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Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A sedative intended for large animals is believed to be the cause of a recent increase of opioid related emergencies, specifically to the Edmonton region. According to the Canadian Center of Recover Excellence (CoRE) carfentanil can be up to 100,000 times stronger than morphine and 100 times [...] Read More »

Sam Leishman Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter An important item might have been missed on your child’s back-to-school list: Glasses. The Alberta Association of Optometrists may be able to help with the expense, too. The Eye See Eye Learn program launched this school year, offering a free pair of glasses to kindergarten-aged children at [...] Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald The Alberta government is introducing updates to its technology innovation and emissions reduction (TIER) system which it says will empower industries to invest in on-site emissions reduction technology that works for their specific operations. The Alberta NDP responded to the announcement Tuesday afternoon with its shadow minister for energy and minerals, [...] Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Drought conditions in parts of western Canada improved in August thanks to higher amounts of precipitation, with southern Saskatchewan and southeastern Alberta seeing considerable improvement. While drought improved in the west, conditions in eastern Canada  deteriorated significantly,” said Agriculture and Agri-food Canada  agroclimate specialist Trevor Hadwen recently. Hadwen, based out of [...] Read More »

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The University of Lethbridge has launched the Centre for Feminist Research (CFR) to bring together scholars from all disciplines who are employing a feminist lens in their research work, from gender and equity to society and empowerment. Tara MacDonald, an English professor with expertise in cultural studies, has been appointed director [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — A think tank is urging the federal government to abandon plans for a single-payer pharmacare program in the face of tariff-related fiscal uncertainty. Rosalie Wyonch, associate director of research at the C.D. Howe Institute, says in a new report being released Thursday that the government should instead look to fill existing gaps in [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Canada’s short-term targets for reducing its emissions are now out of reach after emission levels remained unchanged last year, and recent federal policies have set back Canada’s progress, Canada’s leading climate policy research organization says in a new report. The Canadian Climate Institute released its early analysis of national emissions for 2024 on [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Canada, Mexico to sign partnership agreement Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to sign a strategic partnership agreement with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum during his visit to Mexico, which starts today. The agreement will cover infrastructure, trade, health, [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to sign a strategic partnership agreement with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum during his visit to Mexico, which starts today. The agreement will cover infrastructure, trade, health, agriculture, emergency preparedness and security, senior government officials say. Carney’s two-day visit to Mexico City is happening as Ottawa seeks more [...] Read More »

A shaggy, cool-green lichen hangs from the trunk of a tree in a forest on northeastern Vancouver Island, growing on the bark like coral on a rocky sea floor. Lichenologist Trevor Goward has named it oldgrowth specklebelly, and while the slow-growing lichen is a species at risk in its own right, he says it is [...] Read More »