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• Grey Cup champ Toronto Argonauts sign defensive lineman Da’Marcus Johnson - Lethbridge News Now

  01-01-2025 23:54 via news.google.com
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• Canadian man, 38, dies in avalanche in Utah mountains - Lethbridge News Now

  01-01-2025 23:18 via news.google.com
  
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• Canada’s world junior team focusing on discipline ahead of quarterfinals - Lethbridge News Now

  01-01-2025 23:10 via news.google.com
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• Meet Amira, Alberta’s first baby born in 2025

  01-01-2025 23:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Weighting in at a wee four pounds, 14.3 ounces, little Amira made her entrance into the world two minutes and 22 seconds after midnight, making her Alberta's first baby of 2025.
  
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• Meet Alberta’s first babies born in 2025

  01-01-2025 23:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Weighting in at a wee four pounds, 14.3 ounces, little Amira made her entrance into the world two minutes and 22 seconds after midnight, making her Alberta's first baby of 2025.
  
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• Lethbridge police charge two with first degree murder - Lethbridge News Now

  01-01-2025 22:22 via news.google.com
  
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• Hardy Canadians take the plunge in icy New Year’s Day tradition - Lethbridge News Now

  01-01-2025 22:08 via news.google.com
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• Michael Skoog Obituary | Dec 30, 2024 | Lethbridge, AB - Salmon and Sons Funeral Home

  01-01-2025 21:58 via news.google.com
  
  Michael Skoog Obituary | Dec 30, 2024 | Lethbridge, AB  Salmon and Sons Funeral Home
  
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• Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews to miss another game with injury - Lethbridge News Now

  01-01-2025 21:49 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge police charge two people with first-degree murder in motel death - Calgary Herald

  01-01-2025 21:43 via news.google.com
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• 2 charged with first-degree murder in Lethbridge motel death - CTV News Calgary

  01-01-2025 21:42 via news.google.com
  
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• 2 charged with first degree murder in Lethbridge motel death

  01-01-2025 21:42
  
  Lethbridge Police have charged two people with first degree murder, after a body was found in a  southside motel room last weekend. On December 28, police were called to a Superlodge along the 2200 block of Seventh Avenue South. Inside, a body was discovere and officers launched an investigation. Two people have been arrested and charged with first degree murder. Their names have not been released as the investigation is ongoing. Lethbridge Police say an update with more information will be
  
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• New year brings new Alberta taxes, electricity 'rate of last resort'

  01-01-2025 21:17
  
  Alberta’s electricity “rate of last resort” starts Wednesday, replacing the province’s previous default rate for consumers who don't have a contract. The rate is set at about 12 cents per kilowatt hour until 2027. It's meant to shield against price spikes, as the previous option fluctuated from month to month. Retailers must confirm with customers whether they want to sign on to a competitive rate, which can be much lower. Albertans also start paying today a tax on vaping
  
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• Lethbridge police charge two with first-degree murder following motel room slaying - Western Standard

  01-01-2025 20:59 via news.google.com
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• Two people charged with first degree murder in motel death - https://www.lethbridgepolice.ca/

  01-01-2025 20:54 via news.google.com
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• 2025 brings new taxes in Alberta, electricity ‘rate of last resort’

  01-01-2025 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta’s electricity “rate of last resort” starts on Wednesday, when residents also start paying a tax on vaping products to fall in line with existing federal taxes.
  
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• McKinnon, Draisaitl, Markstrom the NHL’s three stars in December - Lethbridge News Now

  01-01-2025 20:49 via news.google.com
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• Firework mortars, gas cannisters stuffed inside Tesla that exploded outside Trump's Las Vegas hotel

  01-01-2025 20:46
  
  Firework mortars and camp fuel canisters were found stuffed into the back of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's Las Vegas hotel early Wednesday, killing a suspect inside the vehicle and sparking an intense investigation into possible terrorism. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police and Clark County Fire Department officials said that a person died inside the futuristic-looking pickup truck and seven people nearby suffered minor injuries.Download the CTV News A
  
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• Firework mortars, gas canisters stuffed inside Tesla that exploded outside Trump's Las Vegas hotel

  01-01-2025 20:46
  
  Firework mortars and camp fuel canisters were found stuffed into the back of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's Las Vegas hotel early Wednesday, killing a suspect inside the vehicle and sparking an intense investigation into possible terrorism. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police and Clark County Fire Department officials said that a person died inside the futuristic-looking pickup truck and seven people nearby suffered minor injuries.Download the CTV News A
  
