Homicide investigation underway in Gleichen
Officers looking into what has been deemed a homicide in southern Alberta.The Gleichen RCMP says it was contacted by EMS at approximately 7:20 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.Medical responders received a report of an unresponsive man. Upon arrival, a man was declared deceased and "had injuries consistent with b...
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Lethbridge swimmer Rachel Nicol announces end to storied career
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A highly successful Lethbridge swimmer has called it a career.Rachel Nicol spent 26 years of her life competing in swimming competitions. Nicol's family moved to Lethbridge from Regina when she was eight years old, and she had begun competing four years before.She broke onto the international scene in ...
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Lethbridge and Area
Strong turnout in Lethbridge for first Alberta NDP leadership debate
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It was a packed house at the Yates Memorial Theatre Thursday night.The Alberta NDP held its first leadership debate on April 25, 2024 at the Lethbridge venue.All five candidates participated, including Sarah Hoffman, Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse, Gil McGowan, Naheed Nenshi and Kathleen Ganley. @lethbridgene...
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Alberta NDP leadership candidates square off in debate in Lethbridge tonight
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The group of candidates vying to lead the Alberta NDP will be debating various topics Thursday night. An NDP leadership debate will be on from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Yates Memorial Theatre.The candidates participating are Naheed Nenshi, Kathleen Ganley, Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse, Sarah Hoffman, and Gil ...
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Homicide investigation underway in Gleichen
Officers looking into what has been deemed a homicide in southern Alberta.The Gleichen RCMP says it was contacted by EMS at approximately 7:20 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.Medical responders received a report of an unresponsive man. Upon arrival, a man was declared deceased and "had injuries consistent with b...
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Lethbridge swimmer Rachel Nicol announces end to storied career
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A highly successful Lethbridge swimmer has called it a career.Rachel Nicol spent 26 years of her life competing in swimming competitions. Nicol's family moved to Lethbridge from Regina when she was eight years old, and she had begun competing four years before.She broke onto the international scene in ...
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Alberta
Strong turnout in Lethbridge for first Alberta NDP leadership debate
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It was a packed house at the Yates Memorial Theatre Thursday night.The Alberta NDP held its first leadership debate on April 25, 2024 at the Lethbridge venue.All five candidates participated, including Sarah Hoffman, Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse, Gil McGowan, Naheed Nenshi and Kathleen Ganley. @lethbridgene...
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EXPLAINER
Here's how municipal elections and governance in Alberta are changing
The ruling United Conservatives proposed legislation on Thursday changing how elections and city halls will operate from 2025 onwards, pending approval. READ: Alberta proposes councillor removal powers, electronic tabulator ban and more in city government revampIt's the biggest overhaul of municipal rules in recent yea...
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DEVELOPING
Alberta proposes councillor removal powers, electronic tabulator ban and more in city government revamp
Alberta plans to give itself the power to remove city councillors, ban the use of machine counting in municipal elections and mandate councillor orientation as part of a major update to how local governments operate across the province.The amendments to the Municipal Government and Local Authorities Election acts propo...
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New pay model for Alberta nurses who start primary care clinics
The Government of Alberta hopes a new compensation model will lead to more people being able to access primary care.They have released more details about the Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Program, which allows nurse practitioners to set up their own clinics.Premier Danielle Smith says the program will allow them to e...
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Local Sports
Lethbridge swimmer Rachel Nicol announces end to storied career
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A highly successful Lethbridge swimmer has called it a career.Rachel Nicol spent 26 years of her life competing in swimming competitions. Nicol's family moved to Lethbridge from Regina when she was eight years old, and she had begun competing four years before.She broke onto the international scene in ...
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Hurricanes sign 2007-born forward Cameron Norrie
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes have signed 2007-born forward Cameron Norrie to a Western Hockey League (WHL) Scholarship and Development Agreement.Norrie was undrafted in the WHL Prospects Draft, and returned to play for the RINK Hockey Academy Kelowna U18 team for the 2023-24 season. In 30 games with the t...
