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Several roster changes for Hurricanes following drafts
The Lethbridge Hurricanes have added three people to their roster this week and lost one.US Priority DraftMost recently, at the 2025 US Priority Draft, the WHL team selected 2010-born players Cash Whi...
May 08, 2025
Child porn charges laid against Blairmore man
A 36-year-old man from Crowsnest Pass has been placed behind bars for alleged offences related to child pornography.ALERT's Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit searched a home in Blairmore on April...
May 08, 2025
Jose Aldo still going, 14 years after epic UFC 129 battle with Canadian Mark Hominick
Fourteen years after defending his featherweight title against Canadian Mark (The Machine) Hominick before 55,724 fans at UFC 129 at Toronto's Rogers Centre, UFC Hall of Famer Jose Aldo is still going...
May 08, 2025
India and Pakistan trade fire and accusations as fears of a wider military confrontation rise
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - India fired attack drones into Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least two civilians, the Pakistani military said. India, meanwhile, accused its neighbor of attempting its own a...
May 08, 2025
Trump says he'll pull the nomination of Ed Martin, who defended Jan. 6 rioters, for DC US Attorney
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would pull the nomination of conservative activist Ed Martin Jr. to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation's capital, after a key R...
May 08, 2025
Victory in Europe Day commemorations underway in Toronto, Ottawa
OTTAWA - Veterans, members of the Armed Forces and political leaders are gathering at events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. Veterans Affairs Canada sa...
May 08, 2025
One drug overdose death reported in Lethbridge in January
The Government of Alberta has released its first report for 2025 on drug-related deaths.In January, it says one person in Lethbridge died as a result of drug use. That is down from five in January 202...
May 08, 2025
Bodycam footage relinquished in fatal officer-involved shooting in northern Quebec
KANGIQSUALUJJUAQ - The Nunavik Police Service in Quebec's Far North says officers involved in a fatal shooting on Tuesday night were wearing body cameras. Quebec's police oversight agency announced We...
May 08, 2025
Quebec reports high immigration, record low fertility in 2024
MONTREAL - Quebec is reporting a near-record rate of immigration in 2024, with the province's population increasing to more than 9.1 million at the start of this year. A new report from Quebec's stati...
May 08, 2025
Measles cases confirmed in Lethbridge
Alberta Health Services (AHS) has confirmed more cases of measles in the South Zone.They say the infected people were in public spaces in Lethbridge while infectious.Anyone who was at the Pizza Hut on...
May 08, 2025