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Lethbridge and Area

Hurricanes
Forward Logan Stuart wins Rookie of the Week for second time this season
Lethbridge Hurricanes forward Logan Stuart has been named the latest WHL Rookie of the Week for the week ending Sunday, Nov. 1.It's the second-such time this season the 18-year-old Californian has earned the honour.Stuart logged two points and two assists in games against the Regina Pats and Brandon Wheat Kings.One of ...
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NHL
Lethbridge-born and Preds' forward Matthew Wood now a Seattle Kraken
A 21-year-old Lethbridge-born hockey player is leaving the bright lights of Music City for the Pacific Northwest, following a trade made public Monday. Nashville Predators forward Matthew Wood is off to the Seattle Kraken, while the Preds receive 22-year-old right-winger Shane Wright in return. Wood, drafted 15th overa...
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City of Lethbridge
Green cart collection moves to bi-weekly schedule for Winter months
Beginning Tuesday, green cart collection in the City of Lethbridge will be once every two weeks, until the warmer weather returns. In the Spring and Summer, of course, it's every week, based on higher volumes of yard waste and keeping the smell in check. A glitch with the Waste Wizard and Lethbridge Loop app yesterday,...
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It's a terrible idea: Rob Miyashiro
Lethbridge MLA stands up in Legislature to oppose new electoral boundaries bill
The MLA for Lethbridge West has taken aim at proposed legislation that would see dramatic changes to his and the city's other provincial riding. Rob Miyashiro, standing up in the Legislature on Monday, is against any proposal that would see the Bridge City divided up into four electoral divisions."Last week, the m...
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Alberta

RCMP
AJHL & other organizations comment on sexual exploitation investigation
The Alberta Junior Hockey League released a statement on Monday, Nov. 2, regarding the arrest of a prominent junior hockey figure, Tyler King. "The Alberta Junior Hockey League is extremely grateful to the RCMP for their diligence in this investigation over the past two years. The dignity, privacy, and well-being ...
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and water quality advisories
Cyanobacteria advisories lifted across Alberta
Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) advisories have been lifted across Alberta, according to Alberta Health Services.Recent weather has cooled lake and reservoir water temperatures to such an extent that cyanobacteria and water quality, including fecal bacteria levels, present a low health risk for usage of the lake for r...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta Premier Smith defends proposed riding redraw that Opposition calls cheating
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending a proposal to redraw provincial boundaries in a way the Opposition NDP says is cheating. The legislature is soon expected to debate a report that pitches diluting urban ridings in the city of Lethbridge by merging them with surrounding rural ones. Smith says so-called hybrid ...
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Remberance Day
Alberta Legislature Service of Remembrance set for Wednesday
The Alberta Legislature will host a Remembrance Day Ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 4.Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Rick McIver, will host the ceremony and says, "remembrance gives us an opportunity to pause and reflect on the sacrifices made by generations of Canadians who served our country in times of war, c...
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Canada

Elections chief issues warning about AI's influence on voters
OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer is raising concerns about the rising influence of AI on the democratic process. Stéphane Perrault says voters are now more likely to use AI agents than Elections Canada's official website to get names of politi...
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AFN chief says no one besides Carney, Kinew talked about abolishing Indian Act
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says the only leaders to discuss abolishing the Indian Act during a landmark meeting last week were Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew and Prime Minister Mark Carney. Kinew, who is Anishinaabe, calle...
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Head of UN relief praises Canada, calls for accountability in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan
OTTAWA - The United Nations' global head of humanitarian issues is praising Canada for helping the world's most vulnerable even as he calls for accountability for the wars driving suffering worldwide. "Canada has become a humanitarian superpower," Tom ...
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One dead, one missing in suspected grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola, B.C.
BELLA COOLA - One person is dead and another is missing after a suspected grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola, B.C., the British Columbia Conservation Officer Service said. The remains of one person were found in the area of the Snooka west trail on M...
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Tumbler Ridge victim Maya Gebala recognized with heroism award from U.S. foundation
TUMBLER RIDGE - Maya Gebala, who was badly injured during the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., has received the first international award from a U.S.-based charity that was formed in the aftermath of another school shooting. The Youth Peace and Ju...
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Ostrich farm sues for loss of dietary pill business, says projected revenue was $200M
The owners of a British Columbia farm where hundreds of ostriches were killed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is suing the government and police, claiming the loss of a business with revenue it projected at $200 million. The lawsuit by Universal...
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