The University of Lethbridge and the Institute for Liberal Studies are sponsoring a public lecture next week with a Queen's University law professor.Bruce Pardy will be discussing the role of property rights in society with his presentation "The Property of Peril: How Liberty becomes Tyranny in the 21st Century.Pa...

The owners of the Runners Soul athletic store in Lethbridge are being recognized by the University of Lethbridge.Shawn and Erin Pinder will be honoured with the University of Lethbridge Volunteer Award for their commitment to a healthy, active lifestyle for people of all ages.The Pinders are known for their role as spo...

Lethbridge Plays is launching their new Kid's Map, a tool to help kids point the way to fun features in Lethbridge's parks.Designed for kids, the map uses easy-to-follow illustrations and icons to help families discover more than 50 spots like splash pads and skate parks."This map helps kids see their city through...

A new exhibition at the Galt Museum & Archives in Lethbridge is taking visitors back in time to when Alberta went dry, examining the social and political ripple effects of prohibition decades later.Dried Out: Prohibition in Alberta, now on display, aims to explore the province's 1915 ban on alcohol and the wide-ran...

Alberta's government is making some changes to get more instructors into classrooms. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides has introduced four new expedited teaching certificates to help qualified individuals enter classrooms sooner. The new certificates will allow bachelor of education students in their final year o...

Hear the full conversation with Parliamentary Secretary Corey Hogan on the April 24, 2026 episode of The Everything Red Deer Podcast! --A Calgary MP is of the firm belief that now's the time for an 'energy renaissance' in Canada, adding it starts in Alberta. Corey Hogan, Parliamentary Secretary to Tim Hodgson, Canada's...

An Albertan will be the next Canadian in space.The Canadian Space Agency says in a social media post that Joshua Kutryk has been assigned to the Crew-13 mission that will go to the International Space Station.The agency says the flight will not launch before September of this year.The post also says that Kutryk will &q...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has launched a website to put the weight of the government's persuasive powers behind getting a democratic mandate for sweeping immigration reform. Smith says it's about ensuring Albertans have the information they need to understand the impact of a yes vote on her government's nine refer...

The Calgary Surge, a professional team in the Canadian Elite Basketball League, announced they'll play two out-of-market games this regular season in Red Deer and Lethbridge.The announcement was made by REAL Entertainment & Culture Inc., which added that the Surge will also play a game on July 9 at the Scotiabank S...

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) has announced its top on-ice award winners, with Beaver Valley Nitehawks forward Brady Magarrell earning Most Valuable Player honours.Nitehawks head coach and general manager Terry Jones said the Coaldale native was deserving of the recognition in a league filled ...

The Lethbridge Hurricanes Hockey Club has announced that 2007-born defenceman Kyle Heger and 2008-born forward Gavin Lesiuk have been listed in the final rankings by the National Hockey League Central Scouting Service for the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. Hurricanes officials note that Heger, 18, was ranked 66th among North Am...

The Lethbridge Raging Grannies are holding a rally on April 10 to protest coal mining in the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains.Raging Grannies administrator Barb Phillips says the impact mining can have on the environment is an important issue to the rallygoers."Whatever happens in those mountains affects us, ...

Local nonprofit Farming Smarter is seeking the public's help as they launch their 2026 season. The organization held a media event Tuesday, March 31, to showcase their past efforts while looking at upcoming and ongoing projects. "There's a lot of change here," says executive director Ken Coles. "There's ...

The St. Mary River Irrigation District (SMRID) has allocated 14 inches from the farm gate for irrigation this season.Chairman Cory Nelson says the board carefully considers a number of factors when deciding on allocation."Based on modelling and snowpack data supplied by Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation, we are v...

OTTAWA - The three Liberals who won the byelections earlier this month that secured a majority government for Prime Minister Mark Carney are taking their seats in the House of Commons today. Doly Begum, Danielle Martin and Tatiana Auguste were sworn in...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the country's first national sovereign wealth fund on Monday, pitching the new agency as a way for Canadians to invest in nation-building projects. Carney said the Canada Strong Fund will invest in major Ca...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Poll suggests Canadians want Carney government focused on affordability in next year A new poll suggests Canadians give the Liberal government passing grades in in...

VANCOUVER - None of the seven Vancouver police officers involved in a violent encounter leading up to the death of Myles Gray more than 10 years ago has yet testified at a public hearing that is scheduled to resume on Wednesday. But a story of what hap...

OTTAWA - Children's advocates will hold a rally and press conference on Parliament Hill Monday to call for online harms legislation that covers AI chatbots and video games. "Just in recent months, we've seen the real escalation of harm that's happening...

OTTAWA - A new poll from the Angus Reid Institute suggests Canadians are giving Prime Minister Mark Carney's government a passing grade in its first year of international relations, but it has failed to meet expectations on affordability issues. The p...

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) - A Cessna aircraft crashed Monday on the outskirts of the South Sudanese capital, killing all 13 passengers and the pilot, the country's civil aviation authority said. The authority said preliminary reports indicat...

VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Leo XIV prayed Monday in the Vatican with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, and vowed to keep working to overcome differences in a historic meeting with the first female leader of the Church of England and the spiri...

N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) - At least 42 people were killed in eastern Chad after a clash between two families over a water point escalated into a cycle of reprisals, the country's deputy prime minister said late Sunday. Limane Mahamat said dur...