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Lethbridge and Area

First-ever Wellness Wander in Lethbridge
Mental Health Week underway across Alberta, Canada
May 4th through the 10th is Mental Health Week across the country.The hope this year is that stronger connections can be built inside individual communities, including Lethbridge.According to the World Health Organization, one in six people are experiencing loneliness or isolation, and David Gabert with the Alberta Sou...
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Released from custody, arrested hours later
Lethbridge man faces new charges after breaching conditions
Lethbridge Police have charged a 47-year-old man after he reportedly violated a series of conditions related to child sexual offences.James Robert George Martinac was released from custody back on Friday morning.Less than five hours later, he was caught by police at a public library viewing images of children, contrary...
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Just over 589K in latest rounds of grants
Community Foundation celebrates 60 years by funding 60 groups
Tying in with its six-decade anniversary, the Community Foundation of Lethbridge & Southwestern Alberta has awarded 60 non-profit groups in the region with just over $589,000 in grants.The CFLSA says the money is coming from several sources including the foundation's Communities Priorities Fund, the Henry S. Varley...
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Suspect arrested, victim sought
LPS investigating Sunday night knife attack incident
Police in Lethbridge say they've arrested a suspect in an apparent assault, but have yet to locate the victim.At around 6:30 Sunday night, authorities responded to a complaint of one male threatening another with a knife at Henderson Lake, northeast of the golf clubhouse.They were able to locate a person fitting the de...
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Alberta

call, text, online
211 Alberta now main access point for mental health, addictions services
The Government of Alberta says reaching out to 211 is now the main access point for mental health and addiction services in the province.It explains that by making 211 the go-to, it is simplifying access.211 can either be called or texted, plus one can visit ab.211.ca, all of which are available 24 hours a day."Wi...
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verification on hold
Elections Alberta confirms receipt of petition documents, clarifies possible scrutiny
Elections Alberta confirmed Monday it has received signature sheets from Mitch Sylvestre, the proponent behind the "A Referendum Relating to Alberta Independence" citizen initiative petition.The elections authority is also being clear about how it may scrutinize the petition, given the news last week that a s...
May 04, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta separation group says it has enough signatures to trigger referendum vote
Alberta separatists say they have formally submitted almost 302,000 signatures to try to trigger a referendum on the province leaving Canada. The group needed 178,000 signatures to force the province to consider such a vote. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said if the petition is verified, there will be a referendum...
May 04, 2026
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nenshi comments
Chief electoral officer acknowledges Albertans' fear after voter list debacle
Alberta's chief electoral officer, Gordon McClure, says Elections Alberta is well aware of the many Albertans who are displeased with the news that close to three million voters had their private information shared with the Centurion Group.In an update late Friday afternoon, McClure acknowledged that folks are anxious ...
May 01, 2026
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Canada

In the news today: ChatGPT privacy, OPP funeral, Alert Ready test, Bon Cop, Bad Cop
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Report on OpenAI expected from federal, provincial privacy watchdogs today Privacy watchdogs plan to release a report today on OpenAI, the company behind the popu...
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Canada's Alert Ready system to be tested in most provinces today
OTTAWA - Canadians across most of the country will hear the shrill screeching siren of the public alerting system today. A test message and tone from Alert Ready will be broadcast on television, radio and compatible wireless devices. Test messages will...
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'Important that we unite': Canadians cheering on Canadiens in Stanley Cup bid
EDMONTON - James Obenauer-Fossett may have an Edmonton Oilers tattoo on his shoulder, but for this playoff run the Habs have his allegiance. He and other hockey fans across Canada are rallying behind the Montreal Canadiens, the last team standing north...
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B.C. man's killing spurred housing law reform. Relatives wonder why it's unsolved
It's been just over a year since Keith Scott was found dead in a Victoria supportive housing building, and his ex-wife says their daughter still asks every day why the killer hasn't been brought to justice. "I don't have an answer for her," said Cassi...
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Report on OpenAI expected from federal, provincial privacy watchdogs today
OTTAWA - Privacy watchdogs plan to release a report today on OpenAI, the company behind the popular artificial intelligence-powered chatbot ChatGPT. Federal privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne said just over three years ago that his office was inve...
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Canadian company's winning innovation a giant leap for drinking water on the moon
MONTREAL - On the moon, access to drinking water could mean the difference between short visits and a permanent human presence, and a Canadian company's award-winning invention has made colonizing Earth's natural satellite more within reach. "There's ...
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