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asmith@medicinehatnews.com The Medicine Hat Interpretive Program is pleased to get truly down to earth with its latest program offering, Wild About Worms. “Where do worms go in the winter? How long do they live? Why do they come out of the ground when it rains? What kinds of worms live here in southeast Alberta? We [...] Read More »

The “New 2 You” Musical Show and Sale taking place in the Redcliff Legion’s Sword Room this weekend has been met with enthusiasm from the community, and is “almost sold out,” according to a social media post by the Legion. The event will offer a chance for aspiring and established musicians to find used instruments, [...] Read More »

@@CollinGallant A major review of the city’s energy business launched after sky-rocketing power prices last year suggests the power plant and energy distribution business become apolitical through a municipally controlled corporation. But Hatters who called for the review last year aren’t sold on the idea, while council members are calling for more information. “This is [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com National Addictions Awareness Week is Nov. 24-30, and the province has released a statement of hope and optimism regarding the possibility of recovery for Albertans. “Addiction is a disease that nearly every Albertan is affected by, either directly or indirectly through a family member or friend. This week, our government is highlighting that we [...] Read More »

asmith@medicinehatnews.com With Safe Driving Week just around the corner, the Canada Safety Council and the Insurance Brokers Association of Canada are highlighting the risks associated with driving while under the influence of cannabis. The Traffic Injury Research Foundation points out that between 2018 and 2020, approximately half the nearly 5,000 injured drivers receiving care had [...] Read More »

OTTAWA – Here’s how notable Canadian politicians and business groups are reacting to U.S. president-elect’s threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all goods coming from Canada: “The fact is we need them, and they also need us. Canada is the largest market for the U.S. in the world, larger than China, Japan, [...] Read More »

OTTAWA – Closing the First Nations infrastructure gap could generate $635-billion in economic output over the next seven years, a new report commissioned by the Assembly of First Nations says. The AFN and Indigenous Services Canada estimate there is a $349-billion infrastructure gap plaguing First Nations communities that they’re calling to be closed by 2030. [...] Read More »

British Columbia’s provincial health officer says an investigation into the case of a teenager infected with avian flu has found no new cases or evidence of human-to-human transmission, while failing to identify how the teen caught the disease. Dr. Bonnie Henry says the teenager remains in critical condition with H5N1 bird flu but is stable [...] Read More »

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – People in Nunavut and northern Labrador have been writing to Canadian government officials this year to say grocers were charging exorbitant prices despite receiving a federal subsidy. The emails about the Nutrition North subsidy program ranged from desperate pleas to do something to lower food costs, to angry demands that retailers [...] Read More »

OTTAWA – The federal government is barring a company previously co-owned by a Liberal MP and former minister from bidding on contracts with the federal government. Global Health Imports, which was co-owned by former employment minister Randy Boissonnault, is suspended for at least 90 days as the government makes a decision about their status under [...] Read More »

FAUST, Alta. – Two people are dead and at least six others were injured after police say a semi truck crossed the centre line of a highway and collided with a group of motorcycles in northern Alberta. RCMP say members from the detachment in Faust, Alta., responded to a report of the crash on Highway [...] Read More »

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – Police say a fire that followed a break-in at a hangar in northwestern Alberta is estimated to have caused millions of dollars worth of damage, and a man who they allege was trying to flee the scene has been charged with arson. RCMP say the blaze northwest of Grande Prairie on [...] Read More »

WETASKIWIN, Alta. – A 15-year-old boy is dead after RCMP officers shot him during a confrontation south of Edmonton. Wetaskiwin RCMP say they received a report at about 12:30 a.m. from the boy, a resident of Samson Cree Nation, who had called 911 and said people were following him and trying to kill him. About [...] Read More »

CALGARY – Calgarians who are watering their lawns can expect to get tickets in the coming days. The city is reporting another day of higher-than-allowed water use since rationing rules came into effect Monday. Outdoor watering is banned and residents are being urged to cut their use indoors until a major water main is fixed. [...] Read More »

EDMONTON – Alberta’s first-quarter fiscal update shows the government expects a surplus of $2.9 billion but won’t have surplus cash in the short term and will need to borrow hundreds of millions of dollars. Finance Minister Nate Horner said it’s an accounting surplus, meaning the money is tied up, so in the meantime the province [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com With propane firepits for warmth, local postal workers continued to carry pickets downtown on Monday morning. Canada Post on Monday said in a release that the Crown corporation is down nearly 10 million parcels since the Canadian Union of Postal Workers walked off the job on Nov. 15. Canada Post, in a media [...] Read More »

The Lethbridge Police Service on discussed the fifth annual Charity Checkstop it will be hosting soon. This charity event will happen Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. at Park Place mall. There will be a collection of new and unwrapped toys, non-perishable food items and monetary donations at the mall’s west parking lot in support [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Even though November is ending soon, it is never too late to think about Movember and what it represents as many men struggle with mental or physical health on a regular basis and in order to bring awareness to it City Hall will be lit blue tonight. Evan Connor, senior manager of development [...] Read More »

With the Christmas season just around the corner, community members are likely to encounter theft or hear about it. The Lethbridge Police Service is encouraging community members to follow these steps to safeguard their vehicles from being targeted this season. If you don’t have access to a garage, or underground parking, it is recommended that [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Fifteen per cent of tips to Southern Alberta Crime Stoppers in Lethbridge lead to an arrest and an average of $5,300 in rewards are paid annually. Those are among the statistics provided in a presentation by Southern Alberta/Lethbridge Crime Stoppers chapter president Kurt Leiblich Thursday to the Social and Safety Standing Policy Committee [...] Read More »

BEIJING (AP) – A bus crashed into a group of students in eastern China on Tuesday, killing or injuring at least 10, state media reported. The students were waiting at the gate of a middle school in Tai’an city in Shandong province shortly after 7 a.m., Xinhua news agency said. The bus was specially customized [...] Read More »

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – A Venezuelan judge on Monday issued an arrest warrant for the opposition’s former presidential candidate Edmundo González as part of a criminal investigation into the results of a disputed election. The warrant was issued at the request of authorities who accuse González, a former diplomat, of various crimes including conspiracy, falsifying [...] Read More »

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuelan authorities on Monday sought an arrest warrant for the opposition’s former presidential candidate Edmundo González, just over a month after election officials declared President Nicolás Maduro the winner of a disputed election that his opponents say he lost. The prosecutor seeking the warrant in its request to a judge focused [...] Read More »

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuelan authorities on Monday sought an arrest warrant for the opposition’s former presidential candidate Edmundo González, just over a month after election officials declared President Nicolás Maduro the winner of a disputed election that his opponents say he lost. The prosecutor seeking the warrant in its request to a judge focused [...] Read More »

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuelan authorities on Monday sought an arrest warrant for opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González, just over a month after election officials declared President Nicolás Maduro the winner of the disputed election that his opponents say he lost. The prosecutor seeking the warrant in its request cites various charges against González, a [...] Read More »