Officials with the City of Lethbridge are acknowledging there are many questions and perspectives in the community about the future of EMS in Lethbridge. The city says it's an important and complex issue, and it wants residents to have clear, accurate information about where things stand and what happens next.Here are ...

Local fire crews were called out to a structure fire south of Lethbridge Friday afternoon.At approximately 1:01 p.m., crews responded to a property on Township 8-1A. Officials say the fire had the potential to spread quickly due to high winds; however, firefighters quickly contained it to a portion of one of the buildi...

The Lethbridge Police Service is warning residents about an ongoing email spoofing scam in which fraudsters impersonate community members and claim to be selling assets on behalf of aging or deceased relatives. LPS says victims are being asked to send a deposit to hold or purchase items advertised for sale. Police warn...

Drivers in Bridge City woke up to a nice surprise Thursday morning - cheaper gas prices, at some stations by as much as 20-cents-a-litre.According to GasBuddy.com, prices around the city, mid-morning, hovered anywhere from 155.9-cents-per-litre down to a $132.9.In relation, the average price at the pump in Calgary this...

The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards Foundation is increasing the prize amount for its Distinguished Artist Award from $30,000 to $50,000.According to the organization, the Distinguished Artist Award recognizes exceptional achievement and significant artistic impact provincially and beyond. This increased pri...

The RCMP is expanding its Experienced Peace Officer program, also known as ExPO, into Alberta, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.Officials say the program is a brand-new approach to recruiting experienced officers.It originally launched in B.C. and Yukon in July 2026."The ExPO program is a reflection of the R...

The Alberta government says changes to the collection of education property taxes will save property owners nearly $100 million next year.Through Budget 2027, the government says it will introduce one provincial education property tax rate that will be set for three years at a time, allowing Albertans and municipalitie...

Alberta license plates will have their first redesign in over 40 years, available to all drivers next week.The plates feature the slogan "Strong and Free" with a backdrop of Moraine Lake after the province held a vote on eight designs for residents to choose from in October of last year.The Moraine Lake desig...

The Ottawa Senators are fighting the injury bug with six players now classified as Injured Reserve or Day-to-Day, including Lethbridge native Ridly Greig. Sens head coach Travis Green confirming that Greig is suffering from a lower body injury and was given day-to-day status Wednesday. Defenseman Tyler Kleven was added...

The Lethbridge Hurricanes wrapped up an extended four game road swing Wednesday night on a losing note, falling 4-1 to the Edmonton Oil Kings in WHL play.The Canes' Dayne Beuker scored his 11th goal of the season just before the seven-minute mark of the third period to tie the game at one.The Oil Kings, however, opened...

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...

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 - Payments Canada says it has launched its real-time rail national payment system, which is expected to speed day-to-day payments for Canadian businesses and consumers. It says the new system is expected to enable participating members to exchan...

The Swedish Ice Hockey Association says it will refuse to play Russia if the teams meet at the world juniors, after being informed of a plan from the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) to include Russia that could cost Norway its place in the A...

OTTAWA - The federal government is extending the period of time a business can employ a low-wage temporary foreign worker. The change will mean a low-wage Labour Market Impact Assessment, the document an employer needs to hire a temporary foreign worke...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Legal battle over federal firearms ban heads to Supreme Court of Canada The country's top court is set to hear legal arguments this week about the validity of a fe...

British Columbia's human rights tribunal has ruled that a private laboratory provider must pay $32,000 in damages, along with other costs, for discriminating against transgender and non-binary patients. The tribunal found LifeLabs and its subsidiary Ex...

VANCOUVER - The third in a series of storms is heading for British Columbia, after wild weather knocked out power to thousands, triggered evacuations and left one person dead over the weekend. BC Hydro says in a statement that almost 415,000 customers...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The death toll from the capsize off Senegal of a boat carrying migrants rose to 39 following the discovery of more bodies on Monday, the country's emergency services said. The boat, which left Saint-Louis in northern...

French judo star Teddy Riner is bidding for president. The 37-year-old multiple Olympic champion announced his bid on social media and said in an interview with Le Parisien newspaper published Monday that he is positioning himself as "nei...

KRAKOW, Poland (AP) - The 24-year-old gunman who killed six people and wounded 15 others in a Polish city square died in a hospital on Monday, police said. The attacker, wearing military-style clothing and a bulletproof vest, drove into t...