LETHBRIDGE, AB - The RCMP is asking for your help in locating a missing man.Willis Robichaud, 46, of Fairview, was last heard from on December 27, 2023. He had advised friends at the time that he would be travelling to Lethbridge.Fairview is located approximately 81 kilometres southwest of Peace River in northern Alber...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The credits are rolling on the ownership of The Movie Mill.The Lethbridge cinema has been owned and operated for three decades by Leonard Binning and his wife Debra, with two of their three children joining along the way.However, Binning says the theatre is moving forward under new ownership. He explai...

COALDALE, AB - A town in southern Alberta is gearing up for an exciting run this weekend.The annual Coaldale Family 5K Fun Run is set for Saturday, April 20, 2024. The event is organized by Coaldale Christian School and not only serves as a way to enjoy the outdoors and get some exercise, but also helps a local cause.O...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has announced its latest statistics on the opioid crisis.From the beginning of January to the end of November 2023, a total of 115 people in Lethbridge died as a result of drug overdoses.That works out to an average of 10.45 deaths every month.The greatest number of fatal over...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The RCMP is asking for your help in locating a missing man.Willis Robichaud, 46, of Fairview, was last heard from on December 27, 2023. He had advised friends at the time that he would be travelling to Lethbridge.Fairview is located approximately 81 kilometres southwest of Peace River in northern Alber...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The credits are rolling on the ownership of The Movie Mill.The Lethbridge cinema has been owned and operated for three decades by Leonard Binning and his wife Debra, with two of their three children joining along the way.However, Binning says the theatre is moving forward under new ownership. He explai...

COALDALE, AB - A town in southern Alberta is gearing up for an exciting run this weekend.The annual Coaldale Family 5K Fun Run is set for Saturday, April 20, 2024. The event is organized by Coaldale Christian School and not only serves as a way to enjoy the outdoors and get some exercise, but also helps a local cause.O...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has announced its latest statistics on the opioid crisis.From the beginning of January to the end of November 2023, a total of 115 people in Lethbridge died as a result of drug overdoses.That works out to an average of 10.45 deaths every month.The greatest number of fatal over...

COALDALE, AB - The RCMP has confirmed that a multi-vehicle collision resulted in the death of one person.In the morning of Wednesday, April 17, 2024, officers were called to Nolan's Bridge on Highway 845 south of Highway 519, approximately 14 kilometres north of Coaldale.Three vehicles had collided on the bridge. A 61-...

Multiple people are facing charges following an RCMP investigation into multiple scams.The RCMP's Southern Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit (SAD CRU), in partnership with Raymond RCMP and the Western Canada Lottery Corporation, investigated a series of reported frauds involving a technique called the "Manual ...

The Alberta government says they intend to strengthen the province's affordable housing system through Budget 2024 by providing record funding to all 48 housing providers to operate community housing. Community Housing is defined as a mix of single-family homes, apartments and townhomes, where the rent is based on 30 p...

The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) of Alberta has implemented two sets of process changes that they claim will improve timelines and support the office's work under its three legislative mandates.The Government of Alberta said this week that the changes were made at the start of April. One se...

The provincial government is introducing new regulations to make electricity more affordable. Under the new regulations set to be introduced this spring, default electricity rates will be stabilized by being set for each provider every two years. The province says this will significantly reduce spikes in prices for Alb...

Nominations are open for the 2024 Stars of Alberta Volunteer Awards to recognize volunteers who make a lasting impact in their communities. The Government of Alberta made the announcement during National Volunteer Week, which takes place from April 14-20. The Stars of Alberta Awards highlight and recognize volunteers w...

EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's health minister says the province has "a bit of strain" in neonatal intensive care unit capacity but that there are beds available across the province.Health Minister Adriana LaGrange made the comments Wednesday after Edmonton doctors released an open letter to her and the provincial ...

The provincial government has unveiled plans with the Alberta Medical Association on a new compensation model for rural generalist practicians and family physicians.Minister of Health Adriana LaGrange says the province has heard the worries from Albertans of not being able to find a family doctor, or trouble getting in...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Rescue team gears up for new attempt to save orca A large seine fishing vessel capable of casting a net strong enough to hold a nearly 700-kilogram killer whale calf has arrived in Zeballos, B.C., to...

ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A large seine fishing vessel capable of casting a net strong enough to hold a nearly 700-kilogram killer whale calf has arrived in Zeballos, B.C., to participate in the latest attempt to rescue the young orca stranded in a remote tidal lagoon. The flat-bottom aluminum vessel has a built-in crane-like d...

OTTAWA - Canadian banks that refuse to identify the carbon rebate by name when doing direct deposits are forcing the government to change the law to make them do it, says Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. Guilbeault is taking the stand after Tuesday's federal budget promised to amend the Financial Administration...

BURNABY, B.C. - The first police officer to enter a room where a woman was being held hostage in 2019 has told a B.C. coroner's inquest that he saw her lying on a bed on top of her captor, who was holding a knife to her throat with a gun in his other hand. Cpl. Chris Dibblee told the inquest jury that he almost immedia...

LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government is tilting the rules towards families who need a home, and speculators should invest in that instead of short-term rentals and houses to flip. Eby made his comments today in advance of the rule changes on May 1 that limit short-term rental units to...

TORONTO - The Speaker of Ontario's legislature is standing by a ruling that bans people in the building from wearing keffiyehs, which he says are being worn to make a political statement, even after the premier and all opposition parties asked him to reverse it. The legislature has a long-standing rule that members can...

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) - Two people have been detained in Poland on suspicion of attacking Russian opposition activist Leonid Volkov, an ally of the late activist Alexei Navalny, the Lithuanian president announced on Friday. Volkov was attacked in March outside his home in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, where he liv...

Iran fired air defense batteries Friday and some flights were diverted or grounded after reports of explosions near a major airbase and nuclear site where drones were spotted. It was unclear if the country was under attack, but tensions are high after Iran's unprecedented missile-and-drone attack on Israel. The Israeli...

Iran fired air defense batteries Friday reports of explosions near a major air base at the city of Isfahan, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. It remained unclear if the country was under attack, but tensions remain high after Iran's unprecedented missile-and-drone attack on Israel. The Israeli military did not i...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Commercial flights began diverting their routes early Friday morning over western Iran without explanation as one semiofficial news agency in the Islamic Republic claimed there had been "explosions" heard over the city of Isfahan. The incident comes as tensions remain high i...

NEW DELHI (AP) - Millions of Indians began voting Friday in a six-week election that's a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist prime minister who has championed an assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics and is seeking a rare third term as the country's leader. Over 970 million voters will elect 543 members f...

The U.S. Justice Department has agreed to pay approximately $100 million to settle claims with about 100 people who say they were sexually assaulted by sports doctor Larry Nassar, a source with direct knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The deal has not been finalized, and no money has...