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WEATHER UPDATE
Strong winds, hail during thunderstorm in southern Alberta Sunday
Environment Canada reported strong winds during severe thunderstorms in some areas or southern Alberta on Sunday.Calgary reported hail up to the size of a golf ball.Environment Canada said power outages were also reported in several areas.Some of the strongest winds reported included:South of the Cypress Hills 115 km/h...
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CRIME
Unlawfully at large Blood Tribe woman arrested in Lethbridge
The Southern Alberta RCMP Crime Reduction Unit arrested a female from the Blood Tribe First Nation who was unlawfully at large after she defeated her court ordered electronic monitoring device.On Thursday, July 10, the 36-year old woman was located at a residence in Lethbridge by Mounties and is now facing two addition...
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Lethbridge Fiesta Extravaganza runs July 19-20
The city's largest celebration of Filipino culture is set to get underway next weekend.The 2025 Lethbridge Fiesta Extravaganza (LFE), also known as the Festival of Smiles, takes place at Henderson Lake Park on Saturday and Sunday, July 19 and 20."This festival promises to be a celebration of our community's rich a...
Jul 13, 2025
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SAAG celebrating 50th anniversary in 2026
The Southern Alberta Art Gallery (SAAG) is planning to showcase a series of exhibitions and artists as it gets ready to turn 50 years old.The Gallery first opened to the public in 1976, and to celebrate, organizers are pairing early-career artists with four established artists who have previously exhibited.The exhibiti...
Jul 12, 2025
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Alberta

Alberta
Alberta pushing for a "terrorist group" designation
Alberta is joining BC in calling on Ottawa to designate India's Lawrence Bishnoi gang a terrorist group.BC Premier David Eby sent a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney last month asking for the designation.Police and politicians say there have been widespread extortion targeting South Asian business figures in Alberta...
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July 11, 2025
Update 12: Alberta wildfire update
While warm, windy weather continues, the possibility of showers in some areas this weekend is welcome and may support ongoing wildfire response efforts.Current situationThere are 50 wildfires currently burning across Alberta in the Forest Protection Area, and four mutual aid fires.14 are classified as out of control, n...
Jul 11, 2025
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Housing
Alberta, Ottawa putting $203 million into new affordable housing units
EDMONTON - Alberta and Ottawa have signed off on $203 million for new affordable housing projects across the province.Provincial Social Services Minister Jason Nixon says the joint funding will go toward 25 projects and see more than 2,300 units built.Nixon says the projects range from housing for young adults and stud...
Jul 11, 2025
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Alberta gained 30,000 jobs in June, leading national growth
It was a good month for jobs in Alberta.That is according to a new report from Statistics Canada, which says the province's unemployment rate fell from 7.4 per cent in May to 6.8 per cent in June.Employment increased by 30,000, thanks to the additions of 51,300 full-time positions. The number of part-time jobs fell by ...
Jul 11, 2025
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Canada

Poilievre wants Carney to cash out blind trust, says ethics screens insufficient
OTTAWA - The Conservatives want Prime Minister Mark Carney to sell all the assets in his blind trust to avoid any possible conflicts of interest. Carney set up a blind trust after he was sworn in as prime minister in March and the details of how it works were made public on Friday. They show that the prime minister has...
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Cabinet to meet Tuesday as Trump says 35% tariff letter is 'the deal'
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with his cabinet tomorrow, as President Donald Trump says his letters threatening upwards of 35 per cent tariffs to Carney, and other leaders are "the deals." The president sent Carney a letter late last week saying Canada will face a 35 per cent tariff rate after Aug...
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CP NewsAlert: Alberta surpasses U.S. in confirmed measles cases with more than 1,300
EDMONTON - Alberta has surpassed the United States in confirmed measles cases, after 30 new cases were diagnosed over the weekend. The province has now seen 1,314 cases since the beginning of March. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 1,288 cases so far this year across 39 states. The outbr...
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Federal envoy urges Ontario to act on antisemitism in its public schools
OTTAWA - Canada's special envoy on antisemitism says Ontario needs to take seriously incidents of anti-Jewish bigotry targeted at students in public schools. Deborah Lyons commissioned a survey of nearly 600 Jewish parents, and found hundreds of children were subjected to incidents including antisemitic bullying and bl...
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Woman severely burned by substance in 'intentional act' in Langley, B.C., police say
LANGLEY - Police in Metro Vancouver say a woman was taken to hospital suffering from "severe burns" after being exposed to an "unknown substance" in a targeted assault. A statement issued by Langley RCMP says officers responded to a report of woman in distress along a stretch of the Fraser Highway l...
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Man with al-Qaida ties likely to plead guilty to terror offence in Montreal: lawyer
MONTRÉAL - A man with ties to al-Qaida who allegedly threatened to bomb public transit has waived his right to a bail hearing. Mohamed Abdullah Warsame, 51, appeared in court by video conference from the Rivière-des-Prairies detention centre in Montreal. Warsame has been charged with uttering threats afte...
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