LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police have charged a 38-year-old male following a traffic stop.On September 25, 2024 just after 7:30 p.m. police initiated a traffic stop along the 1400 block of 23 Avenue North. Police observed drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle and the male occupant was found to have outstanding warran...

The City of Lethbridge's Fall Leaf Collection Program is underway.Lethbridge residents can contact 311 to arrange a pick-up for their fall leaves, and will be put in contact with city staff. They will then provide the caller with a date when they can expect their leaves to be collected.The City is reminding those takin...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is continuing to ask for help in locating a missing teen.They say Jayden Yellow Feet, 14, has been missing since August 23, 2024.Another teen, who has been reported missing at the same time, has been found and is safe.Anyone with information on there whereabouts is a...

On September 28, 2024, the Taber Police Service (TPS) conducted a traffic stop on a suspected impaired driver. Officers claim the man failed a breathalyzer test and his car was searched.Police say they discovered 89 grams of cocaine, which is estimated to be worth over $2,700. In addition to that, he was also allegedly...

Alberta's two largest political parties are taking different approaches to the minimum wage.Pattison Media reported this week that Alberta is now tied for having the lowest minimum wage in the country as Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and P.E.I. all raised their wage floors as of October 1, 2024.READ MORE: Alberta no...

A fire at a gas well north of Calgary that injured five workers earlier this week has been extinguished. HWN Energy Ltd. says it consulted with industry experts and implemented a well control plan that was reviewed by regulators. It says by early afternoon Tuesday, the flames were put out and the well was brought under...

The Government of Alberta says it will stick with its current model for alcohol sales after hearing back from a committee.The MLA Advisory Committee has completed its review into the potential expansion of liquor sales into grocery and convenience stores.They recommended that the government not take this approach. Comm...

The Premier of Alberta says legislation is coming this fall that would regulate things like gender transitioning for youths and the use of pronouns in schools.Danielle Smith posted a video to social media, saying her government has engaged in "extensive consultations" with parents, educators, healthcare profe...

CALGARY, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes' bid for an undefeated season is officially over. They fell 3-1 to the Calgary Hitmen on Sunday, September 30, 2024 at the Scotiabank Saturday. The game marked the return to the crease for Hurricanes' goaltender Harrison Meneghin, who was attending training camp with the Tampa Ba...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes continued their hot start to the season on Friday, September 27 with a 6-3 win over the Swift Current Broncos. The Hurricanes came into the game having won their previous two against Edmonton and Red Deer. In the first period, the game was back and forth with a few opportuniti...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Lethbridge Hurricanes player has been recognized for his excellent performance in the first weekend of the season.Hurricanes goaltender Koen Cleaver has been named the Western Hockey League (WHL) Goalie of the Week. This comes after Cleaver registered the first win of his WHL career on Saturday night...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - An instructor and researcher at Lethbridge Polytechnic is gearing up to undertake a new multi-year research project.Dr. Adriana Morrell, Agriculture Sciences instructor and scientific lead for the institution's Mycology Research Laboratory, has secured a grant of nearly $250,000 through Alberta Innovat...

Farmers in the region are hard at work getting crops out of the ground.According to the latest Alberta Crop Report, which details the conditions as of Aug. 27, approximately 37.8 per cent of all crops had been combined.That is ahead of the five-year average of 29.8 per cent and the 10-year average of 25.3 per cent.The ...

An international credit rating agency says Canada's canola industry could take a $1-billion hit in the wake of new Chinese trade actions.Morningstar DBRS says China's plan to launch an anti-dumping investigation into canola seed imports from Canada could result in China levying tariffs on the crop.The agency says such ...

TORONTO - Amazon Web Services' director of global artificial intelligence is encouraging Canada not to go it alone when it comes to regulating the technology. Nicole Foster says Canada should settle on AI legislation that is interoperable with guardrails other countries use. If Canada goes for a bespoke set of regulati...

KELOWNA, B.C. - Police say they have identified five attackers in a violent youth swarming captured on video Friday in Kelowna, B.C. A statement from RCMP says the five were among about 30 youth who were at Gyro Beach on Okanagan Lake during the attack on a girl, who sustained injuries. The Mounties say they have arres...

EDMONTON - There are renewed questions over a recent comment by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on whether the province is being sprayed from above by so-called chemtrails. Smith told a weekend United Conservative Party town hall that she spoke with the person in charge of Edmonton's airspace, who confirmed to her that ...

SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD, Que. - A Quebec man has been charged with second-degree murder in the killing of his fiancée, who had been reported missing last month. Nicholas Gravel appeared briefly at the courthouse in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, west of Montreal, in connection with the killing of Kelsey Watt, 29. Hi...

QUÉBEC - The Los Angeles Kings have arrived in Quebec City to kick off the final stretch of their NHL training camp, in a trip that's buoyed by millions of dollars in public money. The team practised today at the Vidéotron Centre, where they'll face off in exhibition play against the Boston Bruins on Thur...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she wants to depoliticize the debate around upcoming legislation affecting transgender youth, but a federal minister says that's not possible. Marci Ien, the federal Liberals' minister for gender equality, says on social media that creating the legislation itself is a poli...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - An anti-corruption agency in Haiti on Wednesday accused three members of the country's transitional presidential council of bribery in a scathing report that threatens to destabilize the country's fragile political stability. Smith Augustin, Emmanuel Vertilaire and Louis Gérald Gille...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump "resorted to crimes" after losing the 2020 election, federal prosecutors said in a court filing unsealed Wednesday that argues that the former president is not entitled to immunity from prosecution over his failed bid to remain in power. The filing was submitted by special couns...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump "resorted to crimes" in a failed bid to cling to power after losing the 2020 election, federal prosecutors said in a newly unsealed court filing that argues that the former president is not entitled to immunity from prosecution. The filing was unsealed Wednesday. It was submitte...