Although they've been studying since early July, the U of L formally welcomed its new full-time Southern Alberta Medical Program (SAMP) students Monday. Primary & Preventative Health Services minister, Justin Wright, says the model sets the future of what rural health care can look like in rural Alberta."This ...

A five-member group of visitor associations along Alberta's Crowsnest Highway is entering the next phase of its regional tourism initiative. The Highway 3 Tourism Corridor, as it's known, will now see communities define their ambitions, and indentify infrastructure and investment possibilities. Taber's economic develop...

A longtime Calgary-area animal lover, who passed away in 2023, has left a $14.2 million endowment fund to six animal-based organizations. The fund, being administered by the Community Foundation of Lethbridge & Southern Alberta, is from the late Marguerite Dixson."We are so honoured anytime someone thinks abou...

A date has been chosen for the first-ever Bruce Thurston Stride for Success fundraising walk.The all-ages event will take place Saturday, October 3rd at Henderson Lake Park in Lethbridge, beginning at 9 a.m.Proceeds from the event will go towards the Bringing Hearts Home campaign for a new cardiac care centre at Chinoo...

Alberta is expanding publicly funded protection against respiratory viruses this fall, including new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) coverage for vulnerable adults and antibodies for newborns.The province's program covers influenza, COVID-19 and RSV, with appointments available to book starting on Oct. 5."We all...

The Government of Alberta has partnered with Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories to strengthen grid reliability.Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, alongside Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson, signed a memorandum of understanding to establish the framework to advance colla...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Saturday that it's "unlikely" her government will launch a new Crown corporation to build out natural gas pipelines in the province.Smith, speaking on her provincewide radio call-in program "Your Province Your Premier" on QR Calgary and 880 CHED, said the governme...

While many of us remember where we were when the 9/11 terrorist attacks happened, for one Lethbridge woman, the day hit too close to home.Community advocate Chelsey Peat was 16 at the time, and was flying to the U.S. for a medical procedure when things escalated quickly."I was on my way to Boston when the first pl...

It was a low-scoring affair at U of L's Community Stadium Friday night with the 3rd-ranked Raymond Comets edging out the LCI Rams 7-6. The Comets' win keeps them in the number 3 spot on the Division 5A Top 10 list after Week 2.Lethbridge Collegiate, with the loss, drops from 4th to 6th place. Raymond, meantime, has Wee...

The first Football Alberta High School Top 10 rankings of the season are out, and a couple of local schools are in the mix. The Raymond Comets are in 3rd place among 5A division teams, but were beaten in their opening match-up against Star Valley, Wyoming 42-22. Lethbridge Collegiate Rams are one spot back, after dropp...

The Medicine Hat Tigers took down the Lethbridge Hurricanes 7-3 Saturday night to improve to 2-0 in the preseason."It was all about evalutaion tonight, you gotta try to find out who you've got," said Tigers Head Coach and General Manager Willie Desjardins."Chorley I thought had a good game, I thought Hyn...

After a very wet start to September, it looks like producers here in the South will be getting a bit of a break with harvest time coming up fast. The Weather Network's senior meteorologist Doug Gillham is predicting a warmer than normal and drier forecast, starting late this week. "Of course, normal is rapidly fal...

Scientists with Lethbridge Polytechnic's Mueller Irrigation Research Group have created a new tool that measures evaporation and transpiration.The easy-to-use, web-based program will help producers growing crops and hay know exactly how much water is needed in their fields.Dr. Michael Kehoe, with the research group, co...

The Alberta government says it's restoring private property rights by removing Water Act approval requirements.Right now, producers say they're facing unnecessary barriers when it comes to how they manage water on their own cropland.That can include everything from pooling water to having a seasonal wetland on their pr...

OTTAWA - Hundreds of executives and global asset managers are in Toronto this week for Canada's first-ever national investment summit. Prime Minister Mark Carney has set an ambitious goal of attracting $1 trillion in new investment to Canada over the n...

TORONTO - Bell Canada intends to quadruple the size of its planned data centre project in Saskatchewan, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced at Canada's first-ever investment summit on Monday. Carney said the project ...

VANCOUVER - Video surveillance shows a Vancouver convenience store clerk sitting behind a counter speaking to a man standing in the doorway before the suspect appears to calmly shoot the clerk. The gun isn't visible, but there's a flash of the muzzle a...

Days after trade talks between Canada and the United States collapsed last month, U.S. President Donald Trump posted a series of claims about the countries' trade relationship on the Truth Social platform. Among them was the statement that Canada had n...

OTTAWA - The European Union is planning on more parliamentary exchanges between Canada and the 720 politicians representing its member states. Roberta Metsola, president of the European Parliament, says a new office in Ottawa will help to facilitate ex...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is pursuing a new form of economic partnership with the European Union and both sides are talking about an agreement spanning multiple areas. Here's what we know. A 'unique' arrangement with Europe EU Ambassador to C...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump's bid to restrict mail ballots for the midterm elections, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting already underway. The decision allows states...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky returned to the Senate on Monday for the first time since June 14, when he was hospitalized after a fall in his home. McConnell's three-month absence from the Senate generated ...

MIAMI (AP) - A close ally of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is expected to plead guilty Tuesday in a federal case that accused him of bribing officials to win lucrative contracts to import food at a time of widespread hardship in the South ...