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Lethbridge and Area

Police responding to high-risk incident in south Lethbridge
The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is advising the public that they are responding to a high-risk incident.It was first reported around 12:35 p.m. on Thursday and is occurring on the 2300 block of 22 Street South.LPS did not elaborate on the nature of the incident.The public is asked to avoid the area for the time bei...
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Significant concern for drought conditions in southern Alberta
An official with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says it has been a challenging summer for farmers in the prairies, and it might not get much better in the immediate future.Agroclimate Specialist Trevor Hadwin has provided his latest drought monitor update, largely focusing on the conditions in June 2025.He says he re...
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LPS urging safety during Street Wheelers weekend
Everyone is being asked to do their part to keep the streets of Lethbridge safe.Street Wheelers, the city's annual classic car show, takes place July 11-13, 2025. Tony Ramatowski, Sgt. of the Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) Traffic Response Unit, is expecting an influx of thousands of people and hundreds of vehicles th...
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Nobody hurt in south Lethbridge townhouse fire
A fire at a residential building in Lethbridge has been put out.Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services (LFES) was called to a townhouse on the 2800 block of 47 Street South around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9.The blaze started on the front porch and extended to the exterior siding of the home. Smoke was seen througho...
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Alberta

RCMP
Alberta RCMP offering auto theft-resistant tips
Alberta RCMP is offering tips for vehicle owners to prevent auto-related thefts this summer.Mounties says thefts of and from vehicles can occur anywhere, even when at a campsite or trail head. Tips offered by the RCMP include:Keep your vehicle lockedNever leave your vehicle running unattended Keep keys safe Hide or loc...
Jul 09, 2025
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Alberta has highest measles cases per capita in North America as summer travel gets underway
Alberta has the most measles cases in North America on a per-capita basis, worrying experts who say summer events could push case counts even higher.The province's former chief medical officer of health, Dr. Mark Joffe says that's twice the rate of confirmed cases in Ontario.Ontario has been deemed Canada's epicentre o...
Jul 09, 2025
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Health
Alberta has highest measles cases per capita in North America as summer travel gets underway
Alberta has the most measles cases in North America on a per-capita basis, worrying experts who say summer events could push case counts even higher.The province's former chief medical officers of health Dr. Mark Joffe says that's twice the rate of confirmed cases in Ontario.Ontario has been deemed Canada's epicentre o...
Jul 09, 2025
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On the midway grounds
Three people seriously hurt after targeted assault at Calgary Stampede; Police
Calgary police say they are investigating after three people were seriously hurt in an assault at the Calgary Stampede.Police say they responded to reports of an assault just after 11 p.m. Tuesday near the Euroslide on the Stampede's midway.They say they found a severely injured man who was transported to hospital in l...
Jul 09, 2025
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Canada

B.C. man says son conceived in residential school abuse, both sue church
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia father and son are suing the Anglican Church of Canada, alleging the son was conceived as a result of sexual abuse by a female employee of St. Michael's Indian Residential School in Alert Bay in the late 1960s. The lawsuit says the father was 14 years old when he was victimized by a schoo...
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New report says Montreal should stop dismantling homeless encampments
MONTREAL - A new report says Montreal should stop dismantling homeless encampments until the city develops a policy to better care for the unhoused. Montreal's public consultation office says the city should instead create safer living conditions in the encampments by improving access to drinking water, toilets, waste ...
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NDP preparing to launch leadership race as financial questions linger
OTTAWA - The NDP national council is expected to meet Thursday evening to continue work on rules for the upcoming leadership race to replace Jagmeet Singh. Some in the party, including former MPs, say the race will help cover the party's campaign debt through increased fundraising efforts. But former party staffers and...
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New report says vast majority of U.S. fentanyl seizures linked to southern border
WASHINGTON - A new report from a New York-based think tank questions the drug trafficking rationale for U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, saying the data shows the vast majority of fentanyl seizures in the United States are linked to the southern border. The Manhattan Institute analyzed newly released da...
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Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet becomes first woman to head the RCAF
OTTAWA - Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet has become the first woman to lead the Royal Canadian Air Force. She took the reins from Lt.-Gen. Eric Kenny at a change-of-command ceremony, presided over by the Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan, in Ottawa today. Kenny is retiring after three-and-a-half decades o...
3h ago
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Canada Infrastructure Bank set to fall well short of 2028 investment target: PBO
OTTAWA - Parliament's fiscal watchdog says the Canada Infrastructure Bank is more than $20 billion short of its investment targets for the coming years. In a new report, the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer says the infrastructure bank is on track to disburse $14.9 billion by 2027/28 - well below its $35-bill...
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