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Lethbridge and Red Deer
Two Alberta private surgery clinic contracts in limbo amid allegations in scandal
Alberta's health ministry says two proposed private surgery clinics at the centre of allegations of high-level government corruption remain in limbo."At this time, no agreements have been finalized for facilities in Red Deer or Lethbridge," Jessi Rampton, press secretary to Health Minister Adriana LaGrange, s...
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Exhibition budget deficit smaller than forecast
Things continue to turn around for the better for Lethbridge & District Exhibition.The organization provided its latest financial update to a City of Lethbridge committee this week, going over the numbers up to the end of October 2024. This marks the end of the group's fiscal year.Officials report that the Exhibiti...
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Funding announced to expand Handi-Ride in Coaldale area
Residents with mobility issues will soon be able to take a new bus in and around Coaldale.The federal government has announced more than $3.4 million through the Rural Transit Solution Fund to support six projects in rural Alberta communities.One of the organizations receiving funding is the Coaldale & District Han...
11h ago
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LPS seeking witnesses in west side pedestrian hit-and-run
The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is asking for the public's help as they investigate a pedestrian collision.At approximately 5:04 p.m. on Monday, February 10, 2025, police say a male youth was crossing Jerry Potts Blvd West in the area of Mike Mountain Horse School when he was struck by a vehicle. The boy sustained ...
13h ago
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Alberta

Provincial Politics
Alberta cabinet minister calls for health minister to be removed amid scandal
One of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's cabinet ministers is calling for Health Minister Adriana LaGrange to be moved out after allegations of high-level corruption surrounding contracts.Infrastructure Minister Peter Guthrie, in a memo this week obtained and reported on by CBC, says LaGrange and the top civil servant i...
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Lethbridge and Red Deer
Two Alberta private surgery clinic contracts in limbo amid allegations in scandal
Alberta's health ministry says two proposed private surgery clinics at the centre of allegations of high-level government corruption remain in limbo."At this time, no agreements have been finalized for facilities in Red Deer or Lethbridge," Jessi Rampton, press secretary to Health Minister Adriana LaGrange, s...
10h ago
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Alberta car theft trends suggest organized crime, say police
Police in Alberta say car theft trends show sophisticated organized crime operations have moved from east to west in recent years.Équité (ek-wit-AY') Association says Alberta has the highest per capita vehicle theft rate, but police are recovering fewer stolen cars.Police say it's a hallmark sign that org...
12h ago
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Provincial Politics
Alberta Energy Regulator names former oil and gas CEO as top executive
Alberta's energy watchdog has chosen a former oil and gas company CEO as its new boss.Rob Morgan, who most recently led Strathcona Resources Ltd., is to take the helm starting Tuesday, the Alberta Energy Regulator said in a release Thursday.Morgan is an engineer with four decades of oil and gas industry experience, the...
Feb 13, 2025
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Canada

Quebec businesswoman, author appointed to the Senate
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of a new independent senator to fill one of the Senate's few remaining vacancies. The Prime Minister's Office says in a news release that the Governor General has appointed Danièle Henkel as an independent senator to fill a Senate vacancy for Q...
8h ago
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Fentanyl 'czar' isn't a czar at all, as Brosseau officially named as a commissioner
OTTAWA - Canada's new fentanyl czar, it turns out, isn't a czar at all. The federal government named Kevin Brosseau to the position earlier this week but made it official in an order-in-council published today. In that order Brosseau's official title is not "fentanyl czar" but the "Commissioner of Canada...
8h ago
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Police say deaths of man, woman in their 70s near Montreal likely murder-suicide
MONTREAL - Police say the deaths of two people in their 70s whose bodies were found Thursday in a Montreal suburb are being investigated as a murder-suicide. Longueuil, Que., police initially described the deaths as suspicious and said today the case involves a femicide. Officers were called to a home in Boucherville, ...
9h ago
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B.C. Court of Appeal tosses case alleging Tim Hortons wage suppression conspiracy
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Court of Appeal has dismissed a bid to revive a class-action lawsuit against Tim Hortons parent company TDL Group Corp. over an alleged wage suppression conspiracy with its franchisees. The B.C. Supreme Court dismissed the case last year, finding a "no-hire clause" in franchise contracts ...
10h ago
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Flu cases continue to rise across Canada, public health agency data shows
TORONTO - Flu cases are continuing to rise across the country, public health data shows, with Quebec, B.C. and the territories particularly hard hit as vulnerable patients seek help at hospitals. The Public Health Agency of Canada's website says 24 per cent of cases tested positive for influenza during the week ending ...
10h ago
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B.C. Labour Relations Board finds Starbucks made threats against pro-union employee
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Labour Relations Board says Starbucks wrongfully made "threats of adverse consequences" against an employee for her unionization activity, but found the company had a "legitimate business reason" to close down its only unionized location in Vancouver. The United Steelworkers Loc...
10h ago
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