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Lethbridge and Area

City of Lethbridge exploring options to expand service at airport
The Lethbridge Airport could offer more flights and improved services if a new directive from the city is seen through.The City of Lethbridge says it is exploring options to support expanded flight availability and better serve regional travel needs.The options reportedly vary in cost, complexity and risk, and will be ...
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Alberta announces regional health advisory councils, members needed
You can have a role in shaping the future of local healthcare.The Government of Alberta has announced 14 new regional advisory councils.Members will share local and regional perspectives on health care issues, planning and priorities to help ensure decisions reflect the realities of their communities. They will also en...
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Police responding to high-risk incident in south Lethbridge
The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is advising the public that they are responding to a high-risk incident.It was first reported around 12:35 p.m. on Thursday and is occurring on the 2300 block of 22 Street South.LPS did not elaborate on the nature of the incident.The public is asked to avoid the area for the time bei...
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Significant concern for drought conditions in southern Alberta
An official with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says it has been a challenging summer for farmers in the prairies, and it might not get much better in the immediate future.Agroclimate Specialist Trevor Hadwin has provided his latest drought monitor update, largely focusing on the conditions in June 2025.He says he re...
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Alberta

Schools
Province introduces news standards for School Libraries
The Alberta Government has announced new standards regarding inappropriate sexual content in school libraries.Under the standards, school libraries are not permitted to include library materials containing explicit sexual content, with non-explicit content to be accessible only to Grade 10 and above students, if it is ...
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Alberta announces regional health advisory councils, members needed
You can have a role in shaping the future of local healthcare.The Government of Alberta has announced 14 new regional advisory councils.Members will share local and regional perspectives on health care issues, planning and priorities to help ensure decisions reflect the realities of their communities. They will also en...
37m ago
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RCMP
Alberta RCMP offering auto theft-resistant tips
Alberta RCMP is offering tips for vehicle owners to prevent auto-related thefts this summer.Mounties says thefts of and from vehicles can occur anywhere, even when at a campsite or trail head. Tips offered by the RCMP include:Keep your vehicle lockedNever leave your vehicle running unattended Keep keys safe Hide or loc...
Jul 09, 2025
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Alberta has highest measles cases per capita in North America as summer travel gets underway
Alberta has the most measles cases in North America on a per-capita basis, worrying experts who say summer events could push case counts even higher.The province's former chief medical officer of health, Dr. Mark Joffe says that's twice the rate of confirmed cases in Ontario.Ontario has been deemed Canada's epicentre o...
Jul 09, 2025
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Canada

Government extends temporary tariff relief measures for employment insurance
OTTAWA - The federal government is extending changes it made in March to the employment insurance program in response to the trade war with the U.S. The changes were meant to help businesses retain workers by reducing their hours and compensating them through employment insurance for lost wages. The changes to EI came ...
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Shots fired at Indian star Kapil Sharma's Surrey, B.C., restaurant
Police in British Columbia are investigating after shots were fired at a restaurant linked to a prominent Indian comedian, with apparent footage of the overnight incident widely shared on social media. Kap's Cafe is linked to comic and television host Kapil Sharma, who posted a video of the newly opened establishment o...
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B.C. man says son conceived in residential school abuse, both sue church
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia father and son are suing the Anglican Church of Canada, alleging the son was conceived as a result of sexual abuse by a female employee of St. Michael's Indian Residential School in Alert Bay in the late 1960s. The lawsuit says the father was 14 years old when he was victimized by a schoo...
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New report says Montreal should stop dismantling homeless encampments
MONTREAL - A new report says Montreal should stop dismantling homeless encampments until the city develops a policy to better care for the unhoused. Montreal's public consultation office says the city should instead create safer living conditions in the encampments by improving access to drinking water, toilets, waste ...
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NDP preparing to launch leadership race as financial questions linger
OTTAWA - The NDP national council is expected to meet Thursday evening to continue work on rules for the upcoming leadership race to replace Jagmeet Singh. Some in the party, including former MPs, say the race will help cover the party's campaign debt through increased fundraising efforts. But former party staffers and...
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New report says vast majority of U.S. fentanyl seizures linked to southern border
WASHINGTON - A new report from a New York-based think tank questions the drug trafficking rationale for U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, saying the data shows the vast majority of fentanyl seizures in the United States are linked to the southern border. The Manhattan Institute analyzed newly released da...
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