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• A vehicle catches fire and explodes outside the lobby of Trump's hotel in Las Vegas

  01-01-2025 20:46
  
  A vehicle caught fire and exploded Wednesday outside the lobby of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's hotel in Las Vegas, authorities said. Las Vegas police said they are investigating the fire and explosion, but neither they nor the Clark County Fire Department immediately provided more details. A county spokeswoman said in a statement that the fire was in the hotel's valet area and was reported at 8:40 a.m.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppEric Tr
  
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• 1 person dies when truck catches fire and explodes outside Trump's Las Vegas hotel

  01-01-2025 20:46
  
  One person died and seven more were injured Wednesday when a Tesla truck caught fire and exploded outside U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's Las Vegas hotel, authorities said. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police and Clark County Fire Department officials said at a news conference that a person died inside the vehicle and that they were working to get the body out.Download the CTV News App for breaking news alerts and video on all the top storiesAnother seven people nearby received minor injuries and
  
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• 1 person dies when Tesla truck catches fire and explodes outside Trump's Las Vegas hotel

  01-01-2025 20:46
  
  One person died and seven others were injured Wednesday when a Tesla Cybertruck that appeared to be carrying fireworks caught fire and exploded outside U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's Las Vegas hotel, authorities said. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police and Clark County Fire Department officials told a news conference that a person died inside the futuristic-looking pickup truck and they were working to get the body out. Seven people nearby had minor injuries and several were taken to a hospital.
  
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• 1 person dies when Tesla Cybertruck catches fire and explodes outside Trump's Las Vegas hotel

  01-01-2025 20:46
  
  One person died and seven others were injured Wednesday when a Tesla Cybertruck that appeared to be carrying fireworks caught fire and exploded outside U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's Las Vegas hotel, authorities said. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police and Clark County Fire Department officials told a news conference that a person died inside the futuristic-looking pickup truck and they were working to get the body out. Seven people nearby had minor injuries and several were taken to a hospital.
  
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• An armed man kills at least 10 people, including 2 children, in a shooting rampage in Montenegro

  01-01-2025 20:38
  
  At least 10 people, including two children, were killed and four others were seriously wounded on Wednesday in a shooting rampage that followed a bar brawl in a western Montenegrin city, officials said. The shooter was on the run. Police identified the attacker as 45-year-old Aco Martinovic. He killed the owner of the bar in the city of Cetinje, the bar owner's children and his own family members, Interior Minister Danilo Saranovic said at a news conference.Download the CTV News App for breaking
  
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• University of Calgary Dinos win University Challenge Cup ringette championship in Lethbridge

  01-01-2025 20:21
  
  Eleven ringette teams from across Canada were battling it out all week in Lethbridge for the University Challenge Cup, leading to Tuesday’s final between the University of Calgary Dinos and the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees. In the first quarter, Josie Brown scored to give Calgary an early one-goal lead. A few minutes later, Brown set up Taylor Klappe, who scored to put the Dinos up by two goals. Calgary added another to build its lead, but Ottawa scored to cut the lead to two goals. Ottaw
  
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• University of Calgary Dinos win University Challenge Cup ringette championship

  01-01-2025 20:21
  
  Eleven ringette teams from across Canada were battling it out all week in Lethbridge for the University Challenge Cup, leading to Tuesday’s final between the University of Calgary Dinos and the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees. In the first quarter, Josie Brown scored to give Calgary an early one-goal lead. A few minutes later, Brown set up Taylor Klappe, who scored to put the Dinos up by two goals. Calgary added another to build its lead, but Ottawa scored to cut the lead to two goals. Ottaw
  
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• Canadians defenceman Hutson the NHL’s rookie of the month for December - Lethbridge News Now

  01-01-2025 19:34 via news.google.com
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• Lethbridge police warn about increase of online scammers - CTV News Calgary

  01-01-2025 19:20 via news.google.com
  
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• Lethbridge police warn about increase of online scammers

  01-01-2025 19:20
  
  The Lethbridge police is asking residents to safeguard their bank accounts following an increase in reports of suspicious transactions involving compromised accounts. Police say scammers are accessing bank accounts through phone SIM swaps, by having victims gives fraudsters remote access to their computers and from people who unknowingly click on fraudulent links or ads. It’s why taking extra measures like using a unique password for each account with a combination of upper case and lower
  
