

"They share a vision of excellence"
Excite Lethbridge pair earn Top 10 Under 40 distinctions from fairs & exhibitions association
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Game 3 goes tonight
Bulls take second game of four-game series on the road against Fort Mac
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WhoopUpDays.ca
Sales of Whoop-Up, rodeo tickets now available for August event
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What's Happening
Nighttime construction on Hwy 3 in Lethbridge starts April 17
Apr 17, 2025

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Lethbridge and Area

"They share a vision of excellence"
Excite Lethbridge pair earn Top 10 Under 40 distinctions from fairs & exhibitions association
Two members of a southern Alberta organization are receiving national acclaim for their event planning work with Excite Lethbridge. Kaira Cale and Kathleen Boniol have both earned Top 10 Under 40 honours by the Canadian Association of Fairs and Exhibitions.Event Development director Paul Kingsmith said the pair have le...
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Annie would be four June 20th
'Celebration for Annie' planned for June 19th at Lethbridge's Nikka Yuko Garden
A Lethbridge family is turning a tragic event that took place four years ago, into a positive, in memory of their daughter.Bekah Olsen and her husband, Jim, lost their daughter, Annie, in her sleep, at just three-and-a-half months old.Next Friday, June 19th, the family is holding an event they're billing Celebration fo...
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Game 3 goes tonight
Bulls take second game of four-game series on the road against Fort Mac
The Lethbridge Bulls have climbed back into a first-place tie with the Okotoks Dawgs after a 7-2 victory over Fort McMurray in WCBL play Thursday night. For the second time in two nights, the Toros scored three runs in the third inning, before adding another three in the ninth to put a cap on the win. The Bulls and Daw...
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WhoopUpDays.ca
Sales of Whoop-Up, rodeo tickets now available for August event
Advance pricing to this year's Whoop-Up Days and Lethbridge & District Pro Rodeo is underway, and you can do it either in person or online. Whoop-Up Days tickets and West Coast Amusements ride wristbands can be bought at all Lethbridge and area Gas King locations. General admission tickets, meanwhile, can be purcha...
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What's Happening
Critics say Canada's new immigration and border law puts LGBTQ+ people in danger
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PM Carney in Ireland to meet with leaders, visit family's homeland
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Two Montreal police officers suspended over racism allegations, 14 others reassigned
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$20K grants available: TELUS STORYHIVE Pan-Asian Edition opens applications April 1
Fans from Germany charged with assaulting officers at Toronto Stadium: police
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Conservation officers in B.C. remove metal stove pipe stuck on bear's head
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Alberta

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New drug for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension now available in Alberta
A new treatment for the rare disease known as pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is now available in Alberta.The provincial government shared Friday that patients will now be covered through the Specialized High Cost Drug Program for the drug Sotatercept.According to a release, pulmonary arterial hypertension is a r...
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to come ahead of oct. 19 referendum
Report to show Albertans financial impact of separation
A report by the University of Calgary will inform voters on the financial cost of Alberta leaving Canada.The Government of Alberta announced Friday it has hired the institution's School of Public Policy to conduct an analysis that will provide a better understanding of estimated transition costs, economic effects, pote...
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Economy
Alberta to lead Canada in economic growth in 2026 says ATB
ATB Financial says that "Alberta's economy continues to weather the geopolitical storm better than most." ATB is predicting that Alberta will lead the country in economic growth this year. It says in a news release that "real GDP will grow by 2.6 per cent in 2026." The prediction for economic growt...
Jun 11, 2026
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Provinciall Politics
Alberta files appeal on court decision to throw out separatist referendum petition
Alberta's government has filed its appeal of a judge's decision to throw out a petition looking to force a vote on the province quitting Canada. Premier Danielle Smith criticized the ruling last month, calling it ``anti-democratic,'' and promised to appeal. Court of King's Bench Justice Shaina Leonard found the referen...
Jun 11, 2026
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Local Sports

