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Lethbridge and Area

Lethbridge woman charged in death of teenage son
The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has laid charges against a woman after her child died late last year.Officers responded to reports of a sudden death on December 26, 2024, after the body of a 13-year-old boy was found on the 1600 block of Mayor Magrath Drive South.LPS says it determined that the boy and his mother h...
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Toronto Blue Jays prospect Adam Macko ready to make MLB impact in 2025
As the Major League Baseball season gets closer to opening day, 2025 is looking to be a very important year for a Canadian top prospect.Adam Macko, a left-handed pitcher, was drafted in the seventh round of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Seattle Mariners, and was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays on November 16, 2022 with fel...
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RCMP highlights recent border incursions, including two at Coutts
Border security and police officers in Canada say they have dealt with a trio of incidents lately at the international border.Alberta RCMP Assistant Commissioner Lisa Moreland used Wednesday's news conference to highlight the steps taken to strengthen border security.She also issued a warning to anybody who is planning...
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City of Lethbridge recognizing International Girls and Women in Sports Day with activities at YMCA
The City of Lethbridge is recognizing International Girls and Women in Sports Day with a night of sports on February 5, 2025. Female youths in Lethbridge are invited to join off-duty female first responders for an evening of free sports, activities and mentorship with Off the Record: StrongHER Together. It is being hel...
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Alberta

Alberta's Smith plans to escalate fight against fentanyl amid threatened U.S. tariffs
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she wants to escalate her province's war on fentanyl.Smith, in a statement, says she's instructed her government to "take immediate steps" to increase police and prosecutorial resources to go after fentanyl labs, "kingpins" and dealers.Her office did not immediate...
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Alberta Health Services
Primary Care Alberta's Virtual MD service hits 100,000 callers milestone
Primary Care Alberta is celebrating a significant milestone with their Virtual MD service.Since its launch in 2022, the service has surpassed the 100,000-caller milestone, connecting Health Link 811 callers to medical health professionals that can provide assessment over the phone to help reduce potentially unnecessary...
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RCMP
Nearly 4,000 distracted drivers caught in Alberta last year
Alberta RCMP are wanting to remind motorists of how important it is to be driving distraction-free. They say while operating a motor vehicle on provincial roadways, one should always have complete attention on driving and be aware of surrounding motorists to reduce your risk of collision, especially during winter weath...
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Alberta creating new social support program for people with disabilities able to work
Alberta's government says it's looking to help people with disabilities join and stay in the workforce without losing access to their existing benefits and governmental supports.To do this, the government plans to launch a new social assistance regime, the Alberta Disability Assistance Program, in 2026.Community and So...
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Canada

Canadians want research on UFO sightings, but don't want to pay for it
OTTAWA - The truth is out there and Canadians think they should know about it - but they don't want to pay for research into reports of strange objects spotted in the night sky. Canada's chief science adviser hired a third-party consulting firm to poll Canadians on how they feel about UFOs, now broadly referred to as u...
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Nunavut MP calls on Liberals to extend Inuit child funding program
OTTAWA - Nunavut MP Lori Idlout is repeating her calls for Ottawa to extend a funding program for Inuit children, saying the situation is dire. The Inuit Child First Initiative was introduced in 2019 to ensure Inuit kids have access to health and social services without having to leave their communities. But the progra...
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B.C. investigates 'significant' opioid diversion, including international trafficking
VICTORIA - A recent B.C. Ministry of Health document says a "significant portion" of opioids prescribed by doctors and pharmacists are being diverted and that prescribed alternatives are being trafficked provincially, nationally and internationally. The leaked briefing that was distributed by the Opposition B...
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Women win lawsuit against B.C. man acquitted of their sex assaults
VANCOUVER - A man who spent 27 years in prison before he was found wrongfully convicted has been ordered by a British Columbia Supreme Court judge to pay $375,000 each to five women who sued him for sexual assault. Ivan Henry was convicted of 10 counts of sexual assault in 1983, but he was released after the B.C. Court...
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Trudeau travelling to Paris, Brussels for AI summit, meetings with European allies
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet European leaders and the head of NATO next week as Canada reaches out to allies reeling under the impact of the new Trump administration in the United States. Trudeau also plans to attend an artificial intelligence global summit in Paris, where he will deliver a keynote ...
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Attrition is the 'worst way' to shrink federal public service, says former clerk
OTTAWA - Canada's federal public service grew by more than 100,000 people over the past 10 years, and both the Liberals and Conservatives are looking to trim it by not filling jobs when they are left vacant. But a former Privy Council clerk says that might be the least efficient way to trim the public service and could...
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