The UCP government has introduced wide-ranging legislation, it hopes, will safeguard Albertans in the areas of consumer protection and property rights.The changes are contained inside an omnibus bill, Bill 34, the Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Statutes Amendment Act.Included in the document - help for owners o...

Alberta Beef Producers is bringing back its Young Creators Contest, again, this year. "One of the biggest reasons is that it gives young people an opportunity to learn more about where there food comes from and the people involved in producing it," said Engagement & Digital Content Specialist, Kara Mastel...

Lethbridge Collegiate teacher Celina Mathieu is about embark on a journey of a lifetime as she heads to Ottawa next month. The Science and Physics instructor is one of sixty educators from across Canada to be presented with the Prime Minister's 2026 Award of Excellence. While she'll personally receive a certificate fro...

Lethbridge City Council has agreed to make changes to its parking policy, including a slight increase to the fee structure in 2028. Following a review, that included input from the Downtown Revitilization Business Zone, parking fines will remain at $40 in 2027, but increase to $50 in 2028, with a $20 discount if paid w...

The province says it has set aside $60 million for an Emission Reduction Alberta project to tackle what it calls Alberta's "biggest economic and environmental challenges: restoring land, growing more and saving water." The Agriculture, Water and Land Challenge is asking for proposals for new technologies. The...

The UCP government has introduced wide-ranging legislation, it hopes, will safeguard Albertans in the areas of consumer protection and property rights.The changes are contained inside an omnibus bill, Bill 34, the Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Statutes Amendment Act.Included in the document - help for owners o...

Ponoka-based Wolf Creek Public Schools is trying to make things work as best as possible for students, but they're also feeling the financial pinch.In a recent news release, the board of trustees noted it continues to fund supports that address increasing complexity needs for students.However, in a 2026/27 budget updat...

The leader of Alberta's Opposition NDP says Premier Danielle Smith's governing United Conservatives are cooking the riding boundaries for their own advantage ahead of next year's election. Naheed Nenshi says a report now before an all-party committee gerrymanders ridings in Lethbridge and Calgary to dilute NDP support ...

The Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiaks teams dominated on the court this past weekend with a four-game basketball sweep and a volleyball split, while the soccer teams wrapped up their Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference regular season on the road.BasketballOct. 23 WBB | Kodiaks 74 vs Wolves 43The Kodiaks women's basketbal...

The Lethbridge Hurricanes have traded goaltender Koen Cleaver to the Saskatoon Blades and will receive a ninth-round draft pick in the WHL's 2029 Prospect Draft in return.The 19-year-old from Port Alberni, BC was selected by the Canes in the third-round of the 2022 WHL Draft. He appeared in six games in this season, po...

Here are the Weekly Top-10 Rankings for all five levels of high school football in Alberta for the 2026 season.These rankings will come out every Sunday (except for Labour Day kickoff) from now up until November 9.At that time, those will be the last rankings, and teams will take this rank into provincials.The 12-a-sid...

The UCP government has introduced wide-ranging legislation, it hopes, will safeguard Albertans in the areas of consumer protection and property rights.The changes are contained inside an omnibus bill, Bill 34, the Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Statutes Amendment Act.Included in the document - help for owners o...

Alberta Beef Producers is bringing back its Young Creators Contest, again, this year. "One of the biggest reasons is that it gives young people an opportunity to learn more about where there food comes from and the people involved in producing it," said Engagement & Digital Content Specialist, Kara Mastel...

The federal government has announced more than $3 million for new trades programs at Lethbridge Polytechnic to grow the agri-food sector. It says the money will help the post-secondary institution launch new training that will address the shortage in skilled labour in the ag industry. Prairies Economic Development mini...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government voted to keep the B.C. coastal oil tanker ban in place Wednesday, defeating a Conservative bill that would have repealed it. MPs voted along party lines during second reading in the House of Commons Wednesday, with only ...

OTTAWA - The Immigration Department has announced new fines ranging from $5,000 to $1.5 million for people who give false immigration advice or provide advice without proper authorization. The new fine policy, which takes effect today, sets a minimum f...

Former senator Pamela Wallin criticized the co-chair of a special joint committee on MAID while testifying at an inquiry into a leaked confidential report, calling him "dismissive" and describing the process as "chaotic and exclusionary." "It was the w...

Frank Stronach's lawyer says one charge of sexual assault against her client in an upcoming Newmarket, Ont., trial has been dropped. Leora Shemesh says the prosecution involving one complainant in the trial set for next year has been withdrawn. Docume...

OTTAWA - The head of the major projects office says Ottawa will need new ways to cut emissions to meet its climate goals because the proposed Pacific Link oil pipeline will emit more than the Pathways carbon capture project will sequester. Dawn Farrell...

OTTAWA - Brampton-based defence manufacturer Roshel has donated to the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa one of its mine-resistant armoured transport vehicles - the same kind being used by Ukraine in the war with Russia. Jim Whitham, the museum's director ...

Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in the nation's fruit and vegetable fields and coined the enduring "Sí, se puede!" rallying cry, has died. She was 96. Huerta died of cancer Wedne...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. General Assembly condemned the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba for the 34th year on Wednesday, even as Washington's campaign to influence the outcome led to a number of countries voting against the resolution or sitting out...

URDA, Spain (AP) - A high-speed train slammed into the rear of another train that had stopped, derailing two cars and killing at least 30 people on Wednesday in central Spain, authorities said. The regional president of Castilla La Mancha...