Canadian Pacific girds for potential rail strike next month
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. is preparing for the possibility of a strike by some 3,300 workers next month. "The way I see it, the positions have not changed a lot," chief executive Keith Creel told analysts on a conference call Wednesday. "Obviously hope for the best, but you have to make sure you ...
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Noah, Olivia continue reign as top baby names in Alberta in 2023
Alberta has released its two top baby names in the province for 2023.Noah was revealed as the most popular boys name in the province, while Olivia is the top girls name. This marks the fifth and 11th years in a row, respectively, that the two names sat in the top spots.The province says babies with nature-inspired name...
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Lethbridge and Area
New charitable initiative to "transform scrap metal into hope"
LETHBRIDGE, AB - National Salvage has teamed with Wood's Homes for a new charitable initiative. The Lethbridge-based company is launching its 'Skip the Scale for Charity' project in May, which marks Mental Health Month.For the entire month, residents will have the chance to, as Wood's Homes puts it, "transform scr...
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Noah, Olivia continue reign as top baby names in Alberta in 2023
Alberta has released its two top baby names in the province for 2023.Noah was revealed as the most popular boys name in the province, while Olivia is the top girls name. This marks the fifth and 11th years in a row, respectively, that the two names sat in the top spots.The province says babies with nature-inspired name...
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Theme announced for 2024 Whoop-Up Days Parade, applications open
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Whoop-Up Days parade is set to entertain Lethbridge on August 20, 2024. Applications are now open for those that want to participate in the parade, which serves as a kick-off to the annual festival in the city every summer.Officials say the theme for the 2024 parade is 'Grow Up Western'. "Peop...
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Medicine Hat prepares for what could be its driest summer since 2001
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The summer of 2001 was the last time Medicine Hat saw a dry season comparable to the one expected this year, a city official said Tuesday.Jamie Garland, the director of environmental utilities with the City of Medicine Hat, pointed to the diminished snowpack in the mountains."Those upstream rese...
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Alberta
Canadian Pacific girds for potential rail strike next month
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. is preparing for the possibility of a strike by some 3,300 workers next month. "The way I see it, the positions have not changed a lot," chief executive Keith Creel told analysts on a conference call Wednesday. "Obviously hope for the best, but you have to make sure you ...
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Noah, Olivia continue reign as top baby names in Alberta in 2023
Alberta has released its two top baby names in the province for 2023.Noah was revealed as the most popular boys name in the province, while Olivia is the top girls name. This marks the fifth and 11th years in a row, respectively, that the two names sat in the top spots.The province says babies with nature-inspired name...
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Alberta premier stands by pick of 'contrarian' chair to lead COVID-19 data review
RED DEER, AB - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says it's a good idea to have a physician who accused the province of exaggerating COVID-19's impact on hospitals now lead a review of pandemic-era health data.Smith says Dr. Gary Davidson was selected to lead the data review because she wants to hear a range of viewpoints,...
Apr 24, 2024
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Alberta announces $8 million fund for arts & media
The Government of Alberta is taking a step that it says will help the publishing and entertainment industries to thrive.They are putting $8 million into the Alberta Media Fund. It gives grants to book and magazine publishers, sound recording agencies and film producers. The money can be used for art production, trainin...
Apr 23, 2024
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Local Sports
Hurricanes sign 2007-born forward Cameron Norrie
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes have signed 2007-born forward Cameron Norrie to a Western Hockey League (WHL) Scholarship and Development Agreement.Norrie was undrafted in the WHL Prospects Draft, and returned to play for the RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna U18 team for the 2023-24 season. In 30 games with the t...
Apr 23, 2024
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Panthers capture silver at Volleyball Alberta provincials
EDMONTON, AB - A handful of southern Alberta volleyball teams hit the court in the provincial capital this weekend. Volleyball Alberta hosted its 2024 provincial championship tournament for 14U Girls in Edmonton on April 20-21.The Panthers, out of Lethbridge County, entered the tournament seeded third in Division 1. Th...
