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Lethbridge

Former Humboldt Bronco Tyler Smith and Toby Boulet speak at Lethbridge schools ahead of Green Shirt Day
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor spoke about the importance of mental health and kindness with Lethbridge students on Thursday.Tyler Smith visited Winston Churchill High School and G.S. Lakie Middle School for two Green Shirt Day presentations on March 28, 2024. Smith was a teammate of Lethbr...
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Applications still open for Clean Energy Improvement Program in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Homeowners looking to make energy upgrades to their property can still apply for the Clean Energy Improvement Program (CEIP).The CEIP was launched in February 2023 and offers eligible homeowners a financial tool to support energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrades to their residences. Eligible pr...
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Three charged in connection with alleged south Lethbridge assault
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Three people face charges in relation to a reported assault in south Lethbridge.The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) says on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at around 8 p.m., officers responded to a report that a group of people were fighting in the backyard of a home along the 1000 block of 12 Street South. O...
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Competitions finalized for Southern Alberta Summer Games in Coaldale
COALDALE, AB - The Town of Coaldale has confirmed the 19 events that southern Alberta's premiere athletes will compete in this summer.The full list of events at the 2024 Southern Alberta Summer Games (SASG) includes:3/5/10 km runs Equestrian Pickleball Badminton Flag football Soccer Baseball Golf Softball Basketball (3...
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Lethbridge Area

Former Humboldt Bronco Tyler Smith and Toby Boulet speak at Lethbridge schools ahead of Green Shirt Day
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor spoke about the importance of mental health and kindness with Lethbridge students on Thursday.Tyler Smith visited Winston Churchill High School and G.S. Lakie Middle School for two Green Shirt Day presentations on March 28, 2024. Smith was a teammate of Lethbr...
11h ago
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Applications still open for Clean Energy Improvement Program in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Homeowners looking to make energy upgrades to their property can still apply for the Clean Energy Improvement Program (CEIP).The CEIP was launched in February 2023 and offers eligible homeowners a financial tool to support energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrades to their residences. Eligible pr...
17h ago
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Three charged in connection with alleged south Lethbridge assault
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Three people face charges in relation to a reported assault in south Lethbridge.The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) says on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at around 8 p.m., officers responded to a report that a group of people were fighting in the backyard of a home along the 1000 block of 12 Street South. O...
17h ago
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Competitions finalized for Southern Alberta Summer Games in Coaldale
COALDALE, AB - The Town of Coaldale has confirmed the 19 events that southern Alberta's premiere athletes will compete in this summer.The full list of events at the 2024 Southern Alberta Summer Games (SASG) includes:3/5/10 km runs Equestrian Pickleball Badminton Flag football Soccer Baseball Golf Softball Basketball (3...
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Lethbridge yard waste sites open April 2
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It looks like spring will be making its return in the coming days and the City of Lethbridge is opening its yard waste sites to accommodate.The three locations are set to be operational as of Tuesday, April 2, 2024. They will be open every day from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.North - 2200 Stafford Drive Nort...
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Trial set for Lethbridge high school football players charged with sexual assault
Warning: This story may contain information that may be disturbing to some.LETHBRIDGE, AB - Three members of a Lethbridge high school football team accused of sexually assaulting a teammate are scheduled to go to trial in the fall.The accused boys, who are 16 and 17, are charged with sexual assault with a weapon, assau...
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Alberta

Alberta families to receive more back from carbon tax than they pay into it
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) has released its estimate for how much money Albertans would pay in the federal carbon tax.The tax is set to increase on April 1, 2024 by $15 per tonne to $85 per tonne.Citing data from the Parliamentary Budget Office, CTF Alberta Director Kris Sims says that means the cost of th...
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Alberta Innovates projects
Province shares tech-related investments made to fight drought in Alberta
With the risk of drought facing the province, the Alberta government says they have invested in numerous tech-related projects to maximize water supply and deliver adequate drinking water to communities.Alberta's largest innovation agency, Alberta Innovates, has invested more than $75 million through its Water Innovati...
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Alberta government taking steps to protect waterways from invasive species
The Government of Alberta is being proactive in combatting invasive aquatic species.Officials say that as it stands, the province is 100 per cent free of zebra and quagga mussels. However, increased detection in both Idaho and Manitoba last year is upping the risk of invasive mussels being introduced into Alberta.The g...
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Parkland Corp. selling 157 gas and convenience store locations
Fuel retailer Parkland Corp. has put 157 of its gas and convenience store locations across six provinces up for sale.The Calgary-based company said Tuesday it is partnering with NRC Realty & Capital Advisors LLC and Colliers Canada to find buyers.The assets up for sale include locations under the Chevron, Ultramar,...
Mar 27, 2024
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Medicine Hat mayor launches legal action in effort to reverse council's sanctions
Medicine Hat Mayor Linnsie Clark on Wednesday revealed she is using legal action to attempt reversing city council's decision to take her powers away, saying she expects the case to reach court by summer."I do not agree with the decision of council and I am seeking judicial review," Clark said as she addresse...
Mar 27, 2024
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Alberta government requesting more control over provincial immigration system
Premier Danielle Smith has written a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau related to Alberta's immigration system. The Smith government is asking Trudeau to re-evaluate Ottawa's decision limiting the number of allocations for Alberta's provincial nominee program in 2024. Last week, the federal government told the pr...
Mar 27, 2024
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Canada

