Youths in the Lethbridge area can learn hands-on from local collegiate athletes.The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns, in partnership with Building Safer Communities, is hosting a free basketball camp for people aged 12-17.The two-hour camp is led by Pronghorns athletes.It is part of the Off the Record program, a you...

A highly accomplished professional baseball player is set to make his way to Lethbridge this spring.Kevin Pillar will be the esteemed guest of honour at the Canadian Baseball Legends Gala, hosted by the Lethbridge Bulls.Pillar, 37, has played for several teams in Major League Baseball (MLB), including the Toronto Blue ...

Wednesday (Mar. 11) marked 3‑1‑1 Day and seven years of 311 service in Lethbridge.According to the city, since launching in 2019, the 311 team has handled more than 750,000 calls and remains a key point of contact for residents.The city says 2025 activity included more than 103,000 phone calls, 7,200 online chats, ...

The Alberta government says it is committing more than $200 million to build and upgrade seniors housing across the province.The funding is part of the province's Seniors Lodge Modernization Program, which funds the construction of new seniors homes and upgrades to existing facilities.If adopted, Budget 2026 would comm...

A judge has denied an injunction application from Alberta teachers against legislation that forced them back to work and ended a provincewide strike last fall. Justice Douglas Mah says the Alberta Teachers' Association failed to prove issues in the case are so serious and pressing that the law should be put on hold whi...

The Alberta government has ordered a sweeping third-party investigation into Calgary's ongoing water main problems, which have again forced residents to ration their use. Municipal Affairs Minister Dan Williams says the probe will be headed by David Goldie, a former chair of Alberta's energy regulator. Goldie will have...

The Alberta agency in charge of hospitals has released a review making 16 recommendations to the government in the wake of the death of a man who waited for hours for care in an Edmonton hospital. In January, Premier Danielle Smith's government ordered a judge-led inquiry into the death of 44-year-old father of three P...

Statistics Canada is reporting a slight decrease in employment in Alberta this past month, but the type of work Albertans have is changing.In February 2026, 6.3 per cent of the eligible workforce was out of work, falling by 0.1 per cent compared to January. That is 0.4 per cent better than the national average of 6.7 p...

Youths in the Lethbridge area can learn hands-on from local collegiate athletes.The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns, in partnership with Building Safer Communities, is hosting a free basketball camp for people aged 12-17.The two-hour camp is led by Pronghorns athletes.It is part of the Off the Record program, a you...

A highly accomplished professional baseball player is set to make his way to Lethbridge this spring.Kevin Pillar will be the esteemed guest of honour at the Canadian Baseball Legends Gala, hosted by the Lethbridge Bulls.Pillar, 37, has played for several teams in Major League Baseball (MLB), including the Toronto Blue ...

Nick Tetz (Calgary, Alberta) continued to ride in unstoppable form in Lethbridge, Alberta, this past weekend, delivering a flawless 2-for-2 performance to win his historic sixth consecutive PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Canada Cup Series event inside VisitLethbridge.com Arena, victorious at the sold-out, record-settin...

Excite Lethbridge is excited to announce that this year's Ag Expo was the biggest yet. The organization says it was both the highest-attended and the one with the most vendors. Running from Feb. 25-27, a total of 313 agricultural exhibitors, represented by 1,700 people, showcased the latest equipment, technologies and ...

The campaign to raise $30 million to build a new cardiac care centre in Lethbridge has received yet another major donation. The Witdouck family has contributed half-a-million dollars. The family has farmed in the Iron Springs area for more than 70 years. Dale Witdouck says they have long been guided by hard work, stewa...

Farmers dealing with dry and eroding soil can turn to Lethbridge County for help.The County's Agriculture Services team can help landowners identify options to prevent further loss and reduce impacts.They say that, with high winds and limited snow cover, some producers are already noticing topsoil move off fields.This ...

MONTRÉAL - Quebec's public security minister says he's open to publicly releasing the reports by the province's independent police watchdog, as is the case with police oversight bodies in other provinces. Ian Lafrenière, himself a former police officer...

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he's planning to pitch a "realistic proposal" to end U.S. tariffs on the Canadian auto industry this weekend. He says his proposed auto pact would align regulations between Canada and the U.S. and remo...

MONTREAL - A man charged with first-degree murder in the death on Thursday of a Montreal convenience store owner has a lengthy criminal record, which includes a conviction in 2015 for stabbing to death a woman in British Columbia. Xavier Gellatly, 35...

VANCOUVER - The mother of Tumbler Ridge shooting victim Maya Gebala says they have been "overwhelmed" by letters and packages from well wishers and she's asking them to stop sending any more. Cia Edmonds says in a social media post that her gravely ill...

OTTAWA - The Conservatives have now named candidates for all three upcoming byelections. The party announced that middle school teacher Diana Filipova will run in Scarborough Southwest. That seat was left vacant after former Liberal cabinet minister Bi...

OTTAWA - Canada will maintain its sanctions on Russia and its shadow fleet of oil transports, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's move to ease sanctions, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday. The United States placed a 30-day waiver on its Russi...

NEW YORK (AP) - A man who opened fire in a classroom at Virginia's Old Dominion University had been granted an early release from federal prison in 2024 after completing a drug treatment program, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Pr...

KINGSTON, N.Y. (AP) - A former New York state trooper accused of ramming his vehicle into an SUV during a high-speed chase leading to the death of an 11-year-old girl was convicted of manslaughter Friday at his second trial. Prosecutors s...

HAVANA (AP) - Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Friday that his government has held recent talks with the U.S., marking the first time the Caribbean country confirms such speculation. He said the talks "were aimed at finding solution...