The City of Lethbridge will be joining other Alberta Municipalities to raise awareness and support services assisting people living with Parkinson's disease next month.The Parkinson Association of Alberta is holding events in April as part of Parkinson Awareness Month, hosting events like the Sit 'N Stand Challenge whe...

The University of Lethbridge is honouring six influential individuals with honorary degrees.These recipients are being recognized by ULethbridge as leaders in diverse fields ranging from archeology to justice and philanthropy."The individuals who have been chosen this year to be honoured reflect the values of the ...

The University of Lethbridge is set to host a free lecture on gambling later this month. Dr. Robert Williams, research coordinator with the Alberta Gambling Research Institute and professor in the university's Faculty of Health Sciences, will present "Legalized Gambling in Canada: Winners and Losers" on Thurs...

The Interfaith Food Bank Society of Lethbridge is thanking Farming Smarter for a big donation of potatoes.17,000 lbs of potatoes were donated to Interfaith between September and December 2025 to be given to people in need.The potatoes were grown as part of field trials to examine yield responses to various fertility ra...

Alberta Fish and Wildlife is offering tips for anglers, as large pike prepare to spawn.Fish and Wildlife says large pike are "especially vulnerable to hooking mortality," and safe catch and release practices are important for conservation efforts.A list of tips was provided by Wildlife Enforcement:Keep fish i...

The Alberta government is shutting down the province's first-ever supervised drug consumption site. Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis says the Sheldon M. Chumir Centre in Calgary, as well as a mobile service in Lethbridge will be shuttered as the next step in the province's move to a recovery-oriented approach to addic...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office says she's not been contacted by the RCMP as Mounties execute search warrants in a probe into allegations of misconduct in multimillion-dollar government health contracts. Smith's office made the comments as Mounties were seen in Edmonton outside the offices of MHCare Medical Cor...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is seeking security clearance to receive briefings on foreign interference in her province, but the leader of the Opposition says she shouldn't be trusted with it. NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi says the premier's relationship with the Saudi government and her lack of concern about the ongoing ...

Coaldale is set to host the SSA 3A Basketball Provincials starting Thursday, March 19 at Coaldale Prairie Winds Secondary School.The tournament will bring together high school teams from across the province, with games taking place at multiple venues, including Coaldale Prairie Winds Secondary School, R.I. Baker Middle...

PROMOTIONS/EVENTS Next Home Game: The Hurricanes will return to VisitLethbridge.com Arena on Wednesday, March 18 when they welcome Beckett Hamilton and the Red Deer Rebels at 7:00 p.m. before ending their home schedule on Friday against the Edmonton Oil Kings at 7:00 p.m.! Tickets can be purchased by visiting the Visit...

Taber was named the Alberta nominee for Kraft Hockeyville on Saturday.They will receive a $50,000 prize for rink upgrades, and the opportunity to advance to the top two communities, who will compete in a vote for the grand prize of $250,000 and the chance to host an NHL exhibition game.There are 13 nominees total, one ...

Farmers and producers in and around Lethbridge County are being invited to two free agriculture workshops this spring, hosted through the county's Agriculture Extension Program. The Growing Opportunities Workshop runs on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lethbridge Trade and Convention Centre. Let...

Canada's Premier Food Corridor (CPFC) is hosting a three-day delegation from Invest Quebec, bringing together 10 companies specializing in processing automation and digitization.The delegation aims to explore opportunities with Southern Alberta agri-food processors.According to CPFC, the event is part of its effort to ...

The provincial government says it is putting $250,000 over two years into an idea meant to get veterinary students to stay in rural Alberta.This money is for the Veterinary Student Recruitment and Retention Pilot Grant Program. It is intended to get rural clinics to hire summer students and to get those students to pra...

MONTREAL - A fatal collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport late Sunday is drawing attention to the strict protocols that pilots, groundcrew and air traffic controllers follow to land planes safely. On the final approac...

OTTAWA - Defence Minister David McGuinty's office says it received reports of damage near the Israel-Lebanon border at the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon Camp Naqoura, after a missile was intercepted on Sunday. McGuinty's office says all membe...

A judge is expected to rule in June on a proposed settlement for a class-action lawsuit about the 2015 crash landing of an Air Canada flight in Halifax. The law firms involved in the class action issued a notice saying the hearing is scheduled for June...

OTTAWA - Swedish defence contractor Saab has signed an agreement with Canadian artificial intelligence company Cohere to explore partnering on its Global Eye surveillance aircraft. Saab is vying to convince Canada to purchase the Global Eye, an early w...

COQUITLAM - Police in Metro Vancouver are warning drivers to remain attentive, even in a self-driving vehicle, after ticketing a woman who "appeared to be literally asleep at the wheel" on Highway 1. The BC Highway Patrol says the motorist was caught l...

TUMBLER RIDGE - Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is one of the two finalists in the 2026 Kraft Hockeyville program to receive for funding for its ice rink, as the community continues to recover from a deadly mass shooting in February. The annual competition's orga...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - A military transport plane with 125 people on board crashed shortly after taking off Monday in southwestern Colombia, causing an undetermined number of casualties, officials in the South American country said. At least 48 people...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court 's conservative majority on Monday sounded skeptical of state laws that allow the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a persistent target of President Donald Trump. The court heard arguments in a ca...

NEW YORK (AP) - Two people were killed and several others badly hurt when an Air Canada regional jet struck a fire truck on a runway while landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport late Sunday night, officials said. The pilot and copilot we...