

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

$20K grants available: TELUS STORYHIVE Pan-Asian Edition opens applications April 1
$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

Lethbridge Hurricanes secure 2-1 win over Calgary Saturday
Game 2 of Lethbridge's WHL playoff series against the Calgary Hitmen has gone to the Hurricanes.Playing in Calgary on Saturday, April 12, the Canes came out with a 2-1 win.Brayden Edwards scored the game's first point at the 14:22 mark in the second period. Assists were made by Noah Chadwick and Miguel Marques.With jus...
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Two west Lethbridge homes heavily damaged in fire
A pair of homes on the west side caught fire on Saturday, April 12, 2025.Few details have been released by the Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) and Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services (LFES) at this time.They say it occurred on the 1200 block of Pacific Close West in the Garry Station neighbourhood.Smoke was heavily ...
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Snowfall warning for Foothills area
Environment Canada says residents in the southwest corner of Alberta can expect some snow on Saturday.A snowfall warning has been issued for communities including Crowsnest Pass, Pincher Creek and Waterton Lakes National Park. These areas can expect around 10 cm of snow, which should end early Sunday morning."Rapi...
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City of Lethbridge reminding dog owners to renew their licenses
If you live in Lethbridge and have a dog, you need to renew your license.The City of Lethbridge says, "If you have not yet renewed your annual dog licence, please note that it has expired. We understand that life can be unpredictable, and circumstances may change unexpectedly. If you've experienced the loss of you...
17h ago
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Federal Election 2025

Every candidate running in southern Alberta in the 2025 federal election
A total of 20 people are looking to represent the four federal ridings south of Calgary.Elections Canada has released its list of every candidate for the 2025 federal election.LNN has reached out to all candidates in the local ridings and has published articles on many of them, but there are still a few that we are wai...
Apr 11, 2025
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Canada's Choice
Carney pitches crime policy, tougher laws on harassment at places of worship
Liberal Leader Mark Carney said Thursday he would pass tougher laws to stop people from being harassed at their places of worship, part of a suite of crime and justice measures he unveiled at a campaign stop in southern Ontario.The promise comes after more than a year of reports of rising hate targeting Jews and Muslim...
Apr 10, 2025
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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...
Apr 10, 2025
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What's Happening
SASHA launches #BuyABed fundraiser to support vulnerable Lethbridge residents
Apr 04, 2025

SASHA launches #BuyABed fundraiser to support vulnerable Lethbridge residents
$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

$20K grants available: TELUS STORYHIVE Pan-Asian Edition opens applications April 1
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

PSA
Albertans asked to exercise caution as bear activity increases
A public safety advisory has been issued in Alberta as bears begin emerging from hibernation across the province. With increasing bear activity expected throughout the coming months, Forestry and Parks and Public Safety and Emergency Services are reminding Albertans to take the appropriate precautions while enjoying th...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta government and auditor at odds over lawyer involvement in health probe
The Alberta government and its auditor general are at odds over the province's decision to bring its lawyers directly into the investigation surrounding multimillion-dollar health contracts.The issue arose after the Opposition NDP revealed a leaked email from Alberta Health that directs public servants to contact lawye...
Apr 11, 2025
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Measles Outbreak
Alberta's top public health doctor reminding public to get their measles vaccine
EDMONTON Alberta's top doctor for public health says officials are working to contain the spread of measles as case counts continue to rise. Health officials say there are 58 confirmed cases of measles in Alberta and that they are paying close attention to rising case counts within the south and central zones. Chief me...
Apr 11, 2025
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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...
Apr 10, 2025
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Local Sports

Lethbridge Hurricanes secure 2-1 win over Calgary Saturday
Game 2 of Lethbridge's WHL playoff series against the Calgary Hitmen has gone to the Hurricanes.Playing in Calgary on Saturday, April 12, the Canes came out with a 2-1 win.Brayden Edwards scored the game's first point at the 14:22 mark in the second period. Assists were made by Noah Chadwick and Miguel Marques.With jus...
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Hurricanes sweep Hitmen in WHL playoff series opener
The Lethbridge Hurricanes got off to a great start in the second round of the playoffs.Game 1 against the Calgary Hitmen took place on Thursday, April 10 at the Scotiabank Saddledome with the Canes securing a 4-0 win.Different members of the Lethbridge team scored all four goals.Kooper Gizowski secured the win for the ...
Apr 11, 2025
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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...
Apr 10, 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

Quebec teen, 15, dies after falling into silo at closed factory in Shawinigan, Que
SHAWINIGAN - Quebec provincial police say a 15-year-old girl has died after a fall at the site of a shuttered factory in Shawinigan, northeast of Montreal. One of the girl's relatives alerted emergency services around 8:30 p.m. on Friday after the victim fell into a silo at the former Belgo factory, a paper mill that h...
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Artificial intelligence, wearable tech can improve safety in stroke rehab: study
Artificial intelligence combined with wearable technology has the potential to improve safety among people recovering from a stroke, suggests a study from researchers, including a team from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. Gustavo Balbinot, an assistant professor in neurorehabilitation, said the research op...
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B.C. Court of Appeal upholds murder conviction for Vancouver Island prison escapee
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of James Busch, who escaped from a Vancouver Island prison in 2019 with another inmate, then killed a man who lived near the institution. Busch and fellow inmate Zachary Armitage escaped from William Head Institution, a minim...
Apr 11, 2025
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Sex assault civil trial of Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon to resume next week
MONTREAL - The sexual assault civil trial of Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon will resume next week after the Court of Appeal rejected his appeal of the scope of questions his lawyers could ask in his defence. In a brief hearing today, the province's highest court dismissed Rozon's appeal filed in the midst of his...
Apr 11, 2025
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Carney warns of signs that global economies are slowing amid Trump's tariffs
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says there are signs that the global and Canadian economies are slowing. Carney took another day off the campaign trail today to convene his Canada-U.S. cabinet committee today after a raucous week of White House tariff policy. Markets have been in turmoil since Trump escalated his t...
Apr 11, 2025
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P.E.I. university apologizes for removing lemming painting that offended Americans
CHARLOTTETOWN - The University of Prince Edward Island apologized today to a former artist in residence who quit after administrators ordered him to remove a painting that offended some American faculty members. Christopher Griffin's painting, "The Crossing," shows lemmings gathered around an American flag as...
Apr 11, 2025
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World

Intellectually disabled teen shot by Idaho police dies after being removed from life support
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - An autistic, nonverbal teenage boy who was shot repeatedly by Idaho police from the other side of a chain link fence while he was holding a knife died Saturday after being removed from life support, his family said. Victor Perez, 17, who also had cerebral palsy, had been in a coma since the April 5 ...
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At least 100 people killed in attacks on famine-hit camps in Sudan's Darfur, UN official says
CAIRO (AP) - Sudan's notorious paramilitary group launched a two-day attack on famine-hit camps for displaced people that left more than 100 dead, including 20 children and nine aid workers, in the Darfur region, a U.N. official said Saturday. The Rapid Support Forces and allied militias launched an offensive on the Za...
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Iran says 'indirect talks' begin with a US envoy over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program
MUSCAT, Oman (AP) - Iran and the United States have begun negotiations in Oman over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program. Esmail Baghaei, a spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry, made the announcement on the social platform. "These talks will be a held at a location planned by the Omani hosts with representa...
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