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Lethbridge and Area

Bulls, Miller Express, 6:10 this evening
Bulls return home but lose first of two-game match-up with Moose Jaw
The Lethbridge Bulls returned home to Spitz Stadium Friday night following a four-game road trip, but it certainly wasn't the homecoming they had hoped for, edged out 3-2 by the Moose Jaw Miller Express in WCBL action.2nd baseman Kalem Haney, who went 1-for-3 at the plate, scored both of the Bulls' runs, the second sco...
Jul 11, 2026
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LPS investigation continues
Elderly woman critically injured after being struck by vehicle Thursday evening
A 68-year-old woman is in a Calgary hospital, critically injured, after being struck by a vehicle Thursday evening in the Lakeview neighbourhood of Lethbridge.An investigation by the Lethbridge Police Service found the unidentified woman was crossing the street, near the area of Lakemount Boulevard South and Forestry A...
Jul 11, 2026
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Fast-spreading, high-intensity fires 'likely'
Southeast region fire danger elevated to 'extreme' with extended heat, lack of moisture
Following almost two weeks with no significant precipitation, and little or no overnight moisture, fire danger levels across a large section of Alberta, including here in the south, have climbed considerably.Where it was dark blue, or a low rating on the coloured scale just 10 days ago, it now ranges from dark brown, v...
Jul 11, 2026
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Group prepares for next half-century
LTRA celebrates golden anniversary Saturday with community open house
Call it a birthday...an anniversary...a celebration, but regardless, the Lethbridge Therapeutic Riding Association is commemorating a 50-year milestone Saturday and it's inviting the entire community out."This day belongs to every rider, family, volunteer, donor, board member, and horse that has been part of the L...
Jul 11, 2026
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Alberta

No further details given by RCMP
Amber Alert cancelled in Alberta, B.C. for six-year-old boy who remains missing
RCMP in Alberta and British Columbia have cancelled Amber Alerts in those provinces for a six-year-old boy, but the child remains missing.Alberta RCMP said Friday that they were cancelling their alert but continuing to investigate the abduction of Lanakai Morrison.The boy was taken Tuesday from the hamlet of Valhalla C...
Jul 11, 2026
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RCMP
Lanakai still missing as the Amber Alert is rescinded
Beaverlodge RCMP is cancelling the Amber Alert for Lanakai Morrison, but all four individuals; Lanakai, Karl Morrison, Krista Morrison and Daniel Ludwig are still missing.According to Mounties, "This alert was cancelled as there is no reasonable expectation the public, in Alberta, will be able to action the instru...
Jul 10, 2026
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"massive"
Three sent to hospital after tornadoes touch down in Alberta, campground evacuated
CHAUVIN - Two tornadoes touched down in Alberta on Wednesday, toppling trees, tearing up trailers in a campground and sending three people to hospital.Dillberry Lake Provincial Park in central Alberta, near the Saskatchewan boundary, was evacuated and campers were told to head to the nearby village of Chauvin, Alta.Nei...
Jul 10, 2026
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Fake data
Elections Alberta alerts public to spoofed website
Elections Alberta announced they recently identified a website that appears to be attempting to represent itself as Elections Alberta.The government says the spoofed URL of electionsab.ca was designed to mislead by mimicking the legitimate website URL of elections.ab.ca, and exploit concerns about the recent unauthoriz...
Jul 09, 2026
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Canada

Toronto's Salsa on St. Clair festival cancelled as police investigate deadly shooting
TORONTO - The remainder of Toronto's Salsa on St. Clair festival was cancelled as police investigated a shooting that left two people dead and others injured at the event on Saturday night. In an Instagram post Sunday, organizers said the street festiv...
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'Social phenomenon': Fashion saddles up to politics at the Calgary Stampede
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampede is more than a rodeo. It's a runway for western fashion that politicians strut down each year. Politicians of all stripes attend the annual exhibition and rodeo, considered a celebration of everything western. The cowboy ...
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Prime Minister Mark Carney set to attend last day of Calgary Stampede
CALGARY - Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to attend the last day of this year's Calgary Stampede. Carney attended the annual rodeo and exhibition Saturday night, munching on mini doughnuts and taking in some chuckwagon races. He also talked pip...
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'Power hungry': Nuclear renaissance a boon for Canada's mining and reactor sectors
CIGAR LAKE, SASK. - Taryn Roske lost her job twice when the nuclear industry had ground to a halt. The Cameco employee and hundreds of others were laid off from the company's Rabbit Lake mine in northern Saskatchewan after it shut down in 2016. "I had ...
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A look at Canada's uranium mining industry and its plan for nuclear plants
CIGAR LAKE, SASK. - After about a decade of stagnation, the nuclear industry is now seeing what some are calling a renaissance. Here's a look at the sector in Canada and its future plans. Canada is the world's second-largest uranium producer In 2024, ...
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Canada's Senate: A glimpse at the operations of the upper chamber
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney made his first appointments to the Senate on Tuesday, naming four new senators to the upper chamber. They include Carney's principal secretary Tom Pitfield and Conservative MP Richard Martel, who will both fill seats...
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