Lethbridge Area Search & Rescue are looking at adding a few more volunteers to their ranks. Association president Duane Piper says they have around 40 active members right now, however..."When a call comes out, depending on when and where it is in the details, we might have 15 people that are able to go. So, w...

With the City of Lethbridge facing a projected $285 million in upgrades to its Wastewater Treatment Plant, it's looking at any and all funding options. Mayor Blaine Hyggen said that includes meetings with both provincial and federal ministers on ways that could avoid a major spike in utility rates."I know folks ha...

Lethbridge Police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 15-year-old.Harmony Pipestem-Two Young Men was last seen in the city on Tuesday wearing a black cropped t-shirt, blue jeans, and her hair was in a pony-tail.Police say they are concerned for the young girl's well-being and would like to know she's ...

The Fort Macleod Health Centre's emergency department will be shut down to new arrivals, beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday evening until 7 a.m. Wednesday morning.In a statement, Alberta Health Services said the 12-hour closure was due to an unexpected clinical personnel shortage and inability to secure temporary coverage.&qu...

Federal funding has been renewed for the Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network (CAAIN) to the tune of $50 million.The money will allow CAAIN to continue its programming, which carries a primary mandate of funding the development and adoption of innovation for the purpose of increasing the productivity,...

Premier Danielle Smith is against export taxes or curtailment of Alberta's energy resources in the ongoing trade disputes with the United States.Speaking at a press conference in Grande Prairie Wednesday, Aug. 26, Smith described the tariffs issued by U.S. President Donald Trump's Administration as tragic, unjustified,...

The Government of Alberta announced its investing $9 million in rural primary care.Officials say nearly $8 million of the investment is through the Rural Team Recruitment Grant to help rural clinics recruit and grow their care teams.This means $3.4 million was awarded to 23 clinics across the province to support 53 new...

The provincial government is extending the enrolment period for Alberta farmers in the 2026 AgriStability program.The move comes in light of extreme moisture faced by producers this spring and summer.According to a release, producers can sign up for the program until Oct. 1, giving them more time to review and manage b...

The Lethbridge Hurricanes Hockey Club has announced its annual season ticket pick up events for the 2026-2027 season. Officials say the Hurricanes will hold their Premium Member Pick Up on Thursday, Sept. 3, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Details for the Premium Member Pick Up will be distributed directly to Premium Ti...

A southern Alberta basketball player was part of Canada's Senior Women's National Team that beat Mexico 83-53 in Guadalajara on Sunday, Aug. 23, to win the FIBA Women's Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament 2026.Delaney Gibb, from Raymond, was instrumental in the match, along with Yvonne Ejim of Calgary. Officials from the...

While he wasn't credited with the win, Vauxhall Baseball Academy alumni Adam Macko was instrumental in helping his Round Rock Express upend the El Paso Chihuahuas 15-7 in Pacific Coast League play Friday.Macko, who started the game, allowed just three hits and had four strikeouts in three full innings of play, leaving ...

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...

VANCOUVER - A leader in British Columbia's forestry sector is voicing support for Prime Minister Mark Carney's decision to walk away from trade talks with the United States despite reported concessions on lumber tariffs in a scuttled deal. Kim Haakstad...

OTTAWA - "WE DON'T NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US!" U.S. President Donald Trump's social media post this week was a continuation on a theme he's maintained throughout the trade war: that his country doesn't need anything from Canada. Experts - and exports ...

OTTAWA - New child protection measures Meta has promised as part of a massive legal settlement in the United States won't be implemented in Canada. A spokesperson for Meta says the changes on its Facebook and Instagram platforms will only be made in th...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney was elected on a platform to stand up to the United States on tariffs, and diversify trade so Canada is no longer as dependent on the U.S. as it has been. Carney said on Saturday, hours after he suspended trade talks...

An article made to look like it came from CBC News was shared on LinkedIn this month claiming that former BlackBerry chief executive Jim Balsillie was encouraging investment in an artificial intelligence-powered cryptocurrency platform. Balsillie says ...

PRINCE ALBERT - As Canada's trade war with the United States escalates, Saskatchewan is hitting back with a reciprocal tax on American alcohol. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced Wednesday that starting Sept. 8, Saskatchewan is to impose a 50 per...

UDIN DHUNGA, Nepal (AP) - China's Xinhua News Agency said Thursday that mudslides in Tibet caused by a glacial collapse have left three people dead and 558 missing, while police in Nepal reported at least 162 were killed after massive flash floods in a...

UDIN DHUNGA, Nepal (AP) - China's Xinhua News Agency said mudslides Wednesday caused by a glacial collapse in Tibet have left 558 people missing, while police in Nepal reported Thursday morning that at least 162 were killed after massive flash floods i...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Slava 'Sal' Veder, best known for his picture of a U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel joyfully reuniting with his family after five years in a prisoner of war camp in Vietnam, died Aug. 22. H...