

What's Happening
Nighttime construction on Hwy 3 in Lethbridge starts April 17
Apr 17, 2025

Ecoline Windows: Supplying energy-efficient products to Canadian homeowners
SASHA launches #BuyABed fundraiser to support vulnerable Lethbridge residents
Apr 04, 2025
$20K grants available: TELUS STORYHIVE Pan-Asian Edition opens applications April 1
Mar 18, 2025

Lethbridge and Area

Brooks farm family devastated after loss of camel and pony in storm
The storm that travelled through Brooks on Wednesday evening was devastating for many, as it left a path of destruction and even claimed the life of a pair of animals at White Barn Fun Farm.The animal attraction business northwest of Brooks is not far from the Trans Canada Highway and Highway 36 intersection, where the...
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Cardston receiving $5 million for new wastewater treatment system
The Alberta Government is looking to test new ways of treating wastewater, and the Town of Cardston will be one of its pilot locations.It is investing $5 million into a new wastewater system in Cardston that uses helpful bacteria to eat sewage.Justin Riemer, CEO of Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA), says it uses 50 per...
Aug 22, 2025
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Whoop-Up Days 'off the charts' so far, with strong attendance and good vibes
See a photo gallery of the Whoop-Up Days fairgrounds at the bottom of this article.A spokesperson for Lethbridge & District Exhibition (LDE) says the first three days of Whoop-Up Days have been going tremendously well.Paul Kingsmith, Director of Event Development, says the general vibes have been off the charts, an...
Aug 22, 2025
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Hranac estate makes $2.8 million donation to Lethbridge Polytechnic
Lethbridge Polytechnic is celebrating the second-largest gift it has ever received.The estate of Joe and Laverna Hranac has given $2.8 million to the institution, which will support operations at the Lethbridge Polytechnic Research Farm.Dr. Brad Donaldson, President and CEO of Lethbridge Polytechnic, says the money wil...
Aug 22, 2025
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Municipal Election 2025

Kaitte Aurora running for Lethbridge City Council
The race for Lethbridge City Council continues to grow.Kaitte Aurora is vying for one of eight seats in the 2025 municipal election, set to take place from October 8-20.She provided the following answers to an LNN questionnaire:Why did you want to run for Lethbridge City Council?I am a progressive populist, and I am ru...
Aug 22, 2025
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Ryan Wolfe running for Lethbridge City Council
Another contender has stepped forward in the city council race in Lethbridge.Ryan Wolfe is running to become one of the city's newest representatives in the 2025 municipal elections, which take place October 8-20, 2025.He provided the following answers to an LNN questionnaire:Why did you want to run for Lethbridge City...
Aug 14, 2025
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Robin James running for Lethbridge City Council
Another contender has stepped forward to potentially fill one of eight seats on Lethbridge City Council.Robin James will be on the ballot in the 2025 municipal election, which takes place from October 8-20, 2025. She provided the following answers to an LNN questionnaire:Why did you want to run for Lethbridge City Coun...
Jul 23, 2025
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What's Happening
Nighttime construction on Hwy 3 in Lethbridge starts April 17
Apr 17, 2025

Lethbridge restaurant raises funds for Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation
SASHA launches #BuyABed fundraiser to support vulnerable Lethbridge residents
Apr 04, 2025
$20K grants available: TELUS STORYHIVE Pan-Asian Edition opens applications April 1
Mar 18, 2025

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Alberta

Aug. 22, 2025
Update 22: Alberta wildfire update
There are no out-of-control wildfires in Alberta, and cooler nighttime temperatures are helping firefighters make good progress.Current situation (as of 3 p.m., Aug. 22)There are 47 wildfires currently burning across Alberta in the Forest Protection Area, and one mutual aid fire.None are classified as out of control, n...
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Healthcare
Alberta government announces details on COVID-19 vaccination program
CALGARY - The Alberta government has now confirmed that for those who must pay for the cost of a COVID-19 vaccine shot this fall, the cost will be $100. The price is one of the details now rolled out by the province as part of its two-phase plan to deliver the shots free to some but with a fee for others. Those eligibl...
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Provincial Politics
Smith says shift in COVID-19 vaccination policy prompted by union demands
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government's sudden shift in COVID-19 vaccination policy was prompted by union demands.Earlier this week, her health ministry said COVID-19 vaccine coverage would be extended to all health-care workers this fall under the first phase of the province's rollout.That came two months...
Aug 22, 2025
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Beginning This Month
Alberta hosting several major sporting events
Alberta's government says it is proud to welcome nine major national and international sporting events to the province this month and over the coming months.Officials say Alberta is a top destination for major sporting events, with thousands of athletes, coaches and fans travelling from around the world for high-profil...
Aug 21, 2025
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Local Sports

