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PROVINCIAL POLITICS
Alberta government backbencher booted from caucus over threat to vote against budget
Mar 08, 2025
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TRADE WAR
Alberta moving ahead with tariff response amid unclear Trump approach, Smith says
Mar 07, 2025
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What's Happening
What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: February 10-16, 2025
Feb 10, 2025

Renter's Choice - a business built on a dream, heartache and perseverance
What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: January 29-February 2, 2025
Jan 29, 2025
What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: January 20-26, 2025
Jan 20, 2025

Lethbridge and Area

Clocks spring forward one hour Sunday morning
Daylight Savings Time is upon us.As of 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 9, 2025, clocks will jump forward by one hour to 3:00 a.m.Devices like smartphones, computers and modern TVs should automatically adjust the time accordingly, but many appliances and manual clocks will not.While you are going around the house and ensurin...
15h ago
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City of Lethbridge warns of parking ticket payment scam
Several residents of Lethbridge say they have received scam messages claiming they have an unpaid parking infraction. But the City of Lethbridge says text messages from "Alberta Parking Notice" are not legitimate. They say the texts direct people to provide their credit card information or to log on to a webs...
19h ago
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2022 Incident
Van Herk receives conditional sentence for Coutts convoy protest
The last of three protesters convicted of mischief for his role in a border protest in southern Alberta has been given a 90-day conditional sentence to be served in the community. Alex Van Herk will also perform 100 hours of community service and be on one year's probation for his role in the Coutts blockade. The block...
Mar 07, 2025
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Canstruction: Turning cans into community support
Canstruction Lethbridge is back and it's once again combining creativity with generosity. This unique event started in Lethbridge in 2011, bringing together local engineers, designers, and artists to create impressive structures made entirely from canned goods.This year, the sculptures will be on display at Centre Vill...
Mar 07, 2025
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What's Happening
What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: February 10-16, 2025
Feb 10, 2025

Lethbridge restaurant raises funds for Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation
What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: January 29-February 2, 2025
Jan 29, 2025
What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: January 20-26, 2025
Jan 20, 2025

Workforce Training - connecting you back to the world of work
What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: January 6-12, 2025
Jan 07, 2025
What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: December 30 - January 5, 2025
Dec 30, 2024

Alberta

vehicle thefts
Auto thefts down 20% nationally in 2024, Alberta sees 10.1% drop year-over-year
The Government of Canada is reporting progress to reduce auto theft across the country.On Friday they announced that auto thefts decreased nearly 20 per cent nationally in 2024 after reaching historic levels in 2023, which is according to Équité Association's recent trend report.The report also states tha...
14h ago
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PROVINCIAL POLITICS
Alberta government backbencher booted from caucus over threat to vote against budget
Alberta's governing United Conservatives have booted a rural backbencher from caucus following his public opposition to the government's proposed budget.Chief government whip Shane Getson said Friday that UCP members of the legislature voted to remove Lesser Slave Lake MLA Scott Sinclair because he intends to vote agai...
Mar 08, 2025
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TRADE WAR
Alberta moving ahead with tariff response amid unclear Trump approach, Smith says
Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta's trade sanctions on the United States will stay in place until U.S. President Donald Trump drops the threat of tariffs. It was reported yesterday that U.S. President, Donald Trump, has paused his threatened tariffs on Canadian goods until the commencement of so-called "reciproc...
Mar 07, 2025
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HEALTH CARE
Alberta working on agreement to send Turkish pain medication to Ukraine: Smith
Premier Danielle Smith says her government is working on a deal to send scores of its controversial stash of unused children's pain medication to Ukraine.Smith says a group approached the government with the idea and the province is now looking for Health Canada approval.The government paid $70 million to MHCare Medica...
Mar 07, 2025
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Local Sports

Southern Alberta golf courses teeing up to open soon
It won't be long before golfers in the region can return to their favourite courses.Several clubs in the Lethbridge area have either confirmed an exact opening date or an opening window.Evergreen Golf Centre - Currently openLand-O-Lakes Golf & Country Club - Currently Open Henderson Lake Golf Club - Friday, March 7...
Mar 05, 2025
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Lethbridge event to scout future Olympians
If you think you have what it takes to make it to the Olympics, the time to prove yourself is coming up.RBC Training Ground is hosting a tryout event at the University of Lethbridge (U of L) on Saturday, March 15, 2025.RBC Marketing Manager Sam Effah says people with any level of experience across a variety of athletic...
Mar 04, 2025
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Nick Tetz wins 5th consecutive PBR event in Lethbridge
A man from Calgary is now the number-one ranked bull rider in the country.Nick Tetz emerged in first place at the PBR Canada Cup Series Event in Lethbridge on Friday and Saturday, February 28-March 1, 2025.He delivered a perfect 3-for-3 performance at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena to win his fifth consecutive PBR event...
Mar 03, 2025
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Agriculture

