
Lethbridge

520+ competitors, 15 countries
International Tae-Kwon-Do event comes to Lethbridge this weekend
The Lethbridge Trade & Convention Centre will be the place to be this weekend if you love to watch traditional tae-kwon-do.Some 520 competitors of all ages are coming in from around the world to compete including athletes from such countries as the U.S., Germany, Switzerland, Great Britain, and India, to name a few...
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Clocked at close to 90 km/h over speed limit
Motorcyclist charged after excessive speeding, stunting, on Scenic Drive South
A 30-year-old motorcyclist is facing several traffic-related charges after being caught last Saturday (June 27) going close to 90K over the speed limit on a stretch of Scenic Drive in Lethbridge. LPS, who haven't named the man, say the driver, apparently part of a larger group of motorcycles, was issued violation ticke...
Jul 02, 2026
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Water levels easing but still dangerous
Lethbridge Fire & Emergency Service issue Boating Advisory for Oldman River
Lethbridge Fire & Emergency Services has imposed a Boating Advisory for the Oldman River. Water rescue team lead Charles Schoening says, while water levels have come down in the last few days, it's still dangerous. "It's important to note that the water levels are too high for safe recreation on the river rig...
Jul 02, 2026
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Wanted on outstanding warrant
Wanted: Jade Tiffany Ann Little, 36
Lethbridge Police are seeking the public's assistance to locate a 36-year-old woman wanted on an outstanding warrant in connection with the death of a 62-year-old Lethbridge man in 2023. Jade Tiffany Ann Little is charged with manslaughter. A warrant has been issued for her arrest after efforts to locate her have been...
Jul 02, 2026
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Lethbridge Area

520+ competitors, 15 countries
International Tae-Kwon-Do event comes to Lethbridge this weekend
The Lethbridge Trade & Convention Centre will be the place to be this weekend if you love to watch traditional tae-kwon-do.Some 520 competitors of all ages are coming in from around the world to compete including athletes from such countries as the U.S., Germany, Switzerland, Great Britain, and India, to name a few...
7h ago
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Clocked at close to 90 km/h over speed limit
Motorcyclist charged after excessive speeding, stunting, on Scenic Drive South
A 30-year-old motorcyclist is facing several traffic-related charges after being caught last Saturday (June 27) going close to 90K over the speed limit on a stretch of Scenic Drive in Lethbridge. LPS, who haven't named the man, say the driver, apparently part of a larger group of motorcycles, was issued violation ticke...
Jul 02, 2026
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Water levels easing but still dangerous
Lethbridge Fire & Emergency Service issue Boating Advisory for Oldman River
Lethbridge Fire & Emergency Services has imposed a Boating Advisory for the Oldman River. Water rescue team lead Charles Schoening says, while water levels have come down in the last few days, it's still dangerous. "It's important to note that the water levels are too high for safe recreation on the river rig...
Jul 02, 2026
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Wanted on outstanding warrant
Wanted: Jade Tiffany Ann Little, 36
Lethbridge Police are seeking the public's assistance to locate a 36-year-old woman wanted on an outstanding warrant in connection with the death of a 62-year-old Lethbridge man in 2023. Jade Tiffany Ann Little is charged with manslaughter. A warrant has been issued for her arrest after efforts to locate her have been...
Jul 02, 2026
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Lethbridge MP proud of Canada's heritage
"Opportunity to celebrate our country - its past, its present, and its future"
Lethbridge MP Rachael Thomas took part in several different Canada Day celebrations on Wednesday. She was asked, after speaking at an event in Coalhurst, what the day means to her."It's a great opportunity to bring the community together and celebrate our country - its past, its present, and its future," said...
Jul 02, 2026
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Coalhurst.ca
Entries now being accepted for Coalhurst's Miners Days parade
With Canada Day now out of the way, the Town of Coalhurst is getting itself ready for the annual Miners Days celebrations later this month. And it's now accepting entries for the parade, which is set for July 25th at 10:30 sharp. The parade, which is free to enter, will begin forming between 8 and 9:30 on the north sid...
Jul 02, 2026
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Alberta

