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By Kristine Jean Southern Alberta Newspapers ssnews@sunnysouthnews.com The RCMP Major Crimes Unit is investigating a shooting in the Town of Raymond, early Saturday morning.    In a press release Monday morning, Feb. 9, RCMP confirmed several details of the incident and said Raymond RCMP were dispatched to a report of shots fired in the Town [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta (CFLSA) announced Monday they will be celebrating their 60th anniversary with a special one-time grants program.  Executive Director Charleen Davidson said they want the community to celebrate with them and came up with the idea of providing a one-time fund for celebrations.  [...] Read More »

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herad Festival Square hosted the annual chilly fundraiser with plungers in costumes, corporate teams, and even a hesitant police dog braving a five-foot-deep ice tank. As the countdown ticked-down to zero Saturday, participants readied themselves with nervous laughter and confident grins as the tank dared them to jump. The 2026 Polar [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Environment Lethbridge is looking for artists and crafters to participate in their first Art and Craft Supply Swap on Feb. 15.  The event is a two-part event, where anyone in the community who has extra art and craft supplies can drop them off on Feb. 14, and come back on [...] Read More »

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Excite Lethbridge has opened the nomination process for the Whoop-Up Days Parade Marshal to the public this year and they are asking for their input.  Whoop-Up Days is one of the most attended events of the year, which kicks off with a parade led by a member of the community, [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The federal government is looking to scale up the number of electric vehicle chargers across the country as part of its new automotive strategy. Ottawa is planning to spend more than $84 million to add 8,000 electric vehicle charging ports to Canada’s existing stock of more than 30,000 chargers. Prime Minister Mark Carney [...] Read More »

TORONTO — An oral, at-home HIV test that delivers results in as little as 20 minutes and has been used in the U.S. for well over a decade is finally coming to Canada. OraSure Technologies announced Tuesday its OraQuick HIV self-test received a licence to distribute from Health Canada. While it’s not the first self-test [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Germany later this week for the world’s top security conference, as Canada works to update its own defence policy. Carney’s office says he will leave for Munich Wednesday, and be in Germany until Sunday. The Munich Security Conference involves heads of government who discuss major issues [...] Read More »

OTTAWA — The Canadian Medical Association says doctors are worried that more of their patients are turning to artificial intelligence for health advice — and getting answers that put them in danger. The national group, which represents physicians across the country, says the trend is especially alarming because so many people don’t have access to [...] Read More »

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Canadians awaiting flights home as U.S. oil blockade causes energy shortage in Cuba Canadians in Cuba are waiting for flights home as an energy crisis worsens in the nation amid a U.S. oil blockade. Major Canadian airlines have [...] Read More »