Day 12 Highlights
Alberta women's teams bringing the heat at Canada Summer Games
Everyone is watching Alberta's Women's teams as baseball, volleyball, soccer and wrestling are charging into the medal rounds at the 2025 Canada Summer Games in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.Alberta's Women's Baseball Team has been dominant, locking up the top spot in their pool with an undefeated 4-0 record.&q...
Aug 22, 2025
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Day 11 Update
Alberta goes to bat Wednesday at Canada Summer Games
Alberta's athletes came out swinging on Wednesday at the Canada Summer Games, as Alberta's Women's Baseball team took the field for the first time at the Games and added three more medals (gold, silver, bronze) to the province's total.Women's Baseball made its inaugural appearance at the Canada Summer Games this year, ...
Aug 21, 2025
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Lethbridge Hurricanes announce training camp schedule
Members of the Lethbridge Hurricanes will have a few days of on-ice time before suiting up for the pre-season.The team has announced that its training camp will take place over four days from August 28-31, 2025. A donation of a non-perishable food item for the Lethbridge Food Bank and Interfaith Food Bank is encouraged...
Aug 21, 2025
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Agriculture

Hranac estate makes $2.8 million donation to Lethbridge Polytechnic
Lethbridge Polytechnic is celebrating the second-largest gift it has ever received.The estate of Joe and Laverna Hranac has given $2.8 million to the institution, which will support operations at the Lethbridge Polytechnic Research Farm.Dr. Brad Donaldson, President and CEO of Lethbridge Polytechnic, says the money wil...
Aug 22, 2025
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Agriculture
Saputo first partnership to qualify for Alberta's Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit
The Alberta government says Saputo Dairy Products Canada G.P. is the first partnership to qualify for the province's Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit. The government says the company did this by spending $38 million on equipment for its processing plant in Edmonton, an effort that is expected to increase productio...
Aug 20, 2025
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Lethbridge Polytechnic to receive second-largest donation ever, will support ag research
A multi-million dollar donation is set to be made at Lethbridge Polytechnic.It will come from the estate of Joe and Laverna Hranac.This is described as the second-largest in the school's history, and it will support operations at the Lethbridge Polytechnic Research Farm.We will learn more about the donation at the offi...
Aug 18, 2025
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Canada

CP NewsAlert: Carney lands in Poland, kicking off mission to deepen European ties
WARSAW - Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Europe as part of a broader effort to deepen ties with allies there. Carney's plane left Ottawa early Saturday headed to Poland for his fourth European trip since taking office in March. In Poland, he is expected to hold bilateral talks with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk be...
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Parole Board details B.C. sex offender's 'pattern' of breaching court conditions
VANCOUVER - The Parole Board of Canada says convicted sex offender Randall Hopley remains an "undue risk to society" after the B.C. man left a halfway house in May the day he was released from prison. A board decision this month says Hopley became angry and refused to stay at the community residential facilit...
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Quebec college facing $30M fine over English student enrolment postpones 1st day
MONTREAL - A Quebec college facing a $30-million fine for enrolling too many students in English-language programs is suspending the first day of classes on Monday. LaSalle College says in a statement that the suspension is tied to the fine imposed on the Montreal school. The college says back-to-class will now be on T...
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Firefighting efforts continue in Atlantic Canada as large storm passes offshore
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Department of Natural Resources says a large wildfire in the Annapolis Valley remains out of control and is still estimated at more than 32 square kilometres in size. In a social media post today, the department says conditions look promising to continue to make progress on the Long Lake fire be...
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Minister's office reviewing tribunal order on First Nations child welfare
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty's office says she is reviewing a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal order for parties involved in a decade-long First Nations child welfare case to resume talks to reform the system after an impasse. The order comes nine years after the tribunal concluded the federal g...
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When heat and drought stress trees, the consequences can be tragic
Sometimes it happens without any more warning than the sound of cracking. A tree physiologist said that several years of repeated drought in British Columbia mixed with heat stress increased the likelihood of branches breaking off, and this could even happen on a "perfectly calm day" without any breeze. The c...
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World

Mirra Andreeva, Vicky Mboko, João Fonseca and Learner Tien are teens to watch at the US Open
NEW YORK (AP) - There is a fascination in all sports - all walks of life, maybe - with young stars, those such as tennis player Mirra Andreeva, a Russian who is still only 18 yet already has been a Grand Slam semifinalist and is seeded No. 5 at the U.S. Open as it begins Sunday. Or João Fonseca, a Brazilian who ...
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US seeks to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda after he refused to plead guilty in smuggling case
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Immigration officials said they intend to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, after he declined an offer to be deported to Costa Rica in exchange for remaining in jail and pleading guilty to human smuggling charges, according to a Saturday court filing. The Costa Rica offer came late Thursday...
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Texas lawmakers give final approval to redrawn congressional map favoring GOP, send to governor
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas Senate gave final approval to a new, Republican-leaning congressional voting map early Saturday, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott for his signature. President Donald Trump has pushed for the map to help the GOP maintain its slim majority in Congress in the 2026 midterm elections. It has fiv...
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