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Lethbridge and Area

Senators' Southern Alberta tour deemed a success
A group of federal politicians say they walked away from a tour of the region with a deeper understanding and appreciation of southern Alberta.The four-day trip, which wrapped up on Monday, July 14, was organized by Calgary Senator Daryl S. Fridhandler, as he hoped to leave a lasting impression of the region's contribu...
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Lethbridge has second most expensive housing prices in Alberta
A new report shows that the average cost to buy a house in Lethbridge is greater than in a city with more than 10 times its population.The Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) shows that home prices, for all types of residential properties in Lethbridge in June 2025, averaged $439,818. This marks an increase of 9.3 p...
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South Country Co-op partners on southern Alberta battery recycling program
Recycling batteries in southern Alberta has become a little bit easier.South Country Co-op has officially launched the Recycle Your Batteries, Canada! program across all its retail locations.The partnership with Call2Recycle Canada is the first by a Co-op within Alberta, and officially began in May with 24 sites across...
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Coaldale man to chair regional health advisory council
A member of Coaldale town council will play a key role in shaping southern Alberta's new regional healthcare zone.The Alberta Government, through a ministerial order, has appointed Jacen Abrey as the Chair of Regional Advisory Council 13 (South Zone) for a three-year term.He will represent communities throughout the zo...
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Alberta

47% of Albertans $200 or less away from bankruptcy; report
Nearly half of Albertans say there is a short distance between themselves and financial insolvency.That is according to the latest Consumer Debt Index report from MNP.About 47 per cent of Albertans who were surveyed between June 9-13, 2025, say they are $200 or less away from bankruptcy each month, which is more than a...
Jul 16, 2025
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July 15, 2025
Update 13: Alberta wildfire update
Favourable weather in recent days has allowed firefighters to bring more wildfires under control.Current situation (as of 3 p.m., July 15)There are 53 wildfires currently burning across Alberta in the Forest Protection Area, and four mutual aid fires.10 are classified as out of control, eight are being held and 35 are ...
Jul 15, 2025
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CP NewsAlert: Calgary police officer charged with two counts of second-degree murder
CALGARY - The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says a Calgary police officer has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder after the occupants of a van were shot dead following a slow speed pursuit in 2023. More coming. The Canadian Press
Jul 15, 2025
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Edmonton-based ceremonial mounted army troop guarding London
OTTAWA - Just over a month after King Charles expressed his support for a "strong and free" Canada in a visit to Ottawa, he invited Canadian soldiers to staff the ceremonial mounted troop which guards the official entrance to Buckingham Palace in London. The Edmonton-based Lord Strathcona's Horse regiment are...
Jul 15, 2025
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Canada

Bank of Canada, Crown corporations set to align with Liberal cost-cutting plans
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada and most other federal Crown corporations will be looking to trim their budgets alongside a wider government effort to cut costs. A spokesperson for the Bank of Canada confirms the central bank will "align" with the Liberal government's plans to carve out savings of 15 per cent in ...
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B.C. Premier David Eby reshuffles cabinet to boost economy and jobs
VICTORIA - British Columbia's cabinet has been reworked in what Premier David Eby says is a strategic shift in order to focus on jobs and the economy. Former housing minister Ravi Kahlon takes over as minister responsible for jobs from Diana Gibson, who moves into the citizens' services role previously held by George C...
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Canada's envoy for combatting antisemitism Deborah Lyons leaving post early
OTTAWA - Canada's special official for fighting antisemitism says she is retiring her post, three months before the end of her term. Deborah Lyons served as Canada's Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism since October 2023 and has not explained why she is leaving before her appoi...
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Montreal police recover body of man who went missing in St. Lawrence River
MONTREAL - Montreal police say they've recovered the body of a 32-year-old man who went missing in the St. Lawrence River on Tuesday night. Police said their divers found the man's body at around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the water near Verdun, a southwestern borough. The death is the third since June in the water near a ...
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In the news today: Defence spending won't slow recession, P.M. to meet First Nations
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Defence spending to boost Canada's economy: report Ottawa's ramped up defence-spending plans will give the economy a lift, but not enough to save it from a recession, a newly released report forecasts. The updated analysis from Ox...
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Defence spending will lift Canada's economy, but not out of a recession: report
OTTAWA - Ottawa's ramped up defence-spending plans will give the economy a lift, but not enough to save it from a recession, a newly released report forecasts. The updated analysis from Oxford Economics published Wednesday projects that Canada's defence spending commitments will raise the country's real gross domestic ...
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