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Mar 18, 2025

Lethbridge restaurant raises funds for Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation
What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: February 10-16, 2025
Feb 10, 2025
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Jan 29, 2025

Lethbridge and Area

City of Lethbridge inviting feedback on new Public Art Master Plan
You can help to shape the future of public art in Lethbridge.The City of Lethbridge says it is updating its Public Art Master Plan, which was first passed in 2012.Community Arts and Culture Manager Jillian Bracken says the initiative supports the City's commitment to fostering a culturally vibrant community."Publi...
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Lethbridge film screening to highlight impacts of opioid crisis
Southern Albertans can take part in a special screening of an award-winning film that shines a spotlight on "one of the most urgent issues in Lethbridge."Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy follows Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers as she creates "an intimate portrait of her community a...
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Nathan Svoboda looks to become Lethbridge's first-ever NDP MP
The New Democrats have announced their candidate for Lethbridge in the federal election.Nathan Svoboda says he wanted to run with the NDP because they are fighters, not talkers.He told LNN that he was inspired to join them after seeing them get real results for Canadians, like pharmacare and dental care coverage, despi...
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U of L students win awards for playwriting
The University of Lethbridge (U of L) is honouring a trio of students for coming up with compelling scripts for plays.The annual Play Right Prize awards $2,500 in cash prizes to students and supports their professional development in playwriting.Drama (Performance) student Carter Popielarz won the first place $1,500 pr...
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What's Happening
$20K grants available: TELUS STORYHIVE Pan-Asian Edition opens applications April 1
Mar 18, 2025

Canadian Mental Health Association - many programs, meeting people where they're at
What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: February 10-16, 2025
Feb 10, 2025
What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: January 29-February 2, 2025
Jan 29, 2025

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What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: January 20-26, 2025
Jan 20, 2025
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Jan 07, 2025

Alberta

Provincial Politics
Pediatric care in Alberta underfunded and putting kids at risk; medical association
Alberta doctors are warning of ``catastrophic'' consequences for children's physical and mental health if the province doesn't boost funding for pediatric care.The Alberta Medical Association says nearly half of pediatricians are considering retirement and that a quarter of them are thinking of leaving Alberta or reduc...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta Premier Smith rejects criticism U.S. meetings amount to treason
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is channelling Winston Churchill to categorically reject accusations she is turning her back on Canada by meeting and talking to U.S. officials and influencers who wish her country harm. It comes as Smith prepares to fly to Florida this week to join an event with an American podcaster who...
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GOVERNMENT RESPONDS
Private investments eroding public health care, Parkland Institute report finds
A new report by the Parkland Institute, titled "Operation Profit: Private Surgical Contracts Deliver Higher Costs and Longer Waits," suggests that Alberta's outsourcing to private health care providers has increased costs, undermined hospitals and prolonged wait times for critical surgeries. Authored by healt...
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RESPONDING TO 2023 E. COLI OUTBREAK
Survey opens for Albertan feedback on food safety in child care facilities
Starting today, Alberta residents are invited to participate in an online survey to help inform the implementation of regulations and policies relating to food safety in the province. In the fall of 2023, an E. coli outbreak struck Calgary child care facilities, impacting families, child care providers and communities....
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Local Sports

Medicine Hat entertainment venues first in Alberta certified for sensory sensitivities
Medicine Hat's Co-op Place and the Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre have acquired a new certification that verifies they're better equipped to assist guests with sensory sensitivities, the first entertainment venues in Alberta to have earned it.KultureCity's Sensory Inclusive program has been widely embraced by venue...
Mar 25, 2025
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Lethbridge Hurricanes to face Brandon in opening round of WHL playoffs
There are just a few days to go before the start of the Western Hockey League (WHL) playoffs and the Lethbridge Hurricanes now know who they will be facing.The Canes will take on the Brandon Wheat Kings in the first round, a team Lethbridge has a favourable record against. They won three of four games against Brandon i...
Mar 24, 2025
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Former Hurricane Ty Prefontaine helps Huskies win U SPORTS bronze
Former Lethbridge Hurricanes defenseman Ty Prefontaine played a key role in the University of Saskatchewan Huskies' bronze medal finish at the 2025 U SPORTS Men's Hockey Championship in Ottawa.Prefontaine spent four seasons (2016-2020) with the Lethbridge Hurricanes in the Western Hockey League (WHL), serving as an alt...
Mar 24, 2025
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Agriculture

