Enzo Didomenicantonio, Aydan Murphy selected by Lethbridge in US Priority Draft
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes have chosen a forward and a goalie as the Western Hockey League (WHL) held its annual US Priority Draft on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.ENZO DIDOMENICANTONIOWith the 13th overall pick in the first round, the Lethbridge Hurricanes selected 15-year-old forward Enzo Didomenicantonio. T...
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London Drugs president says sorry for cyber breach, no evidence customer data taken
RICHMOND, B.C. - The president of London Drugs has issued a letter apologizing for a cybersecurity incident that forced the company to close stores for more than a week, but he says there's no evidence customer databases were compromised. The letter from Clint Mahlman says the Richmond, B.C.-based company is still inve...
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What's Happening
Week-in-review: Passenger rail, a big investment in Coaldale and an NFL draftee from Lethbridge
May 04, 2024
Renter's Choice - a business built on a dream, heartache and perseverance
What's Happening in Lethbridge this weekend: May 3, 2024
May 03, 2024
Week-in-review: Municipal election changes, a leadership debate and green bins
Apr 27, 2024
Lethbridge and Area
Whoop-Up Days returns for 2024
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Whoop-Up Days is back in Lethbridge for 2024, with some new and some familiar attractions.The event returns to the Lethbridge & District Exhibition (LDE) from August 20-24. Among the attractions back for this year are the Lethbridge & District Pro Rodeo, the Siksikaitsitapi Princess Pageant on ...
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Lethbridge Police Service searching for man wanted on outstanding warrants
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is asking for the public's help locating a man wanted on several warrants.Salar Dalair Khan, 31, is wanted for failing to comply with an order stemming from convictions for sexual interference and invitation to sexual touching.Anyone who has seen Khan or has informat...
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Winds exceeded 100 km/hr, rain over 80 mm in parts of southern Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Southern Alberta is being hit with a powerful wind and rain storm this week, and we now know the extent of it.Environment Canada has released rainfall amounts and peak wind gusts for several communities across the province, most of which are in the southern region.The 48-hour rainfall total in millimet...
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Economic and Finance SPC votes to explore potential Scotties bid in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is exploring a bid for the 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.At the The Economic and Finance SPC meeting on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, an item was brought forward regarding potential funding to bid for the curling tournament. The Lethbridge Curling Club was seeking a letter of suppor...
May 07, 2024
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Alberta
Potato company celebrates opening of new facility in Nisku, Alberta
NISKU, AB - The Little Potato Company is celebrating the opening of its new sustainable potato packaging facility in Alberta.The 240,000-square foot facility is located in Nisku, with officials saying the location was selected due to its proximity to strong agricultural regions, dedicated family growers, efficient tran...
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Alberta UCP facing growing pushback following introduction of municipalities bill
EDMONTON, AB - It was a long time ago, but Jan Novotny still remembers the tanks rumbling through his hometown of Prague in 1968 when the Soviet Union enforced its will on the people of what was then Czechoslovakia.On Monday, he stood outside the Alberta legislature in a gentle rain, holding a sign aimed at the provinc...
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Applications open for Indigenous-led projects grant
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Indigenous-led projects in Alberta are benefitting from nearly $4 million in provincial funding.The Indigenous Reconciliation Initiative, which launched last year, offers up to $100,000 per project through cultural and economic grant streams. The Alberta government is accepting applications for the 202...
May 07, 2024
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Major wind power project near Cardston cancelled over new provincial rules
CARDSTON, AB - A major Alberta utility has cancelled a large wind power project in response to new government rules on where such developments can be built.TransAlta CEO John Kousinioris said Friday the 300-megawatt Riplinger project near Cardston in southern Alberta will no longer proceed."We've reassessed our gr...
May 06, 2024
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Local Sports
Enzo Didomenicantonio, Aydan Murphy selected by Lethbridge in US Priority Draft
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes have chosen a forward and a goalie as the Western Hockey League (WHL) held its annual US Priority Draft on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.ENZO DIDOMENICANTONIOWith the 13th overall pick in the first round, the Lethbridge Hurricanes selected 15-year-old forward Enzo Didomenicantonio. T...
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Economic and Finance SPC votes to explore potential Scotties bid in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is exploring a bid for the 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.At the The Economic and Finance SPC meeting on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, an item was brought forward regarding potential funding to bid for the curling tournament. The Lethbridge Curling Club was seeking a letter of suppor...
