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Lethbridge and Area

36,000 cartons of contraband cigarettes seized in Brooks
The RCMP says it made a sizable seizure of cigarettes that were not authorized for sale in Canada.At 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 13, 2025, officers say they received a report of a suspicious truckload of cigarettes at a business in Brooks.The truck was intercepted by the RCMP, which allegedly contained around 36,0...
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Most of southern Alberta under extreme cold warning
Environment Canada has issued an extreme cold warning for much of the region.They say wind chill values between -40 and -45 degrees Celsius were recorded Tuesday morning.Although wind chills are expected to moderate somewhat throughout the day, the extreme cold is expected to return tonight for some regions.Temperature...
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Family Day impacting some City of Lethbridge services
Certain services offered by the City of Lethbridge will be impacted by the statutory holiday.Family Day is Monday, February 17, 2025.The following list of impacted services was provided directly by the City of Lethbridge:Lethbridge 311The Lethbridge 311 contact centre will be closed. Regular hours will resume on Tuesda...
Feb 17, 2025
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Feedback needed for City of Lethbridge snow plowing services
The City of Lethbridge wants to hear your thoughts on its efforts to keep the streets clear of snow. The municipality created its new snow route network in the 2023/24 season, affecting 80 kilometres of roadways. The City has launched an online survey to collect information from those who live along snow routes, who su...
Feb 16, 2025
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Alberta

Newborn bitten by dog in Alberta home dies in hospital: RCMP
ENTWISTLE, Alta. - RCMP say a two-week-old who was bitten by a dog at a home west of Edmonton has died in hospital. The baby was airlifted to the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton after the attack Sunday in the hamlet of Entwistle, Alta. Police say the infant died despite the best efforts of medical professional...
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EDUCATION
Alberta accelerating 11 new schools across province with $8.6B funding
Alberta's government has sped up 11 previously announced school projects in the Calgary Metropolitan Region and Edmonton from the design stage to full construction funding. - READ: Alberta premier calls for stricter immigration, reveals $8.6B education boost - The province announced $8.6 billion to accelerate school co...
Feb 15, 2025
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Canada
60th anniversary for the Canadian flag on February 15
The Canadian flag is making a milestone this year.This Flag Day, February 15, will mark 60 years since the Maple Leaf flag first flew on Parliament Hill.According to the federal government's website, the Union Jack was Canada's first flag.The Canadian Red Ensign was then used, but there were two different designs.One w...
Feb 15, 2025
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Provincial Politics
Alberta cabinet minister calls for health minister to be removed amid scandal
One of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's cabinet ministers is calling for Health Minister Adriana LaGrange to be moved out after allegations of high-level corruption surrounding contracts. Infrastructure Minister Peter Guthrie, in a memo this week obtained and reported on by CBC, says LaGrange and the top civil servant ...
Feb 14, 2025
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Canada

Inflation ticks back up to 1.9% in January after rise in gas prices
Canada's annual inflation rate ticked back up in January to 1.9 per cent, Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday. Prices got a full month-long effect of the federal government's tax break but a spike in gas prices to start the year offset the government's relief, with underlying inflation accelerating.The agency reporte...
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Here's the latest on the crash of a Delta plane at Toronto's Pearson airport
A Delta Air Lines plane heading from Minneapolis to Toronto crashed and flipped on the tarmac at Pearson airport on Monday afternoon, injuring multiple passengers. Here's the latest on the crash aftermath and the ongoing investigation. All times eastern. 10 a.m. Delta Air Lines says 19 passengers taken to Toronto-area ...
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Joly says Canadians interested in 'being involved' in Ukraine's security after war
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says she wants Canadians to play a role in keeping the peace in Ukraine after Russia's war ends. U.S. President Donald Trump has pledged to hold talks with Russian officials on how to end the war, which started with Moscow's 2014 invasion and escalated to a full-sca...
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Liberal MP fears Ottawa will imminently release a cash-strapped Africa strategy
OTTAWA - A Liberal MP who has long advocated for closer ties with Africa fears her government is on the verge of releasing an Africa strategy that has no significant spending attached. Ontario MP Arielle Kayabaga has helped the government craft an Africa strategy since it announced a plan was in the works in early 2022...
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Flights resume at Pearson after crash Monday, investigation begins
TORONTO - Flights have resumed at Toronto's Pearson airport, but two runways are closed as investigators from Canada's Transportation Safety Board begin their work on what may have caused a plane crash Monday. Pearson said flights are arriving and departing, but advised travellers to check the status of their flight be...
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In the news today: StatCan to release January inflation figures today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... StatCan to release January inflation figures today Statistics Canada is expected to release its January consumer price index report this morning. Economists polled by Reuters expect the annual inflation rate for January to tick up...
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