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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 »

RICHMOND — An RCMP member stationed at the Coquitlam, B.C., detachment says he regrets making “stupid” and “ugly” comments in group chats with other officers that included stereotypes about Asian drivers, slurs about gay people and inappropriate remarks about Crown prosecutors. An RCMP code-of-conduct hearing being held at a hotel in Richmond, B.C., continued Wednesday, [...] Read More »

MONTREAL — The federal government is asking the Supreme Court of Canada to set limits around how provincial governments can override the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Ottawa brought forward the request in a factum filed at the court on Wednesday, as part of the landmark case on Quebec’s secularism law, known as Bill 21. [...] Read More »

TORONTO — Toronto Public Health says it has the results for about a quarter of the patients potentially exposed to blood-borne viruses at a downtown gynecologist’s office, and that none of them contracted infections there. The public health unit is releasing its final report on Dr. Esther Park a year after it was notified of [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Details of the Liberal government’s gun buyback program will be released over the next few weeks, the public safety minister said Wednesday. Gary Anandasangaree said the government will provide information on next steps and the mechanics of the program very soon. Anandasangaree told reporters he is confident collection facilities will be available in [...] Read More »

SURREY — The British Columbia government and RCMP have announced a provincial task force dedicated to investigating a spate of extortions and violence aimed at the South Asian community. Public Safety Minister Nina Krieger says the RCMP will lead the group consisting of 40 members from enforcement agencies throughout B.C. as they try to stop [...] Read More »