LETHBRIDGE, AB - Looking for something to do this weekend in Lethbridge?Lethbridge News Now has you covered with details about some of the events going on.D12 & Obie Trice at Club Lime - April 26, 2024Hip-hop group D12 and rapper Obbie Trice will be at Club Lime on Friday night, along with Robbie G. The concert sta...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - It was a packed house at the Yates Memorial Theatre Thursday night.The Alberta NDP held its first leadership debate on April 25, 2024 at the Lethbridge venue.All five candidates participated, including Sarah Hoffman, Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse, Gil McGowan, Naheed Nenshi and Kathleen Ganley. @lethbridgene...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The group of candidates vying to lead the Alberta NDP will be debating various topics Thursday night. An NDP leadership debate will be on from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Yates Memorial Theatre.The candidates participating are Naheed Nenshi, Kathleen Ganley, Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse, Sarah Hoffman, and Gil ...

Officers looking into what has been deemed a homicide in southern Alberta.The Gleichen RCMP says it was contacted by EMS at approximately 7:20 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.Medical responders received a report of an unresponsive man. Upon arrival, a man was declared deceased and "had injuries consistent with b...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Looking for something to do this weekend in Lethbridge?Lethbridge News Now has you covered with details about some of the events going on.D12 & Obie Trice at Club Lime - April 26, 2024Hip-hop group D12 and rapper Obbie Trice will be at Club Lime on Friday night, along with Robbie G. The concert sta...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - It was a packed house at the Yates Memorial Theatre Thursday night.The Alberta NDP held its first leadership debate on April 25, 2024 at the Lethbridge venue.All five candidates participated, including Sarah Hoffman, Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse, Gil McGowan, Naheed Nenshi and Kathleen Ganley. @lethbridgene...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The group of candidates vying to lead the Alberta NDP will be debating various topics Thursday night. An NDP leadership debate will be on from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Yates Memorial Theatre.The candidates participating are Naheed Nenshi, Kathleen Ganley, Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse, Sarah Hoffman, and Gil ...

Officers looking into what has been deemed a homicide in southern Alberta.The Gleichen RCMP says it was contacted by EMS at approximately 7:20 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.Medical responders received a report of an unresponsive man. Upon arrival, a man was declared deceased and "had injuries consistent with b...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A highly successful Lethbridge swimmer has called it a career.Rachel Nicol spent 26 years of her life competing in swimming competitions. Nicol's family moved to Lethbridge from Regina when she was eight years old, and she had begun competing four years before.She broke onto the international scene in ...

PIIKANI, AB - UPDATE (Apr. 26 8:00 a.m.) The suspect who was wanted in this case has been arrested. The RCMP is thanking the public for their assistance)Original Story:The RCMP is asking for your help in finding a man who allegedly committed a series of driving-related offences.At approximately 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday, ...

Some students in Alberta will learn from the new social studies curriculum this year.The provincial government says the new draft curriculum for grades K-6 is ready to begin pilot testing in select schools.Since September last year, a wide range of educational experts were consulted on the new learning guidelines. Base...

Despite the cost of everything going up in recent years, Albertans have struggled to bring in more money.Statistics Canada has released new data on household incomes for 2022.Across the country, the median after-tax income of both families and single people was $70,500 in 2022. That is down by 3.4 per cent compared to ...

BLAIRMORE, AB - Alberta is appealing a judge's ruling that ordered the release of internal documents on coal mining in the province's Rocky Mountains, says the lawyer for ranchers seeking the information."I was told by (government) counsel," said Richard Harrison, who represents a group of southern Alberta ra...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - It was a packed house at the Yates Memorial Theatre Thursday night.The Alberta NDP held its first leadership debate on April 25, 2024 at the Lethbridge venue.All five candidates participated, including Sarah Hoffman, Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse, Gil McGowan, Naheed Nenshi and Kathleen Ganley. @lethbridgene...

The ruling United Conservatives proposed legislation on Thursday changing how elections and city halls will operate from 2025 onwards, pending approval. READ: Alberta proposes councillor removal powers, electronic tabulator ban and more in city government revampIt's the biggest overhaul of municipal rules in recent yea...

Alberta plans to give itself the power to remove city councillors, ban the use of machine counting in municipal elections and mandate councillor orientation as part of a major update to how local governments operate across the province.The amendments to the Municipal Government and Local Authorities Election acts propo...

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the world can solve its plastic problem without insisting on hard caps on plastic production. Guilbeault says talks on a treaty to end plastic waste are progressing well and he is confident a deal will be reached this fall when the final negotiations are held in Sout...

ZEBALLOS, B.C. - The young killer whale trapped for more than a month in a B.C. lagoon swam past a bottleneck at high tide this morning. The Ehattesaht and Nuchatlaht First Nations say the team is ecstatic, although she still has to leave the Inlet to reach open ocean. More coming. The Canadian Press

BROMONT, Que. - The federal and Quebec governments are spending close to $100 million to boost the country's manufacturing capacity for semiconductors, which are vital in technologies ranging from artificial intelligence to quantum computing. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters today in Bromont, Que., that Ott...

OTTAWA - Aamjiwnaang First Nation is declaring a state of emergency over a benzene leak linked to a neighbouring petrochemical facility. The community near Sarnia, Ont., which is surrounded by industrial facilities, raised the alarm last week as citizens fell ill and closed its offices to limit exposure to the cancer-c...

HALIFAX - A girl and a boy, both 14 years old, made their first appearance today in a Halifax courtroom, where they each face a second-degree murder charge in the stabbing death of a 16-year-old high school student. Crown attorney Terry Nickerson told provincial youth court Judge Bronwyn Duffy that he will be seeking ...

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says the constitutional right of judicial independence is not compromised for soldiers appearing in front of military judges. Nine members of the Canadian Armed Forces argued that military judges may have divided loyalties, because they are also military officers who are part of a c...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. will provide Ukraine additional Patriot missiles for its air defense systems as part of a massive $6 billion additional aid package, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Friday. The missiles will be used to replenish previously supplied Patriot air defense systems and are part of a packag...

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - A court in Romania's capital on Friday ruled that a trial can start in the case of influencer Andrew Tate, who is charged with human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. The Bucharest Tribunal ruled that prosecutors' case file against Tate met the legal crit...

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Vietnamese state media outlet VN Express reports that the head of Vietnam's Parliament, Vuong Dinh Hue, has resigned. He is the latest member of senior government to leave office amid an ongoing anti-corruption campaign. Hue's resignation takes place four days after his assistant Pham Thai Ha was ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's GOP-controlled Statehouse on Thursday gave their final approval to legislation criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental consent, clearing the way for the first-in-the-nation proposal to be sent to Gov. Bill Lee's desk for his signature. The ...

BOSTON (AP) - The University of Southern California has canceled its main stage graduation ceremony under new safety measures being taken as the campus is roiled by protests stemming from the Israel-Hamas war. The university announced the move Thursday, the day after more than 90 protesters were arrested on campus. The...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Wild horses will stay in North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park amid fears from advocates that park officials would remove the beloved animals from the rugged Badlands landscape, a key lawmaker said Thursday. Republican U.S. Sen. John Hoeven said he has secured a commitment from the Natio...