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Lethbridge and Area

Lethbridge Polytechnic students raise money for Elder Abuse network
A group of local post-secondary students were hard at work to support seniors who are suffering from abuse.The students are part of the Therapeutic Recreation - Gerontology (TR) program at Lethbridge Polytechnic.They spent February engaged in fundraising initiatives and efforts to raise awareness for the Lethbridge Eld...
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One person dead following collision south of Lethbridge
The RCMP is continuing to investigate a fatal collision in southern Alberta.It occurred just after 12:20 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at the intersection of Highways 4 and 845.A spokesperson with the RCMP told LNN that a person driving a Honda CRV was traveling along Highway 845 and tried to cross Highway 4, result...
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Brooks RCMP searching for missing person
The RCMP is asking for your help in finding a person from Brooks.Officers say 32-year-old Joshua (Astrid) Kinsella-Gow was last seen on February 19, 2025, at the 7-Eleven in Okotoks.RCMP believes they might have been traveling to the Calgary area.Kinsella-Gow is described as 5'7" with waist-length dirty blonde hai...
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Youth One announces gala to celebrate 10 years of impact
Youth One, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting youth through mentorship and community programs, will mark its 10-year anniversary with a Black Tie Gala on March 29, 2025. The event, presented by Allied Marketing Group, aims to recognize the organization's impact on young people in the region while raising ...
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Alberta

Energy
Alberta proposes oil-site trespass bill to keep federal workers from grabbing data
Alberta's government is proposing a law it says would ban federal employees from going on any oil-related sites -- from wellheads to corporate head offices - but the NDP says it's an illegal and performative distraction.Premier Danielle Smith says the goal is to keep federal staffers away from any place where oil and g...
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Education
School support workers union ratifies deal with Edmonton public school board
The union for school support staff in Edmonton says its 3,000 members are to return to work Thursday after ratifying a new deal with the public school board.Members voted 93 per cent in favour of the new deal, which the Canadian Union of Public Employees has said includes a higher wage package.Workers from the Parkland...
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MUNICIPAL GROUP REACTIONS
Who's footing the bill?: Municipal groups call for government action on unpaid oil and gas taxes
Alberta Municipalities (ABmunis) has released a statement expressing concern about unpaid oil and gas property taxes, as the financial burden gets passed to municipalities and their residents instead. A member survey recently conducted by the Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) found that as of Dec. 31, 2024, at leas...
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CONSTRUCTION TRAINING PROGRAM
Helmets to Hardhats launches in Alberta, creating work pathway for veterans
Helmets to Hardhats (H2H) has partnered with the Government of Alberta's Minister of Advanced Education, Rajan Sawhney, to launch the Skilled Pathway Program, an initiative aimed at equipping veterans, reservists and their family members with the skills needed for successful careers in the construction industry."T...
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Canada

Trump annexation talk prompted defence talks with Europe, Joly says
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada is in the "advanced" stages of negotiations with Europe on joining its new defence partnership - prompted in large part by growing concern about Russia's war in Ukraine and U.S. President Donald Trump's ongoing talk of annexing Canada. In an in...
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Prime Minister Mark Carney's government terminates consumer carbon price
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's first move after taking office on Friday was to eliminate the consumer carbon price, undoing Justin Trudeau's signature climate policy. Carney addressed members of the media after the Friday afternoon cabinet meeting, saying the government is "focused on action." "We...
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UBC bans Chinese AI DeepSeek from its devices and networks, citing privacy, security
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia has banned Chinese AI tool DeepSeek from being used or installed on university-owned devices and networks, citing "a high degree of privacy and security risk." The university says it reached the decision after a review of public information and third-party assess...
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Montreal begins annual effort to clear tonnes of garbage exposed by snowmelt
MONTREAL - Street cleaning is a rite of spring in Montreal, after receding snow exposes months' worth of cigarette butts, dog waste, and other garbage. The city says its fleet of street sweepers, sidewalk washers and other cleaning staff will need between four and six weeks to pick up what is expected to be at least 50...
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Poilievre says he wants to greenlight Ring of Fire mining permits within six months
SUDBURY, Ont. - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday he'll "set a deadline" to approve all federal permits for mining in northwestern Ontario's Ring of Fire region within six months. Poilievre said that a Conservative government would also commit $1 billion over three years to building a road n...
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Quebec effort to ease internal trade means less red tape for racehorses, undertakers
MONTREAL - Quebec is taking some halting steps toward scrapping interprovincial trade barriers with measures that will reduce red tape for funeral directors, real estate brokers and racehorse owners. The government announced today it is planning to withdraw at least five of its exemptions to the Canadian Free Trade Agr...
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