The City of Lethbridge has awarded just over $500,000 to nine non-for-profit organizations.Under the guidelines, groups can use the funding, which comes from the City's Community Capital Project Grant, towards planning and design, construction or renovations, or the purchase of major equipment. Below is a list of the g...

A pro-separatist billboard in a southern Alberta town of 10,000 was the focal point for a rally on Sunday calling for the province's independence.About 150 people braved strong winds and a deluge of rain in a Smitty's restaurant parking lot to take part in the protest organized by the group Cruise to Alberta Independen...

The Town of Coalhurst recently announced it's now accepting group bookings and rental requests for Miner's Memorial Park. Mayor Deb Florence said what they wanted to do is offer something unique."(The hope is) we can draw people in. Showcase what we have to offer, while providing a space for groups, community, and...

If mosquitoes weren't bad enough for you last week, they could be a lot of worse come next week, thanks to the rain we're now receiving. Nelson Houle with the City of Lethbridge says the focus this year for crews has been on the higher-than-average amount of standing water."With all the recent rainfall, and how mu...

Paraders waved both Canada and Alberta flags high as many in the crowd cheered louder for tossed candy than politicians at the annual rodeo parade in the town of Ponoka.Tensions over Alberta's fall referendum on the province's place in Canada spilled over earlier this month, when another town's rodeo pulled the plug on...

Justice Jason Neustaeter has been named the new Assistant Chief Justice for the central region of the Alberta Court of Justice.In an announcement by the Government of Alberta on June 25, they said the appointment was to increase court capacity and a well-supported justice system in central Alberta."Ensuring timely...

Alberta RCMP are offering several tips to help citizens prevent yard theft and break-and-enters in their neighbourhoods this summer.The RCMP reported there were 3,132 residential break-and-enters in Alberta in 2025, including 283 in June alone."Property and yard theft are often crimes of opportunity. Simple practi...

According to a new study commissioned by the Alberta Medical Association (AMA), there are significant gaps in access to pediatric mental health care in the province.The broader State of Health Care-2026 Report, conducted by ThinkHQ, found that 40 per cent of parents reported at least one child in their home has a menta...

The Energy City Cactus Rats, who have won just three games in their last ten, will try to snap the Lethbridge Bulls three-game win streak when the two teams clash Thursday night at Spitz Stadium. The Bulls have won seven of their last ten, including a close 6-5 decision over Brooks in the annual School's Out game back ...

The Lethbridge Hurricanes have announced they'll be playing four pre-season games in September ahead of the 2026-27 regular season. Two of the games will be home dates at VisitLethbridge.com Arena - Tuesday, the 1st, against Medicine Hat and Thursday, the 10th, versus Red Deer.Puck drop, in each case, is 7 p.m.The Cane...

The Lethbridge Bulls return to the field this morning in a rare midday contest at Spitz Stadium for the School's Out: Next Gen Game.Hundreds of students are expected to pack the stands for the last school field trip of the year for a showdown between the Bulls and Brooks Bombers.Action begins at 11 a.m.The Toros haven'...

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...

Culvert replacement work this week will result in one-day road closures in Lethbridge County and, in each case, between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Tuesday, crews will shut down Range Road 24-2 between Township Road 11-4 and 12-0 . On Wednesday, it'll be Township Road 12-2 between Range roads 24-3 and 24-4.Thursday ...

Canada's former chief trade negotiator says he doesn't expect Ottawa to reach a tariff deal with Washington before the U.S. midterm elections. Steve Verheul says while there could be a window ahead of the midterms this fall when the U.S. administration...

EDMONTON - Organizers fighting to hold a referendum on Alberta quitting Confederation have won a partial victory in court. An Appeal Court judge has ruled the signatures on a separatist referendum petition can be counted and verified. The petition was ...

OTTAWA - Supreme Court of Canada nominee Glenn Joyal is set to be questioned by MPs on the House of Commons justice committee Monday afternoon in advance of his appointment to the nine-member court. Joyal has been chief justice of the Court of King's B...

MONTREAL - Environment Canada is warning about an extended period of hot and humid weather forecast for southern Quebec and Ontario this week. The agency has issued yellow heat warnings for Sarnia, Windsor and several other Ontario communities at risk ...

Tom Siddon, who served as a cabinet minister under Prime Minister Brian Mulroney during the Oka crisis and later helped to establish Nunavut, has died at 84. His daughter, Katie Siddon Karn, confirmed his death Sunday in a post on social media. She say...

RICHMOND - Rescue officials have suspended their search for six people who were believed to be missing in the Strait of Georgia in waters near Vancouver after a charter boat sank on Sunday. A spokesperson for the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Vic...

BEAVER, Utah (AP) - The three firefighters killed over the weekend in wildfires along the Colorado-Utah border were part of a crew that goes into remote areas to quickly put out new fires, federal officials said Monday. The three were kil...

NEW YORK (AP) - Former NBA players Malik Beasley and Ed Davis have been indicted in the latest round of charges in the government's widening gambling investigation, authorities said Monday. When he was playing for the Milwaukee Bucks in 2...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day, a persistent target of President Donald Trump. The 5-4 decision rejected a Republican-led attack on laws in more than half t...