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Lethbridge and Area
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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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What's Happening
What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: February 10-16, 2025
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What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: January 29-February 2, 2025
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What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: January 20-26, 2025
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Taber - renewal and diversification on a solid foundation
What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: January 6-12, 2025
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What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: December 30 - January 5, 2025
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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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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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Dean Spriddle named Pronghorn Golf Head Coach
There is a new person in charge of the University of Lethbridge's (U of L) golf program. Dean Spriddle has a Master's Degree in Physical Education and more than 27 years as a Class A Professional with the PGA of Canada. He has previously been named the Canadian PGA Teacher of the Year and is a five-time Alberta PGA Tea...
Feb 09, 2025
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Lethbridge Hurricanes to enshrine 2025 Wall of Fame inductees ahead of Raiders game
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes will be inducting three important pieces in their franchise history to their Wall of Honour tonight.The team announced in November 2024 that Corey Lyons, Ben Wright and Herb Beswick will be inducted before the game against the Prince Albert Raiders on February 7, 2025.The team...
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Agriculture
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$19 million worth of irrigation projects underway in southern Alberta
The Government of Alberta says several initiatives are underway to improve the region's irrigation systems.The 2024 provincial budget included $19 million in funding for the Irrigation Rehabilitation Program, which helps irrigation districts to modernize infrastructure.The goal is to allow water to efficiently and reli...
Feb 07, 2025
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Website showcases Made in Alberta foods as tariffs push Canadians to buy local
Anybody who is looking to avoid supporting American companies in the wake of U.S. tariffs can easily find local alternatives.MadeInAlberta.co launched in 2023 as the Alberta Food Processors Association (AFPA) and the provincial government sought to promote local items.It features hundreds of foods and beverages includi...
Feb 03, 2025
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Blair Roth reflects on hall of fame worthy career in agriculture
A Lethbridge man is looking back on decades of hard work as he is inducted into the province's Agriculture Hall of Fame. Blair Roth was celebrated at the induction ceremony on Wednesday, January 29 at the Reynolds Museum in Wetaskiwin. He says it was "surprising and humbling" to receive such an honour, and th...
Feb 02, 2025
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Canada
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Here's the latest as Canada faces steel and aluminum tariffs from the United States
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that he will impose 25 per cent tariffs on all aluminum and steel imports to the U.S., including those from Canada, on March 12. Here's the latest news: 5 a.m. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa will work to convince the U.S. that President Donald Trump's promis...
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Freeland to announce plan to cap grocery profits, expand competition
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland will publish a plan today to lower food prices, attacking a key part of the cost-of-living issue that plagued her for much of her tenure as the minister of finance. A campaign official speaking on background confirms Freeland will be in British Columbia today as t...
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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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World
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Pope rebukes Trump administration over migrant deportations, warns 'it will end badly'
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis issued a major rebuke Tuesday to the Trump administration's mass deportation of migrants, warning that the program to forcefully deport people purely because of their illegal status deprives them of their inherent dignity and "will end badly." Francis took the remarkable step of addre...
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Pope rebukes Trump administration over migrant deportations, warns 'it will end badly'
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis issued a major rebuke Tuesday to the Trump administration's mass deportation of migrants, warning that the program to forcefully deport people purely because of their illegal status deprives them of their inherent dignity and "will end badly." Francis took the remarkable step of addre...
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A look at Green Party of Ontario Leader Mike Schreiner
Mike Schreiner has led the Green Party of Ontario since 2009. Born: June 9, 1969. Early years: Schreiner was born in Kansas and raised on his family's grain and cattle farm. His father was a farmer and his mother a small-town school teacher. Family: Schreiner is married to Sandy and has two daughters. He moved to Canad...
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