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Lethbridge and Area

Province credits recovery model for falling drug overdose deaths in Lethbridge
The Government of Alberta says improving numbers in Lethbridge are proof that its model of recovery-oriented care is working for people suffering from addiction.The province's substance use surveillance system report shows that drug overdose deaths fell by 63 per cent between January to October 2024 compared to the sam...
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Province hosting Budget 2025 town halls for southern Albertans
Southern Albertans can learn more about the proposed provincial budget at a pair of town hall meetings.The Government of Alberta is hosting the meetings to give residents details about aspects of Budget 2025 and have their questions answered.The first will be on the topic of "Investing in education" and focus...
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New website helps U of L students find free food
A University of Lethbridge student has launched a new website designed to tackle food insecurity and food waste on campus.SnackRadar, created by Ankit Mukherjee, connects students with free food from campus events in real time, aiming that food doesn't go to waste.Mukherjee's initiative has gained traction among studen...
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Lethbridge man wanted on drug trafficking warrants
The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is asking for your help in finding a wanted man.They say Leon Steven Cugnet, 51, has two outstanding warrants for possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking.A photo of Cugnet is included at the top of this article. Anyone who has seen him or has information o...
6h ago
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Alberta

Provincial Politics
Alberta government increases support for foster and kinship caregivers
The Alberta government is increasing financial support for foster and kinship caregivers to ease cost-of-living pressures and provide stability for children and youth in care.As part of Budget 2025, if passed, the province has allocated $3.1 million to raise caregiver rates by two per cent, helping cover day-to-day exp...
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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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Canada

Court denies certification of $2.5-million Black class action lawsuit
OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge has dismissed a motion to certify a proposed class action lawsuit that was launched by Black public servants in 2020 who alleged there was systemic racism within the public service. In an "order and reasons" document, Justice Jocelyne Gagné says the case doesn't sufficien...
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Former prime minister Brian Mulroney to be featured on Canada Post stamp
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney will be featured on a stamp as part of Canada Post's 2025 lineup. Mulroney, who died last year, served as prime minister from 1984 to 1993. Canada Post says the stamp will pay tribute to Canada's 18th prime minister, who they say is heralded as one of the country's most &qu...
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Second set of remains found at Manitoba landfill confirmed as Marcedes Myran
WINNIPEG - A second set of remains found in a Winnipeg-area landfill have been identified as Marcedes Myran, who died at the hands of a serial killer in 2022, RCMP said Monday. The news came after one set of remains found during a search of the Prairie Green landfill was confirmed earlier this month to belong to anothe...
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Rainy, warm weather leads to flooding, school closures in parts of Quebec
MONTREAL - Record warm weather has sent several Quebec rivers spilling over their banks, leading to school and road closures and voluntary evacuation notices in some parts of the province. In Beauceville, Que., south of Quebec City, officials cancelled classes and opened an evacuation centre at the local arena after an...
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Marathon Vancouver airport hotel strike ends after 1,411 days
RICHMOND, B.C. - The union representing workers at the Radisson Blu Vancouver Airport Hotel says staff have ratified a new collective agreement, ending a nearly four-year-long strike. Unite Here Local 40 says the 1,411-day strike was the longest in Canadian history and the agreement provides a pathway back to work for ...
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Court finds stabbing at UWaterloo was not terrorism but was hate crime
An Ontario court has found that a stabbing at a University of Waterloo gender studies class was not terrorism but constituted a "particularly grave" hate crime. The judge sentencing Geovanny Villalba-Aleman says the evidence does not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that his hatred toward the LGBTQ+ community ...
6h ago
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