Calling it a shift towards a more connected approach, the province announced Tuesday that it's awarding $120,000 to the Highway 3 Alberta Tourism Corridor Development Project.Through its Northern and Regional Economic Development fund, Jobs, Economy, Trade & Immigration Minister Joseph Schow said the money will hel...

It's graduation week for a number of students at Lethbridge Polytechnic with the main ceremonies set for 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Friday.The institute is also hosting an Honour Night for Indigenous graduates on Thursday in the Garden Court dining room.In all, more than 1,230 students will receive either a diploma, certifi...

The Alberta director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation believes almost everything you and I purchase will be impacted by a newly-agreed-to industrial carbon price for our province.Kris Sims adds the old consumer carbon tax displayed the added charges on things like home heating bills; the new levy, she says, won't ...

Southern Alberta's annual Kidney Walk, in support of those affected by kidney disease, is set to go this weekend in both Lethbridge and Medicine Hat.According to the Kidney Foundation of Canada, roughly one in ten Canadians live with the disease, and while it's thought to be an 'older person's' ailment, 42 per cent are...

Analysts at CIBC World Markets say the timeline the Alberta government set out for construction to begin on a potential new west coast oil pipeline reflects a best-case scenario. The province aims to submit a proposal to the federal major projects office by July 1, have it designated a project of national interest by O...

The wind was quite strong on Thursday in different parts of Alberta.It was even to blame for the collapse of a sports dome in Red Deer.According to Environment and Climate Change, wind reached the following maximum speeds on May 14 (km/h):Three Hills: 101 Schuler: 100 Finnigan: 98 Cadogan: 96 Hussar: 96 Acadia Valley: ...

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Friday they're eyeing a fall 2027 start date for construction of a new bitumen pipeline to the West Coast.It's part of a plan to accomplish the remaining steps of the landmark energy deal they signed last fall.There is to be a new scheme for carbon emis...

Alberta's United Conservative government believes it has delivered for Albertans as the spring session of the legislature wraps up.The province notes that the session saw 17 bills passed.Actions taken include strengthening safeguards related to medical assistance in dying (MAID), protecting consumers from misleading to...

It was a good turnout Friday night for the Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame's induction ceremony at the Trade & Convention Centre.Seven new entries were added into the hall including former Lethbridge Hurricane and Chicago Blackhawk Kris Versteeg who remembers playing hockey at a young age."I used to play for my...

Seven new entries will formally be added to the Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame at an induction ceremony slated for tomorrow night (FRI) at the Trade & Convention Centre.Included: Ross Bekkering in Basketball, Wacey Rabbit and Kris Versteeg for Hockey, the 2016-17 Kodiak Women's Basketball National Championship squa...

The Canadian Grand Slam of Baseball Showcase and Festival is coming to Lethbridge.The ten-day spotlight, a joint venture between the Bulls baseball club, the City, Lethbridge Tourism, and the Sport Council, takes place from May 21-30, and Bulls' president and CEO Kevin Kvame couldn't be happier."This isn't about o...

The reeve with the MD of Willow Creek is optimistic that 2026 will be a good year for producers in her neck-of-the-woods.Maryanne Sandberg believes the current Spring conditions are aligning nicely for a successful Summer."Given that our dams are full. We still have a great snowpack up there," Sandberg reiter...

The Lethbridge Raging Grannies are holding a rally on April 10 to protest coal mining in the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains.Raging Grannies administrator Barb Phillips says the impact mining can have on the environment is an important issue to the rallygoers."Whatever happens in those mountains affects us, ...

Local nonprofit Farming Smarter is seeking the public's help as they launch their 2026 season. The organization held a media event Tuesday, March 31, to showcase their past efforts while looking at upcoming and ongoing projects. "There's a lot of change here," says executive director Ken Coles. "There's ...

VANCOUVER - An Indigenous woman in British Columbia who filed a human rights complaint along with her father against Canadian Tire says she's relieved the case has been settled years later and hopes it will help others avoid the same thing. In a settle...

OTTAWA - The CBC is pausing production on a satirical show on Indigenous issues after blowback from some who claimed false pretences were used to lure high-profile guests. CBC spokesperson Chuck Thompson says the public broadcaster is halting productio...

OTTAWA - The union representing Canada Border Services Agency workers says it's disappointed by the federal government's decision to provide funding for the agency to hire private sector guards on contract for immigration holding centres, arguing the w...

VICTORIA - Canada cannot work if "separatist premiers" get all of the attention of the federal government, B.C. Premier David said Tuesday. Eby said that is the message he'll relay to Prime Minister Mark Carney, when they meet Wednesday after Carney's...

As an unmarked speedboat approached the ship that had been her home for two weeks, Luiza Ravalli heard a voice over a loudspeaker issue an ominous command: "Turn back or you'll be boarded." Ravalli, a primary care nurse from the Greater Toronto Area, a...

VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Ottawa says it has proposed spending about $164 million to protect whales and their habitat off British Columbia, including working with BC Ferries to reduce underwater vessel noise by half. The federal government s...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Former Senate race rivals U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville and Doug Jones are headed to a rematch in the Alabama governor's race. Tuberville easily won the GOP nomination and Jones did the same in the Democratic primary...

ATLANTA (AP) - Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms won the Democratic nomination to be Georgia's next governor on Tuesday, setting up a November election where she hopes to win a seat that has eluded her party for more than two decades. ...

WARMINSTER, Pa. (AP) - Democrats in Pennsylvania settled primary fights Tuesday to shape their congressional slate for the fall election, in which they hope - with Gov. Josh Shapiro's help - to capture the state's four swing districts and ultimately a ...