South Alberta
Lethbridge
Population 101KCode YQL
CBC Edmonton•2h ago•News
Alberta researchers investigate how zombie parasites take control of ant brains
Researchers from Calgary and Lethbridge are zeroing in on how a zombie parasite found in southern Alberta manages to invade the livers of cattle, elk and deer by first hijacking the brains of ants.
Lethbridge Herald•1d ago•Local
Walking together, speaking up
Joe Manio LETHBRIDGE HERALD There was a simple message behind Friday morning’s walk through downtown Lethbridge: you are not alone. The message was delivered from the steps of City Hall, carried down Fourth Avenue and into Galt Gardens by a crowd of people with disabilities, families, caregivers,...
Lethbridge Herald•1d ago•Local
Nearly 520,000 apply for special ballots
Patrick Wachter LETHBRIDGE HERALD Elections Alberta has received almost 520,000 special ballot applications ahead of the Oct. 19 referendum. As of Thursday, about 72 per cent of applications had been approved for production and mailing. More than 330,000 special ballot packages have been mailed t...
Medicine Hat News•1d ago•Local
Nearly 520,000 Albertans apply for special ballots ahead of referendum
pwachter@lethbridgeherald.com Elections Alberta has received almost 520,000 special ballot applications ahead of the Oct. 19 referendum. As of Thursday, about 72 per cent of applications had been approved for production and mailing. More than 330,000 special ballot packages have been mailed to el...
Medicine Hat News•1d ago•Local
Clean tech firm’s emissions plan includes cement production pilot near Taber
pwachter@lethbridgeherald.com Calgary-based clean tech company CURA Climate Inc. has raised US$10 million to advance technology aimed at reducing emissions from cement production, including a pilot project planned for the Taber area. Financing was led by Zacua Ventures, with participation from Sa...
Medicine Hat News•1d ago•Local
Elections Act change restricts access to voter info until after referendum
pwachter@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta government made a series of regulatory changes Thursday through orders in council involving wildlife licensing, provincial parks and several government boards. But a quiet change to how electoral information is being distributed has garnered instant negat...
CBC Calgary•1d ago•News
University of Lethbridge was wrong to cancel Frances Widdowson 2023 lecture, judge rules
A Court of King's Bench judge has ruled the University of Lethbridge's decision to cancel a lecture by former Mount Royal University professor Frances Widdowson was "fundamentally and fatally flawed" because it didn't consider a Charter-protected right.