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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SUPPORTS A CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Alberta supporting waste reduction and biogas industry with updates to agriculture act
The Government of Alberta has proposed updates to the Agricultural Operations Practices Act, intended to help reduce waste, allow farmers to supplement fertilizer with organic materials and help attract job-creating investment. This act and its regulations provide the rules and standards for all agricultural operations...
Mar 19, 2025
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AVOID ROLLOVERS AND FALLS
Agricultural Safety Week: Slow down and make a plan
This year, March 16-22 marks Agricultural Safety Week in Canada, an annual national event aimed at highlighting the importance of farm safety. "Canadian Agricultural Safety Week is a good time to remind those working on farms and ranches about the importance of farm health and safety measures to keep operations sa...
Mar 19, 2025
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Canada

CP NewsAlert: Ontario measles case count hits 572, up by more than 100 in past week
TORONTO - Measles cases keep climbing in Ontario, as the province counts more than 100 new cases in the past week. Public Health Ontario is now reporting 572 confirmed and suspected cases since the outbreak began in October. More coming. Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press
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San Antonio and Detroit are among the U.S. cities most vulnerable to tariffs: report
OTTAWA - San Antonio, Detroit and Kansas City are the three American cities most vulnerable to a trade war, says new research by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. The research looked at 41 cities in the U.S. to determine which ones are the most dependent on trade with Canada. The report says that U.S. cities that are h...
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Trump threatens EU and Canada with more tariffs if they work together to harm U.S.
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening large tariffs on the European Union and Canada if they work together to do economic harm to the U.S. In a post on social media, Trump says the tariffs would be "far larger than currently planned." The comments follow Trump's move to impose 25 per cent tariff...
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Montreal archdiocese launches real estate arm aimed at maximizing social impact
MONTREAL - As Montreal grapples with growing homelessness, the Catholic archdiocese in the city is forming a new real estate arm that it says will help ensure any redevelopment of church properties addresses "pressing community needs." The creation of the Roman Catholic Real Estate Corp. of Montreal, announce...
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In the news today: Carney's campaign presses pause as new U.S. auto tariffs announced
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trump's tariffs derail Carney's campaign plans Liberal Leader Mark Carney is back in Ottawa today to deal with the fallout of new auto tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Carney sa...
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'It's the Wild West': How AI is creating new frontiers for crime in Canada
VANCOUVER - Canadian police patrolling corners of the dark web are well aware of the commonly nefarious ways criminals exploit artificial intelligence. There's deepfake pornography. Voice impersonation. Romance scams that turn into financial fraud. But recently there's been a new twist - criminals offering to "jai...
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World

5 wounded in stabbing in Amsterdam, 1 person arrested
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - At least five people have been wounded in a stabbing in Amsterdam, police in the Dutch city said on Thursday. The stabbing happened near Dam Square in central Amsterdam. One person has been arrested. Police have cordoned off the area and multiple ambulances have responded to the event. A t...
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Department of Health and Human Services will cut 10,000 jobs as part of a major restructuring plan
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will eliminate 10,000 jobs as part of a major restructuring plan. The agency made the announcement Thursday. The agency is responsible for monitoring infectious diseases, inspecting foods and hospitals and overseeing health insurance programs for nearly...
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Tourist submarine sinks off Egypt's coast, leaving 6 dead and 9 injured, officials say
CAIRO (AP) - Six people died and nine others were injured after a tourist submarine sank in the popular Egyptian Red Sea destination of Hurghada, two municipal officials said Thursday. They were speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media. Emergency crews were able to rescue 2...
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