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Lethbridge and Area

Lethbridge looks to sweep first-round WHL playoff series Wednesday
The Lethbridge Hurricanes could sweep the first round of the WHL playoffs with a win on the road Wednesday. The Canes were victorious in game three over the Brandon Wheat Kings on Tuesday with a score of 3-1.Carsen Adair kicked off scoring two minutes into the contest with assists from Voytech Port and Miguel Marques.A...
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Shoppers in Lethbridge Trade Area spend $3.8 billion annually, report says
A new report from Economic Development Lethbridge (EDL) looks into local retail trends and how non-Lethbridge residents spend their money in the city.CEO Trevor Lewington says the retail sector has been under pressure in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, with additional strain created by inflation and higher inte...
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Gas prices fall in Lethbridge after carbon tax ends
Drivers across the country can fill up their tanks for less as the consumer carbon price ended on April 1, 2025.As of 8:45 a.m. on April 2, GasBuddy.com reports that the lowest price for regular unleaded fuel in Lethbridge was at Costco, going for 123.9 cents per litre.Not every place has come down by a wide margin yet...
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John Bruinsma running for Liberals in Foothills
The Liberal Party of Canada has chosen its candidate for a southwestern Alberta riding.John Bruinsma looks to become the party's MP in FoothillsHe provided the following answers to LNN in a questionnaire.Why did you want to run in the 2025 federal election? This is the most consequential election of my lifetime. I felt...
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Alberta

PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
From dirt to door: BILD Alberta demystifying homebuilding and its affordability
The Building Industry and Land Development Association Alberta (BILD Alberta) has launched a public awareness campaign, "Unlock Housing," to take Albertans behind the scenes on how homes and communities are built, from dirt to door. BILD Alberta says our province leads the country in new home construction. De...
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Canada's Choice
Carney promises home building program, Poilievre pitches national energy corridor
Liberal Leader Mark Carney promised Monday to get the federal government back into the business of home building, while Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives pitched a national energy corridor to fast-track approval of key infrastructure.The New Democrats rolled out their own national project - a promise to help retrofit 3....
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Health Care
Alberta Health Services pauses planned changes to food policy in emergency departments
Alberta Health Services president Andre Tremblay announced Tuesday that AHS will no longer move forward with changes concerning the way food is supplied in emergency departments other non-inpatient areas.In September 2024, AHS approved changes to the way food is supplied in the areas, and the policy was set to take eff...
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Trade War
Premier Smith expects key industries to escape fresh U.S. tariffs, Democrats move to block levies
Premier Danielle Smith says she expects some major industries, including those in her province, won't face new tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump. Smith says things could change, but she thinks food production and oil and gas won't be targeted under Trump's new tariff plan, which is set to be announced Wednesday....
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Canada

Remove drugs from potential retaliatory tariffs list, pharmacists urge
TORONTO - The Canadian Pharmacists Association is urging the federal government to remove all drug-related products from its list of potential retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. The association says there are currently eight pharmaceutical tariff codes on the list, but it's not clear which specific medications or dru...
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Snow and freezing rain return to parts of Ontario; more power outages possible
A massive spring storm has descended on Ontario with damaging conditions in store for parts of the province still without power from the last bout of freezing rain. Weather warnings issued by Environment Canada cover most of Ontario, ranging from snowfall in the north to rainfall and freezing rain across the south and ...
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In the news today: Trump's global tariff action expected today, Carney back in Ottawa
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Confusion lingers over Trump's fentanyl tariffs As U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to unveil his so-called "liberation day" plan to hit multiple countries with tariffs, it's still not clear whether a temporary pause...
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'Can't imagine Alaska without Canada': Resolution would affirm Canadian sovereignty
America's 49th state is showing support for the country that U.S. President Donald Trump wants to make its 51st. Republican Rep. Chuck Kopp of Alaska, which shares a border with the Yukon and is separated from the contiguous U.S. by Canada, says the state doesn't support the president's trade war and annexation bid aga...
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All eyes are on Trump today as trade war continues to dominate election campaign
OTTAWA - All eyes are on U.S. President Donald Trump as he prepares to hit multiple countries with "reciprocal" tariffs. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is pausing his campaign to take part in meetings in Ottawa ahead of the expected tariffs. On top of the expected "reciprocal" tariffs, it's not clear wh...
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State of economywide tariffs on Canada unclear as Trump's global trade war escalates
WASHINGTON - As U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to unveil his so-called "liberation day" plan to hit multiple countries with tariffs, it's still not clear whether a temporary pause on separate economywide duties on Canada will be lifted. In early March, Trump imposed - then partially paused - 25 per cent...
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