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Lethbridge and Area

Lethbridge begins fire dispatch services for Blood Tribe
A new partnership aims to strengthen emergency communications in southern Alberta.The Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services (LFES) Public Safety Communications Centre (PSCC) is now providing fire dispatch services for the Blood Tribe Emergency Services (BTES).LFES Deputy Chief of Strategy and Communications Kevin McKe...
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Three sentenced for fraud in Lethbridge, trial set for another accused
The court cases for three people in a fraud investigation have wrapped up quickly, while proceedings will carry on for a fourth.On February 4, 2025, the Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) charged five people in connection to alleged identity fraud and the forging of documents.That followed an investigation that started in...
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Cedric Bovon named head coach of Pronghorns Women's Soccer
A new person is in charge of the women's soccer team at the University of Lethbridge.Cedric Bovon has been named the head coach of the program at Pronghorns Athletics.He is currently the Girls' Technical Director and League 1 Head Coach for the Calgary Blizzards Soccer Club. He has also spent time as an Assistant Coach...
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Weekend protests call for Danielle Smith's resignation
Protests calling for Alberta premier Danielle Smith to step down amid allegations of corruption within the province's healthcare sector took place Saturday in several communities, including Medicine Hat.READ: Premier Smith, Minister LaGrange stand by denials of wrongdoing in AHS corruption caseThe "Pink Slip Prote...
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Alberta

Provincial Politics
Alberta's Legislative Assembly to reconvene on Tuesday
The Alberta Legislative Assembly will reconvene Tuesday, with all eyes set on this Thursday's provincial budget.The UCP say the legislation they intend to propose will increase clarity, efficiency and accountability."Alberta's government is heading back to the legislature to continue to work for Albertans," s...
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Alberta announces $180 million for new addiction treatment centres
The Government of Alberta is looking at a major investment into addiction support services.Premier Danielle Smith said Monday that, as part of Budget 2025, the province would look to spend $180 million over three years to build two "compassionate intervention centres."They would be located in Calgary and Edmo...
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Alberta increases funding for fire services training
Fire departments across Alberta will soon be able to access more money to support training efforts.The Government of Alberta is doubling funds for the Fire Services Training Program (FSTP) to $1 million.Minister of Municipal Affairs Ric McIver says all municipalities, Metis Settlements and First Nations in the province...
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Centre to End Trafficking in Persons opens in Calgary
The new Alberta Centre to End Trafficking in Persons (the Alberta Centre) opened in Calgary on Friday.The centre is the cornerstone recommendation of 'The Reading Stone,' a report released by the Alberta Human Trafficking Task Force.This is a community-led initiative in partnership with the Government of Alberta, with ...
Feb 22, 2025
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Canada

Convicted killer, 85, missing from minimum security prison north of Montreal
SAINTE-ANNE-DES-PLAINES, Que. - Correctional Service Canada says an 85-year-old convicted killer has escaped from a minimum security prison north of Montreal. Officials say Ricardo Vilches was not present during the noon head count today at the Archambault Institution in Ste-Anne-des-Plaines, Que. Prison officials say ...
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Google 'actively working' to fix mislabelling of Canadian 'state parks'
Canadians have taken to social media wondering why Google Maps is referring to some provincial parks as "state" parks, an incorrect designation that's ruffling feathers at a time of heightened tension between Canada and the United States. Social-media users are sharing screenshots showing provincial parks in ...
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First Nation report says communication shortfalls hampered B.C. landslide response
A report from a First Nation says the massive Chilcotin River landslide in the B.C. Interior last year revealed shortfalls in communication and co-ordination of the emergency response from provincial and federal governments. The Tsilhqot'in National Government's report says it had to overcome "jurisdictional confu...
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Musqueam and Feds make deal to share Vancouver airport lease revenue
VANCOUVER - The Musqueam Indian Band has signed an agreement with the federal government to share ground lease revenue from the Vancouver International Airport. Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Gary Anandasangaree says the specifics of the agreement are being kept confidential but it's the first revenue-sharing d...
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Here's the latest as Liberal leadership candidates square off in French debate
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership candidates square off in a French-language debate in Montreal on Monday. The event is set to run from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. and will be moderated by former TVA-Québec anchor Pierre Jobin. Here's the latest (all times Eastern): --- 4 p.m. Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney, Chrystia...
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Trump says he's moving forward with tariffs on Canada and Mexico next week
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump says devastating duties on products from Canada and Mexico are coming next week after the levies were paused for a month. In a press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House today, Trump was asked whether he was moving ahead with tariffs against Americ...
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