The Town of Coaldale has received a little under $2 million from the federal government to go towards to its sanitary sewer system in West Coaldale. The money will help to fund construction along a section of 16th Avenue between Highway 845 and 23rd Street. The hope is the work will improve wastewater capacity and prev...

A billboard sign in the town of Taber, that is fueling the 'separatist' debate in our province, continues to gain quite a bit of attention, albeit negative, in some cases.In a Facebook posting, the town's administration countered by stating it has nothing to do with the billboard.The Town of Taber is aware of public qu...

The Lethbridge Police Service says the latest community survey found that close to 70-percent of residents feel safe living in the city. In a presentation to the Community Issues Committee Tuesday, police chief Shahin Mehdizadeh outlined the issues his department will focus on."Primary concerns provided to us by o...

Although the rain has stopped, Lethbridge Fire & Emergency Services is warning us that rivers in our region are still dangerous and unpredictable. A survey Thursday afternoon by its fire prevention team found a fair bit of damage to river banks along the Oldman River and low-lying trails which, in some cases, city ...

Gus Wetter School in Castor, Alberta is now the proud home of a 24/7 publicly accessible SaveStation AED cabinet.AED stands for Automated External Defibrillator, and one could save your life in the case of a sudden cardiac arrest.The one in Castor, in east-central Alberta, is the eighth donated by Action First Aid in t...

Treaty chiefs representing First Nations across the West say they are willing to carry out acts of civil disobedience if necessary to fight Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's separation vote. And Treaty 8 Grand Chief Trevor Mercredi has renewed a call for Smith to put a stop to an upcoming referendum on it. He points to ...

The Government of Alberta has invested $2.5 million in the Community Pathways to Justice grant to help support survivors of gender-based violence.The investment also advances the province's 10-year strategy to end gender-based violence."It is critical that survivors receive the support they need to navigate the ju...

The British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) has come out to say it's looking at supplementing the number of teams it has, and Alberta is one of the markets it's seriously considering.The BCHL, which recently held its Annual General Meeting at Rogers Place in Vancouver, re-affirmed a growth plan established back in Octobe...

A Lethbridge wrestler is among 20 names on Canada's entry into next week's World University Combat Championships in Brazil.Angelina Ellis-Toddington, who currently studies at the University of Calgary, will compete in the 68 kilogram weight class.The team is evenly divided with 10 female and 10 male wrestlers.The event...

Since the Lethbridge Bulls weren't playing baseball on May the 4th, they've decided to hold a Star Wars-themed night, tonight, June the 4th, in their match-up against Fort McMurray. Fans coming to the game tonight are being asked to dress up in their best Princess Leila, Darth Vader, Jedi, or everyone's favourite Wooki...

It was an old-fashioned 'slugfest' at Seaman Stadium in Okotoks Wednesday night as the Lethbridge Bulls got by the Okotoks Dawgs 15-12 in Western Canadian Baseball League action.The game, a make-up from this past Sunday's postponed game in Okotoks, called due to rain.Trailing 5-3 going into the fourth, the Bulls were a...

While southern Alberta currently goes through a major rain event, some good news coming in from the province's latest crop report for Region 1.A May 26th survey of producers in the Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Strathmore, and Foremost areas found that close to 95 percent of seeding was complete, a jump of about 15 percent...

The Lethbridge-based group, Farming Smarter, is in its final year of a project that helps farmers measure moisture in their fields.The Smart Irrigation project provides specialized sensors to producers to track the conditions of their soil, but also offers up a five to seven-day model instructing the farmer on the best...

With significant rainfall and strong winds expected this weekend, Lethbridge County is urging residents to be prepared for whatever Mother Nature brings our way.Among its suggestions: to move downspouts away from foundations, clear gutters and eavestroughs, check culverts and ditches for blockages, and make sure sump p...

BELLA BELLA - A British Columbia First Nation says a Texas company has agreed to pay more than $12 million in the first portion of a "multi-part settlement" after a grounded tugboat spilled about 110,000 litres of pollutants in central coast waters in ...

MONTREAL - Montreal police have arrested a 38-year-old man after a synagogue was damaged in an alleged overnight arson attempt. Officers were called to a house of worship in Westmount, Que., shortly after midnight and were able to put out the fire with...

OTTAWA - The federal government's new Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit will see its first round of quarterly payments go out today. The benefit was known previously as the GST/HST credit, so people who were eligible for that program likely will ...

OTTAWA - The blanket ban preventing people from some Ebola-affected countries from entering Canada is keeping Ugandan activists from attending a major LGBTQ+ rights conference in Ottawa. The Carney government announced last week a 90-day suspension of ...

OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.6 per cent in May. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, however, that the figures may fluctuate widely because th...

OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.6 per cent in May. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 9.6 per cent (10.0) _ Prince Edward Island 6.7 per cent (...

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) - A Virginia man who was having an affair with the family's Brazilian au pair was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole for the murder of his wife and a man who was lured to the couple's home as a fall guy. B...

Soccer fans will soon crisscross continents to see their beloved national teams compete on the sport's grandest stage, the World Cup. They'll pack bars and fan zones, singing chants and debating who is going to win it all. This time, however, it's diff...

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) - At least 49 people died of thirst after a truck broke down and they were stranded for days in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger, authorities said. The victims, all Nigeriens, were returning home from a religious fes...