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Lethbridge and Area

LPS urging traffic safety after recent pedestrian collisions
The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) says drivers and pedestrians both have a part to play in preventing pedestrian collisions.Traffic Response Unit Sgt. Danny Lomness is speaking out after police responded to at least three collisions involving pedestrians in just the first three months of 2025.READ MORE: Lethbridge wo...
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Lethbridge man wins $200K on scratch ticket
It was no April Fools Day joke but a man from Lethbridge took home six figures.The Western Canadian Lottery Corporation says James Hill of Lethbridge won $200,000 on a 100X THE CASH Scratch & WIN ticket."I lied to my [adult] kids in the car and said I won $45," he laughed. "Then I went to my grandson...
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Over $100,000 raised at Youth One Gala
A local non-profit is celebrating the success of its recent event.The Youth One Gala brought in more than $100,000 in donations on Friday, March 28, 2025."This will support 66 individual youth for the entire school year at Youth One and includes over 1,600 hours of access to engaging and empowering afterschool spa...
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Lethbridge Library reports rising memberships & usage in 2024
A growing number of people in Lethbridge took advantage of the services offered at the Lethbridge Public Library (LPL) last year.They say there were more than 324,000 visits to the library in 2024, and 37,246 people attended programs.Total library card memberships increased by 10 per cent to 25,632.More than 1.2 millio...
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Alberta

ECONOMY
Brooks food plant receives $1.8M from Alberta government for new access road
One of Alberta's biggest food plants will receive a new road access point built with $1.8 million in provincial funding part of a broader strategy to support the agrifood sector.The alternative connection between JBS Foods Plant and Highway 873 will save commute time and provide a safer option for thousands of JBS empl...
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LICENCE STATUS, COSTS, ETC.
New registry to improve transparency in private career college options
Alberta is launching a Private Career College Registry to increase transparency about compliance actions taken against private career colleges, following increased student complaints about the sector. According to the Government of Alberta, private career colleges have seen significant growth in recent years, along wit...
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Commercial truck driving sees updates to licensing process
Following changes made to Class One drivers' licensing and training in March last year, as of April 1, drivers will need to complete that training through the new made-in-Alberta Class One Learning Pathway. This pathway uses flexible, apprenticeship-style training that includes up to 133 hours of instruction, including...
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WATCH
Rural health care facilities see investments in Budget 2025
The provincial government says twenty rural health care facilities could be improved through their new Rural Hospital Enhancement Program.Health Minister Adriana LaGrange announced Monday that $15 million will be allocated for this program if Budget 2025 is passed."It is critical that we take an evidence based app...
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Canada

Trump to unveil latest tariff plans at 'Make America Wealthy Again' event Wednesday
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump is set to lay out his plans to realign global trade through "reciprocal" tariffs Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET in the White House Rose Garden. A news release from the White House calls it a "Make America Wealthy Again Event." Trump has called Wednesday "Liberat...
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U.S. lists Quebec's language law in annual report on 'foreign trade barriers'
MONTREAL - The United States government has listed Quebec's French-language reform as a barrier to trade, as President Donald Trump prepares to impose new tariffs on Canada. The office of the U.S. trade representative released a report on Monday listing "foreign trade barriers" and included Quebec's Bill 96. ...
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Quebec becomes last province with a price on carbon, but how long will it last?
MONTREAL - As Quebec becomes the last province in Canada that hasn't abandoned carbon pricing, the provincial government could start feeling pressure to align itself with the rest of the country. There has long been a broad consensus in Quebec on the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and the province's cap-and-t...
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In the news today: Campaigning continues as more Trump tariffs loom
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Federal party leaders continue campaigning as more Trump tariffs loom Party leaders are likely to receive questions about Canada-U.S. relations during their campaign stops today, a day before American President Donald Trump is exp...
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Federal party leaders continue campaigning as more Trump tariffs loom
OTTAWA - Party leaders are likely to receive questions about Canada-U.S. relations during their campaign stops today, a day before American President Donald Trump is expected to impose "reciprocal" tariffs by increasing U.S. duties to match the tax rates that other countries charge on imports. Tomorrow, Trump...
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Power outages persist in hard-hit areas after Ontario ice storm
Ontario's provincial utility says power has been restored to more than half a million customers since the start of a weekend ice storm but that some hard-hit regions may have to wait until the end of the week. Hydro One says more than 280,000 homes and businesses were still without power as of Tuesday morning. Official...
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