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Lethbridge and Area

Canadian Handgun Nationals start Monday near Taber
Some of the country's top gunslingers are in the Taber area this week for a national competition.The CCFR 2025 IPSC Canadian Handgun Nationals are being held July 28 to August 3, 2025 at the Taber Shooting Foundation and M.D. of Taber Sport Shooting Complex. The facility is about 11 kilometres north of the town.A total...
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$26 million announced for southern Alberta infrastructure projects
The Alberta Government will support 21 rural projects in the region aimed at improving infrastructure.It has announced grant funding through the Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program (STIP), Alberta Municipal Water/Wastewater Partnership (AMWWP), and Water for Life Program.STIP provides grants to small and ru...
Jul 25, 2025
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Dozens caught speeding in Whoop-Up Drive construction zone
The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is reminding drivers to slow down in construction zones.On Friday morning, July 25, officers were conducting a targeted enforcement project in the construction zone along Whoop-Up Drive. They say "dozens" of drivers were stopped for exceeding the speed limit by 20-30 kilome...
Jul 25, 2025
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Nearly $3.5 million grant to support rail expansion in Coaldale
Coaldale's industrial sector is growing, and a new investment will help to support further developments.The Alberta Government has announced a grant of $3.475 million under its Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program (STIP) for an industrial rail extension project.The $8 million initiative is funded by the prov...
Jul 25, 2025
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New Horizon Co-operative Limited
Communities in Mind 2025 Campaign Update!
🧠💚 Communities in Mind 2025 Campaign Update! 🧠💚 In partnership with the Mental Health Foundation, the Communities in Mind campaign focuses on raising vital funds for local mental health programs and initiatives across Alberta. We’re proud to share that together, we raised an incredible $80,219.17 across all participating Co-ops! 🎉👏 🌟A big shout-out to: • Cornerstone Co-op • Central Alberta Co-op Ltd. • South Country Co-op Limited • Westview Co-operative Association Limited Fun Fact: Since launching in 2020, the campaign has raised just under $300,000 in support of mental health across the province! Thank you to everyone who contributed — your support truly makes a difference.💛🧠💚 Communities in Mind 2025 Campaign Update! 🧠💚 In partnership with the Mental Health Foundation, the Communities in Mind campaign focuses on raising vital funds for local mental health programs and initiatives across Alberta. We’re proud to share that together, we raised an incredible $80,219.17 across all participating Co-ops! 🎉👏 🌟A big shout-out to: • Cornerstone Co-op • Central Alberta Co-op Ltd. • South Country Co-op Limited • Westview Co-operative Association Limited Fun Fact: Since launching in 2020, the campaign has raised just under $300,000 in support of mental health across the province! Thank you to everyone who contributed — your support truly makes a difference.💛🧠💚 Communities in Mind 2025 Campaign Update! 🧠💚 In partnership with the Mental Health Foundation, the Communities in Mind campaign focuses on raising vital funds for local mental health programs and initiatives across Alberta. We’re proud to share that together, we raised an incredible $80,219.17 across all participating Co-ops! 🎉👏 🌟A big shout-out to: • Cornerstone Co-op • Central Alberta Co-op Ltd. • South Country Co-op Limited • Westview Co-operative Association Limited Fun Fact: Since launching in 2020, the campaign has raised just under $300,000 in support of mental health across the province! Thank you to everyone who contributed — your support truly makes a difference.💛
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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Lethbridge
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✨ Give the Gift of Reading with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library – Lethbridge! ✨📚 Did you know that children in Lethbridge can receive a FREE book every month from birth to age five? Thanks to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, little readers can build a home library and develop a lifelong love of books! ❤️ But we need your help to keep this incredible program going! Your donation ensures that more children in our community have access to high-quality books—at no cost to their families. Just $47 sponsors a child for an entire year! 📖 Donate today and help shape young minds!🔗 https://donate.imaginationlibrary.com/?country=CA&affid=ABLETHBRIDGE Let’s work together to inspire the next generation—one book at a time! 💕 #ImaginationLibrary #Lethbridge #EarlyLiteracy #DonateNow✨ Give the Gift of Reading with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library – Lethbridge! ✨📚 Did you know that children in Lethbridge can receive a FREE book every month from birth to age five? Thanks to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, little readers can build a home library and develop a lifelong love of books! ❤️ But we need your help to keep this incredible program going! Your donation ensures that more children in our community have access to high-quality books—at no cost to their families. Just $47 sponsors a child for an entire year! 📖 Donate today and help shape young minds!🔗 https://donate.imaginationlibrary.com/?country=CA&affid=ABLETHBRIDGE Let’s work together to inspire the next generation—one book at a time! 💕 #ImaginationLibrary #Lethbridge #EarlyLiteracy #DonateNow✨ Give the Gift of Reading with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library – Lethbridge! ✨📚 Did you know that children in Lethbridge can receive a FREE book every month from birth to age five? Thanks to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, little readers can build a home library and develop a lifelong love of books! ❤️ But we need your help to keep this incredible program going! Your donation ensures that more children in our community have access to high-quality books—at no cost to their families. Just $47 sponsors a child for an entire year! 📖 Donate today and help shape young minds!🔗 https://donate.imaginationlibrary.com/?country=CA&affid=ABLETHBRIDGE Let’s work together to inspire the next generation—one book at a time! 💕 #ImaginationLibrary #Lethbridge #EarlyLiteracy #DonateNow
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Alberta

