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Lethbridge and Area

WHL and Victory+ partner for league-wide free streaming of games
Western Hockey League (WHL) fans across Canada and the world will soon have the ability to watch games for free.On Thursday the WHL and Victory+, a sports streaming service owned by A Parent Media Co. Inc., announced a multi-year deal where fans will be able to stream regular season and playoff games for free beginning...
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Clara Piedalue running for People's Party of Canada in Lethbridge
A Lethbridge woman wants to help "make Canada strong again."Clara Piedalue has been confirmed as the candidate for the People's Party of Canada (PPC) in Lethbridge for the 2025 federal election.She says she is running in the election because she has had enough of the key talking points from the federal Libera...
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43 Street
Lethbridge Police investigating collision
Lethbridge Police are currently at the scene of a collision and have closed the southbound lanes of 43 Street South at 1 Avenue South.LPS says the intersection of 43 Street South and Highway 3 has also been closed.Motorists are advised to take an alternate route.Police say an update will be provided when available.
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Officials investigating fatal workplace accident in Lethbridge County
A worker died while on the job near Turin, Alberta, and officials are investigating.A spokesperson with the Alberta RCMP tells LNN that they were called to a construction site just outside of the hamlet a little before 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.Details are sparse, but Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) r...
19h ago
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Alberta

Health agency head rebuts Alberta government's defence in wrongful dismissal lawsuit
The former head of Alberta Health Services says arguments by the province that she was fired for incompetence are not only false, but also ``vindictive and malicious.''A court filing from Athana Mentzelopoulos alleges she was actually praised by Health Minister Adriana LaGrange.Mentzelopoulos is suing LaGrange and AHS,...
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don't become complacent
Public Avalanche Warning issued for central Rockies
A special public avalanche warning has been issued for the central Rockies.Avalanche Canada, in partnership with Alberta Parks, the Government of British Columbia, and Parks Canada, are warning backcountry users to be very wary.The warning applies to Banff, Yoho, Kootenay and Jasper National Parks, as well as areas imm...
16h ago
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Provincial Politics
Three new parliamentary secretaries named by Premier Smith
Three Alberta MLAs have been given some new responsibilities by Premier Danielle Smith. Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Justin Wright has been named Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Health (South) while Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA Ron Wiebe is now the Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Health (North). Both will report to Minist...
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Alberta Premier makes demands during first meeting with PM Carney
The premier of Alberta met with Canada's new prime minister on Thursday for the first time.Danielle Smith says she and Mark Carney had a "very frank discussion" about a variety of topics, and emphasized that she wants the province to have a better relationship with the federal government than it has had under...
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Canada

Quebec town says U.S. is limiting Canadian access to border-straddling library
STANSTEAD, Que. - The town of Stanstead, Que., says U.S. authorities have unilaterally decided to close the main Canadian entrance to the Victorian-style library that straddles the border between the two countries. For decades, Canadian visitors to the town have been able to walk across the border into Derby Line, Vt.,...
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Toronto flights from Heathrow cancelled after London fire causes power outage
TORONTO - Toronto's Pearson airport says all arriving flights from Heathrow have been cancelled after an overnight fire caused a power outage and forced the British airport to close for the day. Pearson airport lists at least five scheduled arriving flights from Heathrow as cancelled, as well as two departing flights. ...
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Poilievre outlines plan to boost apprenticeships, training for trades workers
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is announcing a plan to boost training and jobs for workers in skilled trades. In a news release this morning, Poilievre says his plan for "more boots, less suits" will expand training halls and provide direct grants and faster employment insurance for apprentices...
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In the news today: Carney and premiers to meet, Liberal MP being dropped by party
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney to host meeting with premiers today Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting Canada's premiers today in Ottawa as the provinces grapple with the effects of Chinese and U.S. tariffs. The meeting is taking place just days before...
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Prime Minister Mark Carney hosting a meeting with Canada's premiers today
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting Canada's premiers today in Ottawa as the provinces grapple with the effects of Chinese and U.S. tariffs. The meeting is taking place just days before Carney is expected to launch a federal election campaign that would send Canadians to the polls as soon as April 28. The me...
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Nearly half of landslides during B.C. disaster linked to logging, wildfire: study
VANCOUVER - A study has found nearly half of the landslides, debris flows and washouts that occurred during British Columbia's atmospheric river disaster in November 2021 originated in areas that had been logged or burned by wildfire. Severe rains triggered a landslide that killed five people on a stretch of Highway 99...
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