A cyanobacteria advisory is in effect for Reesor Lake at Cypress Hills Provincial Park after blue-green algae was identified in the water.Visitors are being advised not to swim or wade in areas where cyanobacterial blooms are visible, and to avoid contact with blooms in the water or washed up along the shoreline.The ad...

The second of three meetings focusing on an international study on water access to the St. Mary and Milk rivers goes Wednesday evening in Milk River.A draft report is being put together for the International Joint Commission, and it's looking for public engagement from users and producers in the region. Tuesday night's...

Continued hot, dry, and forecast windy weather resulted in more fire restrictions being imposed by local authorities on Tuesday. Three more communities have been added to list including the County of Newell and Kainai First Nation, where burning of bush, grass, debris, and garbage is not allowed until further notice.Li...

Lethbridge Police are seeking the public's assistance to locate a 38-year-old man. Kyle Anthony Wensmann is wanted on an outstanding warrant for failing to comply with release order conditions. Anyone who has seen Wensmann, or has information on his whereabouts, is asked to call police at 403-328-4444 and reference Fil...

Alberta's government is facing workplace safety related charges in the death of a firefighter who was struck by a tree about two years ago while tackling the massive wildfire in Jasper National Park. Alberta Occupational Health and Safety says the wildland firefighter was employed by the minister of forestry and parks ...

The federal government is advancing the process to designate a proposed oil pipeline to the West Coast as a "national interest" project.Naming a project in the national interest under the Building Canada Act allows the government to fast-track approvals and skirt some environmental laws.A notice published in ...

FORT VERMILION - A school supervisor in northern Alberta has been charged after a child was struck with a machine belt as part of the school discipline traditionally known as the ``strap.'' Investigators say they learned that the strap was being used at three schools Blumenort Mennonite School, Wilson Prairie Mennonite...

A grand total of 1,107 traffic-related tickets were given out by Alberta RCMP over the August long weekend.Of those, 513 were for speeding, 27 were for distracted driving, and 20 were for seatbelt infractions."Road safety is a shared responsibility," says Sgt. Darrin Turnbull, Alberta RCMP Traffic Services. &...

Two prominent members of Taber's sports community were recognized last week during the reopening of the community's large ice surface, by being inducted into the Wall of Fame.Dr. Gerry Beckie is the former president of Taber Minor Baseball, and was given the Alberta Baseball Association's Award of Merit in 1990, before...

Vauxhall's Adam Macko is on the move, once again, and it came on Major League Baseball's Trade Deadline Day.The 25-year-old Toronto Blue Jays pitcher is now a Texas Ranger after being dealt by the club Monday for infielder Josh Smith and minor league pitcher Josh Stefan.Macko, who made his major league debut May 18th a...

Lethbridge's Evelyn Beaton is one of 19 gold medal winners for Canada at this year's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.The 21-year-old earned the honour, beating Sofia Asvesta of Cyprus this past Friday (July 31) in the final of the women's 52-kilogram division in Judo.Beaton had never beaten the Cypriot in previ...

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...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada's tone toward the United States is already "quite firm" and insisted trade negotiations with Washington remain "constructive" as an Aug. 19 deadline for new U.S. tariffs draws near. U.S. President Donald ...

VANCOUVER - The Federal Court has granted Ottawa a judicial review of a decision by an immigration board ordering the release of an alleged member of a criminal gang who is wanted in India to face a murder charge from 2012. The decision dated Aug. 3 sa...

MONTREAL - A Quebec man charged last year with facilitating a terrorist activity is no longer a member of the Canadian Armed Forces. Department of National Defence spokesperson Cheryl Forrest declined to provide further details about Marc-Aurèle Chabot...

WINNIPEG - The federal government is moving forward on a $267 million research laboratory in Winnipeg to better prepare for future disease outbreaks. Terry Duguid, member of Parliament for Winnipeg South, said that the government has taken the first st...

OTTAWA - A Kitchener, Ont., man has pleaded guilty to charges related to a hacking attack on a U.S.-based cloud services company that compromised more than 165 organizations, the U.S. Department of Justice said Wednesday. The department said in news re...

VICTORIA - A pilot has been taken to hospital after a helicopter crashed while working to put out wildfires in B.C.'s South Cariboo region. A statement from BC Wildfire Service says it happened Tuesday morning during operations in the Big Bar wildfire...

TORONTO (AP) - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday he no longer has confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino, adding to growing pressure on the soccer leader after his abandoned plan to sell stakes in the World Cup sparked a global backlash....

LONDON (AP) - London police said Wednesday that a woman has been arrested after four people were stabbed in Covent Garden, a bustling area in the center of the capital that is full of attractions and popular with visitors. The Metropolita...

DETROIT (AP) - Abdul El-Sayed, an insurgent former public health official who harnessed Democratic frustration with the party establishment, narrowly defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan's U.S. Senate primary, setting up a crucial test for progressi...