LETHBRIDGE, AB - One local school division is reporting a large increase in its student population.The Holy Spirit Catholic School Division says it welcomed 5,363 students at its locations in southern Alberta this fall. That is an increase of 234 students compared to last year or, 4.35 per cent.Board Chair Dr. Carmen M...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - While it may still not seem like it for those without a primary care provider, there is now reportedly a greater number of doctors practicing in the city.That is according to the latest quarterly report from the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta, which covers the period from July 1 to Sep...

BOW ISLAND, AB - For the middle of October, it was a pretty warm Monday.Environment Canada says heat records were set in three southern Alberta communities on Thanksgiving, October 14, 2024.They say Bow Island got the warmest, hitting 27.9 degrees Celsius, surpassing the previous record of 27.2 set in 1961.Milk River a...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Rachael Thomas, the Member of Parliament for Lethbridge, has opened nominations for the King Charles III Coronation Medal.The medal is the first to mark the coronation of King Charles III, which took place on May 6, 2023. Thomas announced that she will be awarding 20 medals to constituents in Lethbridg...

Alberta's government has launched a national ad campaign targeting the federal government's incoming emissions cap for the oil and gas sector.Premier Danielle Smith says it's a de facto production cap that would kill jobs and stifle the economy.The province's $7-million "Scrap the Cap" campaign also says the ...

The province's health care system restructuring continued on Tuesday as Health Minister Adriana LaGrange revealed Primary Care Alberta, an agency charged with ensuring all Albertans are supported in their day-to-day health needs.The new organization will launch later this fall, officials said. It's the second of four n...

A five-year-old girl has tragically passed away in a drowning accident on Wabamun Lake over the long weekend.Wabamun Lake is about 67 km west of Edmonton, just south of the Yellowhead Highway.Parkland RCMP responded just before 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13 to a report of a capsized watercraft on the lake, near the provinc...

The Alberta government is proposing additional restrictions on wind and solar farms that conservationists think are more about limiting renewable energy than protecting the environment.Last year the Alberta government imposed a seven-month moratorium on new renewable energy projects, after which Premier Danielle Smith ...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes bounced back from a loss on Friday, October 11, taking down the Brandon Wheat Kings 5-2 on Saturday.In the first period, Logan Wormald got the Canes on the board first, burying a cross-ice pass from Shane Smith to take a 1-0 lead. The assist was Smith's first point as a Hurric...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes fell 4-3 in overtime to the Vancouver Giants on Friday, October 11. The game was the Hurricanes debut for forward Shane Smith, who the team acquired on October 5 in exchange for Harrison Meneghin. In the first period, the Hurricanes found themselves shorthanded after a high st...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new face will be making his Lethbridge Hurricanes debut on Friday, October 11, 2024.Shane Smith, who the Hurricanes acquired on Saturday, October 5 from the Medicine Hat Tigers, will join the team for their matchup against the Vancouver Giants. The Hurricanes sent goaltender Harrison Meneghin to the ...

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...

OTTAWA - A veteran of Canada's national security systems has been named the new head of the national spy agency. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed Daniel Rogers as the new director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. He will take over the role on Oct. 28. Rogers replaces David Vigneault, who retire...

MONTREAL - Bilingual Quebec municipalities have lost their bid to have several parts of the government's French-language reform suspended while their case makes its way through the courts. The communities asked the Quebec Superior Court last month to suspend the application of parts of Bill 96 - as the language reform ...

VANCOUVER - The founders of a Vancouver "compassion club" that sold heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine bought on the dark web and tested for contaminants, have filed a court challenge arguing their Charter rights and the rights of users were violated when the club was shut and they were arrested. Eris Nyx an...

MONTREAL - Corrective measures are underway to address a "toxic climate" of fear and intimidation at a French-language Montreal primary school. Quebec's Education Department has appointed two monitors who started working today at Bedford school in the city's multicultural Côte-des-Neiges district, who h...

OTTAWA - Canada is listing the pro-Palestinian group Samidoun as a terrorist group, while the U.S. has added a Canadian citizen affiliated with the organization to its counter-terrorism list. Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says Samidoun will now be listed under Criminal Code offences that ban people from donati...

The Public Health Agency of Canada says a Listeria outbreak linked to several plant-based milks appears to be over with no additional cases reported since August. The federal agency says its investigation is now complete and Listeria was found within the production environment of Silk and Great Value plant-based refrig...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho will begin using central veins deep in the groin, neck, chest or arm to execute prisoners by lethal injection if attempts to insert standard IV lines fail, the Idaho Department of Correction announced Tuesday. Injecting a central venous line has long been a backup plan under the state's offici...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart and her wife Marta Xargay received threatening homophobic anonymous emails after Game 1 of the WNBA Finals. The emails went directly to Xargay's account, which was a bit unnerving for the couple, Stewart said at practice on Tuesday. "The fact it came to Mart...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration has warned Israel that it must increase the amount of humanitarian aid it is allowing into Gaza within the next 30 days or it could risk losing access to U.S. weapons funding. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned their Israeli counterpart...