Hurricanes readying up for first round series against Broncos
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes kick off their 2024 playoff run on Friday, March 29 when they take on the Swift Current Broncos.The Hurricanes clinched a playoff berth on March 16 with a 3-2 overtime victory against the Red Deer Rebels. They then finished up their final three games of the season and finished...
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Applications still open for Clean Energy Improvement Program in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Homeowners looking to make energy upgrades to their property can still apply for the Clean Energy Improvement Program (CEIP).The CEIP was launched in February 2023 and offers eligible homeowners a financial tool to support energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrades to their residences. Eligible pr...
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Lethbridge and Area
Former Humboldt Bronco Tyler Smith and Toby Boulet speak at Lethbridge schools ahead of Green Shirt Day
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor spoke about the importance of mental health and kindness with Lethbridge students on Thursday.Tyler Smith visited Winston Churchill High School and G.S. Lakie Middle School for two Green Shirt Day presentations on March 28, 2024. Smith was a teammate of Lethbr...
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Applications still open for Clean Energy Improvement Program in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Homeowners looking to make energy upgrades to their property can still apply for the Clean Energy Improvement Program (CEIP).The CEIP was launched in February 2023 and offers eligible homeowners a financial tool to support energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrades to their residences. Eligible pr...
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Three charged in connection with alleged south Lethbridge assault
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Three people face charges in relation to a reported assault in south Lethbridge.The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) says on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at around 8 p.m., officers responded to a report that a group of people were fighting in the backyard of a home along the 1000 block of 12 Street South. O...
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Competitions finalized for Southern Alberta Summer Games in Coaldale
COALDALE, AB - The Town of Coaldale has confirmed the 19 events that southern Alberta's premiere athletes will compete in this summer.The full list of events at the 2024 Southern Alberta Summer Games (SASG) includes:3/5/10 km runs Equestrian Pickleball Badminton Flag football Soccer Baseball Golf Softball Basketball (3...
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Alberta
Alberta families to receive more back from carbon tax than they pay into it
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) has released its estimate for how much money Albertans would pay in the federal carbon tax.The tax is set to increase on April 1, 2024 by $15 per tonne to $85 per tonne.Citing data from the Parliamentary Budget Office, CTF Alberta Director Kris Sims says that means the cost of th...
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Alberta Innovates projects
Province shares tech-related investments made to fight drought in Alberta
With the risk of drought facing the province, the Alberta government says they have invested in numerous tech-related projects to maximize water supply and deliver adequate drinking water to communities.Alberta's largest innovation agency, Alberta Innovates, has invested more than $75 million through its Water Innovati...
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Alberta government taking steps to protect waterways from invasive species
The Government of Alberta is being proactive in combatting invasive aquatic species.Officials say that as it stands, the province is 100 per cent free of zebra and quagga mussels. However, increased detection in both Idaho and Manitoba last year is upping the risk of invasive mussels being introduced into Alberta.The g...
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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,...
Mar 27, 2024
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Local Sports
Hurricanes readying up for first round series against Broncos
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes kick off their 2024 playoff run on Friday, March 29 when they take on the Swift Current Broncos.The Hurricanes clinched a playoff berth on March 16 with a 3-2 overtime victory against the Red Deer Rebels. They then finished up their final three games of the season and finished...
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Lethbridge Bulls sign Prairie Baseball Academy's Dawson Schultz
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Bulls have added a touch of local talent to their 2024 roster. Dawson Schultz is currently a pitcher for the Prairie Baseball Academy, and also attends Lethbridge College. Schultz previously spent the past two summers playing for his hometown Swift Current 57s. The 6'4, 215 pound right h...
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Competitions finalized for Southern Alberta Summer Games in Coaldale
COALDALE, AB - The Town of Coaldale has confirmed the 19 events that southern Alberta's premiere athletes will compete in this summer.The full list of events at the 2024 Southern Alberta Summer Games (SASG) includes:3/5/10 km runs Equestrian Pickleball Badminton Flag football Soccer Baseball Golf Softball Basketball (3...