Funding announced for Lethbridge-area agriculture projects
Local projects will aim to improve agriculture in a variety of different ways.Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), part of the federal government, has announced over $1.8 million for four non-profit organizations to support Alberta's value-added agriculture industry.Terry Duguid, Minister for PrairiesCan...
Mar 06, 2025
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Southern Alberta reservoirs doing better than 2024, but still below norms
With spring on the horizon, the City of Lethbridge has resumed weekly reporting of water levels in the area's reservoirs.As of Friday, February 28, 2025, the City says two of three local reservoirs are more full than they were at this time last year, but are still below historic averages:Oldman ReservoirCurrent storage...
Feb 28, 2025
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Innovations & big machines on display at Lethbridge Ag Expo
Among the 300+ vendors at Ag Expo in Lethbridge are several that are pushing the boundaries of technology.The event, running February 26-28, 2025 at the Agri-food Hub and Trade Centre, brings together farmers, equipment manufacturers, salespeople, marketers, researchers and much more.LNN spoke with a few of the vendors...
Feb 27, 2025
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Canada

Premier hopes identification of remains found at landfill helps family move forward
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's premier says he has spoken with the family of an Indigenous woman murdered by a serial killer, and he hopes the confirmation that her remains have been found during a search at a Winnipeg landfill helps them move forward. "For so long now, years now, her journey to the next phase with her fam...
8h ago
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Canadian canola farmers to feel impact from damaging Chinese tariffs
OTTAWA - Canadian farmers could take a big hit from China's sudden retaliatory tariffs that take aim at canola, pork and other food commodities. Chris Davison, president of the Canola Council of Canada, said the tariffs are prohibitively high and the fallout will be felt across his industry. He said China is a top mark...
9h ago
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Ottawa inks initial contract for new River-class destroyers with Irving
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government signed an initial deal with Irving Shipbuilding for the Royal Canadian Navy's new River-class destroyers. The implementation contract is worth $8 billion for the first six years and only covers part of the tab for the first three ships -- which will eventually cost $22.2 billion....
12h ago
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Anti-Trump demonstrators rally cities across Quebec for women's rights
MONTREAL - Protesters gathered in front of the United States Consulate in Montreal today to mark International Women's Day and demonstrate against what they called the American government's attacks on women's rights and Canada's sovereignty. It was one of a dozen demonstrations planned across Quebec today, with protest...
13h ago
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Clocks across Canada to spring forward as country recognizes daylight time
Many Canadians will lose an hour of sleep this weekend when they wind their clocks forward. Daylight time comes into effect at 2 a.m. Sunday, which means setting clocks on bedside tables, stoves and microwaves ahead by one hour. Some areas of the country don't observe daylight time, including some parts of Saskatchewan...
19h ago
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The Liberals are about to choose the next prime minister. What happens next?
OTTAWA - The Liberals will choose a new leader Sunday, marking the end of Justin Trudeau's decade as prime minister. He will step down officially in the days to come. On Tuesday, Trudeau said he will have a conversation with the incoming leader to determine exactly when that will happen. "It should happen reasonab...
21h ago
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World

Venezuelan parents watch from home as their son is laid to rest in Texas after drowning
EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) - The cries of Liliana Olivero watching from Venezuela through a cellphone pierced through the somber Christian music and gusts of wind as her son's casket was lowered into the ground. Gustavo Alfonso Garcia Olivares died at 24, drowning in the Rio Grande not far from where he was buried Thursday...
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Barcelona game is postponed after a member of its medical staff dies
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Barcelona's home game against Osasuna has been postponed after the death of a member of Barcelona's medical staff, the Spanish club said. Fans were informed of the decision minutes before the game was scheduled to kick off Saturday night in Barcelona at Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium. Bar...
11h ago
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Pope Francis responding well to pneumonia therapy and showing 'gradual, slight improvement'
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis is responding "well" to therapy for double pneumonia and has shown a "gradual, slight improvement" in recent days, the Vatican said Saturday. But as a precaution his doctors have decided to keep his prognosis as guarded. Francis has remained stable, with no fever and good ox...
13h ago
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