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Lethbridge and Area

Lethbridge art show raises awareness for issues related to sexual violence
The Chinook Sexual Assault Centre (CSAC) hopes that a new art exhibit can help to foster important conversations related to sexual violence.Impact Unveiled: Beyond the Silence will be featured at the Yates Memorial Theatre Gallery from May to September 2025.Lauryn Evans, a Trauma Support Navigator whose idea inspired t...
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Big Truck Petting Zoo returns May 24 in Lethbridge
A fan-favourite event for families across the Lethbridge area, the Big Truck Petting Zoo is set to make its return.The City of Lethbridge will have dozens of large vehicles on display, including excavators, fire trucks, waste collection vehicles, police cruisers and many more.Attendees can also learn more about the cit...
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More measles cases confirmed in Taber
Alberta Health Services (AHS) has identified additional cases of measles in the South Zone.The infected people were in public spaces while infectious. Anyone who was in the following locations at the noted times may have been exposed:April 27Walmart4500 64 St., TaberExposure time period: 8 p.m. - 11:30 p.m (MST)April 3...
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Weekly green cart collection resumes in Lethbridge
Spring has sprung in Lethbridge, and with that, the return of more regular green bin pickups.The City of Lethbridge says, as of the week of May 5, trucks will come by every week to collect organic waste."The seasonal approach to green cart collection accounts for variations in yard waste generation and addresses t...
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Alberta

Provincial Politics
Alberta premier promises separation referendum in 2026 if petition signatures warrant
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she would hold a referendum on provincial separation next year if citizens gather the required signatures on a petition.Smith, in a livestream address, says she wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada but the voices of those unhappy with Confederation are not fringe extremis...
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PROVINCE
Alberta T1 tax form to include organ and tissue donation info request
Starting with the 2025 tax year, Alberta's T1 tax form will include a check box that allows Albertans to ask for more information about organ and tissue donation. Alberta is following the lead of British Columbia and Ontario, the latter province having seen a 32 per cent increase in registrations since adding the check...
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Longest ballot group takes aim at byelection where Poilievre plans to run
OTTAWA - The group that added dozens of candidates to the ballot in Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's riding in the recent federal election is planning to do the same in the upcoming byelection. Poilievre is expected to seek a seat in the House of Commons for the Alberta riding of Battle River-Crowfoot, after losi...
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HEALTH CARE
Alberta expanding measles immunizations access to prevent the spread
Alberta Health Services is ready to ramp up additional measles clinics across the province including extending hours at existing measles-specific clinics and opening additional clinic space, based on demand. READ: Confirmed case of measles reached Medicine Hat in April, AHS says The province said it's taking the curren...
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Canada

Newly elected MPs start parliamentary orientation sessions on days in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Sima Acan took a seat Monday afternoon inside a room with 14 of her rookie colleagues for the first of a flurry of orientation sessions for her new job as a member of Parliament. Canadians elected 117 new MPs on April 28 - about one-third of total number of 343, and most will go through the same first day of s...
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Carney moving into Rideau Cottage while 24 Sussex remains vacant
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will soon move into Rideau Cottage, while the official residence of the prime minister at 24 Sussex Drive remains vacant. The Privy Council Office says that "at the strong recommendation of the RCMP and security officials," Carney has been temporarily staying at an official...
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'We will emerge stronger': Legislator praises resilience after festival attack
British Columbia legislator Mable Elmore says people must "continue to wrap our arms around" the Filipino community as it deals with the burden of the Lapu Lapu Day tragedy that claimed 11 lives. Elmore received a standing ovation on her first day back in the legislature since the April 26 attack when an SUV ...
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Windsor Liberal who lost by 77 votes files for judicial recount
OTTAWA - A failed Liberal candidate in Windsor who lost to his Conservative rival by just 77 votes in last week's federal election says he is filing for a judicial recount. Irek Kusmierczyk, a Liberal incumbent who ran in Windsor-Tecumseh-Lakeshore, says in a social media post today that the "razor thin" marg...
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Longest ballot group takes aim at byelection where Poilievre plans to run
OTTAWA - The group that added dozens of candidates to the ballot in Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's riding in the recent federal election is planning to do the same in the upcoming byelection. Poilievre is expected to seek a seat in the House of Commons for the Alberta riding of Battle River-Crowfoot, after losi...
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Canada's resolve against U.S. threats should extend to human rights: Amnesty chief
OTTAWA - The global head of Amnesty International is calling on Ottawa to bring the same intensity it has used to call out U.S. tariffs and annexation threats to also call out breaches in human rights by Washington and other countries. Amnesty Secretary-General Agnès Callamard is making a rare visit to Canada, a...
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