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Hate crimes in Lethbridge & Alberta below national average in 2022

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Statistics Canada has released new numbers on hate crimes in the country.In 2022, they say there were a total of 3,576 hate crimes reported to police services across the country for a...

Mar 14, 2024

Alberta proposes building over 5,000 affordable housing units

LETHBRIDGE, AB - If Budget 2024 passes, the Alberta government says its capital plan would invest $840 million over three years to provide more than 5,000 affordable housing units and support more tha...

Mar 12, 2024

Rent in Lethbridge remains among most affordable in Canadian cities

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new report highlights how expensive it is to rent an apartment in Canadian cities, but that one southern Alberta community remains near the bottom of the list.Rentals.ca and Urbanat...

Mar 11, 2024

Ground broken on new supportive housing complex in Lethbridge

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Ground has been broken on new supportive housing units in the city.The province is providing a $10.2 million investment to build new, permanent supportive housing units in Lethbridge ...

Mar 07, 2024

Lethbridge's application denied for federal housing grant program

LETHBRIDGE, AB - An application by the City of Lethbridge to the Housing Accelerator Fund Program has been denied.Officials said the denial from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) is...

Olivia Thorington Mar 07, 2024

Two adults, four children found dead in Ottawa-area home, police say

Ottawa police say four children and two adults are dead and a seventh person is injured after what the police chief is describing as an attack by a "lone actor" in an Ottawa suburb Wednesday night.Pol...

Joel Mendelson Mar 07, 2024

PBO expects inflation to fall to 2% by end of year, deficit to grow amid weak economy

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer is projecting inflation will return to the Bank of Canada's two per cent target by the end of the year and the federal deficit will grow amid weakening econom...

101.5 TODAY RADIO Mar 05, 2024

'Healthcare is doomed': Shannon Phillips reacts to Alberta budget

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The MLA for Lethbridge-West does not have a lot of positive things to say about the new provincial budget, particularly when it comes to healthcare.Shannon Phillips said the overall p...

Mar 01, 2024

Innovations in agricultural technology shine at Ag Expo

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Innovative technology is in focus at the 2024 Ag Expo.The annual event is happening at the Lethbridge and District Exhibition Agri-food Hub and Trade Centre until February 29, 2024.RE...

Olivia Thorington Feb 29, 2024

Alberta announces 'renewed path forward for renewable energy'

The Government of Alberta has outlined how it plans to regulate new renewable energy projects.Premier Danielle Smith, along with Affordability and Utilities Minister Nathan Neudorf, said the province ...

Feb 28, 2024