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• New Quebec recycling system takes effect, shifts more responsibility to producers - Lethbridge News Now

  01-01-2025 19:09 via news.google.com
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• Superdome in New Orleans on lockdown for security sweeps after deadly truck attack

  01-01-2025 18:46
  
  The Superdome, set to host a College Football Playoff quarterfinal game between Georgia and Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl on Wednesday night, was on lockdown for security sweeps after a truck plowed into a New Year's crowd about a mile away, killing 10 people and injuring more than 30. People with offices in the Superdome -- including officials with the Sugar Bowl and Sun Belt Conference -- were told not to come into work until further notice. However, there was no immediate word that the Sugar B
  
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• Sugar Bowl quarterfinal between Georgia and Notre Dame postponed after deadly truck attack

  01-01-2025 18:46
  
  The College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame has been postponed after a truck plowed into a New Year's crowd about a mile away early Wednesday, killing at least 10 people. The game, originally scheduled for Wednesday night at the 70,000-seat Superdome, has been pushed back 24 hours to Thursday night. "For now, that's the plan," Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley said.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppThe Superd
  
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• Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame postponed after deadly truck attack

  01-01-2025 18:46
  
  The College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame has been postponed after a truck plowed into a New Year's crowd near the SuperDome early Wednesday, killing at least 10 people. The game, originally scheduled for Wednesday night at the 70,000-seat Superdome, has been pushed back 24 hours to Thursday night. "For now, that's the plan," Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley said.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News AppThe Super
  
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• Canadian world junior captain on 'mesmerizing' time with Sidney Crosby

  01-01-2025 18:24
  
  Brayden Yager was the new face in town. The Pittsburgh Penguins were holding training camp in September 2023. Sidney Crosby made the youngster feel right at home. "He's one of the best, if not the best, players to ever play the game," Yager said of the superstar captain with three Stanley Cup rings and two Olympic gold medals. "You get a kid that comes in and he's talking to you like you're just another one of the boys. For him to treat people the way he treats people is unbelievable.The informa
  
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• Curling dominance: Top-ranked Team Rachel Homan on an incredible run - Lethbridge News Now

  01-01-2025 18:14 via news.google.com
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• Canadian world junior captain Brayden Yager on ‘mesmerizing’ time with Crosby - Lethbridge News Now

  01-01-2025 18:14 via news.google.com
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• Ford, Acura, Land Rover recall vehicles over safety risks

  01-01-2025 18:00
  
  Certain Ford, Acura and Land Rover models have been recalled in Canada over a variety of issues that pose a risk to drivers’ safety. Ford recall Ford Canada issued a recall for four 2024 models, warning of issues on vehicles with 3.5-litre turbo engines that can increase the risk of a crash or fire.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App“The rear engine cup plug may not have been installed properly,” the company said in a recall posted
  
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• FBI finds 150 homemade bombs at Virginia home in one of the largest such seizures, prosecutors say

  01-01-2025 16:55
  
  Federal agents found one of the largest stockpiles of homemade explosives they have ever seized when they arrested a Virginia man on a firearms charge last month, according to a court filing by federal prosecutors. Investigators seized more than 150 pipe bombs and other homemade devices when they searched the home of Brad Spafford northwest of Norfolk in December, the prosecutors said in a motion filed Monday. The prosecutors wrote that this is believed to be "the largest seizure by number of fi
  
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• Flames bring the heat in beating struggling Canucks 3-1

  01-01-2025 16:03
  
  Nazem Kadri's 14th goal of the season snapped a 1-1 tie midway through the third period and the Calgary Flames beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Tuesday. Connor Zary and Jonathan Huberdeau, into an empty net, also scored for Calgary (18-12-7). The Flames leapfrog the Canucks and move into the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. The Flames have lost just once in regulation in their last seven (4-1-2). Brock Boeser scored the lone goal for Vancouver (17-11-8). The
  
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• 11 architecture projects set to shape the world in 2025

  01-01-2025 15:36
  
  The past year has seen the opening of the world’s second-tallest skyscraper, the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral and the announcement of countless futuristic urban mega-projects. Yet, the architecture world has, increasingly, recognized the value of altogether humbler pursuits. In March, the industry’s most prestigious accolade, the Pritzker Prize, was unexpectedly awarded to Japanese housing pioneer Riken Yamamoto, while a small school in suburban Australi
  
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• Calgary charity clothes newborns in need of support as demand rises

  01-01-2025 14:00 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta-based charity Basically Babies, which provides everything a baby needs for their first year of life, is looking for support as demand for its services is on the rise.
  
