A local politician is questioning the validity of this week's provincial budget and the United Conservative Party (UCP) itself.Lethbridge-West MLA Rob Miyashiro, who is part of the Alberta NDP, is reacting to the budget, which was delivered on Thursday, Feb. 26, by Finance Minister Nate Horner.The budget delivers incre...

A targeted enforcement blitz in the downtown core led to drug-related charges against one man. The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) says, on Wednesday, Feb. 25, officers were addressing an illegal encampment along the 200 block of 8 Street North. A man was located and was known to have outstanding warrants. He was arres...

A fundraising walk is returning to southern Alberta this weekend.The Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY), scheduled for Feb. 28, 2026, raises money for critical services at local charities that support vulnerable families and individuals.Two walks will take place in Lethbridge, while another is set for Taber.The Lethbridg...

Do not be alarmed if you hear gunshots in a certain part of the Lethbridge River Valley.The Lethbridge Police Service says its Cadets will be participating in a low-light/no-light shooting training exercise on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026.It will occur between noon and 11:00 p.m. at the Police Range, which is south of Whoop-U...

It's that time again, when Alberta RCMP look to the children of the province for help naming their latest litter of puppies.The 13 puppies, which are trained in Innisfail, just south of Red Deer, are German Shepherds, and this year will each have names starting with the letter 'B.'Kids are encouraged to be as creative ...

Elections Alberta says four more recall petitions against members of Premier Danielle Smith's caucus have failed. That means half of the two dozen petitions launched against United Conservative legislature members late last year have come up short. One of the unsuccessful campaigns confirmed by Elections Alberta was ag...

Alberta's finance minister is set to hit the road today to discuss a new provincial budget that is big on spending but also carries an eye-popping deficit of more than $9 billion. Nate Horner will discuss the budget with business leaders at the Calgary Chamber of Commerce. Horner tabled the spending document Thursday, ...

EDMONTON - Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner tabled the province's latest budget on Thursday. Here are some of the highlights: - The government expects to take in $74.6 billion while spending $83.9 billion (including $2 billion set aside as a contin...

Some of the Lethbridge area's greatest athletes, coaches and builders are being recognized for their achievements.The Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame has announced its 2026 Inductees & Kinsmen Sports Persons of the Year.They will be formally recognized at the induction ceremony on May 8, 2026, at the Lethbridge Trad...

The Lethbridge Sport Council (LSC) is recognizing those who have made significant contributions to the world of sports this past year. It announced the winners of the 16th Lethbridge Sport Council Achievement Awards on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. Susan Eymann, Executive Director of the LSC, says this year's recipients re...

It was a successful outing by local athletes at a major provincial competition. The 2026 Alberta Winter Games wrapped up in the northern Lakeland Region on Monday, Feb. 16. More than 100 competitors from southern Alberta (Zone 1) took part, claiming a total of 38 medals, the fourth-highest among the eight provincial zo...

Southern Alberta's largest gathering of agriculture industry representatives is officially underway. Ag Expo kicked off Wednesday morning, Feb. 25, 2026, at the Lethbridge Trade & Convention Centre, which continues on Thursday and Friday. Paul Kingsmith, Director of Event Development at Excite Lethbridge, says he i...

A new report is shining a spotlight on the significance of the local manufacturing industry. Derek Murray Consulting & Associates completed an economic analysis of the sector for Economic Development Lethbridge (EDL). Mike Prociw, EDL's Workforce Program Manager, says it reaffirms that manufacturing is a key driver...

Young farmers can learn more about how to elevate their business skills.Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is hosting its Young Farmer Summit at the Lethbridge Trade & Convention Centre on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.The group says it is a series of free events across Canada, "Aimed at attracti...

Canada's support for U.S. strikes against Iran could come with security risks as Iran looks to retaliate against perceived enemies abroad, say experts, who also note the political gamble of betting on an attack with uncertain aims and outcomes. On Satu...

The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran in a major attack on Saturday, as U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to decimate the country's military, destroy its nuclear program and spur a change in government. Iran retaliated by firing ballist...

Some Iranian Canadians are expressing their support for foreign intervention in Iran after the U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on the Middle Eastern country, sending missiles into Iran overnight. Iranian Canadian filmmaker Ezra Soleh welcomed ...

MUMBAI - Prime Minister Mark Carney said he supports the U.S. action in Iran, but Canada will not get directly involved in the conflict after American and Israeli militaries launched an attack on the Middle Eastern country overnight. "We have not been ...

For hours, protesters slowly marched shoulder to shoulder down Toronto's Yonge Street in what seemed like an endless throng. The scale of the rally could only be truly appreciated in photos taken far above street level, showing a kilometre-long stretch...

MUMBAI - Canada is aiming to sign a comprehensive trade deal with India this year, Prime Minister Mark Carney told a business audience in Mumbai Saturday. "We are now negotiating a comprehensive economic partnership agreement, with the intention to dou...

BRUSSELS (AP) - How long will it last? Will it grow? What will it mean to us - and to global security overall? Those questions echoed across the Middle East and the planet Saturday as world leaders reacted warily to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran tha...

Russia's Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran as "a pre-planned and unprovoked act of armed aggression against a sovereign and independent U.N. member state," demanding an immediate halt to the military campaign and a...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a major attack on Iran launched by Israel and the United States, Israeli officials told The Associated Press on Saturday. There was no immediate comme...