September 18th, 2025

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Local News

  • Carfentanil deaths on the rise in Alberta

    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 »

    19 hours ago
  • New program offers free pair of glasses to kindergarten kids

    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 »

    19 hours ago
  • Province to update emissions system regulations

    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 »

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  • Conditions improving but drought still a threat

    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 »

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  • U of L launches Centre for Feminist Research

    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 »

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National News

  • In the news today: Carney in Mexico, protesting Ottawa’s agenda, B.C. lichen at risk

    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 »

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  • Canada, Mexico to sign strategic partnership agreement

    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 »

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  • Lichen, logging, land rights: Complex forces play out in fate of ancient B.C. forest

    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 »

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  • Montreal mayor sees opening of UN-Habitat office as part of her political legacy

    MONTREAL — Outgoing Montreal Mayor ValĂ©rie Plante says Thursday’s inauguration of a sixth UN office in the city is a reflection of the environmental, housing-focused agenda she’s championed in her nearly eight years in office. Almost three years after it was first announced, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, or UN-Habitat, is opening its project [...] Read More »

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  • Progressive groups rally ‘common front’ to march, challenge elements of Carney agenda

    Canada-wide protests are planned this weekend, a coalition of progressive civil society groups say, in what organizers call an emerging “common front” to elements of the new Liberal government’s agenda. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s support for new fossil fuel projects, expected public service cuts, expanded military support and new border measures are some of the [...] Read More »

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