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Lethbridge and Area

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Spray parks open Friday around City of Lethbridge
We could see some of the white stuff this long weekend, but snow or not, the City of Lethbridge is 'plowing' ahead with opening its spray parks, starting Friday.The North Legacy Park location will run from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m., with a tot zone, family area and dedicated space for kids between 5 and 12 years old.The fou...
May 15, 2026
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Two-day baseball camp
Girls Got Game comes to Yoshinaka Field last weekend in May
Yoshinaka Field in Lethbridge will be playing host to a cool event later this month - the Girls Got Game Kids Baseball Camp May 29th and 30th.Brent Radlinsky. one of the people behind the event, says that player development will be one of focuses of the two-day session."We're gonna have Lethbridge Bulls coaches an...
May 15, 2026
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Fleetwood-Bawden named 2026 winner
Lethbridge elementary recognized for staff, student inclusion
Inclusion Lethbridge has named its annual winner of the Betty Grigg Inclusion Education Award.For a second-straight year, it's going to a Lethbridge School Division elementary.Last year, it was Nicholas Sharen; this year, it's Fleetwood-Bawden and school board chair Christine Light couldn't be more proud."So, we'r...
May 15, 2026
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Transit operates on Sunday schedule
Victoria Day closures in the City of Lethbridge
The City of Lethbridge is reminding you Monday is Victoria Day.With that in mind, there are some closures and change in hours of operation.Included in the closures is City Hall and the City's 311 service.The Waste & Recycling centre, animal shelter, Helen Schuler Nature Centre and all Lethbridge Public Library bran...
May 15, 2026
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Alberta

dang, it was gusty
The wind was a-howlin' on Thursday in Alberta
The wind was quite strong on Thursday in different parts of Alberta.It was even to blame for the collapse of a sports dome in Red Deer.According to Environment and Climate Change, wind reached the following maximum speeds on May 14 (km/h):Three Hills: 101 Schuler: 100 Finnigan: 98 Cadogan: 96 Hussar: 96 Acadia Valley: ...
May 15, 2026
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all eyes on 2027
Carney, Smith sign carbon price deal, suggest fall 2027 pipeline approval
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Friday they're eyeing a fall 2027 start date for construction of a new bitumen pipeline to the West Coast.It's part of a plan to accomplish the remaining steps of the landmark energy deal they signed last fall.There is to be a new scheme for carbon emis...
May 15, 2026
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what was accomplished?
Spring legislative session wraps up in Alberta
Alberta's United Conservative government believes it has delivered for Albertans as the spring session of the legislature wraps up.The province notes that the session saw 17 bills passed.Actions taken include strengthening safeguards related to medical assistance in dying (MAID), protecting consumers from misleading to...
May 14, 2026
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Community Initiatives Program
Changes coming to Alberta non-profit grant
The Government of Alberta is implementing changes to its Community Initiatives Program, in an effort, officials say, to better support non-profits.They say the changes will empower the non-profit sector and meet organizations' needs.According to the province, CIP - ODC replaces the former CIP Operating grant to refocus...
May 14, 2026
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Canada

Another man has died while waiting for care at hospital: Alberta Medical Association
EDMONTON - The Alberta Medical Association says another patient has died while waiting for care at a hospital, as the province's health agency investigates the case. AMA President Dr. Brian Wirzba says the man arrived at Edmonton's Royal Alexandra Hosp...
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Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette to meet Macron in Paris on economic mission
PARIS - Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette is in Paris on an official mission and is set to meet French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday at the Élysée Palace. She is also scheduled to meet her French counterpart, Sébastien Lecornu, at Matignon, alo...
8h ago
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Canadian isolating in B.C. tests "presumptive positive" for hantavirus
British Columbia's provincial health officer says one of the four Canadians isolating in the province who had been on a cruise ship where there was a hantavirus outbreak has received a "presumptive positive" test. Dr. Bonnie Henry told a news conferenc...
9h ago
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Drake breaks three daily Spotify records for 2026 with new albums
Drake fans who might have felt left out in the cold waiting for new music after the rapper's last solo album in 2023 seem to have warmly embraced his latest drop. With the release of three albums Friday, the Toronto-born rapper broke three records on S...
10h ago
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Canadiens playoff run has increased ridership on Montreal's light-rail network
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens' quest for the Stanley Cup has been giving the city's light-rail network a boost. The Bonaventure station of the REM - Réseau express métropolitain - connects to the Habs' home arena, the Bell Centre. Julien Hurel is ...
17h ago
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Confusion around postgraduate work permit language resulting in rejections
OTTAWA - Lukas Troni graduated from the University of British Columbia in April 2025. He was putting his geography and environment degree to good use in a job at a Canadian environmental organization when a surprise rejection letter from the federal go...
17h ago
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