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Lethbridge and Area

Lethbridge Police hosting town hall meeting
The public can hear from and speak directly with members of the Lethbridge Police Service (LPS).The organization is hosting a town hall meeting on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.It says the focus of the event will be recent developments involving the Downtown Policing Unit and LPS overall.A Q&A session will follow the pr...
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Galt Museum hosts interactive exhibit on understanding racism
A new exhibition has opened at the Galt Museum & Archives in Lethbridge, aiming to spark conversations about racism and bias. Behind Racism: Challenging the Way We Think is a traveling exhibit developed by the Ontario Science Centre with research and content by the Canadian Race Relations Foundation.The exhibit, wh...
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Lethbridge Conservative Rachael Thomas announces re-election campaign
The incumbent candidate in the Lethbridge federal election is seeking her fourth term in office.Rachael Thomas has announced her re-election campaign with the Conservative Party of Canada.She says she is excited to have the opportunity to join the race and to earn the people's trust once again."It comes down to th...
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University of Lethbridge unveils strategic plan to shape the next decade
The University of Lethbridge has unveiled a new Strategic Plan, outlining key priorities that will guide the institution's growth and impact over the next decade.The plan, developed through extensive conversations with students, faculty, staff, and community partners, aims to strengthen ULethbridge's role as a leader i...
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Alberta

AESO REPORT
2024 electricity market report highlights better grid capacity, lower prices in Alberta
The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) has released its 2024 Annual Market Statistics report, which found that for the first time since 2016, Alberta was a net exporter of electricity. Last year, more than 3,000 megawatts (MW) were added to the grid, growing Alberta's total installed generation capacity by more th...
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PROVINCIAL POLITICS
Premier Smith, despite criticism, set to leave for U.S. event with far-right influencer
Premier Danielle Smith is getting set to fly to Florida for an event hosted by a far-right U.S. influencer, with her chief of staff calling the foray a patriotic act of courage by a "noble" leader.Smith is to make a speaking appearance this week with conservative media personality Ben Shapiro at an upcoming f...
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Calgary paleontologist part of discovery of new dinosaur with 30-centimetre claws
A University of Calgary paleontologist is part of a discovery of a new species of dinosaur with 30-centimetre-long claws found in a Mongolian desert.Darla Zelenitsky, an associate professor in the school's faculty of science, says the remains of the therizinosaur were found in the Gobi desert in 2012 during the constru...
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'Into the lion's den'; Amid criticism, Alberta's Smith set to attend U.S. fundraiser
Premier Danielle Smith is getting set to fly to Florida for an event hosted by a far-right U.S. influencer, with her chief of staff calling the foray a patriotic act of courage by a "noble'' leader.Smith is to make a speaking appearance this week with conservative media personality Ben Shapiro at an upcoming fundr...
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Canada

Timeline of 4 women slain in Winnipeg, search of landfill for remains
Winnipeg police announced Wednesday the identity of the fourth victim of serial killer Jeremy Skibicki. They say the remains of Ashlee Shingoose are likely in a landfill in Winnipeg. Here is a timeline of the case: March 15, 2022 - Police say an unidentified woman is killed on or around this date. May 1, 2022 - Morgan ...
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EV-ready parking spots should be required in new apartment builds: report
TORONTO - A newly released report suggests new apartments across Canada should be required to make their parking spots electric-vehicle ready as a way to help boost uptake. The Clean Energy Canada report says provincial and federal building codes should be updated to require multi-unit apartment buildings to have parki...
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CP NewsAlert: White House says Trump to announce auto tariffs today
WASHINGTON - White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says U.S. President Donald Trump will announce tariffs on auto imports at 4 p.m. today. More to come. Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press
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Trudeau was warned about Trump's trade plans before phone call: briefing note
WASHINGTON - Then-prime minister Justin Trudeau went into his first phone call with a newly re-elected Donald Trump aware that the U.S. president likely was looking to reopen the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement - just a few weeks before he first threatened devastating economy-wide tariffs. A briefing note prepared ahead o...
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CP NewsAlert: Chief says fourth victim of Winnipeg serial killer is Ashlee Shingoose
WINNIPEG - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says the fourth victim of a Winnipeg serial killer has been identified as Ashlee Shingoose of St. Theresa Point First Nation. Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak says she has spoken with the woman's parents and offered her condolences. Police are scheduled to confirm t...
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In the news today: Carney, Poilievre in Quebec, vacation homes prices on the rise
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Liberals and Conservatives shifting to Quebec Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Liberal Leader Mark Carney are shifting their campaigns to Quebec. Poilievre, who held a rally in Hamilton on Tuesday night with an estimated c...
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