Lethbridge
City launches survey on snow route changes
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Residents are being asked to share feedback on snow routes.The City of Lethbridge implemented a new snow route network for the 2023-24 season. The modifications impacted 80 kilometres of roadway around the city.READ MORE: City of Lethbridge adjusting snow and ice control practices in winter 2023A new s...
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Two stabbed outside of Lethbridge bar, man charged
LETHBRIDGE, AB - One person has been apprehended after two people were stabbed outside of a bar.Just before 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 18, 2024, the Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) says it was called to Top Hat on the 1000 block of Mayor Magrath Drive South.Their investigation determined that a 21-year-old woman and se...
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Special weather statement in southern Alberta as winter makes a comeback
Spring may have sprung this past weekend, but it will not last long.Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for all of southern Alberta and parts of central Alberta on March 18, 2024.They say a "significant change" in weather is coming this week with cooler temperatures and 15-25 cm of snow....
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Lethbridge man charged after allegedly harassing, touching teen girls
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has apprehended a man that is says engaged in inappropriate behaviours with a group of minors.Just before 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 17, 2024, officers were called to the Westminster playground on the 400 block of 18 Street North.They received reports that three girl...
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Lethbridge Area
City launches survey on snow route changes
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Residents are being asked to share feedback on snow routes.The City of Lethbridge implemented a new snow route network for the 2023-24 season. The modifications impacted 80 kilometres of roadway around the city.READ MORE: City of Lethbridge adjusting snow and ice control practices in winter 2023A new s...
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Two stabbed outside of Lethbridge bar, man charged
LETHBRIDGE, AB - One person has been apprehended after two people were stabbed outside of a bar.Just before 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 18, 2024, the Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) says it was called to Top Hat on the 1000 block of Mayor Magrath Drive South.Their investigation determined that a 21-year-old woman and se...
5h ago
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Special weather statement in southern Alberta as winter makes a comeback
Spring may have sprung this past weekend, but it will not last long.Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for all of southern Alberta and parts of central Alberta on March 18, 2024.They say a "significant change" in weather is coming this week with cooler temperatures and 15-25 cm of snow....
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Lethbridge man charged after allegedly harassing, touching teen girls
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has apprehended a man that is says engaged in inappropriate behaviours with a group of minors.Just before 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 17, 2024, officers were called to the Westminster playground on the 400 block of 18 Street North.They received reports that three girl...
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Lethbridge Police Service investigating suspicious package
UPDATE #2: 1:30 p.m., - March 18, 2024The Lethbridge Police Service says reports of a suspicious package were unfounded.An unknown person had left several boxes at H&R Block over the weekend, indicating the contents were important and that the owners would return to retrieve them.When the store opened Monday mornin...
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Lower water allocations likely in parts of southern Alberta this summer
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Although there have been slight improvements in recent weeks, officials say we are still looking at a pretty dry summer.The St. Mary's River Irrigation District (SMRID) says the latest water supply update from Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation on March 11, 2024, indicates the region is on course for a...
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Alberta
Legislation Tabled
Alberta government aiming to protect Albertans in life leases
The provincial government says it has tabled legislation to protect Albertans and ensure consistency in contracts with life lease housing operators. Life leases are described an important, alternative form of housing aimed at supporting independent living that is often tailored toward seniors. In response to recent cha...
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Special weather statement in southern Alberta as winter makes a comeback
Spring may have sprung this past weekend, but it will not last long.Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for all of southern Alberta and parts of central Alberta on March 18, 2024.They say a "significant change" in weather is coming this week with cooler temperatures and 15-25 cm of snow....
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Pincher Creek broke 119-year-old heat record Sunday
CLARESHOLM, AB - Even though spring is not set to start until Tuesday, it sure felt like spring this past weekend.Environment Canada says Sunday was the warmest March 17 on record in 21 communities throughout AlbertaAmong the places where records were set, Claresholm and Pincher Creek were the warmest, each reaching ma...
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Brooks RCMP seeking missing youth
BROOKS, AB - Brooks RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing 16-year-old female.Summer Faith Taypotat was last seen at her home around 11:30 p.m. on March 16, 2024. There is concern for her wellbeing.She is described as: 5 feet 8 inches tall weighing 136 poundsMedium length light brown hairLast se...