"use insect repellent that contains DEET"
Record high rainfall prompts increased mosquito populations
Residents swatting away mosquitoes nonstop and asking themselves, "where do they keep coming from?" are not alone.According to researchers at the University of Alberta, the current heavy rain-extreme heat cycle the province is in has created the perfect environment for mosquitoes.Dr. Jumari Snyman, a research...
11h ago
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Requirements not met
Elections Alberta deems 'Water Not Coal' petition unsuccessful
Elections Alberta announced that Alberta musician Corb Lund's "Water Not Coal" citizen initiative petition has been deemed unsuccessful.Alberta's Chief Electoral Officer, Gordon McClure, determined the requirements of section six under the Citizen Initiative Act were not met.The petition needed to reach the 1...
14h ago
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Provincial Politics
NDP's Nenshi supportive of public cash for Alberta pipeline, wants honesty from Smith
Alberta's Opposition NDP leader says Premier Danielle Smith's plan for a new pipeline has his support, but he's calling on her to be honest about how much taxpayers could be on the hook for. Naheed Nenshi says he doesn't see public financing as a deal-breaker, but he'd like to see more private involvement. Nenshi says ...
14h ago
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nation-building project
Alberta pitches new bitumen pipeline to B.C. coast with TMX, Pembina partners
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has pitched a new bitumen pipeline to the B.C. coast, just hours after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a deal with B.C. to make it possible.Smith and Carney stood together in Calgary to announce that Alberta has formally submitted a proposed route to Carney's major projects office.Th...
Jul 03, 2026
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$4.6 billion capital investment
Final investment announcement for the Greenlight Electricity Centre
Pembina Pipeline, Kineticor Asset Management and Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners - partners in the Greenlight Electricity Centre Limited Partnership - announced Thursday their final investment decision for the Greenlight Electricity Centre.The natural gas-powered electricity facility is approved to supply 932 me...
Jul 02, 2026
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New drivers licenses, ID cards
Albertans can now obtain new ID cards that replace provincial health cards
Albertans can now obtain their new driver's licenses or ID cards as the province introduces its new, redesigned cards.As reported a month ago, the province has rolled out the new cards as of July 2 that includes a Canadian citizenship identifier and the driver's personal health number."The new cards have enhanced ...
Jul 02, 2026
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Canada

Court documents allege link between Project South investigation, Ryan Wedding case
TORONTO - Newly released court documents are shedding more light on the alleged link between a sweeping police corruption probe in Ontario and the case of former Canadian Olympian Ryan Wedding, who is accused of running an international drug traffickin...
8h ago
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NDP's Nenshi supportive of public cash for Alberta pipeline, wants honesty from Smith
Alberta's Opposition NDP leader says Premier Danielle Smith's plan for a new pipeline has his support, but he's calling on her to be honest about how much taxpayers could be on the hook for it. Naheed Nenshi also says public financing for the pipeline ...
10h ago
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Heartbroken girlfriend of B.C. captain tells of close call days before deadly sinking
RICHMOND - The heartbroken girlfriend of a young charter boat captain feared drowned in a deadly sinking in B.C. waters last Sunday says she was aboard the vessel two days earlier when a broken door swung open and water flooded in. Chen Ming, 23, was i...
10h ago
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B.C. boosting community coroners' pay by 55%, job ad reveals
Community coroners in British Columbia have been given a 55 per cent pay boost as the BC Coroners Service looks to fill vacancies in dozens of communities across the province. The wage increase to $49.77 an hour for community coroners came into effect...
13h ago
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Rights council seeks unity that Jewish, Muslim envoys couldn't achieve: Miller
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Marc Miller says the government's widely criticized advisory council on inclusion is meant to unify Canadians in a way previous federal envoys tasked with tackling antisemitism and Islamophobia could not. "This is an advisory...
13h ago
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Environmental groups wanted to see clear decarbonization commitment in pipeline plan
OTTAWA - Environmental groups say they wanted to see a more concrete commitment to decarbonization in the proposal put forward for a pipeline to the B.C. coast backed by the Alberta and federal governments. Representatives from both the Pembina Institu...
15h ago
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World

Iran begins dayslong funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in war
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran began a dayslong funeral Saturday for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, months after an airstrike killed him at the start of the war. He was 86. Authorities unveiled the casket containing Khamenei's ...
4h ago
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Iran begins dayslong funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in war
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran began a dayslong funeral Saturday for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, months after an airstrike killed him at the start of the war. He was 86. Khamenei's body was to be on display at the Grand Mosa...
4h ago
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Mexico City tightens security and caps crowds for Mexico-England match after 4 deaths
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico will double security and limit capacity at the monument known as the "Angel of Independence" and at the fan festival in Mexico City's main square for Sunday's Mexico-England World Cup match after four people died during celebr...
8h ago
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Lionel Messi scores 20th World Cup goal, extends streak to 8 games and takes Golden Boot lead
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Lionel Messi's goal-scoring streak lived on, and he made it look easy. His hopes of a second consecutive World Cup title also lived on - and that accomplishment was anything but easy. Messi's goal ...
9h ago
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Conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori wins Peru's presidential election in a runoff
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Conservative politician Keiko Fujimori on Friday was declared the winner of the presidential runoff election in Peru, which was dominated by people's concerns over surging crime. Fujimori, 51, the daughter of a disgraced...
14h ago
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Interpol names suspect in Monaco bombing that reportedly targeted Russia-linked Ukrainian tycoon
PARIS (AP) - Interpol on Friday identified the main suspect in the Monaco bombing that reportedly targeted a Ukrainian tycoon with links to Russia as a 39-year-old woman from Ukraine who remains at large. The police organization named An...
22h ago
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