Primary Care Alberta
Parents urged to keep children safe around windows and balconies
Officials with Primary Care Alberta are urging parents to help keep their children safe around windows and balconies this summer. As many Albertans cool off their homes by opening windows, open windows and balconies can be a serious fall risk to children, note health officials.Officials point out that children often le...
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Guide Dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
It's a rewarding experience filled with unconditional love and the opportunity to change the life of someone who is blind. Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Guide Dogs is urgently looking for volunteers to raise future guide dogs for people who are blind, Deafblind, or have low vision."There's a hug...
Jul 26, 2025
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Provincial Politics
Province touting record-level funding for the arts
The Alberta government says it's maintaining record-breaking funding for the arts sector in Budget 2025 with a $4.5 million investment to support artists through the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.Provincial officials say the arts are an essential contributor to Albertans' quality of life, fostering positive health an...
Jul 25, 2025
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July 25, 2025
Update 16: Alberta wildfire update
Thunderstorms moving across the boreal forest sparked new wildfires; cooler weather conditions are helping to suppress wildfire activity.Current situation (as of 3 p.m., July 25)There are 56 wildfires currently burning across Alberta in the Forest Protection Area, and three mutual aid fires.12 are classified as out of ...
Jul 25, 2025
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Canada

Montreal police investigating suspicious death in Saint-Léonard
MONTRÉAL - Montreal police are investigating a suspicious death that occurred early this morning. A 911 call around 4 a.m. alerted emergency services to a man lying unconscious on a street in the city's Saint-Léonard borough. Police found the man had an upper body injury, possibly caused by a sharp object...
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U.S. politics threaten to complicate Canada's co-hosting of 2026 World Cup
OTTAWA - With less than a year to go until the 2026 World Cup, political tensions and U.S. policy threaten to pose problems as Canada, the United States and Mexico prepare to co-host the tournament. Next year's FIFA World Cup will be the biggest ever, with the three countries hosting a record 48 teams. Between June 11 ...
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As Trump's trade deal deadline approaches, his tariffs face legal pushback in court
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's plan to realign global trade faces its latest legal barrier this week in a federal appeals court - and Canada is bracing for the U.S. president to follow through on his threat to impose higher tariffs. While Trump set an Aug. 1 deadline for countries to make trade deals with the United State...
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Canada condemns Hong Kong authorities after warrants issued for overseas activists
OTTAWA - The Canadian government is condemning Hong Kong's law enforcement authorities after they issued bounties and warrants for 19 pro-democracy activists, some of whom live in Canada. In a joint statement, federal Foreign Minister Anita Anand and Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree say Canada will not tolera...
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City fines Montreal church for hosting MAGA-affiliated singer Sean Feucht
MONTRÉAL - The City of Montreal has fined a local church for hosting a concert by the U.S.-based Christian musician Sean Feucht. Feucht's controversial views and his status as a rising star in the MAGA movement have led officials to cancel his concerts in several Canadian cities in recent days. But on Friday eve...
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B.C.'s independent wood manufacturers decry retroactive U.S. softwood duties
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's independent wood product makers say hundreds of small- and medium-sized manufacturers may be forced to shut down in light of the latest decision from the United States to raise anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood. The province's Independent Wood Processors Association says in a relea...
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