The City of Lethbridge is letting motorists know that the intersection at Scenic Drive and 5th Avenue South will feature a temporary four-way stop on Wednesday.The changes are part of the ongoing Whoop-Up Drive/Scenic Drive interchange project, which is expected to be complete in November.Work will take place from 9 a....

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...

Canada Border Services Agency agents at the Coutts border crossing made two major drug busts on commercial trucks entering Canada in late July. On the 26th, officers were able to intercept close to 90 kilos of cocaine from a vehicle coming into our country; the driver and passenger arrested.Five days later, on the 31st...

Just a couple of days to go for the Teamworks Career Centre Job Fair at the Lethbridge Trade & Convention Centre. Organizers say they're expecting upwards of 1,500 job seekers at this year's meet & greet, which will feature some 50-plus local employers. Teamworks GM Barb Wolstoncroft calls the job fair more tha...

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...

Naheed Nenshi's NDP on Monday declared victory in a south Calgary byelection after unofficial results showed the Opposition party snatched up the longtime Conservative stronghold of Calgary-Shaw.Unofficial results show NDP candidate Kyle Campbell received 7,461 votes, more than 500 ballots ahead of Mike Derry, who ran ...

Alberta is expanding publicly funded protection against respiratory viruses this fall, including new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) coverage for vulnerable adults and antibodies for newborns.The province's program covers influenza, COVID-19 and RSV, with appointments available to book starting on Oct. 5."We all...

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...

The first Football Alberta High School Top 10 rankings of the season are out, and a couple of local schools are in the mix. The Raymond Comets are in 3rd place among 5A division teams, but were beaten in their opening match-up against Star Valley, Wyoming 42-22. Lethbridge Collegiate Rams are one spot back, after dropp...

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 - Leaders of the five Quebec political parties are gearing up for the second debate of the campaign. The first debate on Tuesday saw leaders spar over a range of topics, including the economy, Quebec sovereignty and immigration. Coalition Aven...

OTTAWA - Five gun control advocacy groups are renewing pressure on the RCMP to disclose information about the firearms used in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., saying public discussion of the details could help prevent another tragedy. The RCM...

OTTAWA - Canada's inaugural investment summit has created a buzz that the country is open for business, but experts say the real test will be whether that momentum can translate into major projects that overcome labour shortages, community concerns, en...

STRASBOURG, FRANCE - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says Europe wants to open the door for Canada to become an "associate member" of the European Union. Prime Minister Mark Carney listened as von der Leyen laid out key pillars for s...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he wants private investors to take over operations at Canada's four largest airports in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver. Speaking at a government-led investment summit in Toronto on Tuesday, Carney sai...

TORONTO - Former prime minister Stephen Harper says the federal government had "no choice" but to walk away from trade talks with the United States. Delivering closing remarks at Canada's first-ever national investment summit Tuesday, Harper said the m...

STRASBOURG, France (AP) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday that she wants to open the door for Canada to become the European Union's first associate member. The overt...

STRASBOURG, France (AP) - The European Union needs a NATO-like mechanism to better respond to drone incidents, acts of sabotage and cyberattacks across Europe, many of them blamed on Russia, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wedne...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A news helicopter used by NBC and Telemundo crashed in a Los Angeles neighborhood on Tuesday and burst into flames, killing at least three people while reporters were covering the nearby crash of an SUV and a city bus, officials and ...