
Lethbridge

Semi-final action continues Tuesday
Elks eliminated from American Legion AA State Baseball tournament
The host Lethbridge Elks have been knocked out at the Alberta/Montana AA State baseball tournament, falling 12-5 Monday to the Billings Scarlets. Head coach Scott Oikawa elaborated on his team's performance after the game."You just hope you play well. That wasn't necessarily the case in our first and third game,&q...
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Noon 'til 8 at Festival Square, Galt Gardens
Final Foodie Fest of Summer takes place Tuesday in downtown Lethbridge
The third and final Foodie Fest of the year goes Tuesday on the streets of Downtown Lethbridge. Business Revitalization Zone executive director Sarah Amies points out there's a reason why they decided to keep it to three."We tended to find things slowed down a lot in August. People are traditionally away, particul...
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81-year-old not seen since July 19th
Search for missing hiker continues in Waterton Lakes National Park
The search for an 81-year-old man last seen over a week ago in Waterton Lakes National Park continued, again, Monday. Parks Canada, in a 1 p.m. Facebook posting, said it continues to focus on a certain section of the park, described as rugged and mountainous.Bob Toothill was last seen at the Rowe Lake Trailhead on Sund...
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Charges laid; court appearances scheduled
LPS kept busy with three separate assaults in less than 48 hours
Lethbridge Police Service are investigating three separate attacks over the course of less than 48 hours, two of which have now resulted in charges. The first, a fight between two men, occurred on Friday evening at around 8:30 in Galt Gardens, and saw one of the males strike the other with a pipe. The 44-year-old victi...
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Lethbridge Area

Semi-final action continues Tuesday
Elks eliminated from American Legion AA State Baseball tournament
The host Lethbridge Elks have been knocked out at the Alberta/Montana AA State baseball tournament, falling 12-5 Monday to the Billings Scarlets. Head coach Scott Oikawa elaborated on his team's performance after the game."You just hope you play well. That wasn't necessarily the case in our first and third game,&q...
3h ago
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Noon 'til 8 at Festival Square, Galt Gardens
Final Foodie Fest of Summer takes place Tuesday in downtown Lethbridge
The third and final Foodie Fest of the year goes Tuesday on the streets of Downtown Lethbridge. Business Revitalization Zone executive director Sarah Amies points out there's a reason why they decided to keep it to three."We tended to find things slowed down a lot in August. People are traditionally away, particul...
4h ago
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81-year-old not seen since July 19th
Search for missing hiker continues in Waterton Lakes National Park
The search for an 81-year-old man last seen over a week ago in Waterton Lakes National Park continued, again, Monday. Parks Canada, in a 1 p.m. Facebook posting, said it continues to focus on a certain section of the park, described as rugged and mountainous.Bob Toothill was last seen at the Rowe Lake Trailhead on Sund...
4h ago
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Charges laid; court appearances scheduled
LPS kept busy with three separate assaults in less than 48 hours
Lethbridge Police Service are investigating three separate attacks over the course of less than 48 hours, two of which have now resulted in charges. The first, a fight between two men, occurred on Friday evening at around 8:30 in Galt Gardens, and saw one of the males strike the other with a pipe. The 44-year-old victi...
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Cause to be determined
Firefighters gain quick upper hand on commercial building blaze Monday afternoon
Fire investigators are looking into just what might have caused a fire in the Upper Eastside neighbourhood of Lethbridge this afternoon. 24 firefighters from four stations were called out to the rear of a commercial building in the 1400-block of 2nd Avenue South at around 1 p.m.Crews were able to quickly get the upper ...
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Victim, suspect know each other
Lethbridge Police charge teen after late night attack on man at northside park
Lethbridge Police say they've charged a 14-year-old boy with aggravated assault after a 19-year-old man was attacked and injured at a northside park just after midnight, July 23rd.An investigation by police revealed the teen and another individual, both wearing masks, approached the adult male, who was part of a larger...
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Alberta

