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Local News

WestJet expansion being pushed for Lethbridge

County of Lethbridge officials aren't going to wait for WestJet to come to them, they're going to WestJet following Wednesday's announcement the airline will launch a regional service.
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The View hosting high tea charity event SundaySubscriber

The View at Lethbridge independent retirement community, located at 110 Scenic Drive N., is hosting high tea charity event to benefit the Galt Museum on Sunday at 2 p.m. Food will be served and the Lethbridge Symphony will perform. Cost is $25 per person and tickets can be purchased at…
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Essay winnerSubscriber

Kelsey Cartwright, right, an environmental science major at the University of Lethbridge, is the winning writer of the Population in Sync essay contest organized by Global Population Speak Out. Valorie M. Allen, who has been participating with the organization since it was founded three years ago, recently awarded Cartwright with…
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Extra $400 per month for AISH recipients

Alberta's seniors, child care services and health care system will all receive increased funding in the province's new budget. But it's some of the most vulnerable citizens, men and women living with a severe disability, who received some of the best news Thursday.
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Lethbridge officers investigating case in WhitehorseSubscriber

Lethbridge regional police are investigating excessive force allegations against Whitehorse RCMP. Members of the local municipal police were called in as an independent police service to investigate a complaint stemming from the arrest of a 57-year-old Whitehorse woman.
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Budget earns high marks from education sectors

A two per cent increase in operating grants in each of the next three years for post-secondary institutions was a happy surprise as they were bracing for a zero per cent increase.
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Local Sports

Enmax restaurant almost ready

The only thing Brit McKinna knows for certain, is he doesn’t know anything for certain.
McKinna is the man behind food and beverage management for the City of Lethbridge. He organizes the concessions at city arenas — including the Enmax Centre and its soon-to-be-open restaurant.
The building formerly — and…
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Pronghorns say goodbye to Taal

Shifting nervously before a media scrum at Wednesday’s practice at the University of Lethbridge gym, Lauren Taal said she just wanted to play basketball.
She didn’t want the local television and newspaper reporters to ask a lot of questions about her impending retirement.
She didn’t want to think that…
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The only thing Brit McKinna knows for certain, is he doesn't know anything for certain. McKinna is the man behind food and beverage management for the City of Lethbridge.
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Braes back in city

For the first time in his five-year junior career, Cam Braes arrived at the Enmax Centre on game day.
Also for the first time, he then proceeded to the visitors dressing room.
And while the former captain of the Lethbridge Hurricanes — dealt at the Western Hockey League trade deadline…
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Sluggish start

Five-shot first periods typically don’t set a team up to win hockey games.
The Lethbridge Hurricanes learned that lesson the hard way — for the fourth consecutive home game — and while they were able to rally within striking distance, it ultimately equalled a 5-3 loss to the Moose…
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Opinion

Changing how Alberta's governed

The throne speech delivered on Tuesday was certainly different from many of the previous throne speeches. It was short, to the point and presents the premier's vision for the long-term future. The budget promises no new taxes or tax-rate increases.
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Planning needed for Exhibition Park renewal

One hundred years ago, it helped put Lethbridge on the map. A dryland farming exhibition, drawing visitors from many nations, was held on the city's brand-new fair grounds. The facility was located, as today, at the far end of what's now Henderson Lake Park.
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