
Lethbridge

No service until at least June 11
Recent rain storms damage Magrath irrigation system
The Magrath Irrigation District says the big rain storm, that started over the weekend, did some damage to its infrastructue. As a result, the Town won't be receiving irrigation until at least next week - possibly, next Thursday or Friday when repairs are complete. It's a bit of a setback in that staff were able to get...
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Cervids, other livestock, to move forward
CFIA backs down on proposed beef traceability requirements after industry backlash
New traceability requirements for beef cattle proposed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency have been shelved. The move followed a large influx of industry opposition with producers calling the new rules too burdensome. Heather Brown, the CFIA's national manager of humane transport and livestock traceability programs...
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Ahead of the Herd
New incoming U of L students to receive orientation Saturday
Fall classes at the U of L are still some 12 weeks away, but Saturday the university is holding something, it calls, Ahead of the Herd. Hannah Thomas is responsible for student orientation, transition, and retention at the school and explains what the annual gathering is all about."Meet the faculty members. Learn ...
8h ago
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Drugs, cash valued at close to $400,000
Months long drug investigation leads to arrest of two Lethbridge men
Alberta's Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) behind the arrest of two southern Alberta men following the discovery of cocaine and cash valued at nearly $400,000.In a statement Friday morning, it said its Lethbridge-based organized crime team, with the help of the Lethbridge Police Service, seized the drugs on May 20...
9h ago
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Lethbridge Area

No service until at least June 11
Recent rain storms damage Magrath irrigation system
The Magrath Irrigation District says the big rain storm, that started over the weekend, did some damage to its infrastructue. As a result, the Town won't be receiving irrigation until at least next week - possibly, next Thursday or Friday when repairs are complete. It's a bit of a setback in that staff were able to get...
7h ago
Read More

Cervids, other livestock, to move forward
CFIA backs down on proposed beef traceability requirements after industry backlash
New traceability requirements for beef cattle proposed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency have been shelved. The move followed a large influx of industry opposition with producers calling the new rules too burdensome. Heather Brown, the CFIA's national manager of humane transport and livestock traceability programs...
7h ago
Read More

Ahead of the Herd
New incoming U of L students to receive orientation Saturday
Fall classes at the U of L are still some 12 weeks away, but Saturday the university is holding something, it calls, Ahead of the Herd. Hannah Thomas is responsible for student orientation, transition, and retention at the school and explains what the annual gathering is all about."Meet the faculty members. Learn ...
8h ago
Read More

Drugs, cash valued at close to $400,000
Months long drug investigation leads to arrest of two Lethbridge men
Alberta's Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) behind the arrest of two southern Alberta men following the discovery of cocaine and cash valued at nearly $400,000.In a statement Friday morning, it said its Lethbridge-based organized crime team, with the help of the Lethbridge Police Service, seized the drugs on May 20...
9h ago
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16th Avenue between Highway 845 and 23rd Street
Town receives sewer funding from Ottawa for future West Coaldale expansion
The Town of Coaldale has received a little under $2 million from the federal government to go towards to its sanitary sewer system in West Coaldale. The money will help to fund construction along a section of 16th Avenue between Highway 845 and 23rd Street. The hope is the work will improve wastewater capacity and prev...
10h ago
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Town counters by saying sign is 'privately leased'
Taber billboard garners reaction by both sides of 'separatist' debate
A billboard sign in the town of Taber, that is fueling the 'separatist' debate in our province, continues to gain quite a bit of attention, albeit negative, in some cases.In a Facebook posting, the town's administration countered by stating it has nothing to do with the billboard.The Town of Taber is aware of public qu...
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Alberta

