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Lethbridge and Area

Technology also at the forefront of two-day show
Innovation conference underway at Trade & Convention Centre
Friday marks the first of two days for the High Level Innovation Conference in Lethbridge.The idea: to bring together entrepreneurs, investors, educators, students, and industry leaders under one roof.Event planner Eyren Uggenti says there will be close to 35 sessions and 50-plus speakers as part of the collaboration. ...
May 01, 2026
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May 22-23 at 744 26th Street South
Mobile Mammography coming to Fort Macleod this month
Alberta Health Services will be in Fort Macleod later this month with its mobile mammography unit . The trailer, to be set up outside the community's health centre at 744 26th Street South, will provide eligible inviduals with specialized breast x-rays.Screening is free of charge for those between the suggested ages of...
May 01, 2026
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Mayor suggests appealing to students already being trained here
Strides in attracting health care workers to Lethbridge, but slow progress
Like many communities in Alberta, the Bridge City is facing its share of challenges in attracting and retaining medical professionals. Mayor Blaine Hyggen admits, while it's not always easy, it's important to show students, like those at Lethbridge Polytechnic, the advantages of staying here when they graduate."If...
May 01, 2026
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27-year veteran moves takes on new role
New RCMP detachment commander in Coaldale/Picture Butte
A new detachment commander is now in place at the RCMP operation in Coaldale/Picture Butte.A 27-year veteran, Staff Sergeant Malcolm Callihoo has served in different roles around our province, including postings in First Nation and rural northern communities.In welcoming the new lead, Town of Coaldale mayor Jack Van Ri...
May 01, 2026
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Alberta

nenshi comments
Chief electoral officer acknowledges Albertans' fear after voter list debacle
Alberta's chief electoral officer, Gordon McClure, says Elections Alberta is well aware of the many Albertans who are displeased with the news that close to three million voters had their private information shared with the Centurion Group.In an update late Friday afternoon, McClure acknowledged that folks are anxious ...
May 01, 2026
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Alberta oil pipeline is 'more likely than not' Carney says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says a new oil pipeline out of Alberta is "more likely than not." In his first sit-down interview with The Canadian Press since becoming prime minister more than a year ago, Carney said Friday that given the increase...
May 01, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta premier says law changes to be assessed after probes into voter list breach
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will look at making changes to the law depending on what comes out of investigations into a data breach involving three million voters. Smith, in a social media post, says protecting the private information of Albertans is critical and that violators should be held acc...
May 01, 2026
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greening up our province
Alberta Highway Cleanup goes May 2 from 7-5, so drive cautious
Alberta RCMP are requesting motorists take caution this May 2 as there will be thousands of volunteers out cleaning grassy areas around provincial highways.More than 12,000 people are expected out for the annual highway cleanup event, with 8,000 of them children representing clubs like 4H, the Junior Forest Wardens, an...
Apr 30, 2026
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Canada

Non-profit, union wary of federal plan to amend food inspection, pest control acts
OTTAWA - A non-profit says it's concerned about the government's plan to amend food safety laws to take food security and affordability into account, and is arguing Ottawa is prioritizing trade over the health of Canadians. The government's spring econ...
1h ago
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Senator says growing list of vacancies signals 'the end of an era' for independence
OTTAWA - Senators say they're concerned about the growing list of vacancies in the upper chamber, as the appointment process for new members remains unclear. There are currently nine vacant seats in the Senate, with six more senators due to retire by t...
1h ago
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Prime Minister arrives in Armenia for European Political Community summit
YEREVAN - Prime Minister Mark Carney has arrived in Armenia to take part in the European Political Community summit, a gathering touching on strategic co-operation in politics, security and infrastructure. Canada is the first non-European country to at...
3h ago
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Peter Gabriel recounts 1983 rescue as plan to reduce Vancouver lifeguards is reversed
VANCOUVER - A plan to cut lifeguards at Vancouver beaches has been reversed but not before it drew a response from musician Peter Gabriel, who recounted his own rescue from waters off a city beach ahead of a tour stop with David Bowie in 1983. The Vanc...
12h ago
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Rally held outside N.S. RCMP detachment to demand answers about two missing children
STELLARTON - Under a cloudless sky in central Nova Scotia, about 50 people gathered outside an RCMP detachment Saturday to demand answers about the disappearance of two young children exactly one year ago. On the morning of May 2, 2025, RCMP were told...
15h ago
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Poverty rate holds steady at 11%, well above 2020 levels: StatCan
The country's poverty rate barely budged in 2024, remaining well above 2020 levels with more than one in 10 Canadians qualifying as impoverished, according to Statistics Canada. In a newly released survey, the agency found 11 per cent of Canadians - ab...
18h ago
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