Healthcare
Alberta to begin allowing out-of-pocket payments for medical testing as of Friday
Beginning Friday, Albertans will be able to pay out-of-pocket to bypass medical referral for diagnostic screening tests like an MRI or an ultrasound. The announcement by Premier Danielle Smith follows up on legislation passed by her United Conservative government this spring. Patients will pay for the tests when they r...
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Last seen July 19
Search underway in Waterton Lakes National Park for missing 81-year-old man
A search is underway in Waterton Lakes National Park for an 81-year-old man who hasn't been seen or heard from since last Sunday, July 19.Bob Toothill, a resident of Golden, B.C., had said he was planning to hike Section A of the Great Divide Trail, eventually to arrive in Coleman, in the Crowsnest Pass, on July 22.Too...
Jul 26, 2026
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chicago
Alberta MLAs to attend conference with American legislators
MLAs Angela Pitt, Glenn van Dijken and Chelsae Petrovic will attend the National Conference of State Legislatures in Chicago this week.From July 25-30, they will meet with and attempt to advance trade priorities with U.S. state legislators, the Government of Alberta notes in a release.According to the province, the sum...
Jul 25, 2026
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Online Survey
Leger poll finds overall support outweighs opposition to proposed Meta AI data centre in Sturgeon County
An online poll suggests support for a 13-billion-dollar Meta artificial intelligence data centre in Alberta differs significantly depending on gender and political tilt. The proposed project, set for Sturgeon County near Edmonton, would be the tech giant's first A-I data centre in Canada and its largest outside the U-S...
Jul 24, 2026
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Wildlife Safety
Charges laid against hikers with off-leash dog after grizzly encounter in Banff
Parks Canada says charges have been laid against two hikers who, along with their off-leash dog, encountered a grizzly bear in Banff National Park. Video of the encounter on Taylor Lake trail was posted to Instagram, and Parks Canada wardens were able to identify the people involved. The regulatory charges under the Ca...
Jul 24, 2026
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Training Exercise
Three Armed Forces members injured after falling into Jasper glacier crevasse
The Armed Forces says three members were injured last week after falling into a crevasse during a training exercise in Jasper National Park. Maj. Bradley Roy says the three-person rope team was performing a rescue exercise when they dropped about 20 metres into the crevasse on the Athabasca Glacier. Roy says the three ...
Jul 24, 2026
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Canada

CBC won't disclose Eurovision costs as memo says Ottawa can't order it to take part
OTTAWA - CBC/Radio-Canada won't disclose how much participating in the Eurovision song contest could cost. A government document, obtained through access to information law, says information about other countries is limited but total costs ranged from ...
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LeBlanc heading back to Washington after Trump threatens new tariffs
WASHINGTON - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is set to travel to Washington this week after United States President Donald Trump threatened to slap new tariffs on an array of Canadian goods starting next month. LeBlanc's spokesperson Gabriel...
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Ontario residents charged over alleged fraudulent passport renewal promises
TORONTO - Two Ontario residents face charges after a Competition Bureau probe found they allegedly misled Canadians into thinking they were dealing directly with the federal government's passport service. York Regional Police charged John Jesse Breslin...
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In the news today: U.S. consulate shooting, raging wildfires, psychiatric waits
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... U.S. consulate in Toronto shot at for second time this year, suspect vehicle flees Efforts by police to identify who fired at the U.S. consulate in Toronto on Mo...
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Campers hit with fire fines as B.C. battles blazes and Village of Clinton counts cost
CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Conservation officers in British Columbia say they have discovered numerous illegal campfires during spot checks, as wildfire crews battle out-of-control blazes that are threatening communities in the south of the pr...
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UNICEF Gaza chief says Israeli destruction, restrictions squandering Canadian aid
OTTAWA - The United Nations official left to oversee not just children's welfare but also water and sanitation in the Gaza Strip is praising Canada's support for Palestinians - but warns that some of its aid money is being squandered by Israel's attack...
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World

Florida puts ex-police officer to death for girl's murder, first of 2 executions set for single day
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A former police officer convicted of the on-duty rape and murder of a young girl was put to death Tuesday, the first of two lethal injections planned for a single day in Florida, hours before an 80-year-old man was to become the sec...
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FIFA plan for Kushner-backed $20 billion operation to run World Cup meets fury from Europe's UEFA
GENEVA (AP) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino's plan to create a $20 billion company running the World Cup with private investors including the Kushner family was announced Tuesday - and immediately attacked by European soccer body UEFA. ...
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Gunmen kill high-ranking Taliban official in Afghanistan in rare targeted attack
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Gunmen killed a high-ranking local Taliban official in Afghanistan's northwestern province of Badakhshan on Tuesday in a rare targeted killing in the country. Two gunmen shot Zabihullah Amiri, Badakhshan's direct...
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France orders 4,000 more evacuated as fires displace a third of a million across southwest Europe
LEGE-CAP FERRET, France (AP) - French authorities ordered 4,000 more people evacuated from Atlantic coast tourist sites Tuesday, widening what may be France's largest peacetime evacuation as returning heat threatened firefighters' fragile hold on a vas...
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A magnitude 7.1 earthquake shakes part of southern Japan but no tsunami detected
TOKYO (AP) - An earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.1 shook Kumamoto on Japan's southern main island of Kyushu late Tuesday afternoon and a tsunami advisory was temporarily issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The agency sai...
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Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to clear the way for an executive order from President Donald Trump that could dramatically change mail-in voting. The emergency appeal comes after an appeals co...
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