Lethbridge MP Rachel Thomas feels the Carney government hasn't done enough to help Canadians with the high cost of living. Using food banks, as an example, the Conservative member of parliament says entire families are being impacted everyday."In Lethbridge, we have one food bank that has seen the amount of childr...

The Lethbridge Farmers Market makes it return this weekend to the UFA Hall on the city's trade and convention centre grounds. While the first few markets of the year are pretty quiet for displays, Paul Kingsmith with Excite Lethbridge says, not so, this year. "Anyone who comes to the market knows it really picks u...

The Lethbridge Hurricanes and Western Hockey League are remembering a longtime volunteer and supporter of junior hockey in our region. Herman Elfring, who spent 23 seasons with the 'Canes, including as president and club govenor, has passed away. In 2017, he was awarded with the WHL's Distinguished Service Award and wa...

A 72-year-old man from the Bridge City has died following a two-vehicle collision in Lethbridge County Tuesday evening.RCMP in Coaldale say they responded a crash between Volkswagen Jetta and Mitsubishi Outlander just after 8:00.Mounties say the man was pronounced deceased on scene.Two occupants in the Outlander were i...

The Government of Alberta says they received Alberta musician Corb Lund's "Water Not Coal" citizen initiative petition and signature sheets.His petition, which needed to reach the threshold of 178,000 signatures, opposes coal mining in Alberta's eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.As a result, Elections Alb...

The RCMP's Federal Policing Northwest Region are asking parents to be more vigilant with their children's online behaviour, following a rise in violent online groups across the country.The Northwest Region's (NWR) Superintendent, Officer Matt Johnson, says "gone are the days when risk existed only in one physical ...

Alberta's minister of hospitals says she has put an end to a contentious rebranding of the province's paramedic service provider. Acute Care Alberta announced last month that Emergency Health Services Alberta would be changing its name to ALTA Paramedic Health. The rebranding would see ambulances across the province be...

For the first time since October there are no active recall petitions looking to oust Alberta politicians from their seats in the legislature. Elections Alberta says the two outstanding petitions, targeting an Opposition NDP member and a former United Conservative cabinet minister, have come to an end. The agency says ...

Lethbridge Bulls first baseman Carter Claerhout has been named the WCBL's first 2026 Alberta Player of the Week. In his first eight games, the Red Deer native had 15 hits, including three doubles, scored seven runs, and had nine RBI's for a batting average of .441 and beat out teammates Connor Crowson and Kalem Henry, ...

The Lethbridge Bulls put themselves back on the winning track Wednesday night with a convincing 11-2 decision over the Fort McMurray Giants. Kalem Haney and Bernie Socarras went 2-for-5 at the plate, and both with a walk; Haney, though, added a home run to one of his 'at bats.'The Bulls had to rally to win this one - ...

The Lethbridge Hurricanes and Western Hockey League are remembering a longtime volunteer and supporter of junior hockey in our region. Herman Elfring, who spent 23 seasons with the 'Canes, including as president and club govenor, has passed away. In 2017, he was awarded with the WHL's Distinguished Service Award and wa...

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 ...

It appears producers in Southern Alberta were able to get most, if not all, of their seedings finished ahead of our recent five-day rainstorm.The first weekly crop report of June from Alberta Agriculture shows a 100 percent completion rate for durum, mustard, flax, potatoes, chickpeas, lentils, and corn, and only a fra...

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...

OTTAWA - A group of senators is arguing Canada needs to overhaul its labour laws to avoid work stoppages in critical sectors if it wants to be seen as a reliable trading partner on the global stage. The Senate Committee on Transportation and Communicat...

MONTREAL - A former Montreal police officer cleared of wrongdoing after he killed a Black man while on duty is suing the police ethics commissioner for $1.1 million. Philippe Bertrand alleges in a complaint filed June 2 at the Montreal courthouse that ...

MONTREAL - The Quebec government has once again lowered its target for electric vehicle sales. It is now aiming to have 80 per cent of new vehicle sales be zero-emission by 2035. The Coalition Avenir Québec government had already signalled its intentio...

WASHINGTON - The United States' top diplomat in Canada says that when U.S. President Donald Trump says the U.S. doesn't need anything from its northern neighbour, he's actually looking for ways to collaborate. "When the president says we don't need thi...

TORONTO - A Toronto police officer who was shot early Thursday morning has died, as police search for a suspect potentially linked to other shootings, including one at the U.S. consulate in March, chief Myron Demkiw said. Const. Marc Pinizzotto, 43, wa...

The biggest FIFA World Cup in history officially kicks off today, as Canadian host cities prepare for an influx of matches, international fans and cultural events. In Toronto, buzz is humming as Fan Festival programming, public watch parties and other ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The man charged in the political assassinations of the top Democrat in the Minnesota House and her husband, as well as the nonfatal shootings of a state senator and his wife, pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday after prosecutors...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A rare lapse in a law that allows the United States to gather intelligence abroad appears likely after the House failed on Thursday to temporarily extend the program, in a protest of President Donald Trump 's refusal to name a permane...

GENEVA (AP) - Somali referee Omar Artan who was barred by the United States from the World Cup was picked on Thursday for the showcase UEFA Super Cup game in August. European soccer body UEFA said Artan will referee the Aug. 12 game betwe...