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UCP clarify provincial exam dates
January provincial exams are cancelled, and now students may opt to write them in April or June 2026, the UCP say.This will be voluntary, and is a result of the recent three-week teachers' strike.Per ...
Oct 31, 2025
Peaceful blockade launched to protest logging in Highwood River Valley
A group of environmental advocates has begun a peaceful blockade in the Highwood River Valley to protest clear-cut logging in Alberta's Eastern Slopes.The group, known as the Defenders of the Eastern ...
Oct 31, 2025
Alberta dispensing promised money for parents affected by teacher strike
Alberta is beginning its rollout of compensation for families whose children were kept out of classrooms during a three-week teachers strike.Premier Danielle Smith's government promised $30 a day for ...
Oct 31, 2025
Alberta's Smith calls on Ottawa to use notwithstanding clause over child porn ruling
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling on the federal government to invoke the Charter's notwithstanding clause to overturn a Supreme Court ruling on child pornography.The top court has ruled that ...
Oct 31, 2025
Open drug use targeted during downtown enforcement project
Lethbridge Police arrested three dozen people for openly using drugs and seized their illicit substances as part of an enforcement initiative targeting crime and disorder downtown.Police say the proje...
Oct 31, 2025
Police seeking public's assistance in locating missing youth
Blood Tribe Police are asking for the public's help in finding a local teen.On Oct. 29, 2025, the Blood Tribe Police Service received a report of a missing youth.Chanting SMALL EYES, 13, from the Bloo...
Oct 31, 2025
Lethbridge YMCA offers Lifeguard Certification Scholarships
The Lethbridge YMCA is offering two full scholarships to cover the cost of lifeguard certification courses, valued at $1,800 each.The program is open to youth and young adults aged 16 and older as of ...
Oct 30, 2025
Lethbridge Chamber announces winners of 2025 Business Awards
The Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce has recognized a number of individuals and organizations for their work this year.Ten winners were recognized at the 2025 Lethbridge Business Awards Gala last week. ...
Oct 30, 2025
Local couple donates $130,000 in securities to support cardiac care
The Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation has received a generous donation from a pair of longtime community supporters.Dennis and Sylvia Chinner have gifted CRHF a $130,000 gift of securities to suppo...
Oct 29, 2025
Alberta RCMP provides Halloween safety tips
Alberta RCMP has released a list of safety tips ahead of Halloween this Friday.Whether you're trick-or-treating, handing out candy, attending a party, or staying home, police say we can all do our par...
Oct 29, 2025