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Lethbridge and Area

First Time Since 2013
Coaldale to host 2026 Hockey Alberta U18C Provincial Championships
The town of Coaldale will welcome teams and fans from across Alberta as the Coaldale Cobras host the 2026 Hockey Alberta U18C Provincial Championships, taking place March 26 to 29, 2026, at the Coaldale Sportsplex. Officials note, it's the first time since 2013 that Coaldale will host a Hockey Alberta Provincial Champi...
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Pilot Project
Lethbridge Public Library BookStop closing March 31
The Lethbridge Public Library's temporary BookStop location closes at the end of March.The pilot project was launched at the Labour Club Ice Centre to help expand access to resources on Lethbridge's north side.Over several months, the BookStop provided a place for community members to pick up holds, browse the small co...
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March 25, 2026
Tourism Day at the 2026 Southern Alberta Economic and Tourism Summit
The Southern Alberta Economic Summit will now include a day dedicated to discussing tourism in the region.Tourism Lethbridge has partnered with SouthGrow Regional Initiatives to expand the summit to include Tourism Day in recognition of tourism as a key driver of economic development.The event will bring together munic...
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March 23-28, 2026
University of Lethbridge invites community to celebrate the brain at Brain Awareness Week
The University of Lethbridge has multiple events planned as they celebrate Brain Awareness Week.From March 23 to 28, ULethbridge is inviting the public to celebrate local researchers, students, community partners, and more as they attend informative talks and open houses."Brain Awareness Week is an opportunity to ...
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Alberta

Crime
RCMP make arrest, urge people to be wary of cold calls offering phone upgrades
RCMP in Alberta are warning people to be careful if they get a call out of the blue asking them if they want to upgrade their phone. Police say fraudsters are cold calling people asking if they want an upgrade. They say it all sounds very legitimate and the fraudsters will try to pry personal information out of the tar...
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22-year-old victim
RCMP arrest and charge 18-year-old after Alberta highway shooting that killed driver
RCMP have made an arrest in a highway shooting south of Edmonton earlier this month that left one man dead. They say three friends were headed to the mountains on the Queen Elizabeth 2 Highway on March 14, when a pickup truck pulled up beside their Honda Civic south of Leduc. Two survivors of the shooting have said a p...
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Provincial Politics
Opposition member says new procedural rules allows government to duck questions for years
New procedural rules are in effect in the Alberta legislature, and one opposition member says some effectively allow Premier Danielle Smith's government to duck questions for years. Former United Conservative cabinet minister Peter Guthrie says by extending the deadline for answering specific written questions, the gov...
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Provincial Politics
Alberta to change legislation allowing lawsuits over sharing deepfake intimate images
Alberta's government says it's looking to change an existing law to let people sue others for sharing fake intimate images created through artificial intelligence. Technology Minister Nate Glubish says such images, known as deepfakes, can cause people serious harm and that changing the law should create a new layer of ...
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Canada

Federal union denounces CRA decision to end tax drop boxes, calls for reversal
OTTAWA - A federal union is warning the Canada Revenue Agency's decision to get rid of drop boxes as a method to file taxes will reduce access to services for hundreds of thousands of Canadians. The agency said earlier this month it will stop accepting...
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Lawyers for Quebec government tell Supreme Court that Bill 21 is legitimate
OTTAWA - Lawyers for the Quebec government argued in Supreme Court today that the province was within its rights when it adopted its secularism law, Bill 21. The 2019 law bans some public sector workers from wearing religious symbols on the job, and th...
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Pride festivals seek federal $3M as corporations pull back support amid DEI backlash
OTTAWA - Pride festivals are seeking $3 million annually from Ottawa to fill a funding gap left by corporations pulling back funding amid a backlash to diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Leaders from across the country argue Pride parades and ot...
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Liberals to debate age restrictions on social media, AI chatbots
OTTAWA - Age restrictions on using social media accounts and AI chatbots are among the topics up for debate when Liberal party grassroots gather next month for their national convention. Party rank-and-file are set to meet in Montreal for their policy ...
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Avalanche safety urged by WorkSafeBC after four skiers killed
RICHMOND - British Columbia's Workers' Compensation Board is urging employers to ensure their employees' safety when working in avalanche terrain, after four deaths in two separate slides over the weekend. WorkSafeBC has issued an information bulletin ...
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Canadian sport system 'broken, unsustainable,' federal commission finds
Canadian sport needs an overhaul. That was the conclusion of the Future of Sport in Canada Commission's final report released Tuesday. "The work must begin now," said Lise Maisonneuve, a former chief justice of the Ontario court of justice, who headed ...
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