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Lethbridge and Area

Lethbridge man wins Calgary Marathon
Kip Kangogo is back in Lethbridge after a monumental marathon win.He was the first-place winner of the Calgary Marathon, held on Sunday, May 25, 2025.Finishing nearly four seconds ahead of the runner-up, Kangogo crossed the line ahead of all 1,938 other competitors.He ran 42.2 kilometres in two hours, 28 minutes and 42...
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Paranormal Cirque returns to Lethbridge Friday-Monday
"Sometimes, people do get a little upset because they try to bring their young children to the show, expecting it to be a traditional family-friendly circus. This is not one of those circuses."Sandra Kalista is one of the performers at Paranormal Cirque, a Rated R horror-themed circus with shows in Lethbridge...
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'Fecal bacteria' prompts water quality advisory for Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is advising the public not to swim, wade in or drink the water at a southern Alberta park.They have issued a water quality advisory for Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park, effective immediately and until further notice."Elevated levels of fecal bacteria were detected via testing of the ...
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Stolen vehicle recovered in Crowsnest Pass
The RCMP in southern Alberta says it has tracked down a man who allegedly stole a vehicle.At approximately 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, May 24, Crowsnest Pass RCMP was called to a rural property on Highway 22 on reports that a vehicle that had been stolen out of Blairmore earlier that day.The vehicle was reportedly seen leav...
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Alberta

Health/Provincial Politics
Canadian doctors group challenging constitutionality of Alberta transgender law
A group representing Canada's doctors is challenging the constitutionality of Alberta's legislation limiting access to medical treatment for transgender youth, arguing it violates their Charter right to freedom of conscience.The Canadian Medical Association says the court challenge is meant to protect the relationship ...
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Alberta teachers almost unanimously favour a potential strike
Teachers across the province could soon be hitting the picket lines.The Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA) says 99 per cent of the nearly 38,000 educators who cast ballots have voted to approve the strike authorization.ATA President Jason Schilling says, "Teachers are standing united in demanding respect and reco...
May 27, 2025
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Energy
Levy charged to Alberta oil companies too low to cover orphan well costs; report
A new report is warning the annual levy charged to Alberta oil companies to fund the cleanup of orphaned oil and gas wells remains too low to keep up with the rate of surrendering.The report, written by former University of Calgary Public Interest Law Clinic lawyer Drew Yewchuk, says this year's levy rate combined with...
May 27, 2025
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Agriculture
Provincial government budgets funding for University of Calgary veterinary diagnostic laboratory
The province says it has budgeted $9.5 million over three years to keep what it calls "a full-service veterinary diagnostic laboratory " operating at the University of Calgary's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.The government says in a release that this will allow the lab to offer more services and keep staff. ...
May 27, 2025
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Canada

Thousands evacuated as wildfires continue burning in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says 17,000 people have been evacuated from several communities and First Nations as he placed his entire province under a state of emergency late Wednesday over crippling wildfires, mainly in the remote north. Evacuation orders include all 5,000 residents of the city of Flin Flon, 630 kilome...
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Provinces 'hold the key' to unlocking homebuilding, new report argues
OTTAWA - While the federal government and cities across Canada are making strides on expanding the housing supply, the provinces still need to get serious about building quality homes, a new report released Thursday argues. No province earned a grade higher than C+ in the report assembled by the Task Force for Housing ...
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In the news today: U.S. federal court rules against Trump tariffs
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... U.S. federal court rules against Trump's fentanyl and 'Liberation Day' tariffs United States President Donald Trump hit a major legal barrier for his plan to realign global trade after a federal court on Wednesday blocked both the...
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Hockey players' sex assault trial continues after court hears police interviews
LONDON - The sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is set to continue today after court heard interviews some of the accused gave to police months after the encounter with the complainant. Det. Steve Newton's interviews with Alex Formenton and Dillon Dube were played in court ...
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Almost 70 per cent of Canadians surveyed want child vaccines to be mandatory: poll
A new poll suggests nearly 70 per cent of Canadians support mandatory childhood vaccinations. The Angus Reid Institute survey comes as a measles outbreak touches several provinces, primarily infecting unvaccinated infants, kids and teens. The poll of almost 1,700 Canadians found 69 per cent of respondents between May 2...
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CP NewsAlert: U.S. federal court rules against Trump's fentanyl tariffs
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Court of International Trade has ruled that U.S. President Donald Trump does not have the authority to impose his sweeping "Liberation Day" tariffs or his fentanyl-related duties against Canada. More coming. Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press
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