Brooks RCMP are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that left a woman dead and a child with serious injuries.Along with police, emergency crews, including EMS, the Fire Department, and Peace Officers, were called to the incident south of Brooks at about 2:10 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, to the intersection of Hig...

Lethbridge will be the site of an international Tae Kwon-Do event this summer. The 2026 Tae Kwon-Do International World Cup will be bringing over 600 participants from more than 20 counties to Lethbridge to compete, along with upwards of 400 spectators and 80 officials and volunteers. Members of Lethbridge city council...

A Lethbridge organization is working to ensure more high school students can cross the graduation stage by removing the cost of formal wear.MyCityCare has launched its annual Cinderella Project and Tux Shop, offering dresses and suits to students who may face financial barriers.The program, now in its ninth year, was c...

CAREERS The Next Generation is bringing hands-on career exploration to southern Alberta with its Young Women in Trades and Technologies Camp, a two-day, immersive experience designed to introduce participants to high-demand careers in the skilled trades. Organizers say female students in Grades 10-12 will step into a w...

Alberta RCMP is reminding motorists to avoid speeding as the weather warms up and conditions improve.Mounties say exceeding posted speed limits is unsafe even during ideal conditions.In 2025, Alberta RCMP issued over 47,900 speeding tickets, including 4,949 in April 2025 alone.Mounties say you can avoid a ticket and st...

Alberta's government has announced an investment of more than $28 million to help protect families, communities and the economy from future floods and drought.Government officials acknowledge that many communities face challenges keeping up with water demand, drought-proofing their infrastructure or preventing floodwat...

An Alberta First Nation is in court looking to get a petition urging the province to quit Canada put on ice. The Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is in Edmonton asking a Court of King's Bench judge to suspend the petition campaign on the grounds that First Nations' consent is required. It's alleging a failure by Alberta, the ...

Transport Canada is asking Canadians to weigh in on headlights.The agency has launched an online survey to collect feedback from drivers and pedestrians about their experiences with headlight glare.The survey will remain open until April 20.The agency says feedback will remain anonymous, and the data will be used for r...

Lethbridge will be the site of an international Tae Kwon-Do event this summer. The 2026 Tae Kwon-Do International World Cup will be bringing over 600 participants from more than 20 counties to Lethbridge to compete, along with upwards of 400 spectators and 80 officials and volunteers. Members of Lethbridge city council...

A pair of local hockey players have been selected to take part in a prestigious tournament featuring teams from throughout North America.Hunter Lee from Lethbridge and Marek Ohler from Taber, are U9 hockey players that have made the roster of Team Brick Alberta for the upcoming Brick Invitational - the Super Novice Tou...

Canada is returning home from the 2026 Pan American Racquetball Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala with two medals after a week of competition from March 28-April 4. Officials with Racquetball Canada acknowledge both medals came in men's events, with the doubles team of Samuel Murray (St-Basile-le-Grand, QC) an...

Local nonprofit Farming Smarter is seeking the public's help as they launch their 2026 season. The organization held a media event Tuesday, March 31, to showcase their past efforts while looking at upcoming and ongoing projects. "There's a lot of change here," says executive director Ken Coles. "There's ...

The St. Mary River Irrigation District (SMRID) has allocated 14 inches from the farm gate for irrigation this season.Chairman Cory Nelson says the board carefully considers a number of factors when deciding on allocation."Based on modelling and snowpack data supplied by Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation, we are v...

Farmers and producers in and around Lethbridge County are being invited to two free agriculture workshops this spring, hosted through the county's Agriculture Extension Program. The Growing Opportunities Workshop runs on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lethbridge Trade and Convention Centre. Let...

OTTAWA - Recent U.S. court verdicts that found Meta and Google liable for harms to children are likely to benefit similar cases launched here in Canada, say experts and the lawyers behind the Canadian litigation. They say the March verdicts in Los Ange...

RICHMOND - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the federal government must do more to protect property rights following a landmark court decision in British Columbia last year. The ruling said the Cowichan Tribes have Aboriginal title over a larg...

VANCOUVER - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has responded to a defamation lawsuit by a city councillor, saying his false claims that Sean Orr distributed illegal drugs did not result in reputational damage. Sim says in a response filed to the B.C. Supreme Cou...

Former B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad says a "dirty trick" by the BC United Party ahead of the 2024 provincial election suppressed voter turnout and may have cost the Conservatives victory. Rustad says in a post on social media platform X that B...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday Canada is not considering sanctions on Israel after it attacked Lebanon this week and appeared to violate a ceasefire agreement in the Middle East. U.S. President Donald Trump announced a two-week cease...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says any MP who joins his caucus must adhere to Liberal values, including support for abortion and LGBTQ rights. Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu left the Conservative caucus to join Carney's Liberals on Wednesday, putting t...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Maybe gift shopping really is out of control at the Masters. Xander Schauffele's tee shot on the par-5 eighth hole Thursday at Augusta National appeared to come to rest in somebody's merchandise bag, just a few feet to the left of t...

NEW YORK (AP) - A former New York City police sergeant was sentenced Thursday to three to nine years in prison for tossing a picnic cooler full of drinks at a fleeing suspect, who then crashed his motorized scooter and died. The ex-office...

LONDON (AP) - British and Norwegian militaries led an operation to deter Russian submarines suspected of "malign activity" in the north Atlantic, the U.K. military said Thursday. Defense Secretary John Healey said a frigate, planes and hu...