Mar 17, 2024
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acknowledging tremendous strength
Parkinson Association launches 'Unshakeable' campaign for upcoming awareness month
The Parkinson Association of Alberta (PAA) is sharing details of its April campaign for Parkinson Awareness Month.The organization notes April is a time to, "acknowledge the tremendous strength and resilience of Canadians living with Parkinson disease and to celebrate the contributions of researchers, health profe...
Mar 16, 2024
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Despite hours of negotiations, armed man killed by police in eastend Calgary standoff
A 30-hour armed standoff with Calgary police that forced some residents of a southeast neighbourhood out of their homes came to an end on Friday night after officers shot a man dead. Police had been stationed outside a home in the Penbrooke Meadows neighbourhood since Thursday afternoon trying to negotiate with a man ...
Mar 16, 2024
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Canada
Quebec anti-corruption police arrest retired judge, say he inflated hours worked
MONTREAL - Quebec anti-corruption police say they have arrested a retired municipal court judge for fraud. Police say Jean Herbert, who sat on the municipal court in Longueuil, Que., south of Montreal, created fake records to inflate the time he claimed to have spent hearing cases. He is alleged to have billed the City...
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'This tragedy has shaken me': Ottawa father of slain family thanks public for support
OTTAWA - The surviving father of an attack that Ottawa's mayor has called one of the city's worst cases of mass violence is thanking the public for its support. Dhanushka Wickramasinghe released his first public statement though police after hundreds gathered at a convention centre Sunday to mourn his family. Police ...
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COVID was a good chance to study what the animals did while humans were locked down
VANCOUVER - The COVID-19 lockdown for humans was not an opportunity for wildlife to run free, in fact a new study found herbivores tend to be more active around people, while carnivores remained hidden. The study, published Monday in Nature Ecology and Evolution and led by researchers at the University of B.C., is one...
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A closer look at the legacy of former prime minister Brian Mulroney
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney died on Feb. 29, in Palm Beach, Fla., at the age of 84. He was first elected in 1984 following the largest majority mandate in Canada's history, and was re-elected in 1988. On Monday, members of Parliament and federal party leaders offered their tributes to the late leader...
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More families will be allowed to apply to come to Canada from Gaza: Miller
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says Canada will allow more people trapped in Gaza who have extended family members in Canada to apply for temporary refuge - but he admits the move is "cold comfort." The government launched a family reunification program in January that offers temporary refuge to pa...
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Canada's independent cinema chains are 'in crisis,' need more funding: study
A new study from Canada's independent cinema owners says their industry is "in crisis" and many theatres need increased public funding to stay afloat.The research from the Network of Independent Canadian Exhibitors released Tuesday said 60 per cent of independent cinema operators surveyed between December and...
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World
Pro-Trump Michigan attorney arrested after hearing in DC over leaking Dominion documents
An attorney facing criminal charges for illegally accessing Michigan voting machines after the 2020 election was arrested Monday after a hearing in a separate case in federal court in Washington, D.C. Stefanie Lambert was arrested by U.S. Marshals after a hearing over possible sanctions against her for disseminating co...
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Supreme Court chief justice denies ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro's bid to stave off prison sentence
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday refused to halt a prison sentence for former Trump White House official Peter Navarro as he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction. Navarro is expected to report Tuesday to a federal prison for a four-month sentence, after being found guilty of misdemeanor charges for ...
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Supreme Court extends block on Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday extended its block on a Texas law that would give police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. while the legal battle it sparked over immigration authority plays out. Opponents have called the law, known as Senate Bill 4, the most dramatic...
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Ohio mom who left toddler alone 10 days when she went on vacation pleads guilty to aggravated murder
CLEVELAND (AP) - An Ohio mother whose 16-month-old daughter died after being left home alone in a playpen for 10 days last summer while she went on vacation was sentenced Monday to life in prison with no chance of parole. Kristel Candelario, 32, had pleaded guilty last month to aggravated murder and child endangerment ...
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Biden and Netanyahu hold first call in more than a month as tension grows over food crisis, war
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Monday, their first interaction in more than a month as the divide has grown between allies over food crisis in Gaza, conduct of war, according to the White House. The call comes after Republicans in Washington and Israeli offi...
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Supreme Court rejects appeal by former New Mexico county commissioner banned for Jan. 6 insurrection
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a former New Mexico county commissioner who was kicked out of office over his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Former Otero County commissioner Couy Griffin, a cowboy pastor who rode to national political fame by e...
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