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• Ukraine halts transit of Russian gas to Europe after a prewar deal expired

  01-01-2025 13:19
  
  Ukraine on Wednesday halted Russian gas supplies to European customers that pass through the country, almost three years into Moscow's all-out invasion of its neighbor, after a prewar transit deal expired at the end of last year. At a summit in Brussels last month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed that Kyiv would not allow Moscow to use the transits to earn "additional billions ... on our blood, on the lives of our citizens." But he briefly held open the possibility of the gas flows
  
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• Islamic State-inspired driver expressed desire to kill before deadly New Orleans rampage, Biden says

  01-01-2025 12:46
  
  A U.S. Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islamic State group wrought carnage on New Orleans’ raucous New Year’s celebration, killing 15 people as he steered around a police blockade and slammed into revellers before being shot dead by police. The FBI said it is investigating the attack early Wednesday as a terrorist act and does not believe the driver acted alone. Investigators found guns and what appeared to be an improvised explosive device in the vehicl
  
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• Driver rams New Year's revellers in New Orleans, killing 15; FBI doesn't believe he acted alone

  01-01-2025 12:46
  
  A U.S. Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islamic State group wrought carnage on New Orleans’ raucous New Year’s celebration, killing 15 people as he steered around a police blockade and slammed into revellers before being shot dead by police. The FBI said it is investigating the attack early Wednesday in the city's famed French Quarter as a terrorist act and does not believe the driver acted alone.Download the CTV News App for breaking news alerts and vide
  
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• Driver rams New Year's revellers in New Orleans, killing 10. FBI investigating as 'act of terrorism'

  01-01-2025 12:46
  
  A vehicle raced into a crowd of New Orleans revellers early on New Year's Day, killing 10 people and injuring 35 others in what the FBI is investigating as an act of terrorism. The driver of the vehicle was killed in a firefight with police following the attack around 3:15 a.m. Wednesday along Bourbon Street in the city's bustling French Quarter, the FBI said. After the vehicle came to a stop, the driver emerged from the truck and open fire on responding officers, New Orleans police said. Office
  
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• Driver rams New Year's revellers in New Orleans, killing 10; FBI doesn't believe he acted alone

  01-01-2025 12:46
  
  A driver wrought carnage on New Orleans' famed French Quarter early on New Year's Day, killing 10 people as he rammed a pickup truck into a crowd before being shot to death by police, authorities said. More than 30 people were injured as Wednesday's attack turned festive Bourbon Street into macabre mayhem. The FBI is investigating it as an act of terrorism and said it does not believe the driver acted alone. An Islamic State group flag was found on the vehicle's trailer hitch, the FBI said.Downl
  
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• Driver rams New Year's revelers in New Orleans, killing 10; FBI doesn't believe he acted alone

  01-01-2025 12:46
  
  An Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islamic State group wrought carnage on New Orleans’ raucous New Year’s celebration, killing at least 10 people as he steered around a police blockade and slammed into revelers before being shot dead by police. The FBI said it is investigating the attack early Wednesday in the city's famed French Quarter as a terrorist act and does not believe the driver acted alone.Download the CTV News App for breaking news alerts and
  
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• Driver 'hell-bent on carnage' has died after killing 10 on New Year's Day in New Orleans, AP sources say

  01-01-2025 12:46
  
  The suspect who drove a vehicle at high speed into a crowd of revellers in New Orleans on New Year's Day was killed after a firefight with police, law enforcement officials told the AP. The officials were not authorized to discuss details of the investigation publicly and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity. Ten people were killed and 30 were injured after the suspect rammed a vehicle at high speed into a crowd of pedestrians in New Orleans' bustling French Quarter district at 3:15 a.m. Wednes
  
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• Driver expressed desire to kill before ramming New Orleans revellers, Biden says; 15 dead in attack

  01-01-2025 12:46
  
  A U.S. Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islamic State group wrought carnage on New Orleans’ raucous New Year’s celebration, killing 15 people as he steered around a police blockade and slammed into revellers before being shot dead by police. The FBI said it is investigating the attack early Wednesday as a terrorist act and does not believe the driver acted alone. Investigators found guns and what appeared to be an improvised explosive device in the vehicl
  
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• Year in review: A look at events in November 2024 - Lethbridge News Now

  01-01-2025 09:53 via news.google.com
  
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