A newly expanded dialysis program at Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge, will bring with it, overnight care, only one of two models currently in Southern Alberta. Alberta Kidney Care CEO Scott Hollland says, right now, Calgary is the only place that has something called 'nocturnal dialysis.'"That allows peopl...

Coaldale's fire chief is warning the public to be careful with cigarette butts after a grass fire last Saturday that could have been a lot worse. It happened between the east and westbound lanes of Highway 3, near the community, fanned somewhat by winds, at the time."This is the time of year where we have to be ve...

The St. Mary River Irrigation District has increased its water allocation for the remainder of the 2026 growing season after updated forecasts showed water supplies remain stable despite rising demand.The district's board of directors has approved an increase to 17 inches of water at the farm gate, effective immediatel...

A massive cache of firearms, knives and other weapons has been seized from a Lethbridge home following a drug trafficking investigation, with Alberta law enforcement officers calling it one of the largest weapons seizures in the history of the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams.Investigators recovered 23 firearms, ...

The Alberta government has announced more than $107 million in scholarships, awards and bursaries are open for application starting Aug. 4 through Alberta Student Aid.The province says students can access more than $107 million in scholarship, award and bursary funding for the 2026-27 school year. Officials say this no...

Organizers of a petition to ban new coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rockies have filed for a judicial review, challenging Elections Alberta's decision that the petition failed. Earlier this month, the agency announced that the anti-coal petition led by country singer Corb Lund didn't gain enough verified signa...

Alberta's government is adding two more highly trained detection dogs to fight against invasive mussels across the province.According to provincial officials, conservation K-9s are a valuable part of Alberta's efforts to prevent invasive mussels from entering the province. Working alongside watercraft inspectors, the d...

The federal and Alberta governments have signed an agreement to accelerate homebuilding in the province by funding water and wastewater infrastructure. The agreement, announced by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith in Red Deer, allows Alberta municipalities to access more than $510 million in federal...

The host Lethbridge Elks have been knocked out at the Alberta/Montana AA State baseball tournament, falling 12-5 Monday to the Billings Scarlets. Head coach Scott Oikawa elaborated on his team's performance after the game."You just hope you play well. That wasn't necessarily the case in our first and third game,&q...

The Kainai First Nation is getting ready to celebrate the grand opening of its new Twin Rinks Friday, August 14th. As part of the event, they're hoping to have photos up on display of some of the community former hockey stars, like Wacey Rabbit and Marvin Fox.Basically, they're looking for 'anything hockey' that might ...

The host Lethbridge Elks remain alive at the Alberta/Montana American Legion AA State Baseball Tournament being played at Spitz Stadium.After falling 10-2 to the Billings Royals Saturday evening, the Elks rebounded Sunday afternoon with an 11-1 decision over the Great Falls Chargers in the double knockout championship....

The Canadian Grain Commission is updating grading procedures for amber durum, wheat and lentils for the 2026-27 crop year, which begins August 1.In a release Wednesday, the CGC said the revisions will include updated procedures, definitions, and photo reference material. New grading factors will include: darkened and s...

New traceability requirements for beef cattle proposed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency have been shelved. The move followed a large influx of industry opposition with producers calling the new rules too burdensome. Heather Brown, the CFIA's national manager of humane transport and livestock traceability programs...

The first window of time for farmers in Alberta and Saskatchewan to obtain strychnine to deal with burgeoning ground squirrel populations is about to run out, and many producers are now hoping for better luck next spring.Wade Nelson, who farms near High River, Alta., about 66 kilometres south of Calgary, said it's best...

DELTA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has backed a proposal to expand a major port facility in Metro Vancouver, saying its existing capacity won't be enough to meet Ottawa's goals for growing and diversifying the economy. Carney outlined his support for t...

OTTAWA - The Belgian federal prosecutor's office says a Canadian facing espionage charges is appealing a decision to keep her in pretrial detention. The prosecutor's office says a ruling on the appeal must come within 15 days. After a closed-door heari...

OTTAWA - Northern Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand says changes to the Nutrition North program are coming this fall, but they won't be limited to subsidies to reduce the cost of food in the North. Instead, Chartrand said, the federal government is lo...

OTTAWA - The union representing WestJet flight attendants has issued a 72-hour strike notice, meaning workers could go on strike as soon as Sunday at 12:01 a.m. MT. Here's how the federal government could get involved if flight attendants go on strike....

Over the past three years, strikes by Air Canada flight attendants and WestJet mechanics have briefly brought operations at the country's two biggest airlines shuddering to a halt, and the threat of job action from pilots at WestJet and Air Transat was...

Air travellers planning to fly WestJet may be concerned about the possibility of disruptions due to a potential strike. A work stoppage looms for 4,400 flight attendants at Canada's second-largest air carrier after their union issued a 72-hour strike ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Mandela Barnes dropped out of Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor on Thursday amid news that the state party had reviewed past allegations of inappropriate behavior, further shaking up the race less than two weeks before the ...

A man who gave his son the gun he used to kill two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Georgia was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison. Colin Gray's sentencing comes days after his son, Colt Gray, was sentenced to l...

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - An explosion inside a coal mine in southwest Pakistan killed at least 18 miners Thursday and trapped 24 others underground in what officials believed to be life-threatening conditions as rescuers raced to reach them. ...