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Lethbridge and Area

Remembered for helping create medical program
Former board chair receives first posthumous honorary degree from U of L
A former board chair at the University of Lethbridge will be honoured posthumously by the post-secondary institution next week.Dean Gallimore is credited with being a key decision maker including the creation of the Southern Alberta Medical Program at U of L. Chancellor Terry Whitehead said "those who worked with ...
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"They need to be paid what they're worth"
Lethbridge mayor addresses EMS wages for LFES ambulance staff
As the City of Lethbridge weighs its options for its integrated EMS model, the mayor is also emphasizing the importantance and value of employees within the organization.In a press release Wednesday, the City stated, that in the combined role of paramedic/firefighter, Lethbridge Fire & Emergency Services members ea...
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Police can be contacted on weekends: City manager
Question arises at Community Issues Committee over weekend encampment calls
An encampment response and outreach team set up through the City of Lethbridge continues its work with the community's unhoused. Based on funding, it's limited in its reach, especially on weekends, where the need might be greater.During a presentation to the Community Issues Committee on Tuesday, Community Social Devel...
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Project estimated at $285 million
City moves ahead with planned upgrades to Wastewater Treatment Plant
With its wastewater treatment plant running at close to capacity, the City of Lethbridge is moving forward on some planned $285 million in upgrades. Work to the facility, last done during the 80's, would increase its output by about 50 percent - translated, that's about 20 million litres, per day, more.Delaying the pro...
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Alberta

shuffle happening thursday
Alberta's finance, hospital ministers stepping aside, won't seek re-election
Two of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's cabinet ministers are stepping down.Finance Minister Nate Horner and Hospitals Minister Matt Jones are set to leave their posts and don't plan to run again in the October 2027 general election.Both made the announcements on social media, saying it's best to step down now and give...
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1,204 tickets issued
RCMP remove 122 impaired drivers from Alberta roadways over long weekend
Alberta RCMP report they removed 122 drivers from roadways and issued 1,204 tickets during the long weekend.Police say from May 15-18, Mounties conducted enhanced traffic enforcement to target impaired drivers and unsafe driving practices."The Alberta RCMP will continue to have an enhanced presence on provincial r...
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one year to claim
One Albertan has a winning lotto ticket worth $12.5 million
Someone in Alberta is $12.5 million richer after purchasing a winning Lotto Max ticket. Western Canada Lottery Corporation says the ticket was bought within the province, but somewhere outside of Edmonton and Calgary. The Lotto Max jackpot is $25 million, but there was another winning ticket in Quebec, so the prize wil...
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'strong and free'
Final design for new 'Welcome to Alberta' signs unveiled
We now know how the newly redesigned 'Welcome to Alberta' signs will look, and what they'll say.The Government of Alberta unveiled the design Wednesday, with the signs also bearing the message 'Strong and Free.'It was announced in April that the signs would actually be shaped like the province, but that isn't coming to...
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Canada

RCMP has duty to reveal guns used in Tumbler Ridge shooting, advocacy groups say
OTTAWA - Two gun control advocacy groups are renewing their calls for information about the firearms used in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., in February. PolySeSouvient and Danforth Families for Safe Communities say the RCMP has a duty to dis...
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Canadian truck dealers warn they can't buy new models until feds fix paperwork
OTTAWA - Canadian heavy-duty truck dealers say they won't be able to import any new models next year unless Ottawa moves quickly to fix a paperwork problem. The warn that Canada could face major supply chain disruptions if a solution isn't found. The d...
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In the news today: Public service transit, Canada aids Congo, Montreal plays Carolina
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Feds working with City of Ottawa to ease public service transit woes: memo An internal memo reveals that officials managing the federal government's return-to-offi...
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Cocktail of pills, caffeine and fire retardant put B.C. chinook salmon at risk: study
British Columbia researchers found more than 200 contaminants in water and chinook salmon tissue samples collected from five sites in the Lower Fraser River estuary including everything from cocaine and antidepressants to caffeine and flame retardants....
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Supreme Court of Canada to hear appeal in British Columbia mineral claims case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will hear British Columbia's appeal of a ruling that found the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the provincial mineral claims regime are "inconsistent." The B.C. Court of Appeal rul...
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Feds working with City of Ottawa to ease public service transit woes: memo
OTTAWA - Officials managing the federal government's return-to-office plans are concerned about the ability of Ottawa's troubled municipal transit system to actually get public servants to their workplaces, an internal memo shows. Canada's top public s...
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