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Lethbridge and Area

May 2-4, 2025
Explore the city this weekend with Jane's Walk tours
Lethbridge residents are encouraged to lace up a pair of comfy walking shoes and step into the heart of the community this weekend. This year's local Jane's Walk events run May 2-4 and will cover a variety of topics and spaces, including public art, parks, historic sites, neighbourhoods, nature and more. All events are...
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AHS South Zone
Confirmed case of measles prompts public alert to potential exposures
Alberta Health Services (AHS) has been notified of an additional confirmed case of measles within the South Zone. Officials say this case has also been in public settings while infectious.Individuals who were in the following locations during the specified dates and times may have been exposed to measles:April 21ATB Fi...
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May 2-4, 2025
Hack and Seek student event returns to Lethbridge Polytechnic
Lethbridge Polytechnic will once again host Hack and Seek, Alberta's premier virtual reality (VR) hackathon for high school students this weekend.The event, simultaneously held in Calgary and Edmonton, will see students in grades 10 through 12 from across the province collaborate, compete and create virtual solutions t...
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Lethbridge man to compete at world shooting competition
A man from Lethbridge is setting out to prove that he is the best firearms user in the world.Justin Thomson is set to represent Canada at the first-ever IPSC PCC/Mini Rifle World Shoot, taking place from May 12-15, 2025, in Znojmo, Czechia.The event is put on by the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC)...
May 01, 2025
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Alberta

PROVINCE
'A positive first step': Premier Smith has first meeting with Prime Minister Carney
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she had a positive first meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday.Smith said her and Carney spoke at length about the policies and legislation that are "holding back Alberta's economy".She said they discussed specific proposals for projects and legislative reforms ...
7h ago
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Provincial Politics
Alberta government defends $280K for new rug in premier's office
Alberta's government is defending a hefty bill to replace the rug in Premier Danielle Smith's office.The government says the previous carpet in the 6,500 square foot legislature space was more than 20 years old and riddled with rips and stains.It says it recently spent about $280,000 to replace the rug, because the leg...
8h ago
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Health
Alberta reports 17 more cases of measles, bringing total to 210
Alberta is reporting 17 new cases of measles, bringing the province's total to 210 since the beginning of March.The government says half the total cases have been recorded in the province's south zone, including 13 of the new cases.It says 26 of the total cases are considered active and could be transmitted to others.A...
8h ago
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Provincial Politics
Alberta government in 'final stages' of health-care revamp with new legislation
A year-and-a-half after announcing it would massively reorganize the health-care system, Alberta's government says it's now in the final stages of the still-controversial revamp.The United Conservatives are dismantling the provincial health authority, Alberta Health Services, reducing it to a hospital services provider...
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Canada

Ontario riding flips to Liberals after validation process
OTTAWA - Ontario's Milton East-Halton Hills South riding has flipped to the Liberals after a vote validation process. Elections Canada's validated results indicate that Liberal candidate Kristina Tesser Derksen received 32,130 votes, while Conservative candidate Parm Gill received 32,101 votes - a difference of 29 vote...
7h ago
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U.S. lays charges alleging human smuggling across Canadian border
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Justice says four Mexican nationals have been charged with allegedly running a human smuggling operation across the Canadian border. A news release says the four men charged thousands of dollars to bring people from Mexico to Canada, then across the international border into northern...
9h ago
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Mark Carney says he has priorities for his new government - here are 5 of them
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney laid out his priorities at his first postelection press conference on Friday, four days after his party won a minority mandate in the April 28 election. Here's a quick look at the items topping his agenda. - Building up Canadian resilience Carney said he will head into his first t&ec...
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Environment Canada lays 200 Fisheries Act charges against ArcelorMittal
OTTAWA - Environment and Climate Change Canada has laid 200 charges against mining company ArcelorMittal Canada for alleged violations of the Fisheries Act. In a news release, the government says the charges stem from alleged illegal dumping by the company into fish-bearing waterways in Quebec between 2014 and 2022. Th...
10h ago
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Carney's spring to-do list includes Trump and trade barriers
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday held his first news conference since his Liberals won a minority government mandate in Monday's election. He now has a long list of tasks to complete in the coming weeks. Here are some of the items he'll have to address: Meeting with Trump Carney confirmed Friday that he'll...
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International fugitive returned to B.C. after being arrested in Middle East
An international fugitive and one of Canada's most wanted is back behind bars following a Vancouver Police Department investigation that lasted three years, spanned 14 countries and ended in the Middle East. Cody Casey has been back in Canada since April 24 following his arrest by police in Oman on Oct. 5, 2024, and an...
11h ago
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