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Lethbridge

Trial set for Lethbridge high school football players charged with sexual assault
Warning: This story may contain information that may be disturbing to some.LETHBRIDGE, AB - Three members of a Lethbridge high school football team accused of sexually assaulting a teammate are scheduled to go to trial in the fall.The accused boys, who are 16 and 17, are charged with sexual assault with a weapon, assau...
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City of Lethbridge renews master services agreement with AHS
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge has renewed its master services agreement with Alberta Health Services (AHS).On Tuesday, March 26, 2024, Lethbridge City Council approved a new two and a half year agreement with AHS to deliver emergency medical services through Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services (LFES).The a...
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Lethbridge teen reported missing
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is asking for help in locating a missing youth.Zarah Big Swallow, 17, was last seen on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Police say efforts to locate her have been unsuccessful and they are concerned for her wellbeing.Anyone who has seen Big Swallow or has information on her w...
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Brooks RCMP seek public assistance in locating missing teen
BROOKS, AB - Brooks RCMP is asking for the public's help to find a missing 16-year-old girl.Summer Faith Taypotat was last seen at home in Brooks around 11:30 p.m. on March 16, 2024. Summer is believed to be in the northwest Calgary area, and police are worried for her wellbeing.Anyone with information on her whereabou...
Mar 26, 2024
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Lethbridge Area

Trial set for Lethbridge high school football players charged with sexual assault
Warning: This story may contain information that may be disturbing to some.LETHBRIDGE, AB - Three members of a Lethbridge high school football team accused of sexually assaulting a teammate are scheduled to go to trial in the fall.The accused boys, who are 16 and 17, are charged with sexual assault with a weapon, assau...
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City of Lethbridge renews master services agreement with AHS
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge has renewed its master services agreement with Alberta Health Services (AHS).On Tuesday, March 26, 2024, Lethbridge City Council approved a new two and a half year agreement with AHS to deliver emergency medical services through Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services (LFES).The a...
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Lethbridge teen reported missing
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is asking for help in locating a missing youth.Zarah Big Swallow, 17, was last seen on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Police say efforts to locate her have been unsuccessful and they are concerned for her wellbeing.Anyone who has seen Big Swallow or has information on her w...
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Brooks RCMP seek public assistance in locating missing teen
BROOKS, AB - Brooks RCMP is asking for the public's help to find a missing 16-year-old girl.Summer Faith Taypotat was last seen at home in Brooks around 11:30 p.m. on March 16, 2024. Summer is believed to be in the northwest Calgary area, and police are worried for her wellbeing.Anyone with information on her whereabou...
Mar 26, 2024
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Green Shirt Day to again be recognized in Lethbridge April 7
LETHBRIDGE, AB - This year marks the sixth anniversary of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, and the City of Lethbridge will continue to honour victims, their families and all those impacted.On April 6, 2018, 16 people were killed and 13 were injured in the collision involving the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team. One ...
Mar 26, 2024
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Lethbridge Police searching for vehicle and suspects
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is asking for the public's help in an investigation.Officers are looking into what they described as "suspicious circumstances" that occurred downtown between March 20-21, 2024.They are trying to locate a vehicle and identify the associated suspects."F...
Mar 26, 2024
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Alberta

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Parkland Corp. selling 157 gas and convenience store locations
Fuel retailer Parkland Corp. has put 157 of its gas and convenience store locations across six provinces up for sale.The Calgary-based company said Tuesday it is partnering with NRC Realty & Capital Advisors LLC and Colliers Canada to find buyers.The assets up for sale include locations under the Chevron, Ultramar,...
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Medicine Hat mayor launches legal action in effort to reverse council's sanctions
Medicine Hat Mayor Linnsie Clark on Wednesday revealed she is using legal action to attempt reversing city council's decision to take her powers away, saying she expects the case to reach court by summer."I do not agree with the decision of council and I am seeking judicial review," Clark said as she addresse...
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Alberta government requesting more control over provincial immigration system
Premier Danielle Smith has written a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau related to Alberta's immigration system. The Smith government is asking Trudeau to re-evaluate Ottawa's decision limiting the number of allocations for Alberta's provincial nominee program in 2024. Last week, the federal government told the pr...
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Alberta introduces 'apprenticeship-style model' for Class 1 drivers
There will soon be a new way for Albertans to become commercial truck drivers.The Government of Alberta says it is improving Class 1 licensing and training with a new, made-in-Alberta learning pathway.Described as an "apprenticeship-style model," it aims to offer an opportunity for Albertans to develop the sk...
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Alberta records largest population growth since StatCan tracking started in 1972
Alberta saw a substantial increase to its population last year as people from other parts of the country and from elsewhere in the world flocked to the prairies. Statistics Canada has released its final population update for 2023. A total of 4,800,768 people called Alberta home at the end of the year. In just 12 months...
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Funding announced to conduct 'more surgeries this year than ever before' in Alberta
The Government of Alberta looks to continue its efforts to catch up on the surgical backlog in the province.The 2024 provincial budget includes $305 million for Alberta Health Services (AHS) to perform 310,000 surgical procedures this year, an increase of nearly six per cent from 2022-23.Between 60,000 and 65,000 of th...
Mar 26, 2024
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Canada