Game 3 goes tonight
Bulls take second game of four-game series on the road against Fort Mac
The Lethbridge Bulls have climbed back into a first-place tie with the Okotoks Dawgs after a 7-2 victory over Fort McMurray in WCBL play Thursday night. For the second time in two nights, the Toros scored three runs in the third inning, before adding another three in the ninth to put a cap on the win. The Bulls and Daw...
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.441 batting average in first eight game
Bulls' first baseman Carter Claerhout takes WCBL's first 2026 Alberta Player of the Week honours
Lethbridge Bulls first baseman Carter Claerhout has been named the WCBL's first 2026 Alberta Player of the Week. In his first eight games, the Red Deer native had 15 hits, including three doubles, scored seven runs, and had nine RBI's for a batting average of .441 and beat out teammates Connor Crowson and Kalem Henry, ...
Jun 11, 2026
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Bulls drop Giants 11-2 for first win in three games
Bulls shut down Fort Mac's offence after three-run rally in third inning
The Lethbridge Bulls put themselves back on the winning track Wednesday night with a convincing 11-2 decision over the Fort McMurray Giants. Kalem Haney and Bernie Socarras went 2-for-5 at the plate, and both with a walk; Haney, though, added a home run to one of his 'at bats.'The Bulls had to rally to win this one - ...
Jun 11, 2026
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Agriculture

Work between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Road closures, culvert replacement set for this week in Lethbridge County
Culvert replacement work this week will result in one-day road closures in Lethbridge County and, in each case, between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Tuesday, crews will shut down Range Road 24-2 between Township Road 11-4 and 12-0 . On Wednesday, it'll be Township Road 12-2 between Range roads 24-3 and 24-4.Thursday ...
Jun 08, 2026
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Region continues to lead province with figures
Seeding all-but-complete for most crops here in the South ahead of torrential rains
It appears producers in Southern Alberta were able to get most, if not all, of their seedings finished ahead of our recent five-day rainstorm.The first weekly crop report of June from Alberta Agriculture shows a 100 percent completion rate for durum, mustard, flax, potatoes, chickpeas, lentils, and corn, and only a fra...
Jun 07, 2026
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Cervids, other livestock, to move forward
CFIA backs down on proposed beef traceability requirements after industry backlash
New traceability requirements for beef cattle proposed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency have been shelved. The move followed a large influx of industry opposition with producers calling the new rules too burdensome. Heather Brown, the CFIA's national manager of humane transport and livestock traceability programs...
Jun 05, 2026
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Canada

Critics say Canada's new immigration and border law puts LGBTQ+ people in danger
OTTAWA - Earlier this week, Prime Minister Mark Carney and MPs from other political parties came together to raise the Pride flag on Parliament Hill. But an advocacy group that helps LGBTQ refugees come to Canada and the U.S says the federal government...
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PM Carney in Ireland to meet with leaders, visit family's homeland
DUBLIN - Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Ireland where he will drum up business and investment with European peers and visit his ancestors' home on the Emerald Isle. Carney arrived in Dublin Saturday morning, where he will meet with Micheál Martin, Ir...
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Two Montreal police officers suspended over racism allegations, 14 others reassigned
MONTRÉAL - Two Montreal police officers have been suspended and 14 others reassigned following allegations of discriminatory and racist behaviour toward citizens. In a statement to the media, Montreal police say the officers involved are from Station ...
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Fans from Germany charged with assaulting officers at Toronto Stadium: police
TORONTO - Two men from Germany have been arrested after police officers were assaulted at Toronto Stadium ahead of a World Cup match between Canada and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Police say they responded to an altercation in the stands on Friday afternoon. T...
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Conservation officers in B.C. remove metal stove pipe stuck on bear's head
OLIVER - A young bear in British Columbia's Okanagan had to endure several days with a stove pipe stuck over its head before conservation officers were able to remove it. The Conservation Officer Service of B.C. says residents in the area near Oliver f...
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Canada earns first-ever World Cup point after 1-1 draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina
TORONTO - In many ways, a 1-1 draw against Bosnia-Herzegovina felt like a victory for Canada on a historic day for the host side at the FIFA World Cup on Friday. An upset loss was a real possibility for the Canadians as they couldn't convert despite m...
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World

Balogun scores twice, U.S. opens World Cup with 4-1 win over Paraguay
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Folarin Balogun scored twice in the Americans' historic three-goal first half, and the U.S. opened its first home World Cup in 32 years with its biggest win in the tournament, a dynamic 4-1 victory over Paraguay on Friday night...
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Trump says US military strike killed leader of Tren de Aragua gang with help from Venezuela
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Friday that a "swift and lethal kinetic" U.S. strike has killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, whom he called "the infamous leader" of the Tren de Aragua gang. Tren de Aragua has been lab...
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Alabama seeks to execute man by lethal injection after court ruled against nitrogen method
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama on Friday moved to execute a man with lethal injection hours after his nitrogen execution was prevented from going forward. The Alabama Attorney General's office asked the Alabama Supreme Court to authorize...
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