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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...
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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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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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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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