An apparent ticket text scam has made its way to Lethbridge.Police say the fraudulent messages claim that the person must immediately pay for overdue fines and/or violations, or face stiff penalties.LPS points out that police, the Alberta government, or City of Lethbridge do not send out text messages requesting paymen...

Council for the Town of Raymond is looking for feedback on a new Community Standards bylaw that was given first reading earlier this month. Using its online portal, Let's Talk Raymond, and engaging with the community, Mayor Bryce Coppieters feels it shows transparency on the part of Council."It's actually nine dif...

The Energy City Cactus Rats, who have won just three games in their last ten, will try to snap the Lethbridge Bulls three-game win streak when the two teams clash Thursday night at Spitz Stadium. The Bulls have won seven of their last ten, including a close 6-5 decision over Brooks in the annual School's Out game back ...

Lethbridge Collegiate Institute will have a new principal come this Fall. Rod Scott has be named as the new head of the high school, after having stints as vice-principal at Lethbridge Alternative Schools and Victoria Park High. He's also coming 'full circle' with LCI, beginning there as a teacher and doing a one-year ...

A major Alberta music festival has cancelled this year's show, citing construction and noise levels. Country Thunder Alberta announced it two days before its shows were set to begin. Festival organizers say they're flushing the festival because they reached an impasse with city officials over decibel levels below the l...

An extremely exciting street hockey festival is returning to Calgary, and all of Alberta is invited.Play On!, in partnership with several entities, including Hockey Night in Canada, runs August 20-22, activating 10 city blocks in Calgary's downtown.There will be 20 custom-built temporary street hockey rinks, up to 300 ...

A poll commissioned by the Calgary Chamber of Commerce suggests almost half of its members would move their businesses out of Alberta if the province votes to separate from Canada. Probe Research conducted the online survey of 137 Chamber members between June 8 and June 22. Almost two-thirds of respondents reported tha...

EDMONTON - The Department of National Defence says two senior leaders of a respected Armed Forces battalion have been removed pending an investigation. It says Lt.-Col. Jason Hudson and Chief Warrant Officer Kim Doerr have been temporarily removed fro...

The Energy City Cactus Rats, who have won just three games in their last ten, will try to snap the Lethbridge Bulls three-game win streak when the two teams clash Thursday night at Spitz Stadium. The Bulls have won seven of their last ten, including a close 6-5 decision over Brooks in the annual School's Out game back ...

The Lethbridge Hurricanes have announced they'll be playing four pre-season games in September ahead of the 2026-27 regular season. Two of the games will be home dates at VisitLethbridge.com Arena - Tuesday, the 1st, against Medicine Hat and Thursday, the 10th, versus Red Deer.Puck drop, in each case, is 7 p.m.The Cane...

The Lethbridge Bulls return to the field this morning in a rare midday contest at Spitz Stadium for the School's Out: Next Gen Game.Hundreds of students are expected to pack the stands for the last school field trip of the year for a showdown between the Bulls and Brooks Bombers.Action begins at 11 a.m.The Toros haven'...

New traceability requirements for beef cattle proposed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency have been shelved. The move followed a large influx of industry opposition with producers calling the new rules too burdensome. Heather Brown, the CFIA's national manager of humane transport and livestock traceability programs...

The first window of time for farmers in Alberta and Saskatchewan to obtain strychnine to deal with burgeoning ground squirrel populations is about to run out, and many producers are now hoping for better luck next spring.Wade Nelson, who farms near High River, Alta., about 66 kilometres south of Calgary, said it's best...

Culvert replacement work this week will result in one-day road closures in Lethbridge County and, in each case, between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Tuesday, crews will shut down Range Road 24-2 between Township Road 11-4 and 12-0 . On Wednesday, it'll be Township Road 12-2 between Range roads 24-3 and 24-4.Thursday ...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will unveil plans for the future of 24 Sussex on Friday. Since the building was abandoned as the official residence of the prime minister, taxpayers have been shelling out tens of thousands of dollars per yea...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says people who were told to surrender their proof of citizenship deserve an explanation and he will "be following up to ensure they get that." Immigration Minister Lena Diab said Tuesday she ordered an investigation...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says a proposal to convert unsold condo units in British Columbia into affordable housing is about supporting Canadians, not distressed developers. Carney says the program laid out in Vancouver last week to "potentia...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump about efforts to protect the Arctic ahead of their attendance at the NATO summit in Turkey next month. The prime minister held a wide-ranging news conference in Ottawa t...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa will be sending some amount of humanitarian aid to support Venezuelans following what he calls "catastrophic earthquakes" overnight. In a statement, Carney expresses his condolences to the injured, dead a...

OTTAWA - Canada is cleared to participate in the Eurovision song contest after CBC/Radio-Canada became a full member of the European Broadcasting Union on Thursday. In last fall's federal budget, the government said it was looking at getting Canada int...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A liner along the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was cut with a sharp knife or razor this month, causing damage to the foam sealant installed as part of a $16 million rehabilitation project, a top official at the Natio...

The Florida immigration detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" has shut down nearly a year after it was built in the Everglades, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday. DeSantis said the center was always supposed to be open for only abo...

BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday halted President Donald Trump's executive order that sought to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot. U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani, who was nominated by D...