Lethbridge schools team up to support Interfaith Food Bank through new soccer tournament
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Local schools are stepping up to support a community food bank.Catholic Central High School (CCH) is spearheading a partnership with schools in both the Holy Spirit Catholic School Division and the Lethbridge School Division that embraces the power of sport and community involvement.A soccer tournament...
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Southern Alberta Bikers to host first-ever 'Blessing of the Bikes'
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Bike riders are invited to visit Lethbridge Saturday morning for a new initiative.The Southern Alberta Bikers host the inaugural Blessing of the Bikes on April 27, 2024. It is a new tradition that welcomes all motorcycle enthusiasts to the start of the riding season.The non-denominational ceremony will...
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Lethbridge and Area
Many questions remain on municipal election changes: Lethbridge mayor
LETHBRIDGE, AB - "Province, stay in your lane, do your stuff. We'll do ours."The mayor of Lethbridge is reacting to the Government of Alberta's newly-proposed changes to municipal elections.Blaine Hyggen says this week's announcement of Bill 20, the Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act 2024, came as a sur...
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Lethbridge schools team up to support Interfaith Food Bank through new soccer tournament
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Local schools are stepping up to support a community food bank.Catholic Central High School (CCH) is spearheading a partnership with schools in both the Holy Spirit Catholic School Division and the Lethbridge School Division that embraces the power of sport and community involvement.A soccer tournament...
11h ago
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Southern Alberta Bikers to host first-ever 'Blessing of the Bikes'
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Bike riders are invited to visit Lethbridge Saturday morning for a new initiative.The Southern Alberta Bikers host the inaugural Blessing of the Bikes on April 27, 2024. It is a new tradition that welcomes all motorcycle enthusiasts to the start of the riding season.The non-denominational ceremony will...
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New art on display at downtown Lethbridge library
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Main Branch of the Lethbridge Public Library (LPL) has new art displays.The two pieces were done by Indigenous artists, with Awaaniiyaawa (They Are Speaking) by Faye HeavyShield and Niitoyis itsinika'si (Lodge Stories and History) by Api'soomaahka/William Singer III.Officials with the LPL says the ...
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Alberta
chapters of Alberta’s stories
Alberta invests $8 million in Alberta Media Fund for publishing and entertainment industries
The Alberta government is aiming to help the publishing and entertainment industries in the province thrive with an $8-million investment in the Alberta Media Fund. Through the Fund, book and magazine publishers, sound recording agencies, and film producers can access grants for projects in art production, training, ca...
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Alberta to test new K-6 social studies curriculum this fall
Some students in Alberta will learn from the new social studies curriculum this year.The provincial government says the new draft curriculum for grades K-6 is ready to begin pilot testing in select schools.Since September last year, a wide range of educational experts were consulted on the new learning guidelines. Base...
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Alberta incomes fell slightly from 2018-2022, but prices rose
Despite the cost of everything going up in recent years, Albertans have struggled to bring in more money.Statistics Canada has released new data on household incomes for 2022.Across the country, the median after-tax income of both families and single people was $70,500 in 2022. That is down by 3.4 per cent compared to ...
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Alberta to appeal ruling ordering release of documents on coal mining in Rockies
BLAIRMORE, AB - Alberta is appealing a judge's ruling that ordered the release of internal documents on coal mining in the province's Rocky Mountains, says the lawyer for ranchers seeking the information."I was told by (government) counsel," said Richard Harrison, who represents a group of southern Alberta ra...
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Local Sports
Lethbridge schools team up to support Interfaith Food Bank through new soccer tournament
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Local schools are stepping up to support a community food bank.Catholic Central High School (CCH) is spearheading a partnership with schools in both the Holy Spirit Catholic School Division and the Lethbridge School Division that embraces the power of sport and community involvement.A soccer tournament...
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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 ...
Apr 25, 2024
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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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Agriculture
Documents reveal Ottawa's efforts to get Loblaw, Walmart on board with grocery code
OTTAWA, ON - It was evident to the federal government as early as last fall that Loblaw and Walmart might be holdouts to the grocery code of conduct, jeopardizing the project's success. Documents obtained through access to information legislation shed new light on the federal government's efforts to convince the two re...
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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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Canada
Globe wins seven newspaper awards; CP recognized for CSIS investigation
TORONTO - The Globe and Mail was the top winner at the National Newspaper Awards, which were handed out on Friday night. The Globe won nods in seven of the 23 regular categories. La Presse and the Toronto Star both won three awards, and the Brandon Sun and the Narwhal each had two. Thirteen other news outlets received ...
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A list of NNA winners and finalists; Globe and Mail nabs seven
TORONTO - The National Newspaper Awards were handed out in Toronto on Friday night. Here is the complete list of the winners and finalists: Arts and Entertainment: Winner: Matt Simmons, Cara McKenna and Marty Clemens, IndigiNews and The Narwhal, for their feature about the return of a stolen totem pole to Nisga'a Natio...
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B.C. sex offender pleads guilty to breaching supervision order following manhunt
VANCOUVER - A high-risk sex offender who went on the run for 10 days in Vancouver has pleaded guilty to breaching his long-term supervision order and failing to attend court. The province's prosecution service confirmed that Randall Hopley entered the guilty pleas in provincial court on Friday. Hopley walked away from...
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CP NewsAlert: B.C. asks Health Canada to make drug use in public illegal again
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is asking Health Canada to "urgently change" the province's decriminalization policy to stop drug use in public. Premier David Eby says in a statement the change would make illicit drug use illegal in all public spaces, including inside hospitals, on transit and in...
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Bin there, dumped that: Trash cans to be reinstalled along Montreal's Lachine Canal
MONTREAL - Parks Canada will reinstall around 30 garbage bins along Montreal's Lachine Canal after some visitors expressed frustration at their sudden disappearance earlier this month. The federal agency says the measure was a pilot project to encourage visitors to take responsibility for waste destined for landfills. ...
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Canada allocates millions for drone production, ammunition to support Ukraine
OTTAWA - The federal government is earmarking $3 million for production of drones in Ukraine in support of Kyiv's fight against Russia's invasion. Defence Minister Bill Blair says the financial assistance is being made in collaboration with the United Kingdom. Speaking with a group of defence leaders, Blair also announ...
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World
Tornado tears through Nebraska, causing severe damage in Omaha suburbs
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday afternoon, destroying homes and other structures as the twister tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions. Injuries were reported but it wasn't yet clear if anyone was killed in the storm. Multiple tornadoes were reported in Nebra...
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Paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine before his death avoids prison
BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) - A former paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine avoided prison and was sentenced to probation Friday after his homicide conviction in the Black man's death, which helped fuel the 2020 racial injustice protests. Jeremy Cooper faced up to three years in prison. He administered a dose o...
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President Joe Biden says he's 'happy to debate' Donald Trump. Trump says he's ready to go
NEW YORK (AP) - President Joe Biden said Friday that he is willing to debate his presumptive Republican opponent, Donald Trump, later this fall - his most definitive comment yet on the issue. Trump said he was ready, though he questioned Bidens's willingness. Biden's comment came during an interview with the Sirius XM ...
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