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Lethbridge and Area

Rotary Club announces $10,000 ag scholarship winners
Four young southern Albertans are getting some help on their way to their bright careers in agriculture.The Rotary Club of Lethbridge East has announced the winners of its Agricultural Scholarships, given out annually to the region's top students who are pursuing a post-secondary education in agriculture.Damon BectellB...
Mar 15, 2025
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2025 Home, Garden & Leisure Show kicks off in Lethbridge
The Southern Alberta Home, Garden & Leisure Show is on at the Agri-Food Hub and Trade Centre, offering visitors a diverse showcase of home improvement, gardening, and lifestyle trends.Running from March 13 to 15, the event, co-presented by Lethbridge Region and Meibel Consulting, features a range of exhibitors and ...
Mar 14, 2025
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Carney leads 'the same Liberal government,' says Lethbridge MP
Canada has a new prime minister, but the MP for Lethbridge reminds the public that Mark Carney has never been elected by Canadians.Carney, the former Governor of the Banks of Canada and England, won the Liberal Leadership race in a landslide vote earlier this month. He was sworn in as prime minister on Friday morning, ...
Mar 14, 2025
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No more curbside recycling fees in Lethbridge, facility to be fully paid off
Residents of Alberta will see their bills go down a bit starting on April 1, 2025.The Government of Alberta's Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) program takes effect next month, which puts the cost of recycling items like printed paper, packaging, foods, beverages, household items and more on the producers of those...
Mar 14, 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

Taber - renewal and diversification on a solid foundation
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

Prevent the spread
Measles outbreak identified in northern Alberta
The Government of Alberta is alerting the public of a measles outbreak in the northern part of the province in an effort to halt further spread of the disease.As of March 13, health officials have confirmed six cases in the province but were all a part of the same household. Despite that, it raises concerns about the p...
Mar 15, 2025
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PROVINCIAL POLITICS
Premier Smith says Carney should immediately call election
Premier Danielle Smith says new prime minister Mark Carney should immediately call a general election as she argued his cabinet remains as hostile to Alberta as the one assembled by his predecessor. "I am extremely concerned that this cabinet includes most of same ministers responsible for the most damaging govern...
Mar 14, 2025
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IN ADDITION TO CONVENTIONAL
Alberta to begin collecting bitumen royalties in-kind
The Government of Alberta has announced it will now collect bitumen royalties in-kind (BRIK) in addition to conventional royalties in-kind (CORIK) in an effort to maximize resource revenue. The Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission (APMC), the province's commercial oil and gas agency, can now combine conventional and ...
Mar 14, 2025
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Spring forecast
Winter weather not finished yet in Prairie provinces: The Weather Network
The Weather Network has issued its spring forecasts for the months March, April and May - and the Prairies may be in for winter weather a while longer.While precipitation is expected to be normal for the upcoming spring season in Alberta, temperatures will be below normal, the network reported.Spring-type weather start...
Mar 14, 2025
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Local Sports

Lethbridge Sport Council announces 2024 Achievement Award winners
The Lethbridge Sport Council has announced the recipients of the 2024 Lethbridge Sport Council Achievement Awards, celebrating contributions to local sports. Now in its 15th year, the awards recognize athletes, coaches, volunteers, and organizations that have made a lasting impact on the community.Executive Director of...
Mar 13, 2025
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Playoff Bound
Hurricanes secure home-ice advantage with 5-3 win over Raiders
The Lethbridge Hurricanes secured home-ice advantage in the first round of the WHL Playoffs with a 5-3 victory over the Prince Albert Raiders on Wednesday night at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena. Kooper Gizowski scored twice, including the game-winner in the final seconds, as the Hurricanes extended their point streak t...
Mar 13, 2025
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Medicine Hat woman breaks world record for most push ups in one minute
Medicine Hat's Christy Starling considers physical exercise her self-care and release, but after an injury impeded certain workouts she could do, she decided to take on a new challenge of breaking records.Starling wanted to break the Guinness World Record for most knuckle push ups in one minute, which she attempted in ...
Mar 10, 2025
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Agriculture