Apr 23, 2024
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Panthers capture silver at Volleyball Alberta provincials
EDMONTON, AB - A handful of southern Alberta volleyball teams hit the court in the provincial capital this weekend. Volleyball Alberta hosted its 2024 provincial championship tournament for 14U Girls in Edmonton on April 20-21.The Panthers, out of Lethbridge County, entered the tournament seeded third in Division 1. Th...
Apr 22, 2024
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Agriculture
Competition Bureau raises concerns over Bunge-Viterra deal
The Competition Bureau says it is likely that Bunge Ltd.'s US$8.2-billion deal to acquire Viterra Ltd. would "substantially" reduce competition in the grain and canola oil markets.In a report to Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez, the bureau says the deal is likely to hurt competition in markets for grain pur...
Apr 23, 2024
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Province says tax credit fuels investments in bioprocessing industry
The Alberta government says the province will be home to the largest renewable diesel facility in Canada as Imperial qualifies for the Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit program.Government officials say Alberta is an agricultural powerhouse with diverse and innovative industries, including a thriving bioprocessing s...
Apr 23, 2024
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Nature Conservancy celebrating successful fundraising campaign for McIntyre Ranch
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A historic ranch near Lethbridge is being put under conservation easements.Conservation easements are legal mechanisms that protect the natural value of land through a voluntary agreement restricting land use changes in perpetuity. READ MORE: Two conservation organizations team up to protect 130-year o...
Apr 22, 2024
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Canada
In the news today: Consular freeze worries Ukrainian man in Canada
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Consular freeze worries Ukrainian man in Canada A Ukrainian man living in Canada says he's worried a freeze on consular services for Ukrainians abroad could put his future in peril. Mykyta Zakharchen...
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As the climate changes, so too do Canadians' farm fields and dinner tables
Canada's farm fields are in the midst of a transformation. As the country rapidly warms from human-caused climate change, farmers are being pushed to reconsider conventional wisdom about what can and can't survive in this northern climate. Crops are getting planted later in the year than ever as killer winter frost del...
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'I just want to be safe': Ukrainian man in Canada faces limbo amid consular freeze
OTTAWA - The future was just starting to appear bright for Mykyta Zakharchenko. The 18-year-old's youth in Ukraine was shadowed by two major conflicts with Russia before he escaped to Canada in 2022. With harrowing experiences of war behind him, he recently graduated high school, competes internationally as a rower and...
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New Norad commander calls Canada's defence policy update 'very encouraging'
OTTAWA - American troops will be spending more time training in the Far North, the new commander of Norad says, a strategy that fits "hand-in-glove" with Canada's renewed focus on Arctic defence. U.S. Gen. Gregory Guillot took over command of the binational North American Aerospace Defense Command in February...
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Inquest into B.C. police shooting deaths recommends emergency events be recorded
BURNABY, B.C. - An inquest jury looking into the police shooting deaths of a man and the woman he was holding hostage has recommended that events involving the emergency response team be recorded with both video and audio. The recommendation is one of seven to come following the inquest into the deaths of Randy Crosson...
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Court ruling affirms law curbing parliamentary immunity of spy watchdog members
OTTAWA - The Ontario Court of Appeal has affirmed the constitutionality of a law that limits members of a spy watchdog from using their parliamentary immunity to speak out. The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, composed of MPs and senators from various parties, has access to highly class...
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World
Tennessee lawmakers OK bill criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's GOP-controlled Statehouse on Thursday gave their final approval to legislation criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental consent, clearing the way for the first-in-the-nation proposal to be sent to Gov. Bill Lee's desk for his signature. The ...
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USC won't hold main commencement ceremony amid Gaza war protests on campus
BOSTON (AP) - The University of Southern California has canceled its main stage graduation ceremony under new safety measures being taken as the campus is roiled by protests stemming from the Israel-Hamas war. The university announced the move Thursday, the day after more than 90 protesters were arrested on campus. The...
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Wild horses to remain in North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park, lawmaker says
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Wild horses will stay in North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park amid fears from advocates that park officials would remove the beloved animals from the rugged Badlands landscape, a key lawmaker said Thursday. Republican U.S. Sen. John Hoeven said he has secured a commitment from the Natio...
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