Some 4,500 students with Lethbridge Polytechnic returned to class last Wednesday - that included those in the Culinary Arts program.Chef Mark Dieser says it all started out fairly small about 60-plus years ago."Pretty small then...little cafeteria...little area back then, but that's how it started." Diese exp...

Lethbridge mayor Blaine Hyggen opened last week's Community Issues Committee meeting by recognizing the recent tragic events in Nepal. The mayor said he felt it was important to have the large Nepalese community in the city know they weren't alone and were in the thoughts of many."I wanted to make sure I took that...

The annual Citizen Walk About, now in its 16th year, is set to go this coming Friday morning from the steps of Lethbridge City Hall. The event is a combined effort by Inclusion Lethbridge and the South Region Self Advocacy Network.Chelsey Peat speaks on behalf of both groups."I know there will be a couple of food ...

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...

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...

The longest CFL playoff drought in Edmonton football history has finally come to an end.Joe Robustelli caught a pair of touchdown passes as the Edmonton Elks clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2019 with a 53-16 rout over the rival Calgary Stampeders in the Labour Day rematch on Saturday.Edmonton, which w...

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 - Statistics Canada says the response rate for this year's census of the population was 98.4 per cent, one of the highest ever recorded. The data is collected every five years and the questionnaire includes age, gender, marital status and langu...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's high-stakes pitch for foreign investment is also attracting protests by Indigenous leaders and civil society groups opposed to his agenda. Hundreds of executives and global asset managers descended on Toronto on Mo...

MONTREAL - Quebec party leaders are preparing for two debates this week in the provincial election campaign. The first debate is scheduled on Tuesday evening and will feature all five party leaders. Coalition Avenir Québec Leader Christine Fréchette a...

OTTAWA - A permanent residency sponsorship exemption for some refugees was allowed to expire earlier this month due to unspecified "potential integrity concerns," an Immigration Department spokesperson said in an email. Three years ago, a memo drafted ...

OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 3.0 per cent in August, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely because they are based on small statistical samples (prev...

OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 3.0 per cent in August, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 4.3 per cent (4.2) - Prince Edward Island: 4.4 per cent (4.0) -...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees is planning to propose adding President Donald Trump's name to the facility's exterior in recognition of his saving the building from its "precarious fiscal position," according to a new court fili...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Two minibus taxis collided head-on and a third vehicle crashed into them on one of South Africa's main highways, killing at least 21 people and leaving four seriously injured, authorities said Monday. The c...