The gloves are off, so to speak, in the 2026 Smile Cookie Knockout Challenge between the Tim Horton's in Coaldale and its Taber counterpart.After a banner year in 2025, where close to $24,000 was raised, the two restaurants will "duke it out" to see which location can sell more cookies.Money raised from $2 co...

It's Smile Cookie Week at Tim Horton's locations across the country and here in Alberta.As of Monday, April 27 and continuing through this Sunday, May 3, every purchase of a two-dollar "smile" cookie will go towards a deserving charity.For Bernie and Toby Boulet's Lethbridge store on Fairway Road, proceeds fr...

It was a milestone, of sorts, for one non-profit Lethbridge agency this past Saturday, April 25.The Southern Alberta Ethnic Association marked its 10-year anniversary at its current Multicultural Centre location.Close to 350 visitors turned out to share in the recognition, which included cultural performances, displays...

A series of planned power outages, from April 28-30, will impact all residents of Highland Park Townhomes, as crews upgrade underground power lines.Officials with the City of Lethbridge say these outages will affect the three townhome properties on a rotating basis, from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on their re...

Alberta's government is making some changes to get more instructors into classrooms. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides has introduced four new expedited teaching certificates to help qualified individuals enter classrooms sooner. The new certificates will allow bachelor of education students in their final year o...

Hear the full conversation with Parliamentary Secretary Corey Hogan on the April 24, 2026 episode of The Everything Red Deer Podcast! --A Calgary MP is of the firm belief that now's the time for an 'energy renaissance' in Canada, adding it starts in Alberta. Corey Hogan, Parliamentary Secretary to Tim Hodgson, Canada's...

An Albertan will be the next Canadian in space.The Canadian Space Agency says in a social media post that Joshua Kutryk has been assigned to the Crew-13 mission that will go to the International Space Station.The agency says the flight will not launch before September of this year.The post also says that Kutryk will &q...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has launched a website to put the weight of the government's persuasive powers behind getting a democratic mandate for sweeping immigration reform. Smith says it's about ensuring Albertans have the information they need to understand the impact of a yes vote on her government's nine refer...

The Canadian Grand Slam of Baseball Showcase and Festival is coming to Lethbridge.The ten-day spotlight, a joint venture between the Bulls baseball club, the City, Lethbridge Tourism, and the Sport Council, takes place from May 21-30, and Bulls' president and CEO Kevin Kvame couldn't be happier."This isn't about o...

In their first trip to the Esso Cup final since hosting it in 2015, the Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs, which includes a player from Lethbridge, beat Ontario's Stoney Creek Sabres to claim a national championship on Saturday in Dieppe, New Brunswick. The Chiefs ended up going undefeated in the tournament, winning all five...

The Calgary Surge, a professional team in the Canadian Elite Basketball League, announced they'll play two out-of-market games this regular season in Red Deer and Lethbridge.The announcement was made by REAL Entertainment & Culture Inc., which added that the Surge will also play a game on July 9 at the Scotiabank S...

The Lethbridge Raging Grannies are holding a rally on April 10 to protest coal mining in the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains.Raging Grannies administrator Barb Phillips says the impact mining can have on the environment is an important issue to the rallygoers."Whatever happens in those mountains affects us, ...

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...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Prime Minister Mark Carney promises 'good news' in spring economic update Prime Minister Mark Carney is suggesting there will be "good news" about Ottawa's fiscal ...

VANCOUVER - A cluster of wildfires are burning in British Columbia, many of them on land that is already parched, marking the beginning of a season that has some officials planning for how to conserve water. The couple of dozen fires burning are mostly...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says the Liberals are "good fiscal managers" - and he'll have the chance to prove it when the federal government tables its spring economic update Tuesday afternoon. The federal government typically tables mid-year u...

COBOURG - Sgt. Brandon Malcolm was a respected police officer whose life was "taken far too soon" while on duty in a highway crash east of Toronto, said Ontario Provincial Police commissioner Thomas Carrique on Monday. "Hearts are broken," Carrique tol...

OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Mint says it has initiated a full review in response to allegations some of its gold comes from a region of Colombia where drug cartels control mines. Mint spokesperson Deneen Perrin says as soon as the mint learned of the a...

OTTAWA - Defence Minister David McGuinty confirms Canada is looking into getting involved in a program run by a coalition of countries to develop a sixth-generation fighter jet. But McGuinty says Canada has not yet made a final decision on whether to o...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Prominent journalist Andrzej Poczobut has been released from jail in Belarus in a swap with Poland that also saw a total of 10 prisoners released as the authoritarian leader of Belarus seeks improved relations with the West, offic...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Police in Greece's capital were searching for a gunman, reportedly aged 89, who opened fire Tuesday in a social security office and a courthouse in central Athens, wounding at least four people. Armed with a shotgun...

BEKASI, Indonesia (AP) - Rescuers finished removing victims from a damaged commuter train car Tuesday, confirming that the crash outside Indonesia's capital killed 15 people, all of whom were women. The crash occurred Monday when a long-d...