Apr 22, 2024
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Bulls sign local pitcher Levi Abbott
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Bulls are adding a homegrown arm to their pitching staff.Levi Abbott will join the Bulls for a second stint in the 2024 summer season. The 6'3 Lethbridge native previously pitched for the Bulls in the 2021 season and shined in a starting role. He started seven games and had a 4-2 record ...
Apr 22, 2024
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Agriculture
Competition Bureau raises concerns over Bunge-Viterra deal
The Competition Bureau says it is likely that Bunge Ltd.'s US$8.2-billion deal to acquire Viterra Ltd. would "substantially" reduce competition in the grain and canola oil markets.In a report to Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez, the bureau says the deal is likely to hurt competition in markets for grain pur...
Apr 23, 2024
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Province says tax credit fuels investments in bioprocessing industry
The Alberta government says the province will be home to the largest renewable diesel facility in Canada as Imperial qualifies for the Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit program.Government officials say Alberta is an agricultural powerhouse with diverse and innovative industries, including a thriving bioprocessing s...
Apr 23, 2024
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Nature Conservancy celebrating successful fundraising campaign for McIntyre Ranch
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A historic ranch near Lethbridge is being put under conservation easements.Conservation easements are legal mechanisms that protect the natural value of land through a voluntary agreement restricting land use changes in perpetuity. READ MORE: Two conservation organizations team up to protect 130-year o...
Apr 22, 2024
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Canada
N.L. minister seeks Criminal Code changes he says will protect domestic abuse victims
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador's Justice Minister has written to his federal counterpart to ask for changes to the Criminal Code relating to bail and detention in cases of intimate partner violence. John Hogan wrote the letter to Arif Virani last month, about a week after a St. John's, N.L., woman was fou...
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Tory MP for Oshawa joins ranks of federal politicians who won't run in next election
OTTAWA - Conservative member of Parliament Colin Carrie, who represents Oshawa, Ont., says he will not run in the next election. Carrie was first elected in 2004 and re-elected six times. He says it's been an honour to serve as an MP but it's time to clear a path for someone new to represent the community. In February...
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In the news today: Are doctors' retirement savings doomed?
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Are doctors' retirement savings doomed? The Canadian Medical Association says the Liberals' proposed changes to capital gains taxation will put doctors' retirement savings in jeopardy. The federal b...
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Honda expected to announce Ontario EV battery plant, part of a $15B investment
TORONTO - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Honda executives are expected to announce today that the Japanese automaker is building an electric vehicle battery plant in Alliston, Ont., part of a $15-billion investment. Senior sources with information on the project have told The Canadian Pres...
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Doctors say capital gains tax changes will jeopardize their retirement. Is that true?
OTTAWA - The Canadian Medical Association asserts the Liberals' proposed changes to capital gains taxation will put doctors' retirement savings in jeopardy, but some financial experts insist incorporated professionals are not as doomed as they say they are. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government presented a federa...
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Mom distributes air quality monitors after 9-year-old's asthma death during wildfires
Nine-year-old Carter Vigh was having a great day last July 11, visiting a waterpark, enjoying a picnic lunch and playing soccer with other kids at a day camp run by his mother, Amber Vigh. At the time, wildfires were raging throughout parts of British Columbia and so Amber checked the air quality index on a weather app...
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World
First cargo ship passes through newly opened channel in Baltimore since bridge collapse
BALTIMORE (AP) - The first cargo ship passed through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore on Thursday after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed four weeks ago. The Balsa 94, a bulk carrier sailing under a Panama flag, passed through the new 35-foot (12-meter) channel headed ...
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Ariel Henry resigns as prime minister of Haiti, paving the way for a new government to take power
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Ariel Henry resigned Thursday as prime minister of Haiti, leaving the way clear for a new government to be formed in the Caribbean country, which has been wracked by gang violence that killed or injured more than 2,500 people from January to March. Henry presented his resignation in a lette...
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China launches 3-member crew to its space station as it seeks to put astronauts on the moon by 2030
JIUQUAN SATELLITE LAUNCH CENTER, China (AP) - China launched a three-member crew to its orbiting space station on Thursday as part of its ambitious program that aims to put astronauts on the moon by 2030. The Shenzhou-18 spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the edge of the Gobi Desert in no...
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