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Lethbridge and Area

What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: February 10-16, 2025
LETHBRIDGE, AB - There's plenty to do around Lethbridge this week, and Lethbridge News Now has the details.Paradise Lost - February 10-14, 2025The University of Lethbridge's Faculty of Fine Arts is putting on its first production of the year. The show is a contemporary adaptation of John Milton's poem "Paradise Lo...
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Medicine Hat woman wins $500K in WCLC draw
A Medicine Hat woman has won $500,000 from the Western Canada Lottery Corporation.Janice Adams won the cash on the WCLC's Daily Grand in the Nov. 14 draw."I checked [the ticket] on the app a couple of times, then I checked it manually on the WCLC website," Adams said."I thought it was wrong!" she la...
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Hurricanes dominate Raiders, Rebels for back-to-back wins
The Lethbridge Hurricanes won both of their games on the weekend in dominant fashion.February 7 vs. Prince Albert RaidersIn the first game of their two-game set, the Hurricanes welcomed the East Division leading Prince Albert Raiders on Friday night.Ahead of the game, the team held a ceremony to recognize Corey Lyons, ...
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Sentencing date for final accused in 2022 Coutts blockade to be set in two weeks
The last outstanding case tied to the 2022 Coutts, Alta., border blockade is likely to be wrapped up in early March with the sentencing of one of the men convicted.Alex Van Herk, who was found guilty of mischief over $5,000 along with Marco Van Huigenbos and Gerhard (George) Janzen, fired his lawyer before he was to be...
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Alberta

PROVINCE
Premier Smith joining counterparts to advocate for Canada-U.S. relationship in Washington
Premier Danielle Smith, along with her counterparts across Canada, will visit the U.S. capital Monday to advocate for solutions that will repair the country's long-standing relationship with the United States.-READ: Trump says 25 per cent tariffs are coming today for steel and aluminum imports-The premiers' trip is par...
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PROVINCE
'I was not involved in any wrongdoing', says Alberta Premier in response to AHS allegations
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith issued a statement in response to allegations around Alberta Health Services procurement and contracting processes. "They are troubling allegations and they should be reviewed as quickly as possible," she said in a statement Saturday. On Thursday, Health Sciences Association of ...
Feb 08, 2025
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Provincial Politics
Alberta private surgical provider denies allegations of sweetheart deals
An Alberta surgical company named in allegations that government officials interfered to offer up sweetheart deals for private clinics is calling the claims false.The Alberta Surgical Group says it is ``deeply shocked and dismayed'' by the allegations and that it aims to provide efficient and cost-effective surgical se...
Feb 07, 2025
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PROVINCE
Parks Canada announces major step in redevelopment of Banff National Park 200-Block
Parks Canada announced Friday that the Royal Architecture Institute of Canada has been engaged to develop a new conceptual design in Banff National Park.RAIC will oversee an international design competition for the 200-block of Banff Avenue Redevelopment Project.Ron Hallman, president and chief executive officer of Par...
Feb 07, 2025
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Canada

In the news today: Premiers travel to Washington amid tariff threat
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Premiers travel to Washington amid tariff threat Canadian premiers are taking up the Team Canada mantle in Washington this week for a joint mission to convince U.S. President Donald Trump to drop tariff threats for good. The Counc...
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Trudeau in Paris to attend second day of global AI summit
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend meetings at the global AI summit in Paris today. The second day of the summit will feature heads of state and government discussing ways to approach the rapidly advancing technology. The two-day AI Action Summit is looking at questions about AI and the public interest,...
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Professor says Canada should block U.S. ambassador while Trump talks annexation
OTTAWA - Ottawa should block Donald Trump's chosen ambassador to Canada until the U.S. president stops questioning Canada's sovereignty, says one expert. "We could potentially use (this) as a way of signalling the seriousness with which the Government of Canada is viewing this unwelcome talk," said University...
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Ontario votes: Ford heads to Washington as other leaders stay on campaign trail
Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is heading to Washington, D.C., today to meet with U.S. lawmakers and business leaders in his capacity as Ontario premier, while other party leaders continue campaigning in the province. Ford is making the trip with other premiers as chair of the Council of the Federation, in a...
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Premiers make diplomatic push in Washington amid Trump's tariff threat
WASHINGTON - Canadian premiers are taking up the Team Canada mantle in Washington this week for a joint mission to convince U.S. President Donald Trump to drop tariff threats for good. The Council of the Federation, which includes all 13 provincial and territorial premiers, is undertaking the diplomatic push after Trum...
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European trip gives PM a chance to tout Canada's AI efforts, strengthen ties: experts
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's five-day visit to Europe offers Canada an opportunity to shore up its relationship with the European Union and show Canadian leadership in artificial intelligence regulation, experts say. Trudeau will spend most of the trip in Paris for the AI Action Summit, the third major glob...
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