
Event for sky watchers
Lunar eclipse to start Thursday night, end Friday morning
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Provincial Politics
Alberta doctors say province seeks to slash $400M in cuts to billing fees
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MILLIONS OWED
Rural Municipalities of Alberta call for government action on unpaid oil and gas property taxes
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What's Happening

Lethbridge and Area

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...
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Wildlife warning issued for cougars near Waterton Village
A wildlife warning was issued Tuesday for cougars in Waterton Village and area.Cougars are frequenting the area where the village, Linnet Lake and Prince of Wales trails are located, according to the Parks Canada bulletin.Special caution is recommended while travelling or camping in the area.Parks Canada advised that f...
Mar 12, 2025
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Medicine Hat public education support workers vote against labour deal
Medicine Hat's public education support workers have voted not to ratify a proposed labour agreement.The vote was originally delayed after Local 829's executives were removed by the national CUPE leadership.The Medicine Hat Public School Division acknowledges the "no" vote creates uncertainty but says the dec...
Mar 12, 2025
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Lethbridge man wanted on drug-related warrants
The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is asking for the public's help in locating a man who allegedly has outstanding drug warrants.They say Warren Shayn McMurtrie, 36, is wanted on warrants for the possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a weapon, driving while prohibited, and ...
Mar 12, 2025
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What's Happening
What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: February 10-16, 2025
Feb 10, 2025

Renter's Choice - Celebrating a Quarter Century of Success
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

Lethbridge restaurant raises funds for Alberta Children's Hospital 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
Event for sky watchers
Lunar eclipse to start Thursday night, end Friday morning
We might get to see a lunar eclipse Thursday night into Friday morning if the sky is clear.The website timeanddate.com says the eclipse will start at 9:57 p.m. Alberta time Thursday night.Totality, the time when the moon is completely obscured by the Earth, will start at 12:26 a.m. Friday and end at 1:31 a.m.The eclips...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta doctors say province seeks to slash $400M in cuts to billing fees
The Alberta government wants to cut more than $400 million in the fees it pays to doctors, according to a confidential memo obtained by The Canadian Press.The Feb. 18 memo, sent by Alberta Medical Association head Dr. Shelley Duggan to member physicians, says Alberta's health ministry seeks cuts to more than 800 physic...
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Improvements Still Needed
Alberta's Auditor General highlights progress implementing recommendations
Auditor General Doug Wylie tabled five reports in the Alberta Legislative Assembly this week."I am pleased with the progress made by the various organizations we audit in implementing the recommendations of my office," said Auditor General Doug Wylie."However, the work of my office continues to highlight...
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MILLIONS OWED
Rural Municipalities of Alberta call for government action on unpaid oil and gas property taxes
Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) is calling on the Government of Alberta to establish a working group to create a Property Tax Accountability Strategy (PTAS) to address an ongoing issue of unpaid oil and gas property taxes. For seven consecutive years, the RMA has conducted a member survey that's found oil and gas...
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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...
2h ago
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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...
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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

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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Funding announced for Lethbridge-area agriculture projects
Local projects will aim to improve agriculture in a variety of different ways.Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), part of the federal government, has announced over $1.8 million for four non-profit organizations to support Alberta's value-added agriculture industry.Terry Duguid, Minister for PrairiesCan...
Mar 06, 2025
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Canada

Walmart Canada moves to stop machete sales in wake of new Manitoba law
WINNIPEG - Walmart Canada says it will stop selling long-bladed weapons such as machetes across the country, both in-store and online. The move came after Manitoba passed a law last year to ban in-store sales of machetes and other long-bladed items to minors, and asked online retailers, who are not covered by the law, ...
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RCMP code of conduct hearing schedule upended over 'unresolved' disclosure issues
An RCMP code of conduct hearing in Surrey, B.C., has been delayed indefinitely due to "unresolved issues" over evidence disclosure and an unspecified "situation" involving an officer who is alleged to have lied during his testimony. RCMP Constables Ian Solven, Mersad Mesbah and Philip Dick are stati...
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CP NewsAlert: Heath Minister Mark Holland not running in coming election
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland says he will not run again in the coming federal election. Prime minister-designate Mark Carney and his new cabinet will be sworn in Friday. More coming. The Canadian Press
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CP NewsAlert: Vancouver police issue an Amber Alert for a 2-year-old boy
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police have issued an Amber Alert for two-year-old Theodore Lim. Police say the boy is believed to have been abducted at a location on East Broadway by Davis Lim, but don't say what the relationship is between the two. They say Theodore is two feet tall and weighs about 35 pounds. Police say the b...
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Health groups urge shielding medical supplies, devices from counter-tariffs
TORONTO - Health associations are urging governments to ensure Canadian patients don't get caught in the crossfire of the ongoing trade war with the U.S. The Ontario Hospital Association says it is concerned the tariffs and counter-tariffs "will likely bring significant risks to Ontario's health care system, inclu...
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Mom says Canadian woman in 'inhumane' U.S. detention, Global Affairs can't intervene
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Global Affairs says it can't intervene on behalf of a Canadian being held in an Arizona immigration detention centre, where the woman's mother says conditions are "inhumane and deeply concerning." Alexis Eagles says Vancouver businesswoman and former actress Jasmine Mooney is being detained...
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World

Columbia University says it expelled some students who seized building last year
NEW YORK (AP) - Columbia University says it has expelled or suspended some students who took over a campus building during pro-Palestinian protests last spring, and had temporarily revoked the diplomas of some students who have since graduated. In a campus-wide email sent Thursday, the university said its judicial boar...
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Democratic Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva of Arizona dies from complications from cancer treatment
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva of Arizona, who championed environmental protection during his 12 terms in Congress, died Thursday from complications from cancer treatments, his office said. Grijalva, who was 77, had risen to chair the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee and was the to...
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Columbine victim's death from health problems related to 1999 school shooting ruled a homicide
DENVER (AP) - The death of a woman who was partially paralyzed in the Columbine High School shooting has been ruled a homicide, raising the death toll of the 1999 attack to 14. Anne Marie Hochhalter died Feb. 16 of sepsis - a reaction to infection - and complications from her paralysis were a "significant contribu...
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