May 07, 2024
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Hurricanes' Chadwick named WHL Scholastic Player of the Year
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Hurricanes defenceman Noah Chadwick has been named the Western Hockey League Scholastic Player of the Year.On Thursday, May 2, 2024, the WHL announced Chadwick as the winner of the Daryl K. Doc Seaman Memorial Award. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Western Hockey League (@wester...
May 02, 2024
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Agriculture
Potato company celebrates opening of new facility in Nisku, Alberta
NISKU, AB - The Little Potato Company is celebrating the opening of its new sustainable potato packaging facility in Alberta.The 240,000-square foot facility is located in Nisku, with officials saying the location was selected due to its proximity to strong agricultural regions, dedicated family growers, efficient tran...
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Canada expanding surveillance, increasing testing for avian flu
The Canadian government is expanding its surveillance program for a form of avian flu amid a growing outbreak in U.S. dairy cattle.Fragments of highly pathogenic avian influenza have been detected in pasteurized milk sold in the U.S. and a statement from Canada's health agencies says lactating dairy cattle being import...
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High prices of farmland translates to higher rental rates
Farmland rental rates are keeping pace with the value of farmland across Canada.Farm Credit Canada (FCC) provides a rental rate analysis for all cultivated farmland from data on cash rental rates and the Farmland Values Report.The analysis provides a detailed breakdown of rent-to-price ratios by province, highlighting ...
May 02, 2024
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Canada
In the news today: Documents revealed Canada praised sanctioned Haitian
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Embassy praised sanctioned Haitian, emails suggest A Canadian Embassy official and an RCMP liaison officer in Haiti praised and thanked a sanctioned Haitian businessman after he allowed the use of hi...
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Court to hear about search for remains as Winnipeg murder trial enters second day
WINNIPEG - A courtroom in Winnipeg is expected to hear testimony today about the search for the remains of the four victims of Jeremy Skibicki. Skibicki is charged with four counts of first-degree murder in the slayings of four women in early 2022. He has admitted to the killings, but the trial now centres around the a...
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Rivers recede as B.C. faces prospect of 'unfamiliar territory' for drought
Parts of British Columbia will likely enter "unfamiliar territory" with drought if they see another hot, dry summer, says the head of the province's River Forecast Centre. Dave Campbell says persistent drought conditions in B.C. stretch back to 2022, so the province is heading into this summer with "mult...
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'Exceptional': Diplomat and RCMP praised sanctioned Haitian, emails suggest
A Canadian diplomat and an RCMP officer heaped praise and gratitude on a sanctioned Haitian businessman that Global Affairs accuses of gangland connections, after he allowed a helicopter airlift of Canadian citizens and police at his luxury golf course last month, emails provided by his lawyers suggest. Emails attribut...
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CP NewsAlert: B.C. government hit by 'sophisticated cybersecurity incidents'
VICTORIA - British Columbia's premier says the province has identified "sophisticated cybersecurity incidents" involving government networks. David Eby says the provincial government is working with the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and other agencies to determine the extent of the incidents, but there i...
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B.C. drug use advocates warn decriminalization change may cause more drug deaths
VANCOUVER - The executive director of the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users says Health Canada's decision to allow British Columbia to again prohibit the use of illicit drugs in most public spaces will cause more deaths, calling it "prohibition 2.0." Brittany Graham says the initial decriminalization exemp...
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World
Jokic wins NBA's MVP award, his 3rd in 4 seasons. Gilgeous-Alexander and Doncic round out top 3
Nikola Jokic did it all again. And the MVP trophy is his again. Jokic, the Denver Nuggets star from Serbia, was announced Wednesday night as the NBA's Most Valuable Player - his third time winning the award in the past four seasons, a feat that just six other players in league history have accomplished. He averaged 26....
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Florida deputies who fatally shot US airman burst into wrong apartment, attorney says
MIAMI (AP) - Deputies responding to a disturbance call at a Florida apartment complex burst into the wrong unit and fatally shot a Black U.S. Air Force airman who was home alone when they saw he was armed with a gun, an attorney for the man's family said Wednesday. Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, who was based at the ...
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Biden says US won't supply weapons for Israel to attack Rafah, in warning to ally
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he would not supply offensive weapons that Israel could use to launch an all-out assault on Rafah - the last major Hamas stronghold in Gaza - over concern for the well-being of the more than 1 million civilians sheltering there. Biden, in an interview with CNN, ...
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