Fluid in eye cells can 'boil' if you watch the eclipse without protection: expert
Millions of people in parts of Eastern and Atlantic Canada will be able to see the rare solar eclipse happening on April 8. But they should only look up if they have proper eye protection, experts say. WHY IS WATCHING THE ECLIPSE MORE DANGEROUS THAN LOOKING AT THE SUN ON A NORMAL DAY? When people look up at the sun no...
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New study says fireworks have small effect on air quality, but doctors not impressed
MONTREAL - Almost a year after smog from wildfires led officials in Montreal to cancel two major fireworks shows, groups representing pyrotechnics companies have released a study that concludes the displays have a small effect on air quality. But doctors and an environmental health specialist warn the fireworks can sti...
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Half of Canadians support TikTok ban, with U.S. concerns 'trickling' north: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll indicates 51 per cent of Canadians support banning the social media app TikTok, after a U.S. bill aiming to do just that passed in the House of Representatives. Canada has ordered its own national security review of TikTok, something the Liberal government revealed following passage of the U.S. bill...
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Trudeau won't say if he has spoken to Housefather since Gaza motion
OTTAWA - Quebec MP Anthony Housefather remains undecided on his future more than a week after a House of Commons motion on Israel and Gaza left him questioning whether he will remain in the Liberal party. And Prime Minister Minister Justin Trudeau isn't saying if he has even been talking to Housefather to try and keep ...
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Four Saskatchewan family members died in murder-suicide, RCMP say
NEUDORF, SASK. - RCMP say four members of the same family found dead earlier this week in a rural Saskatchewan home were the victims of a murder-suicide. Mounties say a 67-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman, along with their 30-year-old son, were killed on the property near Neudorf, about 130 kilometres east of Regin...
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B.C. First Nation, Catholic Church announce 'sacred covenant' to be signed on Easter
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Vancouver's Catholic Archbishop says a 'Sacred Covenant' agreement has been reached with the First Nation in Kamloops, B.C., that announced the discovery the remains of more than 200 children at the site of a former residential school. Archbishop J. Michael Miller of the Catholic archdiocese of Vancou...
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World

Mob in Mexico brutally beats suspected kidnapper to death hours before Holy Week procession
TAXCO, Mexico (AP) - A mob in the Mexican tourist city of Taxco brutally beat a woman to death Thursday because she was suspected of kidnapping and killing a young girl, rampaging just hours before the city's famous Holy Week procession. On the eve of Good Friday, men walk through the colonial streets of Taxco wearing ...
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Suspect charged with murder in a series of stabbings in a northern Illinois city
CHICAGO (AP) - A 22-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in a stabbing rampage that killed 4 people in a northern Illinois city, authorities said Thursday. Winnebago County State's Attorney J. Hanley said during a news conference that Christian Soto will be in court Thursday afternoon to hear the char...
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Russian veto brings end to UN panel monitoring enforcement of North Korea nuclear sanctions
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution Thursday in a move that effectively abolishes the monitoring by United Nations experts of U.N. sanctions against North Korea aimed at reining in its nuclear program, though the sanctions themselves remain in place. Russia's vote sparked Western accusations that Mosc...
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UN top court orders Israel to open more land crossings for aid into Gaza
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The top United Nations court on Thursday ordered Israel to take measures including opening more land crossings to allow food, water, fuel and other supplies into Gaza to tackle crippling shortages in the war-ravaged enclave. The International Court of Justice issued two new so-called provi...
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Punxsutawney Phil, the spring-predicting groundhog, and wife Phyliss are parents of 2 babies
Now we know what Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog who predicts whether an early spring will arrive each Feb. 2, does on the other 364 days. The Pennsylvania group that handles Phil, and his groundhog wife, Phyliss, says the couple have become parents. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club said in a Facebook post Wednesday th...
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Rays' Wander Franco placed on administrative leave through June 1 as sexual abuse probe continues
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Tampa Bay All-Star shortstop Wander Franco was placed on administrative leave through June 1 under an agreement between Major League Baseball and the players' association while the investigation continues in an alleged relationship with a minor. Administrative leave is not disciplinary under...
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