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Lethbridge and Area

Lethbridge woman reported missing
The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is asking for help to locate a missing person.They say Echo Marie Whitequills, 21, was last seen in Lethbridge on December 17, 2024.Police are concerned for her wellbeing.Whitequills is described as fair skin with shoulder-length dark brown hair, brown eyes, and has a beauty mark on ...
10h ago
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Lethbridge looking for input on River Valley heritage sites
The City of Lethbridge wants to learn more about how people currently use the coulees and plan for its future.It has launched the River Valley Heritage Survey, which inquires about heritage sites in the River Valley.The City says feedback will also be used to help formulate general guiding principles and protocols for ...
20h ago
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Picture Butte Ambulatory Clinic to temporarily close Saturday
The Piyami Health Centre ambulatory clinic in Picture Butte will be temporarily closed on Saturday, January 4, 2025.The closure will affect the whole weekend hour slate of 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., and it will re-open for the same time on Sunday, January 5.Alberta Health Services says the closure is due to a lack of physic...
Jan 03, 2025
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third suspect in custody
Lethbridge Police charge third suspect in motel murder investigation
UPDATE (Jan. 4, 2025): The Lethbridge Police Service says Melissa Tidlund, a suspect in the murder investigation, has turned herself in. She is charged with first-degree murder and arson to property. The police investigation continues.Original Story:Lethbridge Police have charged a third suspect in its investigation in...
Jan 03, 2025
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Alberta

Over 670,000 Visitor Interactions
Alberta Parks reports high visitor numbers, satisfaction levels in 2024
The province says 2024 marked a very successful year for Alberta Parks. This past year, more than 228,000 camping reservations were processed in Alberta, and the province says that over 2.3 million people stayed overnight at reservable camping spaces. Amongst those who have attended provincial parks and campsites in th...
Jan 03, 2025
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'We've done the impossible': Calgarians get back personalized 1988 Olympic bricks
CALGARY - Some people say it with flowers. Some with an engagement ring. For Keith Beggs, it was a brick surrounded by mortar and placed at Calgary's Olympic Plaza that showed his true intent for the woman who would become his wife. "She was saying, 'Are we serious or not?' So I said, 'I know, I'll buy a brick,'&q...
Jan 03, 2025
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Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi to seek Edmonton riding nomination
Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi says he's seeking the party's nomination to run as a candidate in Edmonton.The Edmonton-Strathcona seat became vacant after former NDP leader and premier Rachel Notley resigned her seat effective Dec. 30.Before taking the helm of the Opposition NDP, Nenshi served as mayor of Calgary for...
Jan 03, 2025
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Deaths prompt recommendation for clothing donation bin safety standards in Alberta
A judge is asking the Alberta government to consider developing minimum safety standards for clothing donation bins after three people got stuck trying to get inside and died.Justice Jayme Williams reviewed the accidental deaths that happened in southern Alberta between 2017 and 2019. Her report with recommendations wa...
Jan 03, 2025
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Canada

As domestic violence death toll mounts in N.S., calls come to fund support agencies
HALIFAX - Experts on domestic violence say a series of deaths in Nova Scotia over the past three months highlight the need to improve funding for the programs that battle the root causes of intimate partner violence. The latest deaths came on New Year's Eve, as 39-year-old Matthew Costain allegedly shot and killed his ...
13h ago
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Quebec confirms 4 new cases in measles outbreak, warns of possible exposure
MONTREAL - Quebec's health department is warning people who may have been exposed to measles in several regions of the province to monitor for symptoms amid a new outbreak of the disease. Marie-Pierre Blier with the Quebec health department says four cases have been confirmed in the province as of Friday in connection ...
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Resident near Montreal injured in home invasion, struck with handgun
MONTREAL - A man in his 50s was injured after being struck by a handgun during an overnight home invasion on Montreal's South Shore. Longueuil police say three suspects broke into a home in the St-Hubert borough at around 12:45 a.m. today. Spokesperson Mélanie Mercille says the victim was not transported to hosp...
16h ago
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WestJet denies compensation to Taylor Swift fan after flight cancellation
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - WestJet has denied compensation to a devout Taylor Swift fan whose cancelled flight triggered a 10-hour drive through the night from Prince George to make the singer's shows in Vancouver last month. Carol Hansson says she and other Swifties on the flight incurred hundreds of dollars in costs after...
19h ago
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'Support better care': Advocates argue need for mental health emergency service
Khalil Dorival knows what it's like to feel lonely. The Toronto-based mental health advocate has struggled with social anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts. "I really suffered in silence, and I used many ways to cope in unhealthy and toxic ways," he says, adding he turned his life around and uses his sto...
20h ago
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'It's beautiful to see': Regina non-profit looks to open ribbon skirt regalia library
REGINA - It's not uncommon for Claire Tuckanow to hear a sewing machine whirring in the background while she works inside Regina's mâmawêyatitân centre. The Métis-Cree woman from Okanese First Nation says it's usually one of the three dozen young people she's been working with to make their own...
20h ago
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