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Lethbridge and Area

Lethbridge spray parks open Friday
Residents of Lethbridge will soon be able to keep themselves cool outdoors.The City of Lethbridge is kicking off "splash season" on Friday, May 23, at noon by opening its spray parks.Legacy Spray Park is the city's biggest splash zone and it has areas for toddlers, the whole family, and for kids aged five to ...
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LPS arrests impaired driver, issues dozens of tickets during long weekend blitz
Members of the Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) were kept busy over the May long weekend.Officers conducted a traffic enforcement blitz and issued 36 tickets, removed one impaired driver from the road and arrested a person on an outstanding warrant.This is part of a regular enforcement initiative that has been ongoing d...
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Lethbridge teen reported missing
The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is asking for your help to locate a missing youth.They say Shilo Dawn Left Hand, 14, was last seen in the 500 block of Stafford Drive North at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.LPS says she is new to the city and that efforts to locate her have been unsuccessful."...
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Lethbridge's Not4Sale fundraising to support victims of human trafficking
A local non-profit is asking for your support as it works to help the survivors of human trafficking.Not4Sale is a Lethbridge-based organization that has safe homes in Mexico and Kenya.Executive Director Joy-Lynn Stickel says they currently have seven young girls in their Mexico location and two in Kenya.She tells LNN ...
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Alberta

Western premiers to finish talks on trade, Arctic security in Yellowknife
YELLOWKNIFE - Premiers from Western Canada are scheduled to wrap up a two-day conference in Yellowknife. The annual meeting of leaders from British Columbia, the Prairie provinces and the northern territories comes two weeks before all Canada's premiers are to gather with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Saskatoon. Northw...
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Alberta RCMP
Alberta RCMP encouraging families discuss personal safety with their children
Alberta RCMP is encouraging families to discuss personal safety with their children.Mounties say as the weather gets warmer and kids spend more time outside, now is a good time to make sure they know how to stay safe.They are offering a list of tips parents can use:Remind kids never to go anywhere with someone they don...
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G7 finance ministers to discuss global economy, Ukraine at Banff summit
BANFF - Top economic officials from the G7 are gathering for a full day of closed-door discussions in Banff, Alta., to examine pressing topics including the global economy and the war in Ukraine. The meeting in the Rocky Mountains, which wraps up Thursday, is a prelude to the G7 leaders summit in June in nearby Kananas...
May 21, 2025
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Western premiers meet in Yellowknife to talk trade, energy and Arctic security
YELLOWKNIFE - Premiers from Western Canada are to meet Wednesday to kick off a two-day conference in Yellowknife. Set to attend are Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, British Columbia's David Eby, Saskatchewan's Scott Moe, Manitoba's Wab Kinew, Nunavut's P.J. Akeeagok, Yukon's outgoing Premier Ranj Pillai and Northwest Te...
May 21, 2025
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Canada

Carney 'devastated and appalled' by killing of 2 Israeli embassy staff in Washington
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he is "devastated and appalled" by the killing of two Israeli embassy staff in Washington yesterday. The two staff members were leaving an event at a Jewish museum when they were shot and killed. Police said the suspect yelled, "Free, free Palestine" after hi...
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Supreme Court won't review decision to send seized material to U.S. authorities
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not review a decision to send information to U.S. authorities investigating commercial espionage allegations. The United States asked for Canada's assistance in 2017 to obtain and execute a search warrant at JYS Technologies' office in Brossard, Que. The federal justice ministe...
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CP NewsAlert: Prime Minister Mark Carney sworn in as MP for Ottawa riding of Nepean
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has been officially sworn in as MP for the Ottawa riding of Nepean. The ceremony took place on Parliament Hill this morning. More coming. David Baxter, The Canadian Press
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In the news today: Do Canadians trust their government? G7 finance summit wraps up
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Half of Canadians trust their governments: poll Most Canadians feel attached to their country, province and municipality but only about half of them trust their governments, a new poll suggests. The Leger survey, which polled 1,53...
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Western premiers to finish talks on trade, Arctic security in Yellowknife
YELLOWKNIFE - Premiers from Western Canada are scheduled to wrap up a two-day conference in Yellowknife. The annual meeting of leaders from British Columbia, the Prairie provinces and the northern territories comes two weeks before all Canada's premiers are to gather with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Saskatoon. Northw...
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New report casts doubt on revival of Quebec LNG project
MONTREAL - A shareholder advocacy group says reviving a liquefied natural gas export project in Quebec's Saguenay region would be costly and likely unprofitable. Investors for Paris Compliance says demand for LNG in Europe dropped by 18 per cent between 2022 and 2024, and Canadian exports would have a hard time competi...
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