Four Ontario school boards sue Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok
TORONTO - Four of Ontario's largest school boards are suing the parent companies of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, alleging the social media platforms are disrupting student learning. The lawsuits claim the platforms are negligently designed for compulsive use and have rewired the way children think, behave ...
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In the news today: Foreign interference inquiry continues, Ontario opens comms centre
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Foreign interference inquiry to hear from chief electoral officer Canada's chief electoral officer, Stéphane Perrault, is slated to testify this morning at a commission of inquiry into foreign...
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Foreign interference inquiry slated to hear from chief electoral officer
OTTAWA, ON - Canada's chief electoral officer, Stéphane Perrault, is slated to testify this morning at a commission of inquiry into foreign meddling allegations and how the government responded to them. The hearings are delving into possible foreign interference by China, India, Russia and others in the last two...
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Killer whale rescue tactics could involve plan to lift orca calf out of lagoon
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - Experts are reconsidering their options on a rescue plan for the young killer whale trapped by the tide in a remote lagoon off Northern Vancouver Island. Paul Cottrell, the marine mammal co-ordinator at the Fisheries Department, says they are thinking about changing tactics in efforts to convince the ...
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Ottawa signs $3.7B health deal with Quebec, final province to sign onto health accord
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland signed a $3.7-billion health pact with Quebec today, which means all 13 provinces and territories have now signed on to Ottawa's new health accord. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first pitched a new health-funding deal to provinces more than a year ago to increase federal health tra...
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Suspects plead not guilty in human smuggling case involving family's death at border
ST. PAUL, MINN. - A man accused of helping smuggle people across the U.S.-Canada border into Minnesota, including four members of an Indian family who froze to death in 2022, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to seven counts of human smuggling. Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 28, who prosecutors say went by the alias "Dirty...
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World

Palestinian Authority announces new Cabinet as it faces calls for reform
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - The Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform. President Mahmoud Abbas, who has led the PA for nearly two decades and remains in overall control, announced the new government in a presidential decree on Thursday. None of th...
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Philippine leader warns of countermeasures in response to Chinese aggression at sea
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The Philippine president said Thursday that his government would take action against what he called dangerous attacks by the Chinese coast guard and suspected militia ships in the disputed South China Sea, saying "Filipinos do not yield." Ferdinand Marcos Jr. did not provide details...
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Ukraine's soccer victory provides welcome distraction from tragedy of war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainians have expressed pride and gratitude toward their men's national soccer team for qualifying for the European Championship, a rare bit of good news and a welcome distraction from the war with Russia. Though celebrations after Ukraine's 2-1 win over Iceland were muted as Russian missiles kep...
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Bob Uecker, 90, expected to broadcast Brewers' home opener, workload the rest of season uncertain
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Bob Uecker will be back behind the microphone when the Milwaukee Brewers play their home opener Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins. How heavy a broadcasting workload the 90-year-old Uecker will have the rest of the season remains uncertain. "Bob Uecker calling the first pitch of the Brewers home ...
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Ex-Trump lawyer Eastman should lose state law license for efforts to overturn election, judge says
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A judge has recommended that conservative attorney John Eastman lose his California law license over his efforts to keep former President Donald Trump in power after the 2020 election. Eastman, a former law school dean, faces 11 disciplinary charges in the state bar court stemming from his developmen...
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4 people killed and 5 wounded in stabbings in northern Illinois, with a suspect in custody
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Four people were killed and five were hurt in stabbings in northern Illinois on Wednesday, authorities said. A suspect is in police custody and was being questioned Wednesday afternoon, according to Rockford Police Chief Carla Redd. She said one of the people who was wounded remained in critical c...
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