The Lethbridge Hurricanes opened the 2026-27 regular season on a losing note, beaten 5-2 by the Medicine Hat Tigers Friday night at VisitLethbridge.com Arena.Scoreless through the first 20 minutes, the Cats were able to score twice in the middle frame, including a goal with just a minute to play, to go up 2-0 after for...

The Raging Grannies of Lethbridge held a noon-hour rally on Friday outside the Civic Centre at the corner of 6 Avenue South and Stafford. Group spokesperson Barb Phillips says they wanted to bring attention to the immigration-related questions in the province's upcoming referendum on Oct. 19, 2026.Phillips says they fe...

Close to 150 motorcycles are expected to take part in the 46th annual Toy Run in Lethbridge this weekend.Lead organizer Dallas Harty says the event begins at 8:30 a.m., on Saturday, Sept. 19, with a breakfast, open to the public, at Honker's on 5 Avenue North.The breakfast goes until 9:45 a.m., with motorcycles leaving...

The University of Lethbridge has named Darryl Moore as the 2026 Pronghorn Alumni of the Year. The distinction comes after Moore's long history with the mens soccer program, which included both playing and coaching for the Horns. The '02 Business Management graduate is also being recognized for spearheading team fundrai...

Alberta's government says it has made temporary changes to rules governing provincial voter lists after a major privacy breach. The province published a new policy Thursday that says copies of Alberta's official voter list given to political parties will only include the number of voters in each voting area and municip...

If numbers keep pace, 2026 could be the worst in a decade for traffic fatalities, warn Alberta RCMP.Mounties are therefore urging motorists to make safer choices on the roads.As of Aug. 31, Alberta RCMP had recorded 192 such deaths, compared with 144 by that point of 2025.There are typically 82 more between September a...

An area of Crown land on Mount Lady MacDonald, near Canmore, has been designated an 'all-season resort area' by the provincial government.By doing so, the government says it is opening the door for Albertans to enjoy more outdoor spaces year-round.They add that it could help create 1,750 new jobs and $238 million in vi...

Leaders in Alberta's independence movement say the fight for provincial separation doesn't end with the referendum vote in October. Albertans will vote in about five weeks on whether to remain in Canada or embark on a journey toward a binding vote on secession. Premier Danielle Smith has said that a vote to remain in C...

The Lethbridge Hurricanes opened the 2026-27 regular season on a losing note, beaten 5-2 by the Medicine Hat Tigers Friday night at VisitLethbridge.com Arena.Scoreless through the first 20 minutes, the Cats were able to score twice in the middle frame, including a goal with just a minute to play, to go up 2-0 after for...

The University of Lethbridge has named Darryl Moore as the 2026 Pronghorn Alumni of the Year. The distinction comes after Moore's long history with the mens soccer program, which included both playing and coaching for the Horns. The '02 Business Management graduate is also being recognized for spearheading team fundrai...

The Lethbridge Hurricanes begin their 40th season of play in the Western Hockey League with a game tonight against the rival Medicine Hat Tigers. Ahead of puck drop, though, a big tailgate party is planned, starting at 5, in the East Plaza, including a fundraising barbecue put on by Brown's Social House.Canes are looki...

Prairie Rose Public Schools is expanding its agriculture education programming through an apiary project that is giving students hands-on experience with bee health, pollination and agricultural research.On Thursday, Sept. 17, students and guests gathered at the Prairie Rose bee yard at Neubauer Farms to see agricultur...

After a very wet start to September, it looks like producers here in the South will be getting a bit of a break with harvest time coming up fast. The Weather Network's senior meteorologist Doug Gillham is predicting a warmer than normal and drier forecast, starting late this week. "Of course, normal is rapidly fal...

Scientists with Lethbridge Polytechnic's Mueller Irrigation Research Group have created a new tool that measures evaporation and transpiration.The easy-to-use, web-based program will help producers growing crops and hay know exactly how much water is needed in their fields.Dr. Michael Kehoe, with the research group, co...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to attend the United Nations General Assembly next week as geopolitical instability, war and U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to dismantle the multilateral order hang over the event. Carney will not give ...

OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations has invited premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney to a daylong ceremony ahead of their October meeting. The premiers, Carney and First Nations representatives are set to meet in Ottawa on Oct. 26 - the first suc...

OTTAWA - Liberal MPs are condemning a pro hockey player's support for the Putin regime - but are stopping short of calling for him to be banned from Canada. The Ukrainian Canadian Congress is calling on Ottawa to sanction and ban Washington Capitals ca...

MONTREAL - Coalition Avenir Québec Leader Christine Fréchette changed her schedule to meet Montreal's mayor on Friday, as the discovery of a one-year-old child at a homeless encampment continued to send waves through the provincial election campaign. F...

The self-destruction of the British Columbia Conservatives has birthed a right-of-centre alternative in the provincial legislature, which faces the prospect of an early election call by Premier David Eby to take advantage of chaos in Opposition ranks. ...

OTTAWA - Conservative Larry Brock says he has resigned from the House of Commons, ending five years as the MP for Brantford-Brant South. Brock announced his plans to step down last month, saying he planned to return to the office of the Crown prosecuto...

HAVANA (AP) - Cuba's power grid collapsed once again on Friday, leaving millions of people across the island without electricity for at least the sixth time since U.S. President Donald Trump cut off fuel to the island in January. The Mini...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump will meet with Delcy Rodriguez, the acting president of Venezuela, for the first time next week since his administration carried out an operation to capture the nation's former leader and effectively put Rodrigu...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday signed into law a sweeping sanctions package targeting Russian officials and key pillars of its economy that is meant to punish and pressure Moscow for its ongoing war against Ukraine. Th...