

What's Happening
SASHA launches #BuyABed fundraiser to support vulnerable Lethbridge residents
Apr 04, 2025

Lethbridge restaurant raises funds for Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation
$20K grants available: TELUS STORYHIVE Pan-Asian Edition opens applications April 1
Mar 18, 2025
What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: February 10-16, 2025
Feb 10, 2025

Lethbridge and Area

Errors made on about 900 voter information cards in Lethbridge
Elections Canada is apologizing for sending some residents of Lethbridge to a different voting station for the 2025 federal election.Leanne Nyirfa, a spokesperson for the organization, says errors were made in assigning voting locations on around 900 voter information cards."From what I understand, some people are...
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'Home supplies' packages to help at-risk youth in Lethbridge transition to independent living
A non-profit in Lethbridge has received funding to help young residents to live on their own.Wood's Homes has received a grant of $25,000 from the federal government to provide 30 "home supplies" packages.Youths who have sought support through Wood's Homes' wrap-around services can receive items like a bed, h...
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Control your controlled burns, urges Lethbridge County
Anyone who is planning to conduct burning is asked to do so with caution.Lethbridge County says its regional fire departments have responded to controlled burns that have gotten out of control already this spring. They say that is of particular concern as the season brings warmer, drier conditions.The municipality is r...
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Rent in Lethbridge rising faster than national average
Although Lethbridge is still relatively affordable for rent in Canada, prices are continuing to go up.The latest National Rent Report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation shows that Lethbridge is the 10th cheapest city out of the 60 that were analyzed for March 2025.A typical one-bedroom apartment in Lethbridge rented for $1...
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Federal Election 2025

Errors made on about 900 voter information cards in Lethbridge
Elections Canada is apologizing for sending some residents of Lethbridge to a different voting station for the 2025 federal election.Leanne Nyirfa, a spokesperson for the organization, says errors were made in assigning voting locations on around 900 voter information cards."From what I understand, some people are...
2h ago
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Carney, Poilievre taking their campaigns to the GTA today
OTTAWA - The Liberals and Conservatives will be campaigning in the Greater Toronto Area today. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is set to make an announcement in Brampton, Ont., in the morning and meet with supporters and volunteers in Hamilton, Ont., in the afternoon. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will hold a press c...
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In Alberta, Carney follows Poilievre in pledging to speed up resource projects
Liberal Leader Mark Carney took his promise of making Canada an ``energy superpower'' to the heart of Canada's oil industry Wednesday, becoming the second party leader in three days to promise to speed up the review process to greenlight major national energy projects.Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre made a one-pro...
Apr 09, 2025
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What's Happening
SASHA launches #BuyABed fundraiser to support vulnerable Lethbridge residents
Apr 04, 2025

Canadian Mental Health Association - many programs, meeting people where they're at
$20K grants available: TELUS STORYHIVE Pan-Asian Edition opens applications April 1
Mar 18, 2025
What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: February 10-16, 2025
Feb 10, 2025

Renter's Choice - a business built on a dream, heartache and perseverance
What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: January 29-February 2, 2025
Jan 29, 2025
What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: January 20-26, 2025
Jan 20, 2025

Alberta

Jasper National Park
Fatality inquiry for Columbia Icefield bus rollover to be held in June
A fatality inquiry is to take place in June for the three people killed five years ago when a tour bus tumbled down an embankment on the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park.Three people died and 14 suffered life-threatening injuries after the bus lost control and landed on its roof in the popular tourist destinat...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta bill enables hydrogen home heating, electricity market remodelling
Alberta's government is looking to give the green light to hydrogen as a home and commercial heating fuel in a move it says will boost demand and reduce emissions.If passed, legislation tabled by Utilities Minister Nathan Neudorf will allow utility companies to blend hydrogen into their supply of natural gas provided c...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta spending $900,000 to upgrade monitoring as wildfire season begins
As Alberta heads into the heart of wildfire season, the province is committing almost $1 million to upgrade its early-warning systems.Forestry Minister Todd Loewen says $900,000 is being allocated to upgrade and expand its network of 150 weather stations.These stations monitor environmental conditions, like temperature...
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SEEKING FEEDBACK
Alberta finalizing flood maps faster than ever before
The Government of Alberta is pleased to report it has finalized more flood maps in the past five years than in the previous 35 combined. Officials say flood maps play a critical role in informing local emergency response plans and guiding future development decisions. In the last five years, flood mapping has launched ...
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Local Sports

