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Lethbridge and Area

Lethbridge Hurricanes reassign five players
A roster shakeup has been announced as the Lethbridge Hurricanes work through the pre-season.It has reassigned Kale Tipler, Hunter Kapen, Aiden Across The Mountain, Trace Langan and Wesley Lizotte.The following bio sections were provided to LNN in a press release from the Lethbridge Hurricanes:Tipler, 19, has been re-a...
Sep 05, 2025
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Town of Coaldale claims union 'grossly misrepresents' facts
As a lockout and strike loom at the Town of Coaldale, the municipality is taking aim at its union.The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) issued a press release on September 2, which states that the Town has no problem paying high salaries to a large upper management team, but has little left to pay workers wh...
Sep 05, 2025
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Lethbridge youth charged with attempted murder of younger sibling
The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is continuing to investigate an attempted murder involving two youths.Just after 4:30 p.m. on August 27, 2025, officers were called to a home on the north side on reports that a seven-year-old boy had been stabbed.The 911 call was made by the victim's father. LPS says the boy was in ...
Sep 05, 2025
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Honouring Traditions Powwow returns to Lethbridge, now including Princess Pageant
The Honouring Traditions and Reconciliation Society (HTRS) is bringing one of its signature events back to Lethbridge.It is set to hold the third annual Powwow and Artisan Expo from September 10-14, 2025.Theron Black, President of the HTRS, says it is a positive place where people of all backgrounds can come together t...
Sep 05, 2025
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Alberta

Sept. 7-9, 2025
Premier Smith to promote North American energy dominance in Colorado
Premier Danielle Smith will travel to Colorado next week with the intention of advancing Alberta as an energy partner, promote collaboration and reinforce Alberta's role in North American energy security.From Sept. 7-9, Smith will be in Colorado to engage with senior U.S. officials and industry leaders to highlight Alb...
Sep 05, 2025
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Margaret Atwood takes aim at Alberta's school library books ban with satirical story
EDMONTON - Margaret Atwood is taking aim at Alberta's controversial ban on school library books containing sexual content with a new, satirical short story after the famed author's novel "The Handmaid's Tale" was yanked from some shelves due to the province's sweeping new rules. In a social media post on Sund...
Sep 05, 2025
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Sept. 5, 2025
Update 24: Alberta wildfire update
Albertans are asked to use caution when working or recreating outdoors this weekend due to hot and dry conditions.Current situation (as of 3 p.m., Sept. 5)There are 45 wildfires currently burning across Alberta in the Forest Protection Area, and one mutual aid fire.One is classified as out of control, seven are being h...
Sep 05, 2025
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four policy recommendations
Alberta government to create standards for releasing oil tailings into environment
The Alberta government says it will begin creating standards for releasing treated oil tailings into the environment.Creating release standards is one of four policy recommendations pitched by a government-appointed committee tasked with studying tailings management options.Tailings are mixtures of water, sand, bitumen...
Sep 05, 2025
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Canada

WestJet flight from Toronto has rough landing in St. Maarten's airport
WestJet says a flight travelling from Toronto had a rough landing at an airport on the Caribbean island of St. Maarten on Sunday afternoon. The airline issued a statement on its website, saying the flight WS2276 from Toronto experienced a hard landing upon arrival at Princess Juliana International Airport at around 1 p...
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Carney surprises many with appearance at long-distance trail race
Politicians typically do most of their running on campaign trails, but Prime Minister Mark Carney surprised many people when he competed in a long-distance trail run in southern Ontario on the weekend. Carney was entered in the 26-kilometre event in the Haliburton Forest Trail Race, an annual event held about 160 kilom...
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Lawyers flag urgent need for better funding of federal trade, sanctions agencies
OTTAWA - Several prominent lawyers are urging Ottawa to bolster federal units that manage trade issues, arguing they are under strain amid a surge of activity fuelled in part by a United States tariff war. In a letter to the Finance Department ahead of the coming fall budget, the Canadian international trade and invest...
6h ago
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Many EV owners say they're undeterred after the federal government's mandate pause
Not much changed immediately for electric vehicle drivers across Canada after the federal government announced a step back from its EV policy. But many drivers fear infrastructural growth and improved public charging stations will slow in the coming years. When Julien Kos drove to Moncton earlier this year, his plan he...
8h ago
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Moratorium called on new digital transformation contracts by Quebec government
QUÉBEC - An opposition party in Quebec says the government must implement measures to prevent cost overruns before launching itself into any new digitization projects. The party, Québec Solidaire, made the call for the moratorium in reaction to the ongoing public inquiry into the province's auto insurance...
10h ago
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Missing Canadian soldier deployed to Latvia found dead
A Canadian Armed Forces member deployed to Latvia, who was missing since earlier this week, was found dead Friday. A news release from the Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces says Warrant Officer George Hohl was deployed on Operation Reassurance as part of the Aviation Battalion under the NATO Mult...
23h ago
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