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 ...

It appears the Crime Stoppers program has been targetted by cyber criminals through its online P3 Tips platform resulting in an apparent data breach. With that in mind, the Lethbridge Police Service has decided to suspend its participation in the program, pending the outcome of an investigation. In a statement Friday, ...

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

A 64-year-old man from the Crowsnest Pass has died following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 3, just west of Cowley.RCMP confirm the driver of a pick-up truck, a resident of Coleman, died on scene Friday morning during a collision with an SUV on the highway at Township Road 74, near Lundbreck.The driver of the SUV w...

The Government of Alberta reports that the work done by its wildfire preparedness program and firefighting crews led to a successful wildfire season.In addition, significant rainfall across the province also contributed to a less active season.However, even though it's the end of the season, that does not mean wildfire...

A 64-year-old man from the Crowsnest Pass has died following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 3, just west of Cowley.RCMP confirm the driver of a pick-up truck, a resident of Coleman, died on scene Friday morning during a collision with an SUV on the highway at Township Road 74, near Lundbreck.The driver of the SUV w...

The same day one separatist leader was given the boot from the United Conservative Party, another faction of Alberta's separatist movement has taken a hit.Cameron Davies has announced he is resigning as leader of the Republican Party of Alberta.And as noted, it was earlier Friday when Premier Danielle Smith shared that...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is reducing education property taxes starting next year after it brought in successive hikes for ratepayers. It means home and farmland owners will pay almost seven per cent less than this year while non-residential property owners will pay almost five per cent less. 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 be released every Sunday (except for the Labour Day kickoff) through November 9.At that time, those will be the last rankings, and teams will take this rank into provincials.The 12-a-side t...

The Lethbridge Hurricanes Hockey Club has announced the signing of 2008-born goaltender Dylan McFadyen to a Western Hockey League Scholarship and Development Agreement. The team says McFadyen, 18, was originally drafted by the Brandon Wheat Kings in the sixth-round (121st overall) in the 2023 WHL Prospects Draft. They ...

It's an off weekend for the Lethbridge Polytechnic men's and women's basketball teams, with the Kodiaks not scheduled to be back on the court until next Friday and Saturday, November 6th and 7th, for road games at Concordia and University of Alberta-Augustana. The men's volleyball club is also off until next weekend wh...

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...

OTTAWA - Experts in European Union policy say Canada should try solidifying gains with the EU in legal frameworks as right-wing movements gain ground on the continent. Academics studying EU relations are testifying to the House foreign-affairs committe...

BURNABY - Two people have been charged in the death of an 11-year-old boy who was reported missing in Burnaby, B.C., more than a year ago. Police received a report in September 2025 to check on the well-being of Kai Pavlovic, who was last known to be ...

OTTAWA - Despite its rollbacks of climate policy, the Carney government will lead a delegation to the COP31 conference in Turkey next week presenting itself as an international climate leader. Government officials held a technical briefing for journali...

Was a then-Air Canada employee an inside man who helped carry out one of the biggest gold heists in Canadian history, or a scapegoat exploited by a longtime friend and left to shoulder the blame? Those were the two competing scenarios presented to a Br...

VANCOUVER - Several First Nations in British Columbia have filed legal challenges to the federal government's decision to list the proposed Pacific Link oil pipeline between Alberta to B.C.'s coast as a project of national interest, fast-tracking its r...

OTTAWA - The federal government is defending its plan to start talks on an extradition treaty with the United Arab Emirates as a civil society group issues a warning over the country's human-rights record. Canada and the UAE signed a free-trade deal la...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Parts of a business jet appear to have broken off before the aircraft crashed in South Florida and erupted into a ball of flames, killing all nine people on board, a federal investigator said Monday. Video rec...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia bombed an aid distribution center and neighboring shelter in southern Ukraine on Monday, killing 24 people, Ukraine's emergency services agency said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post on X...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's administration appealed to the Supreme Court on Monday in its push to sideline thousands of disputed California mail ballots the day before the pivotal midterm elections. The emergency appeal ca...