Canes kick off second-round WHL playoff series Thursday in Calgary
For the first time since the 2018-19 season, the Lethbridge Hurricanes are entering the second round of the WHL playoffs.They face the Calgary Hitmen in a best-of-seven series.Lethbridge beat the Brandon Wheat Kings in the first round 4-1, and are now the third-ranked team in the Eastern Conference. The Hitmen stand at...
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Canes' Bill Peters named a finalist for WHL Coach of the Year
The head coach of the Lethbridge Hurricanes is being recognized as one of the Western Hockey League's (WHL) best.Bill Peters has been named a finalist for the 2024-25 Dunc McCallum Memorial Award as the WHL Coach of the Year.He was hired by the Hurricanes in August 2023 and is in his second season at the head of the te...
Apr 09, 2025
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Lethbridge Hurricanes nominated for WHL Awards
The Western Hockey League (WHL) has announced its year-end awards and the Lethbridge Hurricanes have been nominated in three categories. WHL Business Award The Canes are nominated for this award for the second time and in the four seasons. Attendance was up for the third consecutive season and merchandise sales grew by...
Apr 06, 2025
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Agriculture

Farmers in St. Mary River Irrigation District allocated 50% more water for 2025
Agricultural producers in the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region can rejoice - more water will be available to you this growing season.The St. Mary River Irrigation District (SMRID) set its water allocation for 2025 at 12 inches, an increase of 50 per cent from last year.SMRID board chair George Lohues says the initial all...
Apr 03, 2025
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Agriculture
Host farms invited to sign up for Alberta Open Farm Days
Registration is now open for any place that wants to be a host farm for Alberta Open Farm Days. This year's edition is set for August 16 and 17. The weekend gives people a chance to visit farms and ranches, see food production first-hand and try and buy locally produced products. The theme this year is Water, The Lifeb...
Apr 01, 2025
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Ottawa increases AgriStability cap to help industry as it faces Chinese tariffs
OTTAWA - The Canadian government has announced support for the country's agriculture sector as it deals with tariffs imposed by China. The federal agriculture department says in a news release that the current payment cap under AgriStability, a program that works similarly to crop insurance, will double to $6 million f...
Mar 23, 2025
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Canada

Federal police in B.C. bust fentanyl labs, seize chemicals and equipment
SURREY - Federal police in British Columbia say three drug labs were dismantled last month in the Lower Mainland cities of Pitt Meadows, Mission and Aldergrove, as part of an investigation launched in 2023. RCMP say officers also arrested two suspects, including someone described as a "chemist," but no charge...
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Legault cites capacity amid outcry from Haitian community over asylum seeker comments
MONTREAL - Premier François Legault says Quebec doesn't have the capacity to take in more immigrants amid a surge in the number of asylum seekers arriving at the province's border with the United States. Legault told reporters today in Sherrington, Que., that the sheer numbers are stretching Quebec's social secu...
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Saskatchewan premier says MLA terrorist remark wrong and 'very, very inappropriate'
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says one of his legislature members made inaccurate and "very, very inappropriate comments" by calling federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh a terrorist. But Moe says Humboldt-Watrous MLA Racquel Hilbert has publicly apologized and retracted the remark. He says the programs ...
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Supreme Court confirms order for new murder trials in attack on woman's parents
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed an order for new first-degree murder trials for an Ontario woman and three others who were convicted in an attack on her parents. Jennifer Pan was sentenced in 2015 to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years for first-degree murder, and life for attempted ...
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Statistics Canada data shows drop in Canadians making return trips from U.S.
OTTAWA - New travel numbers suggest Canadians made fewer return trips from the United States last month compared to the same time last year, with a sharp decline in trips by car. Statistics Canada says the number of Canadians returning from the U.S. by car was down almost 32 per cent compared to March 2024, the third c...
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In the news today: Federal rivals campaign in GTA, tariffs targeting Canada unchanged
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney, Poilievre campaigning in the GTA today The Liberals and Conservatives will be campaigning in the Greater Toronto Area today. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is set to make an announcement in Brampton, Ont., in the morning and m...
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World

Supreme Court says Trump administration must facilitate return of deported Maryland man
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Trump administration must facilitate the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, rejecting the administration's emergency appeal. The court acted in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran citizen who had an immigration court o...
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Judge halts Trump administration from ending humanitarian parole for people from four countries
BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday said she will halt the Trump administration from ending a program that allowed hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to temporarily live in the United States. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani that she will issue a stay on the program, which wa...
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Judge allows requirement that everyone in the US illegally must register to move forward
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge is allowing the Trump administration to move forward with a requirement that everyone in the U.S. illegally must register with the federal government, in a move that could have far-reaching repercussions for immigrants across the country. In a ruling Thursday, Judge Trevor Neil McFadde...
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