Alberta's government is looking to add new services and supports for gambling addiction following the recent launch of its regulated online gaming market. The province, in a request for expressions of interest, says it's looking to fund services in addition to what's available through Recovery Alberta.The Ministry of M...

The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association, or CASA, has named this week as BeGrainSafe Week across the country. Describing it as a critical priority, the group's executive director, Sandra Miller, says every year, preventable incidents put farmers, workers, and their families at risk. Miller says, what may appear to...

After being gifted with a Blackfoot name two years ago, Wood's Homes, which has a centre in Lethbridge, has now unveiled its new logo. Translated, Isspoomstoiyis is a home or dwelling offering help and support.Devena First Rider, who's been with the organization for close to five years, says one thing stuck with her fr...

Although we're in a bit of cooling trend right now, the heat will return, and with it, the demand by the unhoused and at risk population to need fresh, clean drinking water. Several non-profit agencies, like the Lethbridge Food Bank, are collecting closed packages of bottled water until the end of the month. Executive ...

Can you help the Alberta Wildlife Federation (AWF) spot double-crested cormorants?That's exactly what the organization is asking of anglers, boaters, birdwatchers, landowners, and other outdoor enthusiasts to do over the coming weeks as part of its Double-Crested Cormorant Monitoring Project."Double-crested cormor...

A partial solar eclipse will be visible across Alberta today (Wednesday, August 12). The website Time and Date says the partial eclipse will be visible in Alberta starting at 9:47 a.m. and ending at 11:37 a.m. The partial eclipse will be visible in nearly all parts of Canada. A solar eclipse happens when the moon's orb...

A man leading a movement against artificial intelligence data centres in Alberta says provincial officials can expect to get an earful at an upcoming town hall. Ben Baril says he and other protesters will be at an Aug. 20 hearing in Sturgeon County to tell Premier Danielle Smith's government that true public consultati...

It's that time of the year again when Albertans are invited to visit local farms and learn about what producers are doing to make the world go round.Alberta Open Farm Days runs Aug. 15 and 16, with about 150 sites participating this year.Executive committee member Tannis Baker shares that this year's theme is 'Rangelan...

Two prominent members of Taber's sports community were recognized last week during the reopening of the community's large ice surface, by being inducted into the Wall of Fame.Dr. Gerry Beckie is the former president of Taber Minor Baseball, and was given the Alberta Baseball Association's Award of Merit in 1990, before...

Vauxhall's Adam Macko is on the move, once again, and it came on Major League Baseball's Trade Deadline Day.The 25-year-old Toronto Blue Jays pitcher is now a Texas Ranger after being dealt by the club Monday for infielder Josh Smith and minor league pitcher Josh Stefan.Macko, who made his major league debut May 18th a...

Lethbridge's Evelyn Beaton is one of 19 gold medal winners for Canada at this year's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.The 21-year-old earned the honour, beating Sofia Asvesta of Cyprus this past Friday (July 31) in the final of the women's 52-kilogram division in Judo.Beaton had never beaten the Cypriot in previ...

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...

A partial solar eclipse will be visible across the Maritimes, Ontario, Quebec and other parts of Canada today as the annual Perseid meteor shower also reaches its peak this week. The Canadian Space Agency says the partial eclipse will be visible across...

TORONTO - Federal Minister of Health Marjorie Michel has announced $24 million to create the Canadian Cannabis and Brain Health Consortium. Funded through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the group of 10 research teams from across Canada wi...

OTTAWA - The federal government is spending $34 million on projects to make Canadian communities more resilient to the effects of climate change. The funds come as cities and towns across the country spend another summer battling extreme heat, wildfire...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Smoke in B.C. Interior causing poor air quality but helping the fire fight Many of the blazes burning across British Columbia have been smoked out for a number of ...

OTTAWA - Some in Canada's aid sector say they're growing more and more concerned by how closely the Carney government is tying foreign aid to its efforts to boost domestic economic growth. Here's a look at why Ottawa wants more domestic spinoffs from a...

PENTICTON - Many of the wildfires burning across British Columbia have been smoked out for a number of days, while it results in poor air quality it is helping in the fire fight. The remarks by Cliff Chapman with the B-C Wildfire Service come as a thic...

HOPKINS, Minn. (AP) - A man killed his partner and their child at the Minnesota home daycare they own before taking his life, police said Wednesday. All six other kids who were at the home have been reunited with their parents, and none w...

Lawyers for the man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk say he shouldn't be eligible for the death penalty because the shooter "hit the intended target" during the assassination last year at a Utah event attended by thousands of peo...

HOPKINS, Minn. (AP) - A man killed his partner and their child at a Minnesota home daycare on Wednesday before taking his own life, police said. Authorities said other children were at the daycare in Hopkins, but none were injured, and al...