A new inscription honouring Canadian soldiers who served in Afghanistan was formally recognized at a ceremony at the Lethbridge cenotaph Wednesday morning."It all kind of came to fruition last November, right after Remembrance Day," explained Chuck Gresl, a decorated captain, who served two tours of duty as a...

If you use Riverstone Dog Park for your pet to get some exercise and social interaction, the City of Lethbridge asking to hold off on using the park until Saturday.It's temporarily closing off the popular facility, starting Wednesday, to allow crews to get some repair work due to some washouts from our recent rains. Th...

Authorities in the Bridge City warning of at least one recent incident of a senior being scammed, in what's become a popular fraud. Known as the grandparent or emergency scheme, a person calls up identifying themselves as a family member in trouble and needing money right away. Constable Rob Thibault with the Lethbridg...

Like last year, the City of Lethbridge will have two Remembrance Day services - one at the cenotaph; the second, at the Trade and Convention Centre. The outdoor commemoration at the cenotaph downtown on 4th Avenue South will begin at 10:45 a.m. with a vigil scheduled for 11 a.m.An indoor ceremony, meantime, will begin ...

Groups representing eye surgeons in Canada and Alberta are calling on the province to reverse a decision to let optometrists do some minor surgeries. The Canadian Ophthalmological Society, the Eye Physicians and Surgeons Association of Alberta and the Alberta Medical Association's ophthalmology section say it's a matte...

ATCO is reminding Albertans about the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO), especially as the weather gets colder.Nov. 1-7 is Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week, and it is a timely message this time of year as people turn on furnaces, fireplaces, and other fuel-burning appliances."Carbon monoxide is a silent and potentiall...

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning local businesses of a recent credit card scam in Alberta.Mary O'Sullivan-Andersen, President and CEO of BBB Alberta, said fraudsters are contacting local businesses and purchasing goods using stolen and fraudulent credit cards."This scam was targeting the trucking indust...

Alberta is expanding its health-care workforce faster than any other province, performing more surgeries per capita than the national average and paying physicians above the national average, as new data point to growth across the province's health-care system.Figures from the Canadian Institute for Health Information ...

A bid for the Alberta 2028 Winter Games to be held in Lethbridge is one step closer to becoming reality. In a presentation Tuesday, the city's Sport Council asked the Community Issues Committee for a letter of support and a commitment for partial funding. Sport Council executive director Susan Eyemann says the games wi...

Lethbridge Hurricanes forward Logan Stuart has been named the latest WHL Rookie of the Week for the week ending Sunday, Nov. 1.It's the second-such time this season the 18-year-old Californian has earned the honour.Stuart logged two points and two assists in games against the Regina Pats and Brandon Wheat Kings.One of ...

A 21-year-old Lethbridge-born hockey player is leaving the bright lights of Music City for the Pacific Northwest, following a trade made public Monday. Nashville Predators forward Matthew Wood is off to the Seattle Kraken, while the Preds receive 22-year-old right-winger Shane Wright in return. Wood, drafted 15th overa...

The St. Mary River Irrigation District announced last week it's awarded $30,000 through three separate memorial scholarships. 15 students throughout the region were given $2,000 each towards their schooling, ranging from agronomy to crop technology and sustainable agriculture. Board chair Cory Nelson says the District ...

The UCP government has introduced wide-ranging legislation, it hopes, will safeguard Albertans in the areas of consumer protection and property rights.The changes are contained inside an omnibus bill, Bill 34, the Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Statutes Amendment Act.Included in the document - help for owners o...

Alberta Beef Producers is bringing back its Young Creators Contest, again, this year. "One of the biggest reasons is that it gives young people an opportunity to learn more about where there food comes from and the people involved in producing it," said Engagement & Digital Content Specialist, Kara Mastel...

OTTAWA - A national spy watchdog report says the military's policy on the collection of information about Canadians doesn't sufficiently address the privacy risks posed by online searches. The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency found the ...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will circle the Earth next week as he attends four global summits in eight days. Carney will return to Dublin five months after his last visit, this time for a meeting of the European Political Community, which bring...

MACKENZIE - A hospital in British Columbia's northern Interior has declared a Code Orange mass casualty event after a bus crash involving multiple victims. The Northern Health Authority says the Mackenzie and District Hospital declared the event but it...

PRINCE ALBERT - Hundreds of Canadian military personnel stood at attention and saluted as a flag-draped casket carrying Pte. Shaun Farrell was escorted into the armoury in Prince Albert, Sask. The 23-year-old was one of four soldiers killed last month,...

Prime Minister Mark Carney's refusal to allow Russian players to compete at the 2027 world junior hockey championship in Alberta is the latest twist in a years-long battle over Russia's place in international hockey. What began with a ban following Ru...

OTTAWA - The Democrats will take control of both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate in January, following decisive victories in Tuesday's midterm elections. The Republicans previously held a majority of seats in both houses of Congress. H...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Michigan voters had rejected "a hateful, spiteful campaign" after months of Republican attacks on his Muslim identity in one of the nation's most closely watched Se...

Democrat William Lawrence won election Wednesday to the U.S. House of Representatives representing Michigan's 7th Congressional District, defeating Republican incumbent Tom Barrett. Lawrence, who previously described himself as a democratic socialist, ...

Democrat Tom Suozzi won election Wednesday to the U.S. House of Representatives representing New York's 3rd Congressional District, defeating Republican Michael LiPetri. Suozzi was aggressively targeted by Republicans but won in a Long Island district ...