An associate professor with the University of Lethbridge's Department of Economics will discuss challenges facing the agri-food business and ways to overcome them in the next Public Professor Series session.Dr. Danny le Roy will share ways economic science can overcome financial pressures, environmental concerns, techn...

The seven local agencies that make up the Christmas Hope campaign are seeking donations of food and gifts for less fortunate members of the community.The Lethbridge Food Bank, Interfaith Food Bank, Salvation Army, Lethbridge Family Services - Angel Tree, MyCityCare - Shop of Wonders, Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organiza...

Several city parking lots are getting a tune-up this month.City officials say the lots require maintenance work, including crack sealing, line painting, pothole filling and drainage improvements.Atso Towaawa ParkIndian Battle ParkTed Petrunia ParkLegacy ParkCrossings ParkPavan ParkThe city says each parking lot will be...

More than 200 people from approximately 60 groups gathered this week to strengthen Lethbridge's coordinated response to preventive social programs, homelessness and housing instability.Integrated Coordinated Access (ICA) is Lethbridge's coordinated response to these challenges. Organizers say it brings housing, health...

Alberta's government is bucking questions about the taxpayer cost of a delegation that toured Kentucky bourbon distilleries last year and brought a staffer's husband along for the ride. The office for Dale Nally, the minister of red tape reduction, says the husband of his chief of staff paid his own expenses. But docum...

What the provincial government calls the "largest continuing care expansion in the province's history" continues, with the province putting $250 million towards senior housing.The province says it is now accepting applications to build and upgrade 850 affordable homes for seniors, with $200 million set for bu...

On Monday, the Government of Alberta announced it's investing $39 million over the next three years that will support planning and land acquisition for nine new urgent care centres across the province.The communities include in Sylvan Lake, west and south Edmonton, the Stony Plain-Spruce Grove area, east Calgary, Lethb...

The military is sending 15 nurses to Alberta to relieve those who have been providing care to soldiers injured three weeks ago in a deadly fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright. Acute Care Alberta says the nurses are set to arrive today and stay for more than a month. Eleanor Olszewski, the federal emergency manageme...

A Lethbridge resident and Olympian will be serving on Swimming Canada's High-Performance Athlete Advisory Council.Rachel Nicol will serve as Swimming Canada's Board of Director's athlete representative on the council, working alongside its other nine members, including co-chairs Javier Acevedo and Abi Tripp.The council...

Lethbridge Polytechnic Athletics has announced its Kodiaks Student-Athletes of the Week. The institution is congratulating Randall Mongard and Karl Petker on their selections. Randall Mongard, a second-year General Arts and Science - English student from Laval, Que., delivered a strong performance for the Kodiaks men's...

Here are the Weekly Top-10 Rankings for all five levels of high school football in Alberta for the 2026 season.These rankings will come out every Sunday (except for Labour Day kickoff) from now up until November 9.At that time, those will be the last rankings, and teams will take this rank into provincials.The 12-a-sid...

The St. Mary River Irrigation District announced last week it's awarded $30,000 through three separate memorial scholarships. 15 students throughout the region were given $2,000 each towards their schooling, ranging from agronomy to crop technology and sustainable agriculture. Board chair Cory Nelson says the District ...

The UCP government has introduced wide-ranging legislation, it hopes, will safeguard Albertans in the areas of consumer protection and property rights.The changes are contained inside an omnibus bill, Bill 34, the Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Statutes Amendment Act.Included in the document - help for owners o...

Alberta Beef Producers is bringing back its Young Creators Contest, again, this year. "One of the biggest reasons is that it gives young people an opportunity to learn more about where there food comes from and the people involved in producing it," said Engagement & Digital Content Specialist, Kara Mastel...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Carney in Ireland for meetings with European leaders, ahead of Asia summits Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Dublin for an informal meeting with European leaders, ...

TORONTO - Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is set to hold a four-way meeting today with automaker Stellantis, the union representing its more than 9,000 workers in Canada, and representatives of the Ontario government. The discussions in Toronto come day...

VANCOUVER - The impacts of the drenching on British Columbia's south coast have been increasing as heavy rain triggers evacuation orders and alerts, flood warnings and the shutdown of a water treatment plant. The Village of Pemberton has issued an evac...

If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, support is available 24-7 by calling or texting 988, Canada's national suicide prevention helpline. Poring over photographs spilled across his kitchen table, David Slater picks one up that captured ...

DUBLIN - Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Dublin for an informal meeting with European leaders, ahead of summits in Asia. Carney is attending the European Political Community summit, where leaders discuss geopolitical issues every six months, ever sinc...

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly's office is disputing media reports that characterized the federal government as having played an active role in negotiations that led to automaker Stellantis selling its Brampton, Ont. assembly plant to defence contracto...

NEW YORK (AP) - At least eight people have died after a three-story building in Brooklyn collapsed at the edge of a construction site, New York City's mayor said Thursday, as firefighters kept digging through the rubble to find others who may be trappe...

CAIRO (AP) - An Israeli airstrike targeting the Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza killed six people and wounded at least a dozen more, Gaza's Health Ministry said. The strike was carried out early Thursday, according to the Israeli militar...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia's vice president resigned Thursday as questions grew over his eligibility for the office after recent court rulings disputed his educational credentials. Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the 39-year-old son of f...