Rise in full-time work, drop in part-time
May labour force survey numbers unveiled by Alberta government
Alberta labour figures for the month of May have been released. According to the Province, there were 2,670,500 people employed Alberta-wide last month, up almost 14,000 from April, and an increase of 104,400 or 4.1 percent from May 2025.Across the country, there was an additional 87,800 jobs created last month.Alberta...
6h ago
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Provincial Politics
Alberta's Smith says law will be enforced if separation vote spurs civil disobedience
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the law will be enforced if First Nations communities engage in civil disobedience over her government's separation referendum. But at an unrelated news conference today, the premier says she hopes it doesn't come to that. On Oct. 19, Albertans will vote on whether they want to stay ...
7h ago
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Transportation
Alberta eyes downtown-to-airport trains as first key project of passenger rail plan
Alberta's government is eyeing train connections for airports to the downtown cores of its two biggest cities as the first key project of the province's new passenger rail plan. But construction isn't expected to start any time soon, as the government says it will spend $15 million over the next three years to advance ...
8h ago
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sudden cardiac arrest
AED installed at Castor school in memory of late 7-year-old
Gus Wetter School in Castor, Alberta is now the proud home of a 24/7 publicly accessible SaveStation AED cabinet.AED stands for Automated External Defibrillator, and one could save your life in the case of a sudden cardiac arrest.The one in Castor, in east-central Alberta, is the eighth donated by Action First Aid in t...
Jun 04, 2026
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Provincial Politics
First Nations chiefs say civil disobedience an option if Alberta referendum proceeds
Treaty chiefs representing First Nations across the West say they are willing to carry out acts of civil disobedience if necessary to fight Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's separation vote. And Treaty 8 Grand Chief Trevor Mercredi has renewed a call for Smith to put a stop to an upcoming referendum on it. He points to ...
Jun 04, 2026
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$2.5 million
Province invests in supporting survivors of gender-based violence
The Government of Alberta has invested $2.5 million in the Community Pathways to Justice grant to help support survivors of gender-based violence.The investment also advances the province's 10-year strategy to end gender-based violence."It is critical that survivors receive the support they need to navigate the ju...
Jun 04, 2026
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Canada

Canada temporarily blocking livestock from Texas due to New World screwworm
OTTAWA - Canada is temporarily restricting the import of livestock from Texas over concerns about a parasitic fly with flesh-eating larvae. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said animals that are from Texas or were present in the state within 21 days...
3h ago
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Eby says Canada's not-criminally-responsible system re-victimizes families
The provisions in the Criminal Code related to people found not criminally responsible by reason of mental disorder have resulted in a system that re-victimizes the family of three murdered children, British Columbia Premier David Eby said. The premier...
6h ago
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Three U.K. men plead guilty in death of Owen Sound, Ont., restaurant owner
Three men from the United Kingdom who were extradited to Canada last year to face charges after a deadly confrontation with an Ontario restaurant owner over an unpaid bill pleaded guilty on Friday. The men, who are from the same family, were charged in...
7h ago
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FIFA allowing disposable water bottles at World Cup matches
TORONTO - FIFA is clarifying that soccer fans will be allowed to bring disposable water bottles to World Cup matches in Canada and the United States. A FIFA official said the announcement makes its policy clear following backlash about its ban on reusa...
7h ago
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B.C. man faces 21 charges in weapons, drug bust at Vancouver home in 2024
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man faces 21 weapon and drug possession offences after Canadian border agents discovered a cache of firearms at a Vancouver home. The Canada Border Services Agency says in a news release that Dylan James Kennedy appeared ...
7h ago
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ITK president says Indigenous languages office's mandate needs to be re-examined
OTTAWA - Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami President Natan Obed says allegations of financial mismanagement and a toxic workplace at the Office of the Commissioner for Indigenous Languages are disheartening, and he hopes the federal government seizes the moment ...
8h ago
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World

Judge halts Trump administration efforts to impose conditions on SNAP
BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge on Friday sided with 20 Democratic states and halted an effort by the Trump administration to force states to comply with a range of conditions to get billions of dollars from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program....
2h ago
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Jury awards $176M for wrongful deaths of young brothers struck by California socialite's car
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Los Angeles jury has awarded $176 million to the parents of two young brothers killed in a hit-and-run collision when a California socialite's car struck them in a crosswalk nearly six years ago. The jury found both Rebecca Grossma...
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Bosnia's World Cup pursuit begins at a home-away-from home in the American Midwest
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Far from its European homeland, Bosnia and Herzegovina has zealous fans in the American Midwest as it prepares for its second World Cup. An estimated 60,000-70,000 Bosnians live in St. Louis, with many arriving in the early 1990s durin...
3h ago
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Democrat Xavier Becerra advances to general election in race for California governor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Democrat Xavier Becerra advanced Friday to the general election for California governor after pitching himself as an experienced choice to lead the nation's most populous state and succeed Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. ...
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Matsui advances to November ballot in reelection bid for California congressional seat
California Democratic Rep. Doris Matsui advanced to the November ballot on Friday after facing a reelection challenge from a younger Democrat. Matsui, 81, has been in Congress since she replaced her late husband, former Rep. Bob Matsui, i...
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US military says it shot down Iranian drones launched toward Strait of Hormuz
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wisc. (AP) - The U.S. military said it shot down four Iranian drones that were launched toward the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and then struck some of the Islamic Republic's coastal surveillance radar sites in response, raising the risk ...
4h ago
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