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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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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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Canada

In the news today: Mark Carney's move to kill carbon price now official
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney's move to kill carbon price now official but debate over it not dead Prime Minister Mark Carney's theatrical document signing to eliminate the consumer carbon price on Friday has done little to end the political furor over ...
27m ago
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Quebec byelection: electors head to polls in Terrebonne riding northeast of Montreal
MONTREAL - Voters will go to the polls today in a riding northeast of Montreal to replace former economy minister Pierre Fitzgibbon. The former high-profile cabinet minister in François Legault's Coalition Avenir Québec quit politics in September 2024. The Terrebonne riding had been held by Fitzgibbon sin...
42m ago
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Polytechnique Montréal receives $50 million gift to create disruptive innovation hub
MONTREAL - A Quebec-born businessman and philanthropist who is donating $50 million to a Montreal university to establish an institute dedicated to "disruptive innovation" says it has never been more important to invest in homegrown talent. Pierre Lassonde's donation to Polytechnique Montréal, to be of...
42m ago
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Canadians in several cities join 'Tesla Takedown' protests against Musk, Trump
SURREY, B.C. - Canadians in several cities have joined a series of "Tesla Takedown" protests happening across the United States and parts of Europe. Protesters say they have been moved to act by Tesla CEO Elon Musk's "interfering" in politics and his role advising U.S. President Donald Trump, who ha...
8h ago
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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...
10h ago
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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...
14h ago
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