The MLA for Lethbridge West is elated with the creation of a full-time medical program at the University of Lethbridge.Like many in the community, Rob Miyashiro hopes that a large part of those being trained at the facility will stay and become rural doctors."(It's exciting) for the University of Lethbridge, for t...

The Nature Conservancy of Canada is partnering with a multi-generational family that owns land between Crowsnest Lake and Coleman."The Kropinak family have been on the land for over 100 years," explains Sean Feagan, the group's Alberta communiciations director."They value their property and they want to ...

Residents living in Fairview, Monarch, and Mountain Meadows will receive their new curbside blue bins starting Wednesday.Lethbridge County Director of Infrastructure Ryan Thomson adds there will also some information attached to each of the containers."It talks about some of the things that will come with your car...

Citing a critical need for engineers, the University of Lethbridge is bringing in a Bachelor of Engineering degree program beginning in the Fall of next year."It's an integrated engineering program which is really targetted at smaller urban centres and municipalities, filling a huge gap in the engineering workplac...

Conservative elder statesman Preston Manning says he's baffled some view Alberta Premier Danielle Smith as anti-Canada given her vocal support of Confederation. Manning says he's seen opinion polls outside Alberta that suggest that many see her as a separatist. But he says, for years, there has been no one more vocal i...

A new poll released Wednesday by the Angus Reid Institute is showing that support for Alberta's premier has slipped slightly from earlier in the year. According to the survey, 38 per cent of those polled give Danielle Smith a positive mark when it comes to her performance, down from June's 39. On the flip side, 56 perc...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office is blaming a stunning byelection loss in south Calgary on a conservative vote split. It's also blaming low voter turnout. Monday's byelection saw the Opposition N-D-P beat out Smith's United Conservative Party candidate by almost 600 votes. It's only the second time in four decad...

Applications are now open for a handful of provincial scholarships that help female students pursuing careers in under-represented fields.The scholarships are as follows:The Persons Case Scholarship supports Albertans studying in the arts, humanities and social sciences fields whose work advances gender equality or who...

Three new rules are coming to the Western Hockey League at the start of the 2026-27 season, changing how goals are challenged, major and match penalties are reviewed, and overtime is played.The changes are aimed at enhancing the fan experience, speeding up play and ensuring scoring plays are ruled correctly.Coach chall...

Ahead of Friday night's home opener, and the 40th anniversary season, the Lethbridge Hurricanes have unveiled their promotional schedule for the 2026-27 season.Among the highlights is the Anniversary Celebration Weekend October 2nd and 3rd with over three dozen former Canes players expected to be in attendance.On the 1...

It was a low-scoring affair at U of L's Community Stadium Friday night with the 3rd-ranked Raymond Comets edging out the LCI Rams 7-6. The Comets' win keeps them in the number 3 spot on the Division 5A Top 10 list after Week 2.Lethbridge Collegiate, with the loss, drops from 4th to 6th place. Raymond, meantime, has Wee...

After a very wet start to September, it looks like producers here in the South will be getting a bit of a break with harvest time coming up fast. The Weather Network's senior meteorologist Doug Gillham is predicting a warmer than normal and drier forecast, starting late this week. "Of course, normal is rapidly fal...

Scientists with Lethbridge Polytechnic's Mueller Irrigation Research Group have created a new tool that measures evaporation and transpiration.The easy-to-use, web-based program will help producers growing crops and hay know exactly how much water is needed in their fields.Dr. Michael Kehoe, with the research group, co...

The Alberta government says it's restoring private property rights by removing Water Act approval requirements.Right now, producers say they're facing unnecessary barriers when it comes to how they manage water on their own cropland.That can include everything from pooling water to having a seasonal wetland on their pr...

MONTREAL - After getting some moderate attention and a few feisty exchanges during the first debate of the Quebec election campaign, the prospects of another referendum on sovereignty became a hot topic in round two, one night later. The two debates th...

STRASBOURG - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to address the European Parliament today, a day after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she wants Canada to become the first "associate member" of the European Union. Carney is in Fra...

OTTAWA - Warnings about the risks AI poses to humans have triggered a heated global debate over the past week. The heads of some of the biggest AI companies in the world are calling for action - something U.S. President Donald Trump opposes vehemently....

TORONTO - A sentencing hearing is scheduled today for Canadian auto parts mogul Frank Stronach on the historical offence of indecent assault. The hearing is set to take place even as prosecutors are challenging the judge's decision to declare a rare po...

OTTAWA - As Canadian politicians were pitching their major projects plans to foreign investors at a first-of-its-kind summit in Toronto, First Nations youth in Ottawa were making a pitch to Canadians on why they should join the fight to stop them. Jero...

VANCOUVER - Online retailer Amazon says it is raising the average hourly base wage in Canada to $26.27, up by $1 from last year. A statement from the company on Wednesday says the bump represents a four per cent year-over-year increase and takes effect...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A man has been put to death for the 2005 fatal shooting of three people during an attempted robbery at his neighbor's home in rural Texas, the state's fifth execution this year. In Georgia, the execution of a man...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House on Wednesday passed a broad package of sanctions targeting Russian officials and key pillars of its economy as lawmakers look to deprive President Vladimir Putin of the financial resources needed to wage the war against Ukra...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House approved a resolution Wednesday holding billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress, referring the matter to the Department of Justice after he defied the Oversight Committee's subpoenas in its investigation into disgrace...