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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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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...
22h ago
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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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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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