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Lethbridge and Area

Wildlife warning issued for cougars near Waterton Village
A wildlife warning was issued Tuesday for cougars in Waterton Village and area.Cougars are frequenting the area where the village, Linnet Lake and Prince of Wales trails are located, according to the Parks Canada bulletin.Special caution is recommended while travelling or camping in the area.Parks Canada advised that f...
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Medicine Hat public education support workers vote against labour deal
Medicine Hat's public education support workers have voted not to ratify a proposed labour agreement.The vote was originally delayed after Local 829's executives were removed by the national CUPE leadership.The Medicine Hat Public School Division acknowledges the "no" vote creates uncertainty but says the dec...
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Lethbridge man wanted on drug-related warrants
The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is asking for the public's help in locating a man who allegedly has outstanding drug warrants.They say Warren Shayn McMurtrie, 36, is wanted on warrants for the possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a weapon, driving while prohibited, and ...
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Taber is celebrating its 120th birthday
The Town of Taber is celebrating 120 years of growth and community this year. The town was officially incorporated on March 15, 1905, but its history goes back much further. Indigenous peoples have called the land home for thousands of years, and the area began to take shape in the 1890s when homesteaders decided to se...
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What's Happening
What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: February 10-16, 2025
Feb 10, 2025

Renter's Choice - Celebrating a Quarter Century of Success
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

Renter's Choice - offering a Pet Program for that special family member
What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: January 6-12, 2025
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What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: December 30 - January 5, 2025
Dec 30, 2024

Alberta

MILLIONS OWED
Rural Municipalities of Alberta call for government action on unpaid oil and gas property taxes
Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) is calling on the Government of Alberta to establish a working group to create a Property Tax Accountability Strategy (PTAS) to address an ongoing issue of unpaid oil and gas property taxes. For seven consecutive years, the RMA has conducted a member survey that's found oil and gas...
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NATURAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Alberta and Japanese ministry sign Memorandum of Understanding
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed by Premier Danielle Smith and Ichiro Takahara, chairman and CEO of the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC), while the two were at the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, Texas. The agreement is meant to renew the two parties' commitment to deepen ...
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MILITARY
Canadian fighter jets carrying out training exercises at CFB Suffield
Canadian fighter jets will be carrying out operations at CFB Suffield from Thursday to Monday, the National Defense department said.CF-188 Hornets based in Cold Lake will approach from Calgary en route to the Suffield base's range training area, according to a news release.Citizens may observe "routine aerial move...
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Energy Business
Oil and gas reserves in Alberta higher than previous AER estimates
A news release from the province says Alberta has bigger reserves of natural gas than first thought. New measurements of the gas in the Montney, Duvernay and Deep Basin areas has found that there are 1360 trillion cubic feet of gas in the ground. Of that, 130 trillion cubic feet is what the province calls "proved ...
6h ago
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Local Sports

Hurricanes secure home-ice advantage wit
Hurricanes secure home-ice advantage with 5-3 win over Raiders
The Lethbridge Hurricanes secured home-ice advantage in the first round of the WHL Playoffs with a 5-3 victory over the Prince Albert Raiders on Wednesday night at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena. Kooper Gizowski scored twice, including the game-winner in the final seconds, as the Hurricanes extended their point streak t...
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Medicine Hat woman breaks world record for most push ups in one minute
Medicine Hat's Christy Starling considers physical exercise her self-care and release, but after an injury impeded certain workouts she could do, she decided to take on a new challenge of breaking records.Starling wanted to break the Guinness World Record for most knuckle push ups in one minute, which she attempted in ...
Mar 10, 2025
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2024 sporting events generated $18 million in economic activity in Lethbridge
The Lethbridge Sport Council (LSC) says it was a great year for sports in the community.The LSC has released its Sport Tourism Impact Report for 2024.It says economic impact reports were completed for 214 single and multi-day sporting events in Lethbridge last year, accounting for 62 per cent of all events.Sporting eve...
Mar 10, 2025
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Agriculture

Lethbridge pea protein plant gets $2.3 million to improve innovation
A multi-million dollar grant will help an agri-food processor in Lethbridge to continue to innovate in plant-based protein markets.Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) has announced $2.3 million in funding for PIP Lethbridge Inc. PIP opened in the city in 2022 and both produces and researches yellow pea-based pro...
Mar 12, 2025
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Agriculture
Agriculture ministers say Team Canada approach to tariffs will continue as GGC expresses concern about trade war
Federal, provincial and territorial agriculture ministers says they will continue with a Team Canada approach in dealing with US tariffs. The ministers met in Ottawa on Thursday as part of what a release from the federal agriculture department calls "ongoing discussions related to the impacts and potential respons...
Mar 11, 2025
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Funding announced for Lethbridge-area agriculture projects
Local projects will aim to improve agriculture in a variety of different ways.Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), part of the federal government, has announced over $1.8 million for four non-profit organizations to support Alberta's value-added agriculture industry.Terry Duguid, Minister for PrairiesCan...
Mar 06, 2025
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Canada

Trudeau calls for plan to build a new official prime minister's residence
OTTAWA - With one foot out the door, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is asking one of his ministers to help develop a plan for a new official residence to replace the vacant 24 Sussex. In a letter addressed to Minister of Public Services and Procurement Jean-Yves Duclos and obtained by The Canadian Press, Trudeau asks th...
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Montreal adds police patrols, limits loitering to boost sense of security in metro
MONTREAL - Montreal is increasing police patrols and cracking down on loitering in the metro system in response to a massive rise in the number of people struggling with drug addiction and mental illness in the transit network. Officials with the city's transit agency - Société de transport de Montr&eacut...
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'Lost Canadians' can receive citizenship through interim rules as legislation delayed
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller is giving so-called "lost Canadians" a chance to receive Canadian citizenship, now that court-mandated legislation will not be passed by the deadline. "Lost Canadians" is a term applied to people who were born outside of the country to Canadian parents who w...
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Trudeau says he's 'proud of Canadians' in video posted on his last day in office
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a farewell message to Canadians today as he marks his last full day in office. In a video posted to X, Trudeau says he's proud to have served a country full of people who stand up for what's right, rise to every occasion and "always have each others' backs when it matt...
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BC Hydro bans Tesla from charger rebate program as part of tariff fight
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro says Tesla products have been removed from its electric vehicle rebate program as part of the province's fight back against U.S. tariff threats. It says on its website that the move is part of the government's move to give preference to Canadian goods and exclude U.S. goods from rebates if practica...
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Mark Carney set to name cabinet ministers at Friday morning ceremony
OTTAWA - Mark Carney will reveal the makeup of his cabinet on Friday morning, a collection of Liberal ministers who will see Canada through the next election. The swearing-in ceremony for Carney's government is set for 11 a.m. at Rideau Hall. It is widely expected that the new cabinet table will have fewer seats than t...
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World

Judge orders Trump to reinstate probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies. U.S. District Judge William Alsup on Thursday found the firings didn't follow federal law and required immediate offers of reinstatement be sent. The agencies include the departments o...
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Tampa Bay Rays withdraw from planned $1.3 billion ballpark in St. Petersburg, citing storms, delays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday withdrew from a $1.3 billion ballpark project, citing hurricanes and delays that likely will drive up the proposal's cost. The team issued a statement by principal owner Stuart Sternberg saying that "a series of events" in October, which included seve...
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Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to obstructing justice
BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) - Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira pleaded guilty to military charges of obstructing justice at his court-martial Thursday. The plea agreement calls for dishonorable discharge and no confinement. The judge approved the plea agreement, but it's not clear whether she will accept the plea agreemen...
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