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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 »

@@CollinGallant Single-family home construction surpassed its 2023 pace last month for the first time in 2024. Building permits for eight new homes in October brings the year-to-date total to 27 – three more than one year earlier after a slow year in the sector. Duplex and apartment spending have raced ahead of last year’s figures, [...] Read More »

@MedicineHatNews Work to decommission privately owned gas wells on the former ADM Mill site will close lanes of traffic on Spencer Street until early December. Eastbound lanes of the roadway that connects the intersection of Dunmore Road and Kingsway to Allowance and Maple avenues, will be closed until at least Dec. 6, according to a [...] Read More »

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 »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Trudeau to meet with premiers today following Trump tariff threat Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to meet with the country’s premiers this afternoon, after they asked for an urgent meeting on U.S.-Canada relations ahead of the incoming [...] Read More »

HALIFAX – Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston said he needed a strong, fresh mandate to negotiate with the federal government on issues such as carbon pricing. And in Tuesday’s election, voters gave the Progressive Conservative leader what he wanted. With most polls reporting, the Tories were elected or leading in 42 of the province’s 55 [...] Read More »

OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to meet with the country’s premiers this afternoon, after they asked for an urgent meeting on U.S.-Canada relations ahead of the incoming Donald Trump administration. That request came Monday, before the U.S. president-elect threatened to impose a 25-per-cent import tariff on goods coming from Canada and Mexico. [...] Read More »

ATHABASCA, Alta. – Residents of a northern Alberta town are over the moon that it could share its name with the first Canadian rover set to explore the dark, cold terrain of Earth’s closest celestial neighbour. The Canadian Space Agency is seeking a moniker for the four-wheeled, one-metre-tall robot set to scour for water and [...] Read More »

HALIFAX – Tim Houston gambled that Nova Scotia voters would re-elect the Progressive Conservatives with another majority – even though he ignored his government’s fixed-election-date legislation. It was the first law his government passed in 2021, setting the next election for July 2025. Instead, he called voters to the polls on Tuesday, and he won [...] 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 »

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 »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Glow Lethbridge has officially opened its doors to the community with multiple activities under one roof that offers something for everyone. Paul Kingsmith, Director of Community Engagement with Lethbridge District and Exhibition, spoke to media Thursday during a sneak peek night prior to opening the doors to the public Friday night. “We are [...] 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 »