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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 Cardst...
Aug 22, 2025
Opioid deaths drop nationally, but rise in Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador
MONTRAL - New federal data says apparent opioid-related deaths dropped by 17 per cent across Canada in 2024 compared with the prior year. But they rose in Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador and the Nor...
Aug 22, 2025
Supporters rally around B.C. ostrich farm after appeal court upholds cull order
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Supporters of a British Columbia ostrich farm say they will converge on the property after it lost a court appeal to stave off a cull of its flock that was infecte...
Aug 22, 2025
Police court documents provide detail on Nova Scotia missing children case
HALIFAX - Newly released court documents are revealing previously unreported details of the investigation into the disappearance of two young children from their home in rural northeastern Nova Scotia...
Aug 22, 2025
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 wou...
Aug 22, 2025
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 go...
Aug 22, 2025
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 ...
Aug 22, 2025
Tariffs: Quebec will donate rather than destroy expiring U.S. alcohol, minister says
MONTREAL - Quebec's finance minister says $300,000 of expiring American alcohol that is banned from the province's shelves will be donated rather than destroyed. Eric Girard's comments come after the ...
Aug 22, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Carney to hold noon news conference
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will hold a news conference in Ottawa today at noon ET after meeting with his cabinet this morning. More coming. The Canadian Press
Aug 22, 2025
National Guard members on DC streets for Trump's crackdown will soon be armed, military says
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military said Friday that the National Guard members who are on the streets in Washington for President Donald Trump's crackdown will soon be armed. The Associated Press
Aug 22, 2025