Eligible residents will be able to cast their ballots in the 2025 municipal election in Lethbridge as of today.Polls open for the first time on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, running from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Lethbridge Trade & Convention Centre (formerly Agri-food Hub & Trade Centre) and the Cor Van Raay Y...

A bail hearing for a 12-year-old boy charged with the attempted murder of his younger brother in southern Alberta has been delayed.The accused, who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, is also charged with aggravated assault.The matter was adjourned on Tuesday to Oct. 22.Lethbridge Police responde...

Lethbridge County is reminding residents that a fire restriction remains in place.Despite cooler temperatures and rain received last weekend, they say forecasts show an increasing fire risk throughout the week."Precipitation expected this weekend may reduce the overall fire risk. We will continue to monitor local ...

A new report shows that Lethbridge, along with several other Alberta cities, remains among the most affordable in the country.The National Rent Report says that, in September 2025, the average cost to rent a one-bedroom unit in Lethbridge was $1,325 per month. That is up by 2.3 per cent from August but down 5.5 per cen...

Eligible residents will be able to cast their ballots in the 2025 municipal election in Lethbridge as of today.Polls open for the first time on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, running from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Lethbridge Trade & Convention Centre (formerly Agri-food Hub & Trade Centre) and the Cor Van Raay Y...

Residents of Coaldale will have a chance to hear from the candidates before casting their ballots.The Coaldale Chamber of Commerce is hosting a municipal election forum at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 7, in the Civic Square Atrium.It is described as a community event where people can meet the candidates, ask questions, a...

Voters in Lethbridge will have one final chance to hear directly from their mayoral candidates before polls open.The Lethbridge Public Library will host a traditional candidates forum on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 6:00 p.m. at its downtown branch.The event will feature a panel with members of the local media, including LNN's D...

EDMONTON - If Adrien Dominguez were teaching this week, he'd be introducing physics to a class of 38 high school students. Instead, the math and science teacher from High Prairie, northwest of Edmonton, is at home trying to figure out how he'll keep pa...

Alberta's Minister of Forestry and Parks will be attending an international conference on conservation this week in the United Arab Emirates.Central Peace-Notley MLA Todd Loewen will be at the World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi.A release from the province says Loewen will be there to promote what Alberta is doing...

As a provincewide strike by Alberta's teachers enters its second day, a labour expert says in terms of sheer size, it is already making history.Jason Foster, a labour relations professor at Athabasca University, says the strike by 51,000 members of the Alberta Teachers' Association makes it the largest labour walkout i...

MONTREAL - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Monday that her province and Quebec are united in their desire to resist federal overreach, as she pushed for closer economic ties between the provinces. Speaking ahead of a speech to a business group in M...

It is a deal that was simply "Toogood" to pass up for the Lethbridge Hurricanes.The team has announced the acquisition of Edmonton Oil Kings' forward Jack Toogood in exchange for a conditional eighth-round pick in the 2028 WHL Prospects Draft.The 18-year-old was originally drafted by the Oil Kings in the 12th...

A member of the Lethbridge Hurricanes is set to do his part for charity.The Shane Scores for Maia campaign is returning for the 2025-26 season.Hurricanes forward Shane Smith will donate $25 for every point he records this season to the Canadian CMV Foundation, in honour of his niece Maia, who was diagnosed with Cytomeg...

Athletes in Lethbridge could soon have a new venue.The Lethbridge Soccer Association (LSA) says it was thrilled to learn that the University of Lethbridge had received the funding needed to progress with its multi-sport dome project.LNN is awaiting more details on the dome itself, but we have previously heard that it w...

The Alberta Government has hired a firm to look into how water storage and flow in the region could be improved.WSP Canada will study the potential for a new reservoir on the Belly River, approximately five kilometres northwest of Mountain View in Cardston County.They will also determine if there are opportunities to i...

An official with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is optimistic that drought conditions have been getting better in the region.Agroclimate Specialist Trevor Hadwen has provided his latest Canadian Drought Monitor report, covering the period of August 2025.He says the greatest improvement in Canada recently was seen in ...

Only a few days remain for post-secondary students in a region of southern Alberta to apply for funding.The St. Mary River Irrigation District says Sunday, August 31, 2025, will be the final day to apply for its annual scholarship.It awards up to 15 students with $2,000 each.Applicants must meet at least one of the fol...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia RCMP say two tracking dogs trained to search for human remains have failed to find any trace of two children reported missing from their rural home more than five months ago. The Mounties say that in late September, the two cadave...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney returns to Ottawa without a tariff deal Prime Minister Mark Carney returns to Ottawa today without any deals to remove U.S. tariffs from Canadian goods, bu...

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to return to Ottawa today with no deals to remove U.S. tariffs from Canadian goods, but he's leaving his key minister on Canada-U.S. trade behind to keep pressing the Canadian case. U.S. President Donald ...

EDMONTON - High school football players sidelined as a result of the Alberta teachers strike are getting some gridiron help from the CFL's Edmonton Elks. The strike, which enters Day 3 on Wednesday, means a number of school sports teams are having thei...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government has given its new AI "task force" until the end of the month to fast-track changes to the national artificial intelligence strategy - a plan that critics say leans too much on the perspective of industry and the tech sec...

OTTAWA - The union representing striking Canada Post employees says it will meet with the federal minister in charge of the Crown corporation after accusing Ottawa of trampling on the collective bargaining process. Postal workers took to the picket lin...

BOSTON (AP) - Joan B. Kennedy, the former wife of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy who endured a long and troubled marriage marked by family tragedies, her husband's infidelities and her own struggles with alcoholism and mental health, died on Wed...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty Wednesday to face a criminal case that has thrown a spotlight on the Justice Department's efforts to target adversaries of President Donald Trump. Th...

STOCKHOLM (AP) - Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for their development of metal-organic frameworks that could eventually help reduce pollution and combat climate change. A member of the Nobel committee like...