An official with Lethbridge Polytechnic says he is excited to learn that funding for addiction recovery supports will be more stable going forward.The Alberta Government announced that it will provide $3 million over three years through its Recovery on Campus Alberta program to 26 publicly-funded post-secondary institu...

The City of Lethbridge is once again allowing the public to use approved fire pits in the coulees.It has lifted its fire ban for the River Valley, effective immediately.The municipality says recent precipitation, cooler temperatures, and higher humidity levels have reduced the risk of fires in the area.Although weather...

An official with Tourism Lethbridge says 2025 appears to have been a strong year in terms of visitation. The agency hosted an open house at the Visitor Information Centre off Scenic Drive South on Thursday, Feb. 19, for Destination Professionals Day. Erin Crane, CEO of Tourism Lethbridge, says it was a great opportunit...

A new report reveals that progress has been made in addressing homelessness in Lethbridge. The 2025 Point-in-Time (PiT) Count was conducted on Oct. 2, 2025, by volunteers from several local community groups. The PiT Counts provides a snapshot of homelessness on a single night, and is aimed at supporting planning, evalu...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending a suite of fall referendum questions aimed at immigration reform, saying ``not every newcomer is a net contributor'' to provincial coffers. Smith announced in a TV address Thursday night that her United Conservative Party government is putting nine questions to a provincewide...

Premier Danielle Smith announced Thursday that a referendum will be held on Oct. 19 to ask Albertans about how they want the province to deal with immigration as well as the Constitution. She says it will include these nine questions: On immigration 1....

EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition NDP says Premier Danielle Smith is stoking hatred by blaming her government's financial "mismanagement" on newcomers. Smith announced in a TV address Thursday night that her government is putting nine questions to a prov...

UPDATE: Friday, Feb. 20, 2026 -- Albertans will be heading to the polls later this year, but not for an election. During a televised address on Thursday, Feb. 19, Premier Danielle Smith announced a series of referendum questions regarding immigration, public services, court justices, provincial-federal jurisdiction, an...

The Lethbridge Sport Council (LSC) is recognizing those who have made significant contributions to the world of sports this past year. It announced the winners of the 16th Lethbridge Sport Council Achievement Awards on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. Susan Eymann, Executive Director of the LSC, says this year's recipients re...

It was a successful outing by local athletes at a major provincial competition. The 2026 Alberta Winter Games wrapped up in the northern Lakeland Region on Monday, Feb. 16. More than 100 competitors from southern Alberta (Zone 1) took part, claiming a total of 38 medals, the fourth-highest among the eight provincial zo...

Alberta's top young athletes are in the northern Lakeland Region for a high-level competition.The Alberta Winter Games got underway on Friday, Feb. 13, and continue until Monday, Feb. 16.Craig Copeland, Chair of the Lakeland Region 2026 Alberta Winter Games Host Society, says he is thrilled to showcase the best in prov...

A new report is shining a spotlight on the significance of the local manufacturing industry. Derek Murray Consulting & Associates completed an economic analysis of the sector for Economic Development Lethbridge (EDL). Mike Prociw, EDL's Workforce Program Manager, says it reaffirms that manufacturing is a key driver...

Young farmers can learn more about how to elevate their business skills.Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is hosting its Young Farmer Summit at the Lethbridge Trade & Convention Centre on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.The group says it is a series of free events across Canada, "Aimed at attracti...

A new report indicates that southern Alberta might not be facing the severity of droughts in had for the last few years.The Alberta Government's Water Supply Outlook predicts "Normal to above normal March to September river volumes in the Milk, Oldman, Bow, Red Deer, and North Saskatchewan River basins."The O...

OTTAWA - The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a set of President Donald Trump's tariffs in a landmark ruling Friday - but that decision didn't affect all duties on Canadian goods entering the United States. Here's what you need to know about the ruling a...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to hit the world with tariffs. While the decision ends the fentanyl-related duties on Canada, Trump said he would ...

OTTAWA - A Bloc Québécois member of Parliament says he was assaulted and pepper-sprayed this week while in Brussels for a NATO parliamentary assembly meeting. Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay, who represents the riding of Saint-Hyacinthe-Bagot-Acton, poste...

Premier Danielle Smith announced Thursday that a referendum will be held on Oct. 19 to ask Albertans about how they want the province to deal with immigration as well as the Constitution. She says it will include these nine questions: On immigration 1....

EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition NDP says Premier Danielle Smith is stoking hatred by blaming her government's financial "mismanagement" on newcomers. Smith announced in a TV address Thursday night that her government is putting nine questions to a prov...

TORONTO - An Ontario man accused of laundering hundreds of millions of dollars in assets for an international drug smuggling ring allegedly led by former Olympian Ryan Wedding has been denied bail. Rolan Sokolovski sought to be released ahead of a hear...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Democrats passed a new congressional map through the Virginia legislature on Friday that aims to help their party win four more seats in the national redistricting battle. It's a flex of state Democrats' political power, however hu...

SODA SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) - Six women killed in the deadliest avalanche in the U.S. in decades were part of a close-knit group of friends who were experienced backcountry skiers and knew how to navigate the wilderness of California's Sierra Nevada, the...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's acting president on Thursday signed into law an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of politicians, activists, lawyers and many others, effectively acknowledging that the government has held hundreds of peo...