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Lethbridge and Area

Alberta Open Farm Days set for Saturday and Sunday
Alberta Open Farm Days is set for Saturday and Sunday, August 16 and 17, 2025.The weekend gives people a chance to visit farms and ranches, see food production first-hand, and try and buy locally produced products.Several operations in southern Alberta are taking part.Theoretically Brewing - LethbridgeFarming Smarter A...
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Four of six girders on Whoop-Up Drive damaged, assessments continue
The City of Lethbridge assures that Whoop-Up Drive is still safe for motorists. Work to assess the damage caused on August 6 continues, after a piece of heavy equipment struck the underside of the bridge. Director of Infrastructure Services Joel Sanchez says that there are six steel bridge girders that support the road...
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U of L gives out inaugural award for Indigenous excellence & leadership
The University of Lethbridge (U of L) has established a new award, honouring a local student.Brayden Day Chief is the first recipient of the Poomaksin Pens Award, which includes $500 and a pen set. The U of L says Day Chief was chosen due to his academic success and his vision for leadership in business and governance....
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Town of Coaldale says contract rejection shows 'disconnect,' union calls offer 'insultingly bad'
Unionized employees at the Town of Coaldale and the municipality do not appear to be any closer to settling their long-standing labour dispute.On Wednesday, August 6, members of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) voted 39-9 in favour of rejecting the Town's latest offer for a new collective bargaining agr...
23h ago
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Alberta

Agriculture
"Shocking" Alberta Canola Board Chair uses to describe new Chinese tariff
The board chair with Alberta Canola uses words like shocking, devastating, and not great news to wake up to, in describing a new tariff from China. The country announced a 76 per cent tariff on Canadian canola seed after it conducted an anti-dumping investigation on Tuesday. Valhalla Centre farmer Andre Harpe says tari...
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10 total medals
Team Alberta claims eight medals including three gold on day two of Canada Summer Games
Day two of the Canada Summer Games in St. John's Newfoundland was a productive day for Team Alberta.As of Monday evening, the athletes representing our province have accumulated 10 medals including three gold, four silver, and three bronze.On Monday they claimed three gold, two silver and three bronze medals.This inclu...
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Aug. 8 - 25
Provincial government supporting Alberta athletes in quest for gold at 2025 Canada Summer Games
The provincial government is helping support 388 athletes as they represent Alberta at the 2025 Canada Summer Games in St. John's, Newfoundland.The games, which started last week on Aug. 8 and will run until Aug. 25, features Alberta athletes who represent the highest level of talent in their sport and the pride of the...
Aug 11, 2025
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Agriculture
Adjustments made to allow farmers to cut crops for feed
The federal and provincial governments say they have made it easier for farmers and ranchers to cut crops for feed.AFSC will adjust the low yield allowance in some parts of Alberta, adding in a release that this is being done "particularly in the Peace."It will go to 300 kilograms per acre for several crops, ...
Aug 10, 2025
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Canada

How Canadians can prepare for wildfire evacuations, from emergency plans to go bags
Wildfires are threatening communities across Canada, raising questions about how people can best prepare for evacuations. Officials ordered the evacuation of parts of a suburb of St. John's, N.L., on Tuesday, and thousands more in the metropolitan area may need to flee at a moment's notice as they remain under an evacu...
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Irwin Cotler joins thousands of prominent Jews calling on Israel to end war in Gaza
OTTAWA - Former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler has joined thousands of Jews calling on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the war and starvation in Gaza. The longtime human rights activist, a strong supporter of Israel, has signed an open letter saying Netanyahu's policies on Palestinians "are...
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Air Canada flight attendants' union serves 72-hour strike notice
The union representing around 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants has signalled its intent to strike Saturday. Flight attendants have issued 72-hour strike notice and could walk off the job at 12:58 a.m. ET on Saturday if a deal isn't reached to avoid a work stoppage. In an update posted online, the union said it has m...
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In the news today: No Air Canada strike or lockout yet, Google AI summaries concerns
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Air Canada, attendants yet to call job action There's no official word yet whether Air Canada and the union representing some 10,000 of its flight attendants have averted a possible strike or lockout that could begin as soon as Sa...
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Atlantic Canada sees more sweltering temperatures, relief expected in Ontario
Extreme heat is expected to ease in many parts of Canada today, while the Atlantic provinces continue to bear the brunt of a multi-day heat wave. Relief is expected in southern and eastern Ontario, but Environment Canada says temperatures are still above average for this time of year, with forecasted highs in the low 3...
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Canadian news publishers, experts raise alarm over Google search AI summaries
OTTAWA - News publishers say the AI-generated summaries that now top many Google search results are cutting into their online traffic - and experts are still flagging concerns about the summaries' accuracy as they warn the internet itself is being reshaped. When Google rolled out its AI Overview feature last year, its ...
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