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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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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

Man punches cougar in face, deters attack near Smithers, B.C.
SMITHERS - A British Columbia man suffered minor injuries after fending off a cougar attack by punching the animal in the face in the province's northern Interior. The province's Conservation Officer Service says in a social media post that the attack happened on Saturday around 11 a.m. near Smithers, B.C., some 1,000 ...
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Man seriously injured in B.C. grizzly bear attack in Kootenay region
CRANBROOK - A man has suffered "significant" injuries after a grizzly bear attack in the British Columbia Interior. The province's Conservation Officer Service says in a post on Facebook that the attack happened at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday along the Kootenay River near West Creston, B.C. The post says a coupl...
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Photo Gallery: The week in news photos
Here's a look at some of this week's top news photos as selected by editors. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 27, 2025. The Canadian Press
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Anand counting on Israel to allow Ottawa's trucks of humanitarian aid into Gaza
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Ottawa has trucks of aid ready to reach desperate Palestinians in Gaza, and is counting on Israel to allow them through. Anand says Jordan, which borders Israel and the West Bank, has allowed Canada to pre-position aid, until Israel allows it to enter the Gaza Strip. S...
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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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