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Nature Conservancy of Canada
Helping wildlife cross Highway 3 in southwest Alberta
Researchers from universities, government and conservation organizations have launched a new initiative to track grizzly bears, elk, and deer along Highway 3 in SW Alberta - a key wildlife corridor and hotspot for animal-vehicle collisions. Using satellite collars and remote cameras, officials with the Nature Conservan...
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Detour In Place
13 Street North impacted by sewer repair
Officials with the City of Lethbridge say a sewer service repair is impacting a small stretch of 13 Street North.A full road closure is in place between 10 Avenue and 13 Avenue North. A detour is in place using 12C Street North.Motorists are asked to obey all posted signage and keep workers safe.The road is expected to...
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July 3-Aug. 28, 2025
"Upside Downtown" concert series returns
The Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge (AAC) has announced its lineup for the 2025 Upside Downtown Concert series. Once again, Rotary Square at Casa will be hosting a dynamic list of musicians. Organizers say this year's series will showcase bands and solo performers every Thursday from 5-7 pm, beginning July 3 to Augus...
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June 13
Interfaith Food Bank celebrates National Garden Day
Lethbridge residents can expect a BBQ and crafts at the upcoming Interfaith Learning Garden this Friday, June 13. It's part of Garden Days, Canada's celebration of National Garden Day which is held annually on the Friday before Father's Day. Visit Interfaith Learning Garden from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. for a FREE BBQ, Garden...
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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
Story by Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Lethbridge
✨ 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

in conversation with clara hughes
Podcast: Olympic & Paralympic heroes, college record holders, among vaunted 2025 Alberta Sports Hall of Fame class
Not a single accomplishment belonging to any of this year's inductees into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame would've been possible without community.That was a common thread among the messages inductees shared as they took the stage for their moment in the spotlight."I live on Vancouver Island, and was born in Winn...
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'General acceptance': A year of banning cellphones in Canadian classrooms
EDMONTON - Sixteen-year-old Roha Akram was skeptical when teachers in Calgary announced a cellphone ban during the first assembly of the school year. "I was like, 'No one's going to follow this,'" the Grade 11 student recalled of the change in September. "It's just the nature of teenagers. We don't like ...
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June 6, 4pm
Update 2: Alberta wildfire update
Progress is being made on wildfires thanks to Alberta teams and crews from Canada and the U.S.; however, several out-of-control wildfires continue to burn. While some communities are allowing residents to return, evacuation orders remain in many other places. Warm, dry and windy conditions across many parts of the prov...
Jun 06, 2025
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results by wednesday
Alberta teachers taking strike vote June 5-8
Alberta teachers are currently taking a strike vote.The vote, which runs June 5-8, followed up the strike authorization vote which took place at the end of May, and saw 99 per cent vote in favour.Nearly 38,000 teachers cast online ballots between May 22 and 26.But this vote, pending the result, would actually give teac...
Jun 06, 2025
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Canada

Eby says it's not him blocking Smith's oil pipeline, it's lack of money and proponent
British Columbia Premier David Eby says it's not him standing in the way of Alberta counterpart Danielle Smith's longed-for oil pipeline from Alberta to B.C.'s north coast - it's that there's no proponent, no money and "no project right now." It's Eby's latest rebuff to the idea, coming after Smith said on Su...
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Judge to rule whether Montreal billionaire Robert Miller is too sick to stand trial
MONTRÉAL - Crown prosecutors have agreed Montreal billionaire Robert Miller is too sick to stand trial. Crown attorney Delphine Mauger told reporters a trial was impossible because it is clear the octogenarian is gravely ill and won't recover. The founder of global electronics distributor Future Electronics was ...
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Quebec to invest $10M in company developing Canadian-made satellite launch technology
MONTREAL - Quebec premier François Legault says the province will invest $10 million in a Montreal-area company that is developing a system to launch small satellites into space. Legault announced the investment in Reaction Dynamics at the company's facility in Longueuil. Economy Minister Christine Fréche...
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Quebec government scraps gasoline floor price to boost competition
MONTREAL - Quebec has abolished its floor price on gasoline in a bid to bring down costs at the pump. The Quebec government announced the measure in April after the federal government scrapped the consumer carbon tax. The floor price had been in place since the 1990s to protect small service stations from being undercu...
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Stalemate between Canada Post and workers drags on as union demands feds stay out
GATINEAU - Canada Post says it has failed to make progress in recent talks with the union representing 55,000 postal workers as an increasingly acrimonious impasse drags on. The Crown corporation says the two sides cannot find common ground even on the terms for an arbitration process, which Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu a...
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Duke of Edinburgh to make three stops in Canada, attend Canada Day celebrations
FREDERICTON - The Duke of Edinburgh is scheduled to visit Prince Edward Island later this month, just weeks after King Charles opened Parliament and read the throne speech. The Royal Diary says Prince Edward is scheduled to make three stops in Canada. It says he is set to visit Prince Edward Island in his capacity as c...
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