Rotary Club announces $10,000 ag scholarship winners
Four young southern Albertans are getting some help on their way to their bright careers in agriculture.The Rotary Club of Lethbridge East has announced the winners of its Agricultural Scholarships, given out annually to the region's top students who are pursuing a post-secondary education in agriculture.Damon BectellB...
Mar 15, 2025
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Lethbridge pea protein plant gets $2.3 million to improve innovation
A multi-million dollar grant will help an agri-food processor in Lethbridge to continue to innovate in plant-based protein markets.Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) has announced $2.3 million in funding for PIP Lethbridge Inc. PIP opened in the city in 2022 and both produces and researches yellow pea-based pro...
Mar 12, 2025
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Agriculture
Agriculture ministers say Team Canada approach to tariffs will continue as GGC expresses concern about trade war
Federal, provincial and territorial agriculture ministers says they will continue with a Team Canada approach in dealing with US tariffs. The ministers met in Ottawa on Thursday as part of what a release from the federal agriculture department calls "ongoing discussions related to the impacts and potential respons...
Mar 11, 2025
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Canada

Carney heading to Europe for first foreign trip since becoming prime minister
OTTAWA - Mark Carney will be departing for his first foreign trip on Sunday, set to visit France and the U.K., with an additional stop in Iqaluit, Nvt., during a whirlwind three-day jaunt. The aim of the trip is to strengthen ties with France and the U.K. and reaffirm Canada's Arctic sovereignty before returning on Tue...
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Prime Minister Mark Carney marches in Montreal's St. Patrick's Day parade celebration
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Mark Carney marched in Montreal's St. Patrick's Day parade today as the event marked its 200th anniversary. Carney, who was sworn in as prime minister on Friday, was joined by several Quebec-based cabinet ministers as he shook hands and waved to thousands gathered along the drizzly parade rout...
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Carney wants call with Trump, PM 'respects' president's economic goals: ambassador
OTTAWA - Canada's ambassador to the U.S. says Prime Minister Mark Carney is looking to set up a conversation with President Donald Trump "as soon as possible." In an interview with Fox News on Sunday morning, Ambassador Kirsten Hillman said the Canadian side has reached out to the U.S. since Carney was sworn ...
8h ago
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Art of medicine: Quebec doctors in training visit museum to better diagnose patients
MONTREAL - Classes on disease and anatomy are par for the course in traditional medical training, but a new program at a Quebec university is making visits to the art museum a mandatory part of the curriculum for physicians in training. Through portraits and sculptures, medical students at Université de Montr&ea...
13h ago
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So Donald Trump wants more border security? Here's how the RCMP is ramping up efforts
WINDSOR, Ont. - Ian Smith used to spend most of his days behind a desk in the RCMP's Windsor, Ont., detachment, working on investigations and performing administrative duties. As a member of the force's border integrity unit, the constable says he didn't even have to wear his uniform. But that recently changed. Smith n...
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Canadian woman returns home after being detained by U.S. immigration officials
VANCOUVER - The mother of a British Columbia woman who was detained for nearly two weeks by immigration officials in the United States says her daughter is back on home soil. Alexis Eagles confirmed Saturday that her daughter, Jasmine Mooney, landed at the Vancouver International Airport at around midnight and returned...
23h ago
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World

US and Iran-backed Houthis both vow escalation after airstrikes target rebels in Yemen
CAIRO (AP) - The United States and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are both vowing escalation after the U.S. launched airstrikes to deter the rebels from attacking military and commercial vessels on one of the world's busiest shipping corridors. The Houthi-run Health Ministry said the overnight U.S. strikes killed a...
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Vatican releases first photograph of the pope in more than a month
ROME (AP) - The Vatican on Sunday released the first photograph of pope in more than a month, showing Francis co-celebrating Mass in the hospital chapel. The photograph is taken from behind, and shows Pope Francis wearing a purple stole sitting in a wheelchair in front of an altar. The Vatican said he was particpating ...
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Netanyahu says he will seek to dismiss the head of Israel's internal security service
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he will bring a vote to the government this week to dismiss the director of the country's internal security service, the Shin Bet, capping a monthslong power struggle stemming from the Hamas attack that sparked the war in Gaza. Netanyahu said...
5h ago
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