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Lethbridge and Area

Lethbridge man named veterinarian of the year
A local veterinarian is being celebrated for his efforts.The Western Canadian Association of Bovine Practitioners (WCABP) and Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Canada Inc. have named Dr. Steve Hendrick the winner of the 2025 Veterinarian of the Year Award.WCABP President Dr. Anne Rogers says Hendrick has made signific...
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BookStop pop-up library running at Labor Club Ice Centre
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge and Lethbridge Public Library have teamed up to create a temporary pop-up library.BookStop will be up and running at the Labor Club Ice Centre until mid-April. Library members can use the BookStop to pick up holds, browse and check books out from a small library and drop off retu...
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Taber Police arrest man for allegedly using counterfeit cash
Businesses are asked to check any cash they receive to ensure it is legitimate.The Taber Police Service (TPS) made an arrest on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, following reports that somebody had been trying to buy items with counterfeit $100 Canadian bills."The bills are of poor quality and are clearly marked with &qu...
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Palliser School Division launches outreach program in Coaldale
COALDALE, AB - A new outreach program has launched in Coaldale.The program is run by Palliser School Division, and is designed to serve individuals whose educational journeys were disrupted by various factors, including medical conditions, mental health challenges, financial difficulties, or family responsibilities.In ...
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Alberta

Government cuts $500K in funding to Alberta disability organization
Another disability advocacy organization says its funding has been cut by the Alberta government.Trish Bowman, chief executive of Inclusion Alberta, said Wednesday the government informed her earlier this month it was cutting some of the grant funding that the group has received for decades.She said the cut totals more...
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FEB. 5, 2025
Albertans challenged to embrace the cold with Winter Walk Day
Alberta Blue Cross is challenging Albertans to embrace the cold and participate in Winter Walk Day on Wednesday, Feb. 5. On Winter Walk Day, everyone is encouraged to walk at least 15 minutes outside in an effort to promote and inspire a healthy culture across the province. "Winter Walk Day is a great initiative t...
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Alberta students highest-ranked in financial literacy in global tests
Students in Alberta are being heralded as having the highest levels of financial literacy in the country.The 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) saw 20 countries, including eight Canadian provinces, take standardized tests for financial literacy.The results show that 15-year-olds in Alberta perfo...
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Experts express hope for smokeless Canada as country marks National Non-Smoking Week
National Non-Smoking Week is underway, and above all, it aims to underscore the cold, hard fact that 46,000 Canadians are dying from smoking-related causes each year.As the observance happens Jan. 19-25, and beyond, the Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health (CCMOH) continues to be concerned specifically, it says,...
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Canada

B.C. First Nation leader apologizes, walks back on Northern Gateway pipeline support
The president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs is apologizing and walking back comments suggesting he supported reviving the Northern Gateway pipeline project, and now says he doesn't support "resuscitating dead projects." In a statement released by the union, Grand Chief Stewart Phillip says the pipeline rej...
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Carney, Arya file paperwork, officially entering Liberal leadership race
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney and Chandra Arya have submitted their paperwork to enter the race ahead of tomorrow's deadline. The two appear to be the first through that gate, submitting the required signatures and a $50,000 deposit. Candidates have until Thursday at 5 p.m. to get their deposit in,...
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Trudeau to attend events marking the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will fly to Poland next week for events marking 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Trudeau's office says he'll be travelling Sunday to Tuesday and visiting the site of the Nazi regime's largest camp, where more than one million people were ...
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Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan says he won't run in next election
OTTAWA - Another member of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's front bench has decided to step away from federal politics at the next election. Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan says his name will not be on the ballot when the next election is held, though he says he will remain a dedicated member of the Libera...
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Immigration minister says U.S. is still safe for refugees despite Trump's rhetoric
OTTAWA - Refugee advocacy groups are pushing back as the federal immigration minister says Ottawa still regards the U.S. as a safe country for transgender refugees under President Donald Trump. Trump signed executive orders on the first day of his new term to make recognizing gender based on biological characteristics ...
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Premiers, prime minister meet to talk Trump tariffs after cabinet retreat
OTTAWA - Canada's premiers are meeting virtually with the prime minister today to talk about Donald Trump's early moves as president and the looming threat of tariffs. The first ministers have committed to weekly meetings now that Trump has been installed in the White House. Trump signed an executive order on Monday di...
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