The City of Lethbridge is urging residents to keep their distance from the Oldman River.In a statement Wednesday morning, the City said significant rainfall has, again, caused the river levels to rise quickly. The latest reading provided has the river flowing at a rate of 900 cubic metres per second, which is even more...

Make it six wins-in-a-row for the Lethbidge Bulls after another narrow one-run decision, 6-5, over West Division-leading Okotoks Tuesday night at Spitz Stadium.Caleb Eager (2/3) and Lee Matsuzaki (2/4) led the way for the Bulls at the plate.Noah Simpson earned the win throwing 43 strikes on 67 pitches over five complet...

Alberta premier Danielle Smith released a statement Wednesday morning saying Canada Day is a time to reflect on the foundations of our country and the values that unite us, including a belief in freedom, democracy and respect for one another."Canada is known around the world as a nation full of opportunity, built ...

Lethbridge Police are searching for a 38-year-old man wanted on an outstanding warrant for Failing to Comply with Release Order Conditions.Anyone who has seen Kyle Anthony Wensmann, or has information on his whereabouts, is asked to call police at 403-328-4444.You can also remain anonymous through Crime Stoppers by cal...

The head of the Western Hockey League has come out with his annual report on the 2025-26 season of play.Commissioner Dan Near outlined some of the accomplishments and proposed changes, based on feedback, that will take place for the upcoming season."More than 3.2 million fans attended regular season WHL games this...

Alberta premier Danielle Smith released a statement Wednesday morning saying Canada Day is a time to reflect on the foundations of our country and the values that unite us, including a belief in freedom, democracy and respect for one another."Canada is known around the world as a nation full of opportunity, built ...

The Alberta government says crews have finished evacuating remaining campers who were tucked away at sites in Kananaskis Country. Parks Alberta Minister Todd Loewen said earlier in the day that about 50 people were sheltering in place in the area, which remains under a local state of emergency. In a later post on socia...

Canadian Press -- Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre has shuffled critic roles in the Conservative caucus.Among the changes is Ontario MP Michael Chong taking over as finance critic from B.C. MP Aaron Gunn.Gunn will, in turn, take over the ethics and government accountability critic role from Ontario MP Michael Barrett...

Make it six wins-in-a-row for the Lethbidge Bulls after another narrow one-run decision, 6-5, over West Division-leading Okotoks Tuesday night at Spitz Stadium.Caleb Eager (2/3) and Lee Matsuzaki (2/4) led the way for the Bulls at the plate.Noah Simpson earned the win throwing 43 strikes on 67 pitches over five complet...

The head of the Western Hockey League has come out with his annual report on the 2025-26 season of play.Commissioner Dan Near outlined some of the accomplishments and proposed changes, based on feedback, that will take place for the upcoming season."More than 3.2 million fans attended regular season WHL games this...

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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials told a hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday that there's been a significant drop in drug seizures at the border with Canada. Acting Deputy Chief Jason Schneider told the House committee on border ...

Canada is officially taking its talents to Europe's biggest and sparkliest song competition. CBC/Radio-Canada and the European Broadcasting Union announced today that the country will participate in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest in Bulgaria. This ma...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canadians have shown courage, conviction and connection over the past year in the face of a more dangerous and divided world, and urged unity as he spoke to a crowd in the nation's capital on Canada Day. "The f...

EDMONTON - With a provincewide referendum looming on Alberta's future in Canada, federalists and separatists say they hope Albertans will spend some time this Canada Day thinking about what the country has done for them. Thomas Lukaszuk, the former dep...

WASHINGTON - The United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says the U.S. is not renewing the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade in its current form. In a statement, Greer says the trade agreement will stay in place as the United States cont...

KUUJJUAQ - A meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Inuit leaders Tuesday wrapped with a commitment for a new program to replace the Inuit Child First Initiative, and for Ottawa to use its channels to get a proposed Inuit Nunangat University ac...

McARTHUR, Ohio (AP) - The 16 children found living in "deplorable" conditions inside an Ohio home are part of the same family, officials said Wednesday. Authorities arrested four adults Tuesday on felony child endangerment charges after f...

MONACO (AP) - Monaco authorities said a person was arrested but later released Wednesday as they "very actively" pursue their probe of an explosion that reportedly wounded a Ukrainian tycoon with ties to Russia and two other people. A sta...

ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) - At least five people were killed and many others injured on Wednesday in a fire at an apartment block in the Belgian city of Antwerp, police said. The blaze broke out mid-morning on the eighth floor of the building...