LETHBRIDGE, AB - Sunday is Mother's Day and the City of Lethbridge Parks and Cemeteries team is once again hosting an annual tradition for the occasion.The Mother's Day flowers initiative will allow Mountain View Cemetery visitors to get a complimentary rose. The City says it is a gesture aimed at honouring the memory ...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Emergency crews responded to a kitchen fire on the south side of the city on Friday.Officials say Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services attended an apartment building in the 500 block of 6 Street South at around 12 p.m. on May 10, 2024.Crews from four stations helped mitigate any further spread of the...

GRANUM, AB - The Fort Macleod RCMP is asking for help in an investigation of mischief.Police say early on May 3, 2024, an unknown suspect, or suspects, went to JP's Petro & General Store in Granum "to steal fuel". The RCMP reports that hoses were damaged, which caused "a significant amount of fuel to...

MEDICINE HAT, AB - A Medicine Hat man has been arrested after allegedly sexually exploiting a young girl.A lengthy joint investigation by ALERT's internet child exploitation unit and the Internet Crimes Against Children task force of the Williamson County Sheriff's Office concluded with the arrest of the 38-year-old at...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Sunday is Mother's Day and the City of Lethbridge Parks and Cemeteries team is once again hosting an annual tradition for the occasion.The Mother's Day flowers initiative will allow Mountain View Cemetery visitors to get a complimentary rose. The City says it is a gesture aimed at honouring the memory ...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Emergency crews responded to a kitchen fire on the south side of the city on Friday.Officials say Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services attended an apartment building in the 500 block of 6 Street South at around 12 p.m. on May 10, 2024.Crews from four stations helped mitigate any further spread of the...

GRANUM, AB - The Fort Macleod RCMP is asking for help in an investigation of mischief.Police say early on May 3, 2024, an unknown suspect, or suspects, went to JP's Petro & General Store in Granum "to steal fuel". The RCMP reports that hoses were damaged, which caused "a significant amount of fuel to...

MEDICINE HAT, AB - A Medicine Hat man has been arrested after allegedly sexually exploiting a young girl.A lengthy joint investigation by ALERT's internet child exploitation unit and the Internet Crimes Against Children task force of the Williamson County Sheriff's Office concluded with the arrest of the 38-year-old at...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new affordable housing option for seniors is set to open in the coming months.The Government of Alberta has announced $66 million in funding for several housing initiatives across the province. That includes $2.2 million for CONCEPT Investment Partners to create affordable, accessible housing in Leth...

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.SportFest 2024 - May 11, 2024SportFest 2024 is on this Saturday at the Servus Sports Centre. The event is a day filled with exciting activities, interactive booths, ...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - In what could be a fun Friday night activity, Albertans will have the chance to see the Northern Lights.The Weather Network (TWN) says widespread auroras are possible across most of Canada and much of the U.S. Friday night, May 10, 2024. Forecasters are expecting a potential geomagnetic storm to kick o...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new report shows that more traditionally affordable cities like Lethbridge are quickly becoming more expensive.Rentals.ca and Urbanation have released the National Rent Report for May 2024.They say, nationally, the cost to rent a home has increased by nine per cent over the last year.Urbanation Presi...

Even as more people are finding work in Alberta, the unemployment rate continues to rise.Statistics Canada has released its Labour Force Survey for April 2024, saying the provincial unemployment rate rose by 0.7 per cent to seven per cent.The change is largely due to the fact that the population is rising faster than p...

EDMONTON, AB - Alberta is moving its election date from the spring to the fall to avoid clashing with major natural disasters -- but the Opposition says in doing so, Premier Danielle Smith's government is conveniently granting itself six extra months of power.Smith's United Conservatives introduced a bill Thursday to m...

CALGARY, AB - Candidates vying to be the next leader of Alberta's Opposition NDP want answers from presumed front-runner Naheed Nenshi about a five-year-old letter that they say signals he is anti-union.In the letter obtained by The Canadian Press, Nenshi - when he was Calgary mayor in 2019 - urges the United Conservat...

NISKU, AB - The Little Potato Company is celebrating the opening of its new sustainable potato packaging facility in Alberta.The 240,000-square foot facility is located in Nisku, with officials saying the location was selected due to its proximity to strong agricultural regions, dedicated family growers, efficient tran...

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - An evacuation alert has been issued in Alberta for Fort McMurray as an out-of-control wildfire burns nearby. More coming. The Canadian Press

FORT NELSON, B.C. - The B.C. Wildfire Service says the tactical evacuation of "multiple neighbourhoods" is underway in Fort Nelson, as an out-of-control wildfire threatens the town in the province's northeast. It says the fire is "highly visible" from the town, and the closure of Highway 97 is expec...

VANCOUVER - The Canadian Forces Snowbirds will be performing a flyover across downtown Vancouver at the start of tonight's Stanley Cup playoff game between the Canucks and the Edmonton Oilers. The Royal Canadian Air Force says the flyover will happen just after 7 p.m. tonight, before the puck drops at Rogers Arena. The...

OTTAWA - Canada's space weather agency is warning of a "major geomagnetic storm" that is hitting the country and could have severe impacts on power systems and other infrastructure. Space Weather Canada says the storm that is associated with massive solar flares was striking all of Canada Friday afternoon. T...

WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada's dispute with Meta is a "test moment" for the country to stand against the social media giant that's making billions off people, but taking no responsibility for the well-being of communities they profit from. Trudeau made his comments in West K...

OTTAWA - Canada has abstained from another United Nations vote aimed at formally recognizing Palestine, while opening the door to supporting statehood before the end of the current conflict. The federal Liberals are also announcing more sanctions against Hamas and Iran, but have yet to follow through on a promise three...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth could produce northern lights in the U.S. this weekend and potentially disrupt power and communications. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a rare severe geomagnetic storm warning when a solar outburst reached Earth on Fri...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration said Friday that Israel's use of U.S.-provided weapons in Gaza likely violated international humanitarian law but wartime conditions prevented U.S. officials from determining that for certain in specific airstrikes. The administration's findings of "reasonable" evide...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on Friday to grant new "rights and privileges" to Palestine and called on the Security Council to favorably reconsider its request to become the 194th member of the United Nations. The 193-member world body approved the Arab and Palestinia...

MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has reappointed Mikhail Mishustin as prime minister for the lower house's approval. Parliament Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said the house, the State Duma, will hold a session later Friday to consider Mishustin's candidacy. Mishustin's approval is a mere proforma in the Krem...

CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) - Nelly Korda is going to have some work to do to win a record sixth straight LPGA Tour title, especially with the way Rose Zhang is playing. Korda shot a relatively mistake-free 3-under 69 early in the first round of the Cognizant Founders Cup on Thursday and then could only watch as the 20-year-old...

N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) - Chad's military leader, Mahamat Deby Itno, was declared the winner of this week's presidential election, according to provisional results released Thursday. The results were contested by his main rival, Prime Minister Succès Masra. The national agency that manages Chad's election released ...