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Lethbridge and Area

Hurricanes win two of three over weekend against Central Division rivals
The Lethbridge Hurricanes had a very busy weekend, with games on all three days.January 24, 2025 vs. Red Deer RebelsThe Canes kicked off the three game set on Friday night hosting the Red Deer Rebels. In the first, Lethbridge found themselves on a powerplay 8:31 in, and a goal came just 10 seconds later. In a scramble ...
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Evangelical Free Church to donate $242,977 to Lethbridge non-profits
A local church is giving nearly one-quarter of a million dollars to two organizations that support vulnerable populations in Lethbridge.The Evangelical Free Church of Lethbridge (EFCL) has announced a total of $242,977 that will be donated to Streets Alive Mission and the Lethbridge Soup Kitchen through its Advent Cons...
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New traffic cam shows Highway 3 through Lethbridge coulees
Drivers can now get a birds-eye view of traffic through the Lethbridge River Valley before heading out.The City of Lethbridge has installed a traffic monitoring camera that points at the Highway 3 river crossing, capturing westbound and eastbound traffic before, on and after the bridge.Photos are taken every two minute...
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Bringing Hearts Cardiac Gala to raise funds for cardiac services
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A large gala is being held this upcoming weekend on Saturday, February 1, 2025 in support of the Southern Alberta Cardiac Sciences Program (SACSP).The Bringing Hearts Home Cardiac Gala is being touted as the largest gala in Lethbridge, with the SACSP announcing on Monday, January 27 that 528 people wil...
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Alberta

plan was in place to secure future
Report: Peavey Mart in process of closing all Canadian locations
Red Deer-based Peavey Mart is going under, and will close all 90 of its Canadian locations, according to a report by website Retail Insider.'Store closing' signs were up at the Red Deer store this week, with the entire stock up to 30 per cent off. On Jan. 27, a staff member at an Alberta Peavey location told Pattison M...
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Alberta doctors criticize provincial COVID-19 report as harmful 'anti-science'
EDMONTON - The organization representing Alberta physicians is calling out a government panel's COVID-19 report as "anti-science." Dr. Shelley Duggan, head of the Alberta Medical Association, says the report sows distrust by going against proven preventive health measures while promoting fringe methods. She s...
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third around this size in the last year
Magnitude 4.5 earthquake detected near Lake Louise
Earthquakes Canada is reporting there was a 4.5 magnitude earthquake which struck 30 km ENE of Lake Louise Sunday morning.The quake was detected at 4:39 a.m. with a depth of 1.0 km, and was lightly felt in both Lake Louise and Banff. No reports of damage have been received.The largest quake in the area, according to Ea...
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Agriculture
Service charge increase, Peace farmers assume roles of board chair and vice-chair at Alberta Canola AGM
Alberta Canola says that growers attending the organization's annual general meeting in Red Deer Wednesday approved an increase in the service charge.It will go to &1.75 a tonne as of August 1 this year, pending Marketing Council approval. It had been $1 per tonne. A release says the increase comes after what Alber...
Jan 24, 2025
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Canada

Police divers recover body from sunken vehicle after Yukon ice-fishing tragedy
WHITEHORSE - Yukon RCMP say one person is dead after a vehicle plunged into a lake in an ice-fishing tragedy over the weekend. Police say in a news release they received a call around 1 a.m. on Saturday that the vehicle carrying three people "drove into open water" on Lake Laberge, about 50 kilometres north o...
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Quebec police chiefs calling for increased caution in school zones as accidents rise
MONTREAL - An association representing Quebec's police chiefs is sounding the alarm that the number of collisions involving children transported by school bus has climbed back to levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials say that in 2023, 320 children in the province were involved in collisions related to sch...
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B.C. firm seeks injunction stopping capital gains hike proposed by federal Liberals
A law firm acting on behalf of a B.C. company is seeking an injunction stopping the Canada Revenue Agency from enforcing a proposed capital gains tax hike that has yet to pass in Parliament. Thorsteinssons LLP says the challenge it filed in Federal Court last week on behalf of Pelco Holdings Inc. aims to stop the gover...
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Alberta doctors criticize provincial COVID-19 report as harmful 'anti-science'
EDMONTON - The organization representing Alberta physicians is calling out a government panel's COVID-19 report as "anti-science." Dr. Shelley Duggan, head of the Alberta Medical Association, says the report sows distrust by going against proven preventive health measures while promoting fringe methods. She s...
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Canada's border security package welcome but comes late, Republican senator says
WASHINGTON - A prominent Republican senator says Canada's recent investment in border security - announced in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threat - is tardy but welcome. James Risch, chair of the U.S. Senate foreign relations committee, says border security should be a Canadian policy priority and h...
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Pedneault intends to become co-leader of the Greens again after six-month pause
OTTAWA - Jonathan Pedneault says he intends to return as co-leader of the Green Party of Canada. He says that the party has asked him to return to co-leadership with Elizabeth May after he stepped back from the role in July. Pedneault, who has worked for both Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, says he chose ...
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