta project to tackle what it calls Alberta's "biggest economic and environmental challenges: restoring land, growing more and saving water." The Agriculture, Water and Land Challenge is asking for proposals for new technologies. The...
10m ago
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Provincial Legislation
New Alberta omnibus bill includes consumer protection, property rights
The UCP government has introduced wide-ranging legislation, it hopes, will safeguard Albertans in the areas of consumer protection and property rights.The changes are contained inside an omnibus bill, Bill 34, the Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Statutes Amendment Act.Included in the document - help for owners o...
15m ago
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classroom complexity
AB Education recognizes pressure, it says, as school divisions struggle with EA numbers
Ponoka-based Wolf Creek Public Schools is trying to make things work as best as possible for students, but they're also feeling the financial pinch.In a recent news release, the board of trustees noted it continues to fund supports that address increasing complexity needs for students.However, in a 2026/27 budget updat...
16m ago
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Provincial Politics
Alberta NDP says Smith's UCP cooking riding boundaries for own benefit
The leader of Alberta's Opposition NDP says Premier Danielle Smith's governing United Conservatives are cooking the riding boundaries for their own advantage ahead of next year's election. Naheed Nenshi says a report now before an all-party committee gerrymanders ridings in Lethbridge and Calgary to dilute NDP support ...
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Canada

Liberals vote to keep B.C. tanker ban in place
OTTAWA - The Liberal government voted to keep the B.C. coastal oil tanker ban in place Wednesday, defeating a Conservative bill that would have repealed it. MPs voted along party lines during second reading in the House of Commons Wednesday, with only ...
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Ottawa introduces new fines for bogus, unlicensed immigration and citizenship advice
OTTAWA - The Immigration Department has announced new fines ranging from $5,000 to $1.5 million for people who give false immigration advice or provide advice without proper authorization. The new fine policy, which takes effect today, sets a minimum f...
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Former senator Pamela Wallin says MAID committee was 'chaotic and exclusionary'
Former senator Pamela Wallin criticized the co-chair of a special joint committee on MAID while testifying at an inquiry into a leaked confidential report, calling him "dismissive" and describing the process as "chaotic and exclusionary." "It was the w...
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One charge against Frank Stronach dropped ahead of second sex assault trial: lawyer
Frank Stronach's lawyer says one charge of sexual assault against her client in an upcoming Newmarket, Ont., trial has been dropped. Leora Shemesh says the prosecution involving one complainant in the trial set for next year has been withdrawn. Docume...
2h ago
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Ottawa will need other ways to cut emissions to compensate for oil pipeline: Farrell
OTTAWA - The head of the major projects office says Ottawa will need new ways to cut emissions to meet its climate goals because the proposed Pacific Link oil pipeline will emit more than the Pathways carbon capture project will sequester. Dawn Farrell...
2h ago
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Canadian War Museum acquires type of armoured vehicle used on battlefield in Ukraine
OTTAWA - Brampton-based defence manufacturer Roshel has donated to the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa one of its mine-resistant armoured transport vehicles - the same kind being used by Ukraine in the war with Russia. Jim Whitham, the museum's director ...
2h ago
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