Danielle Smith says Albertans have spoken in Monday's referendum and that as long as she is premier, separation is a dead issue.Smith, in a TV address to the province, says there will be no more referendums on separation as long as she is in charge. And she says separation will not be used as a tool to fight Ottawa, bu...

The Cereal Killer is back! Sponsor Energy and the Lethbridge Food Bank are inviting residents and local businesses to help "kill hunger" at their annual cereal drive on Oct. 21, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., at the Pizza 73 parking lot on Mayor Magrath Drive South in Lethbridge.Cereal continues to be one of t...

Someone in Wildrose Country is $90 million richer thanks to Tuesday night's Lotto Max draw.According to the Western Canada Lottery Corporation, one winning ticket was purchased in Alberta outside of Edmonton and Calgary, based on a prize breakdown list released late Tuesday evening.For the person or potentiallly, a gro...

The Coaldale Copperheads will look to improve their record to five and three, on the season, when they play host to the Wheatland Kings Saturday night at the 'Snake Pit'. Through seven games, forward Kobe Fujita leads the Heritage Junior Hockey League club in goals with six and nine total points.Goaltender Brylin Noble...

Danielle Smith says Albertans have spoken in Monday's referendum and that as long as she is premier, separation is a dead issue.Smith, in a TV address to the province, says there will be no more referendums on separation as long as she is in charge. And she says separation will not be used as a tool to fight Ottawa, bu...

Someone in Wildrose Country is $90 million richer thanks to Tuesday night's Lotto Max draw.According to the Western Canada Lottery Corporation, one winning ticket was purchased in Alberta outside of Edmonton and Calgary, based on a prize breakdown list released late Tuesday evening.For the person or potentiallly, a gro...

Premier Danielle Smith will address Albertans on live television Tuesday night.The speech is set to begin at 6:45.You can watch it, and an address given today by Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi. below:Premier Smith (live at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday)Tonight at 6:45, join me live for a province wide address to Albertans on ...

Prime Minister Mark Carney has been on a mission this week, seeking to ensure Albertans know that Ottawa has heard its message loud and clear ahead of Monday's historic referendum.After a boisterous evening in Calgary on Thursday, and ahead of what turned out to be another one just like it in Edmonton on Friday evening...

The Coaldale Copperheads will look to improve their record to five and three, on the season, when they play host to the Wheatland Kings Saturday night at the 'Snake Pit'. Through seven games, forward Kobe Fujita leads the Heritage Junior Hockey League club in goals with six and nine total points.Goaltender Brylin Noble...

The Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiaks women's and men's soccer teams picked up road victories over the Olds College Broncos on Saturday, while men's volleyball bounced back from a five-set loss to the SAIT Trojans with a win on Sunday. The weekend also marked the start of Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference (ACAC) regul...

A historic first for two southern Alberta hockey teams on Saturday at the Blood Tribe Twin Rinks in Stand Off.The Mad Hatters from Medicine Hat and the Lethbridge Chinook Riders faced off in each team's first-ever game.Both teams are playing in the first season of the Alberta Senior Women's Hockey League, a division of...

Water deliveries in the St. Mary River Irrigation District end Thursday, Oct. 8, as the district wraps up its 2026 irrigation season.Irrigators are asked to ensure their dugouts are filled before the end of the day Thursday and to check that their valves and works are shut off before the start of the 2027 water season....

Alberta Grains is inviting farmers from all six growing regions in the province to either nominate themselves or another producer, to be a director or delegate for the commission. Scott Jesperson is the chair of Alberta Grains...To be eligible, farmers have to be growing wheat or barley in their home region and have pa...

It's hoped a two-day conference planned for late November will help the Lethbridge & District Cultural Society to re-shape its direction and future."Really, the Ag Society, right now, is trying to engage the community as much as we can and improve public ag literacy. Get the non-agricultural public, potentiall...

VANCOUVER - A skunk that bit a number of people in downtown Vancouver has tested positive for rabies. Vancouver Coastal Health issued a news release notifying the public of the confirmed case on Wednesday. It says the small number of people bitten by ...

OTTAWA - A senior federal adviser says a government-wide registry of security clearance information would improve efficiency, reduce duplication and help departments identify where relevant personnel security data may already exist. David Morrison, sen...

Companies controlled by billionaire B.C. property developer Terry Hui allege that the Canada Revenue Agency has engaged in a "pattern of misconduct" in its attempts to collect on ballooning tax debts dating as far back as 2007. Five companies within H...

OTTAWA - Canadian news companies say they're worried about changes to Meta's terms of service and want the company to clarify how they will be affected. Meta's changes to its terms of service, first reported by Neiman Lab, led some to suggest the terms...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford both disputed the suggestion of Canadian interference in the U.S. midterms, after the U.S. embassy in Canada released a list of quotes from Canadian politicians which it claims indicate ...

OTTAWA - Some government websites have been taken down temporarily as a precaution against a security risk, Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon said Wednesday. In a social media post, Solomon said the websites went dark to protect government ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Voter turnout is soaring compared with the last midterm election in many of the states that are expected to decide control of the U.S. Senate, according to an Associated Press analysis of early voting two weeks before Election Day. ...

MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Vance formed Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said. The center of the cyclone was at sea and posed no threat to land. Vance was located about 520 miles (835 kilometers) south of Aca...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to let it resume building a border wall project through the Big Bend region of Texas. The government filed an emergency appeal asking the justices to lift a ...