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Agriculture
Alberta government taking steps to protect waterways from invasive species
The Government of Alberta is being proactive in combatting invasive aquatic species.Officials say that as it stands, the province is 100 per cent free of zebra and quagga mussels. However, increased detection in both Idaho and Manitoba last year is upping the risk of invasive mussels being introduced into Alberta.The g...
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Interest free portion of cash advance increases for 2024
It's great news for farmers as they prepare for the growing season.Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay has announced that the interest-free limit of the Advance Payments Program (APP), commonly known as the cash advance, has been set at $250,000 for the 2024 program year.The interest free limit...
Mar 27, 2024
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Province announces new agriculture-focused non-profit
LACOMBE, AB - The provincial government is establishing a new non-profit focused on agriculture research and crop development.The Field Crop Development Centre (FCDC), based in Lacombe, is being relaunched as Western Crops Innovations (WCI), a non-profit with an interim board. Officials say the new structure will help ...
Mar 20, 2024
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Canada
Fluid in eye cells can 'boil' if you watch the eclipse without protection: expert
Millions of people in parts of Eastern and Atlantic Canada will be able to see the rare solar eclipse happening on April 8. But they should only look up if they have proper eye protection, experts say. WHY IS WATCHING THE ECLIPSE MORE DANGEROUS THAN LOOKING AT THE SUN ON A NORMAL DAY? When people look up at the sun no...
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New study says fireworks have small effect on air quality, but doctors not impressed
MONTREAL - Almost a year after smog from wildfires led officials in Montreal to cancel two major fireworks shows, groups representing pyrotechnics companies have released a study that concludes the displays have a small effect on air quality. But doctors and an environmental health specialist warn the fireworks can sti...
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Half of Canadians support TikTok ban, with U.S. concerns 'trickling' north: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll indicates 51 per cent of Canadians support banning the social media app TikTok, after a U.S. bill aiming to do just that passed in the House of Representatives. Canada has ordered its own national security review of TikTok, something the Liberal government revealed following passage of the U.S. bill...
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Trudeau won't say if he has spoken to Housefather since Gaza motion
OTTAWA - Quebec MP Anthony Housefather remains undecided on his future more than a week after a House of Commons motion on Israel and Gaza left him questioning whether he will remain in the Liberal party. And Prime Minister Minister Justin Trudeau isn't saying if he has even been talking to Housefather to try and keep ...
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Four Saskatchewan family members died in murder-suicide, RCMP say
NEUDORF, SASK. - RCMP say four members of the same family found dead earlier this week in a rural Saskatchewan home were the victims of a murder-suicide. Mounties say a 67-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman, along with their 30-year-old son, were killed on the property near Neudorf, about 130 kilometres east of Regin...
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B.C. First Nation, Catholic Church announce 'sacred covenant' to be signed on Easter
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Vancouver's Catholic Archbishop says a 'Sacred Covenant' agreement has been reached with the First Nation in Kamloops, B.C., that announced the discovery the remains of more than 200 children at the site of a former residential school. Archbishop J. Michael Miller of the Catholic archdiocese of Vancou...
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World
Mob in Mexico brutally beats suspected kidnapper to death hours before Holy Week procession
TAXCO, Mexico (AP) - A mob in the Mexican tourist city of Taxco brutally beat a woman to death Thursday because she was suspected of kidnapping and killing a young girl, rampaging just hours before the city's famous Holy Week procession. On the eve of Good Friday, men walk through the colonial streets of Taxco wearing ...
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Suspect charged with murder in a series of stabbings in a northern Illinois city
CHICAGO (AP) - A 22-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in a stabbing rampage that killed 4 people in a northern Illinois city, authorities said Thursday. Winnebago County State's Attorney J. Hanley said during a news conference that Christian Soto will be in court Thursday afternoon to hear the char...
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Russian veto brings end to UN panel monitoring enforcement of North Korea nuclear sanctions
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution Thursday in a move that effectively abolishes the monitoring by United Nations experts of U.N. sanctions against North Korea aimed at reining in its nuclear program, though the sanctions themselves remain in place. Russia's vote sparked Western accusations that Mosc...
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