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Lethbridge and Area

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Spray parks open Friday around City of Lethbridge
We could see some of the white stuff this long weekend, but snow or not, the City of Lethbridge is 'plowing' ahead with opening its spray parks, starting Friday.The North Legacy Park location will run from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m., with a tot zone, family area and dedicated space for kids between 5 and 12 years old.The fou...
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Two-day baseball camp
Girls Got Game comes to Yoshinaka Field last weekend in May
Yoshinaka Field in Lethbridge will be playing host to a cool event later this month - the Girls Got Game Kids Baseball Camp May 29th and 30th.Brent Radlinsky. one of the people behind the event, says that player development will be one of focuses of the two-day session."We're gonna have Lethbridge Bulls coaches an...
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Fleetwood-Bawden named 2026 winner
Lethbridge elementary recognized for staff, student inclusion
Inclusion Lethbridge has named its annual winner of the Betty Grigg Inclusion Education Award.For a second-straight year, it's going to a Lethbridge School Division elementary.Last year, it was Nicholas Sharen; this year, it's Fleetwood-Bawden and school board chair Christine Light couldn't be more proud."So, we'r...
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Transit operates on Sunday schedule
Victoria Day closures in the City of Lethbridge
The City of Lethbridge is reminding you Monday is Victoria Day.With that in mind, there are some closures and change in hours of operation.Included in the closures is City Hall and the City's 311 service.The Waste & Recycling centre, animal shelter, Helen Schuler Nature Centre and all Lethbridge Public Library bran...
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Alberta

dang, it was gusty
The wind was a-howlin' on Thursday in Alberta
The wind was quite strong on Thursday in different parts of Alberta.It was even to blame for the collapse of a sports dome in Red Deer.According to Environment and Climate Change, wind reached the following maximum speeds on May 14 (km/h):Three Hills: 101 Schuler: 100 Finnigan: 98 Cadogan: 96 Hussar: 96 Acadia Valley: ...
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all eyes on 2027
Carney, Smith sign carbon price deal, suggest fall 2027 pipeline approval
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Friday they're eyeing a fall 2027 start date for construction of a new bitumen pipeline to the West Coast.It's part of a plan to accomplish the remaining steps of the landmark energy deal they signed last fall.There is to be a new scheme for carbon emis...
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what was accomplished?
Spring legislative session wraps up in Alberta
Alberta's United Conservative government believes it has delivered for Albertans as the spring session of the legislature wraps up.The province notes that the session saw 17 bills passed.Actions taken include strengthening safeguards related to medical assistance in dying (MAID), protecting consumers from misleading to...
May 14, 2026
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Community Initiatives Program
Changes coming to Alberta non-profit grant
The Government of Alberta is implementing changes to its Community Initiatives Program, in an effort, officials say, to better support non-profits.They say the changes will empower the non-profit sector and meet organizations' needs.According to the province, CIP - ODC replaces the former CIP Operating grant to refocus...
May 14, 2026
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Canada

Eby says Ottawa is rewarding Alberta's 'bad behaviour' with pipeline agreement
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says the federal government is rewarding Alberta for "bad behaviour" by agreeing to push for a new bitumen pipeline to the West Coast. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed an...
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Convicted sex abuser, former SNC Lavalin CEO both stripped of Order of Canada
OTTAWA - A convicted sex offender and a former engineering executive who was found guilty of corruption have been stripped of their appointments to the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honour. Peter Dalglish, a humanitarian worker origin...
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Reaction to the Alberta-Ottawa agreement on carbon pricing, pipeline plans
CALGARY - Shovels could hit the ground on a new West Coast oilsands pipeline as early as September 2027, the federal and Alberta governments said Friday, after they announced a plan to gradually increase the province's effective industrial carbon price...
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Quebec reimbursing farmers for fuel tax, says measure will help competitiveness
DRUMMONDVILLE - Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette has responded to pressure from the agriculture sector, promising to reimburse millions of dollars to farmers for fuel taxes linked to the province's carbon market. Starting in July, more than 15,000 fa...
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Senior and two officers in hospital after driver tears through Vancouver's West End
VANCOUVER - A man who drove along a sidewalk, hitting trees, vehicles and a senior on a scooter is in custody after two Vancouver police officers used their vehicle to stop the driver. The senior on the scooter was critically injured, while the two of...
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Man accused of kidnapping B.C. girl, 7, was already wanted for armed assault
CHILLIWACK - The man accused in the attempted abduction of a seven-year-old girl at a school in Chilliwack, B.C., this week was already wanted for an alleged armed assault in Vancouver last month, and he has now been charged with both offences. Chilliw...
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