LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Lethbridge Police officer has been charged in connection with an on-duty incident.On Tuesday, November 5, the constable was charged with assault stemming from an incident May 10, 2023 in the LPS Short Term Holding Facility. A physical altercation, that did not result in any injuries, occurred while a...

The Lethbridge Polytechnic Honouring Excellence awards are now open for nominations.Since 1992, the school has highlighted those whose resolve and dedication have driven them to excel in their careers and become leaders in their communities.Former graduates can be nominated for one of these four awards: Distinguishe...

A delegation of Lethbridge council members called "Team Lethbridge" is in Edmonton advocating for the community's needs.Mayor Blaine Hyggen, Councillor Jenn Schimdt-Rempel, and City Manager Lloyd Brierley, are part of the Team Lethbridge contingent that is in the provincial capital. In addition, there are rep...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Drivers are advised that multiple water main breaks have caused road closures in south Lethbridge. Areas impacted include: The northbound lanes in the 800 block of 13 Street South. The break has been fixed, and paving will take place in the coming days. Both directions of 9 Avenue South between 14 Stre...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors Devin Dreeshen have issued a joint statement regarding the West Coast ports work stoppage.The BC Maritime Employers Association locked out employees on Nov. 4, in response to strike activity by the International Longshore and Warehouse...

A public service of remembrance will take place on Nov. 7 at 11 a.m. at the Alberta Legislature Building rotunda, hosted by the Honourable Nathan Cooper, speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. "The service of remembrance honours those lost in conflicts, those who returned home and those in active duty. I ...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is travelling to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) today to discuss potential investment and economic development opportunities for Alberta. While there, Smith will also attend the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC), a global energy event, where she is expec...

EDMONTON - Alberta's surging population has the provincial government planning to add more seats to the legislature. Justice Minister Mickey Amery has introduced a bill that calls for the creation of two additional electoral districts to bring the new total to 89 ahead of the 2027 general election. Amery says the decis...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - It was a spectacular showcase of goaltending for the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Wednesday, October 30 as they took down the Swift Current Broncos 3-1.The game was a rematch of the Friday before, when the Hurricanes traveled to Swift Current but fell 4-1.In the first period, the Hurricanes offensive attac...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes came out of their two-game weekend with a win and a loss.Friday, October 25 vs. Swift Current BroncosOn Friday night, the Hurricanes traveled to Swift Current to take on the Broncos, looking to return to the win column after a loss to the Calgary Hitmen the previous weekend.Th...

The injury-depleted Medicine Hat Tigers have added some help at forward by signing former South Albert Hockey Academy player Carter Cunningham.It was announced the 18-year-old from Lethbridge, put pen to paper on a Western Hockey League Scholarship and Development Agreement on Thursday.Cunningham started the season wit...

BOUNDARY CREEK, AB - The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) will work to protect an area of pristine grasslands near the Canada-U.S. border from development.Colleen and Dale Adams have signed an agreement with the NCC to conserve their 128-hectare (315-acre) cattle ranch from any future subdivisions, drainage or cultiv...

COALDALE, AB - A major agricultural producer has made a move in southern Alberta.Bayer CropScience Inc. has announced that it will be acquiring HyTech Production Ltd., a canola treating and packaging facility just north of Coaldale.Bayer President and CEO Antoine Bernet says, as they look to increase their canola busin...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Although it has been a challenging season for farmers in the region due to weather, many have experienced higher-than-average yields.That is according to the latest Alberta Crop Report, which looks at the conditions as of September 24, 2024.It says 85.7 per cent of crops in the southern region have bee...

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court says it has jurisdiction to order the disposal of thousands of pieces of evidence seized from Robert Pickton's pig farm decades ago, whether it was used in his murder trial or not. The court says in a ruling issued online today that the RCMP can apply to dispose of some 15,000 pieces ...

British Columbia Premier David Eby's new cabinet will be sworn in on Nov. 18, and it will have to feature a significant number of new ministers after last month's election saw several incumbents defeated while others didn't run. Eby will also have to figure out how the cabinet will represent rural regions, given that t...

OTTAWA - The government says it's ordering the dissolution of TikTok Technology Canada, the Canadian arm of the app's owner ByteDance, after a national security review. It says the move will not block Canadians' access to the TikTok app. More coming. The Canadian Press

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The Correctional Service of Canada says Angel Jones, who was serving an indeterminate sentence in a British Columbia prison for biting a woman's nose off, has died of natural causes at the age of 47. Jones was declared a dangerous offender by an Ontario court in 2007 and jailed indefinitely for the c...

MONTREAL - A remote northern Quebec community is demanding justice after a man was shot and killed and his twin brother seriously injured by police responding to a drunk driving call. Joshua Papigatuk was killed and his twin, Garnet, is recovering in a Montreal hospital following an altercation with the Nunavik Police ...

VANCOUVER - British Columbia port employers say they may be "required to reassess" their position on a current offer to more than 700 unionized workers as a lockout shuts down most shipping on the West Coast. The BC Maritime Employers Association says there has been no engagement with International Longshore ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. House majority hung in the balance Wednesday, teetering between Republican control that would usher in a new era of unified GOP governance in Washington or a flip to Democrats as a last line of resistance to a Trump second-term White House agenda. A few individual seats, or even a single one,...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Incumbent U.S. Rep. Jen Kiggans won her bid for reelection Wednesday in Virginia's 2nd District race, defeating her Democratic challenger in a victory for Republicans aiming to keep the congressional seat in their battle to control the House. Democrats had backed candidate Missy Cotter Smasal in ho...

DETROIT (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin has won Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, giving Democrats a bittersweet victory in a swing state that also backed Republican President-elect Donald Trump in his successful bid to return to the White House. Slotkin, a third-term representative, defeated former Republic...