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Lethbridge and Area

Website showcases Made in Alberta foods as tariffs push Canadians to buy local
Anybody who is looking to avoid supporting American companies in the wake of U.S. tariffs can easily find local alternatives.MadeInAlberta.co launched in 2023 as the Alberta Food Processors Association (AFPA) and the provincial government sought to promote local items.It features hundreds of foods and beverages includi...
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Lethbridge fire crews extinguish vehicle fire
Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services were called to a vehicle fire on Monday, February 3, 2025.Crews responded to a home in the 400 block of Blackfoot Manor just after 12:30 p.m., where a parked vehicle was fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze as it was looking to spread to the home....
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Lethbridge police charge man in connection to liquor store theft
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police have arrested a suspect in connection to a robbery on January 27, 2025.Just after 8:30 that night, police say a man entered a liquor store along Mic Mac Boulevard, grabbed some alcohol and attempted to leave without paying. When the clerk locked the doors, they say the suspect threate...
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Hurricanes fall to Oil Kings, beat Hitmen in weekend games
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes had two games over the weekend, and came out with a win and a loss. Saturday, February 1 vs. Edmonton Oil Kings The first game of the weekend set saw the Hurricanes hosting the Edmonton Oil Kings at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena. In the first period, the Oil Kings struck first...
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Alberta

VIEW-ONLY VERSION
Alberta paramedics now able to access Connect Care
Paramedics providing front-line care now have view-only access to Connect Care, as of Jan. 30. Paramedics are now able to look up the most up-to-date health information available including medication lists, lab results, electrocardiograms and medical imaging. The government says that allowing paramedics to view patient...
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Website showcases Made in Alberta foods as tariffs push Canadians to buy local
Anybody who is looking to avoid supporting American companies in the wake of U.S. tariffs can easily find local alternatives.MadeInAlberta.co launched in 2023 as the Alberta Food Processors Association (AFPA) and the provincial government sought to promote local items.It features hundreds of foods and beverages includi...
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Alberta law society to hold sanction hearing for former justice minister Kaycee Madu
Alberta's law society is to hold a hearing to sanction former provincial justice minister Kaycee Madu.Madu was found guilty of misconduct last year when, as justice minister in 2021, he phoned Edmonton's police chief after receiving a traffic ticket.Madu told a hearing last year he didn't call Chief Dale McFee about th...
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PROVINCE
Premier Smith says 'no economic justification' for U.S. tariffs
"I am disappointed with U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to place tariffs on all Canadian goods," said Premier Danielle Smith in a statement Saturday.-READ: Trump to slap Canada with 25 per cent tariffs Tuesday-"This decision will harm Canadians and Americans alike, and strain the important relatio...
Feb 02, 2025
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Canada

Quebec follows federal government and delays capital gains tax hike until 2026
QUÉBEC - Quebec's Finance Department says it is following the federal government's lead and delaying a planned hike in the capital gains tax until Jan. 1, 2026. The federal Liberals said in their April budget that they would raise the portion of capital gains on which companies pay tax to two-thirds from one-hal...
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Interprovincial trade barriers: what they are, why they exist and how to cut them
OTTAWA - The Trump administration's on-again, off-again threat to impose damaging tariffs has boosted an old idea for driving economic growth in Canada: eliminating interprovincial trade barriers. "There are millions of different ways in which rules and regulations and standards and so on affect decisions that add...
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Trudeau says U.S. tariffs on Canada will be paused for 30 days
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the U.S. has agreed to pause tariffs on Canada for at least 30 days after he spoke with President Donald Trump this afternoon.Trudeau says in a social media post that Canada is implementing its $1.3-billion plan to strengthen the border and appointing a "fentanyl czar."Canad...
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Canada's forestry sector faces uncertainty with 25 per cent U.S. tariffs
VICTORIA - A wide shadow of uncertainty has been cast over Canada's forestry sector by U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 25-per-cent tariff on its lumber products. Several industry groups have released statements criticizing the tariff as unnecessary and harmful for both sides, a sentiment echoed by Br...
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Trump mistaken, U.S. banks can and do operate in Canada says finance professor
A finance professor at the University of Toronto says American banks do operate in Canada despite assertions by U.S. President Donald Trump that they are not allowed to do business in the country. Trump says on his social media platform, Truth Social, that "Canada doesn't even allow U.S. banks to open or do busine...
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A short list of U.S. goods which will be charged 25 per cent tariffs starting Tuesday
OTTAWA - Effective Tuesday, Canada is imposing 25 per cent tariffs on $30 billion in goods originating in the United States - part of Canada's response to sweeping tariffs on Canadian goods ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump. Here are some of the major categories of imported items being hit with Canadian tariffs, a...
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