As part of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the Lethbridge Sport Council is presenting Buffalo Spirit Games Wednesday at the Nicholas Sheran School Grounds.According to the Council, it's a chance for the community to experience a day of sport, culture, and learning.The day will feature traditional and con...

UPDATE:Highway 3, near Burdett, has re-opened to traffic in both directions.ORIGINAL STORY:A serious crash on a stretch of Highway 3 in the Burdett area has closed both directions of traffic.On its website, 511 Alberta says all lanes are shut down near Range Road 121 due to an MVC and is recommending motorists take an ...

It's hoped a two-day conference planned for late November will help the Lethbridge & District Cultural Society to re-shape its direction and future."Really, the Ag Society, right now, is trying to engage the community as much as we can and improve public ag literacy. Get the non-agricultural public, potentiall...

Primary Care Alberta is reminding everyone that its Indigenous Support Line, which offers culturally-grounded care, is available.The line is open Monday to Friday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at 1-844-944-4744 or through 811."Supporting culturally-grounded and respectful care is an important part of reconciliation. Th...

Alberta's Minister of Indigenous Relations Rajan Sawhney issued the following statement on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation:"On September 30, we honour Survivors, families and communities who continue to live with the impacts of the residential school system."On this day, orange shirts are worn as a ...

Alberta's Minister of Indigenous Relations issued a statement Wednesday morning recognizing the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation."On September 30, we honour Survivors, families and communities who continue to live with the impacts of the residential school system," said Rajan Sawhney in a release.&qu...

Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre tried Tuesday to convince Albertans to vote to stay in Canada with less than three weeks to go until a provincial vote on separation.His speech at a downtown Edmonton hotel was among others he has given or plans to give in the province as part of his efforts to convince Cons...

Primary Care Alberta is reminding everyone that its Indigenous Support Line, which offers culturally-grounded care, is available.The line is open Monday to Friday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at 1-844-944-4744 or through 811."Supporting culturally-grounded and respectful care is an important part of reconciliation. Th...

Here are the Weekly Top-10 Rankings for all five levels of high school football in Alberta for the 2026 season.These rankings will come out every Sunday (except for Labour Day kickoff) from now up until November 9.At that time, those will be the last rankings, and teams will take this rank into provincials.The 12-a-sid...

The Coaldale Copperheads opened the 2026-27 HJHL campaign on a losing note, falling 3-1 to the Cochrane Generals Saturday night at the Coaldale Sportsplex.The game between the historically evenly-matched squads went scoreless until the 9:40 mark of the second period, when the Generals' Gairen Bona, on a pass from Evan ...

A much better effort by the Lethbridge Hurricanes Friday night, but they simply weren't able to stop Red Deer Rebels' captain Beckett Hamilton.The 18-year-old from Saskatoon scored three times in a Rebels 4-3 result over the Canes at VisitLethbridge.com Arena.Hamilton's first goal came just over three minutes into the ...

It's hoped a two-day conference planned for late November will help the Lethbridge & District Cultural Society to re-shape its direction and future."Really, the Ag Society, right now, is trying to engage the community as much as we can and improve public ag literacy. Get the non-agricultural public, potentiall...

Prairie Rose Public Schools is expanding its agriculture education programming through an apiary project that is giving students hands-on experience with bee health, pollination and agricultural research.On Thursday, Sept. 17, students and guests gathered at the Prairie Rose bee yard at Neubauer Farms to see agricultur...

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...

OTTAWA - The federal government has identified "anti-Zionism" as a driver of anti-Jewish hate - a major policy shift that has prompted a range of reactions. The change took place on Sept. 24 when Public Safety Canada published a progress report on fede...

ST. JOHN'S - Canada's fisheries minister urged France on Wednesday to abandon a plan to launch a snow crab fishery in waters near Newfoundland and the French territory of St-Pierre-Miquelon. Joanne Thompson said France made no mention of its plan to Ca...

DELTA - Two people have been killed in a crash at the Tsawwassen Mills mall in Delta, B.C., while two other pedestrians were injured in what police said appears to have been set off by a medical emergency. Police said Wednesday the injured were treate...

COCOA BEACH - Astronaut Joshua Kutryk is set to blast off for the International Space Station on Thursday as Canada continues a memorable year for space exploration and research. The 44-year-old is one of four people assigned to NASA's SpaceX Crew 13 m...

EDMONTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney came home to Alberta's capital Wednesday to meet with First Nations leaders and families and honour the children who suffered and endured in Canada's residential schools. "Today is about all the truth," Carney said...

OTTAWA - Ontario Conservative MP Scott Aitchison announced Wednesday he will resign his seat of Parry Sound-Muskoka at the end of the fall parliamentary sitting. In a letter released to constituents, Aitchison said he will explore other opportunities a...

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Arizona State placed hockey coach Greg Powers on administrative leave on Wednesday as the school investigates the collapse of a player during an outdoor workout. Powers will not join the team for its season opener at L...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - A helicopter with six people on board crashed in a rural part of Zimbabwe on Wednesday and it appears there were no survivors, officials said. Among the victims was a prominent businessman and his wife, state medi...

CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - The parents of a Detroit-area toddler who pulled a loaded pistol out of his backpack at a daycare will face charges in the case, police said Wednesday. In a statement, police in Canton Township said the paren...