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Lethbridge and Area

Highway Re-opened
Update: Highway 3 re-opens after serious vehicle collision Tuesday afternoon near Burdett
UPDATE:Highway 3, near Burdett, has re-opened to traffic in both directions.ORIGINAL STORY:A serious crash on a stretch of Highway 3 in the Burdett area has closed both directions of traffic.On its website, 511 Alberta says all lanes are shut down near Range Road 121 due to an MVC and is recommending motorists take an ...
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Agriculture
Lethbridge & District Agriculture Society exploring its future direction, focus
It's hoped a two-day conference planned for late November will help the Lethbridge & District Cultural Society to re-shape its direction and future."Really, the Ag Society, right now, is trying to engage the community as much as we can and improve public ag literacy. Get the non-agricultural public, potentiall...
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national day for truth and reconciliation
Indigenous Support Line remains open for those who need culturally-grounded care
Primary Care Alberta is reminding everyone that its Indigenous Support Line, which offers culturally-grounded care, is available.The line is open Monday to Friday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at 1-844-944-4744 or through 811."Supporting culturally-grounded and respectful care is an important part of reconciliation. Th...
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Oct. 13-16
Town of Fort Macleod focuses on new neighbourhood next month for feral and stray cats
The Town of Fort Macleod is holding another rollout of its Trap, Neuter, and Return program for feral and stray cats in the community next month. The latest round will in the 500 and 600 block of 17th Street and will take place between October 13th and 16th from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. The Town is asking, that if you...
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Alberta

national day for truth and reconciliation
Indigenous Support Line remains open for those who need culturally-grounded care
Primary Care Alberta is reminding everyone that its Indigenous Support Line, which offers culturally-grounded care, is available.The line is open Monday to Friday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at 1-844-944-4744 or through 811."Supporting culturally-grounded and respectful care is an important part of reconciliation. Th...
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575,000 mammograms
Mobile mammography program marks 35 years of bringing breast screening to rural Alberta
An Alberta mobile mammography program that has travelled to rural and remote communities for 35 years has completed more than 575,000 mammograms.Primary Care Alberta's Screen Test program marked the milestone this fall, with two mobile units now travelling to about 120 communities across the province, screening as many...
Sep 29, 2026
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red deer, airdrie, airports would be stops
High-speed rail connecting Alberta's big city downtowns advances another step
A high-speed rail line between Calgary and Edmonton, with a stop in Red Deer, took one more step towards becoming a reality on Monday.Today, the Alberta government said plans are moving forward, with the federal government supporting its efforts to advance the project.This fall, the provincial government will formally ...
Sep 28, 2026
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Oct. 19 Referendum
Former British PM David Cameron says Alberta separation vote unlike Brexit
The former leader of the United Kingdom during the Brexit referendum says you can't compare that debate to Alberta's prospective split from Canada. David Cameron largely avoided talking directly about Alberta's separation debate when speaking at an energy leadership conference in downtown Calgary on Monday morning. But...
Sep 28, 2026
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Canada

Parliament to address AI safety, Carney says after Tumbler Ridge ChatGPT reports
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Parliament will address AI safety this fall after media reports suggested OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot coached the Tumbler Ridge shooter. But it's not clear if Carney was referring to the Liberals' already-proposed ...
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Young Canadians less hopeful about democracy: Statistics Canada study
A study released Tuesday suggests young Canadians are more likely to feel hopeless about the future of democracy in Canada than older residents. The Statistics Canada study found about a quarter of respondents aged 25 to 44 were "not at all hopeful" wh...
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Carney announces $1.2 billion for oceans ahead of expected pipeline decision
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Mark Carney announced $1.2 billion in federal funding for ocean protections Tuesday as the country moves toward decisions on a new pipeline to the West Coast and the expansion of a major port in Metro Vancouver. The major pro...
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Canada's peacekeeping myth 'needs to fade away,' retired general writes in memoir
OTTAWA - Canada's former top soldier says the country's "persistent myth" about being a nation of peacekeepers hasn't kept up with a changing world and it "needs to fade away." In a new memoir, retired general Wayne Eyre says traditional, UN-style peac...
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Poilievre set to speak on national unity in Edmonton ahead of separation referendum
EDMONTON - Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to speak on national unity tonight in Edmonton, with less than three weeks to go until Albertans vote on separation. Poilievre is to deliver a keynote speech for a stronger Alberta within a...
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Watchdog flags problems with spy service's use of legal authority to commit offences
OTTAWA - The Canadian Security Intelligence Service may not have complied with the law when using special powers to gather information, a review by the national spy watchdog has found. The CSIS Act allows designated spy service employees to commit cert...
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