With forecasted hot temperatures to continue and a lack of moisture, particularly overnight, Lethbridge County has moved forward on imposing fire restrictions. Any and all active burn and fireworks permits have now been cancelled, until further notice.Also being allowed are controlled burns, burn pits, yard waste, or l...

The Town of Magrath is looking at expanding its recycling program to include curbside pick-up starting October 1.The new service will be managed by Circular Materials, a non-profit producer responsible for the transition to an EPR model - EPR standing for Extended Producer Responsibility.The Town says residents can exp...

Lethbridge Fire & Emergency Services is adding some proverbial tools in its tool chest with a $42,000 grant that will go towards wildfire preparedness and sprinkler deployment plans for the city. In a release yesterday, LFES said the plans will help to focus on protecting critical infrastructure and being ready for...

After a drop in river levels and flow rates, Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services has decided to lift boating advisories for both the Oldman and St. Mary rivers...It says the conditions we saw at the start of July have eased to safe levels and it's now okay to be on and around the rivers. If you plan on doing any swi...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says close to 800,000 people have applied for her government's $100 energy rebate.Smith says she expects the first batch of payments to start landing in Albertans' bank accounts in the next few days. She also says the government is looking at ways to streamline the process after some repo...

A man is dead following an officer-involved shooting during a warrant apprehension effort in Brooks.RCMP say officers were conducting the arrest operation in the Greenbrook Village area at about 4 p.m. on July 15 when they attended a residence and attempted to arrest a wanted man.Police say the man attempted to flee, l...

A judge has extended a special court order freezing the assets of a prominent Alberta separatist as part of an ongoing trust fund dispute with a First Nation. Last week, Justice Michael Marion in Calgary granted a temporary injunction freezing up to $8.5 million in assets held by Jeffrey Rath. It's part of an ongoing l...

Summertime in Alberta usually consists of wildfire smoke but this year has been much different. Environment Canada says the province was hammered by record-breaking rain in June and is on its way to doing it again this month. Dan Fulton, a meteorologist with the agency, says the province saw 264 millimetres of rain in ...

The Lethbridge Bulls started a six-game road trip through Saskatchewan on a sour note Sunday night, shut out 1-0 by the Weyburn Beavers - the lone run driven in on a single by the Beavers' Robert Gurney in the bottom of the eight inning.Bulls' pitcher Adryen Tietz pitched five-and-two-thirds innings of scoreless ball, ...

The Lethbridge Bulls returned home to Spitz Stadium Friday night following a four-game road trip, but it certainly wasn't the homecoming they had hoped for, edged out 3-2 by the Moose Jaw Miller Express in WCBL action.2nd baseman Kalem Haney, who went 1-for-3 at the plate, scored both of the Bulls' runs, the second sco...

The Lethbridge Trade & Convention Centre will be the place to be this weekend if you love to watch traditional tae-kwon-do.Some 520 competitors of all ages are coming in from around the world to compete including athletes from such countries as the U.S., Germany, Switzerland, Great Britain, and India, to name a few...

The Canadian Grain Commission is updating grading procedures for amber durum, wheat and lentils for the 2026-27 crop year, which begins August 1.In a release Wednesday, the CGC said the revisions will include updated procedures, definitions, and photo reference material. New grading factors will include: darkened and s...

New traceability requirements for beef cattle proposed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency have been shelved. The move followed a large influx of industry opposition with producers calling the new rules too burdensome. Heather Brown, the CFIA's national manager of humane transport and livestock traceability programs...

The first window of time for farmers in Alberta and Saskatchewan to obtain strychnine to deal with burgeoning ground squirrel populations is about to run out, and many producers are now hoping for better luck next spring.Wade Nelson, who farms near High River, Alta., about 66 kilometres south of Calgary, said it's best...

HALIFAX - The federal government says it will spend $2 billion to recruit and train up to 100,000 more Red Seal trade workers through bilateral deals it plans to strike with the provinces and territories. Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu announce...

MONTREAL - The Canadian Transportation Agency has approved the construction of a bypass to divert trains around downtown Lac-Mégantic, Que. Forty-seven people died there when a runaway train derailed and smashed into downtown on July 6, 2013. The agenc...

WASHINGTON - The United States' top trade official says the Trump administration isn't going to give Canada credit for its trade concessions. Jamieson Greer says he's glad Canada dropped its digital services tax and "rolled back" its Online Streaming A...

MONTREAL - Quebec's police ethics commissioner has opened an investigation into allegations of racist misconduct by officers in a multicultural Montreal neighbourhood. The commissioner said in an email that it opened the investigation on June 26 at th...

LONDON - Some U.S. lawmakers pressed Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday to do something about wildfires that are sending smoke south of the border. Dozens of fires burning in northern Ontario have forced people from their communities and destroyed ...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada and the U.S. will split "modest" net revenues from the Gordie Howe International Bridge only after debts and operational costs are paid. U.S. President Donald Trump said last week the new bridge connectin...

Bird remains found on the wreckage of a sightseeing helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River last year in New York City and killed 6 people suggest that it struck several geese, investigators said Thursday. The National Transportatio...

UVALDE, Texas (AP) - Rescuers aboard boats and helicopters saved dozens of stranded drivers and people trapped in homes from catastrophic flash floods in Texas in areas still reeling from devastating floods a year ago. At least one perso...

MIAMI (AP) - The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers and others. The policy, known as "public charge," appea...