Lethbridge Latest News
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Garmin Canada announces Alberta expansion despite other tech turmoilA tech giant with its headquarters in Alberta is bucking the recent trend of downsizing and instead expanding in the community of Cochrane.Tech4 hours
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Sohil Bindra handed 12-years in prison for sexual assaults, drugging of 3 womenThe 36-year-old has been in custody since March 2020 and will receive time and a half credit on his sentence for his time served, leaving just under eight years on his jail stint.Crime5 hours
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Coyote Pancake Mix helping restore duck habitatsDuck populations across prairie upland areas are declining due to habitat loss.Environment5 hours
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Turkish Albertans hope friends and relatives will be rescued following devastating earthquakeAlbertans who have ties to Turkey and Lebanon are hoping their loved ones are safe following two massive earthquakes and at least 20 aftershocks Monday morning.Canada6 hours
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Alberta law society votes to keep continuing education rule following petition against Indigenous culture courseThis means lawyers practicing in Alberta will still have to take mandated continuing education courses.Canada9 hours
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Police make 2nd arrest in relation to Calgary Christmas Day shootingOn Feb. 1, investigators arrested a man in Edmonton. Police continue to search for another suspect they believe was involved in the murder.Crime9 hours
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Kicking Horse Canyon to fully open for Family Day weekendThe winding section of the Trans-Canada Highway near the mountainous border between B.C. and Alberta has been under construction for upgrades since April 2021.Traffic10 hours
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Bail hearing postponed for ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor in sex abuse caseThe bail hearing was postponed Monday for a former "Dances With Wolves'' actor who is accused of sexually abusing and trafficking Indigenous girls.Crime10 hours
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Alberta woman, 92, remains in hospital days after her 911 calls were transferred to 811Barbara Ross became sick and too weak to move in January. When her daughter called 911 for an ambulance, she was transferred to 811 and told to go see a family doctor instead.HealthFeb 5
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Albertans with eating disorders ‘not sick enough’ for hospital admissionA study shows people suffering from easting disorders do not know where to go if they are “not sick enough” to be admitted to the hospital.HealthFeb 5
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Indigenous course for lawyers becoming ‘increasingly common’ in Canada: expertsThe Law Society of Alberta is to vote Monday on a motion that would stop the requirement for its members to undertake specific professional development courses or face suspension.CanadaFeb 5
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MLA Tracy Allard announces she won’t seek reelection in the springIn a letter to constituents, Allard said she was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in the spring of 2020 and will be stepping away from politics to focus on her health.PoliticsFeb 5
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Black youth gather at Calgary event to help empower immigrantsBlack youth gather at Calgary event to help empower immigrants and connect them to services they may otherwise not know about.CanadaFeb 4
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Can we stop an asteroid from hitting Earth?NASA has been working on a planetary defence system with the goal of keeping us safe from a big asteroid that could kill us all.ScienceFeb 4
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Alberta-made Linac-MR machine combining MRI and radiation could revolutionize cancer treatmentsThe Linac-MR is being hailed a medical breakthrough that can do an MRI and radiation at the same time — providing the world's most advanced radiation therapy for cancer tumours.HealthFeb 4
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Alberta condo owners petition province to be included in electricity rebate'Probably half of the condo owners in the province have not been getting any rebates, so we don't think that's fair.'ConsumerFeb 3
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Nursing shortages lead Canmore hospital to close obstetrics on weekendsThat means pregnant patients will have to make the hour-long drive into a Calgary hospital.CanadaFeb 3
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‘Bedard Bump’ continues, causing sellouts, boosting junior hockey team revenuesEver since 17-year-old Connor Bedard returned from the World Juniors, the Regina Pats have found themselves playing in front of packed crowds across Western Canada.SportsFeb 3
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Political interference alleged in assessment hearings in Matthew de Grood caseAlberta's high court is being asked to overturn a decision relating to the stabbing deaths of five young people on the grounds the former provincial justice minister interfered.CrimeFeb 3
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Woman suing Alberta government over rules around opioid hydromorphoneThe province says the risk of these potent opioids getting into the community is too high for it to be administered outside a clinic setting.CanadaFeb 3
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Man accused in southern Alberta child sex assault retains lawyer ahead of court appearanceA man in southern Alberta accused of physically and sexually assaulting his infant daughter has retained a lawyer.CrimeFeb 3
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Teck completes sale of Fort Hills stake to project partners; exits oilsandsTeck Resources Ltd. says it has completed the sale of its 21.3 per cent stake in the Fort Hills oilsands mine to Suncor Energy Inc. and TotalEnergies EP Canada Ltd.MoneyFeb 3
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Prosecutor says pastor’s fiery speech at Coutts blockade constitutes mischiefSteven Johnston presented closing arguments Friday in the case of Artur Pawlowski.CrimeFeb 3
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Alberta government will require annual ‘free speech reporting’ from post-secondary schoolsThe announcement comes after the University of Lethbridge rescinded space on campus for controversial fired Mount Royal University professor Frances Widdowson to speak.CanadaFeb 3
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‘Ready to roll’: CP Rail preparing for KCS merger, ruling expected within weeksCP Rail has said the merger will build a more efficient and competitive rail network, and a more reliable and economical transportation option serving north-south trade flows.EconomyFeb 3