Staff with the Town of Coaldale have been honoured with a prestigious award.It's received the Canadian Award for Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada."To receive this is a strong reflection of the professionalism, care, and attention to detail that goes...

The City of Lethbridge is indicating that construction has started on a temporary gravel access road connecting Great Bear Boulevard West to Metis Trail West. Back in November, Transportation and Transit General Manager Darwin Juell, in a committee report to city council, expressed the need for better emergency access....

Economic development in our part of the province continues to thrive.That's the sentiment of the Economic Developers of Alberta and its regional arm, Economic Development Lethbridge.Earlier this month, the EDA held its annual convention in Kananaskis recognizing outstanding accomplishments by local governments and orga...

Cool temperatures across southern Alberta early on Monday had some long-term weather records fall for April 27, according to Environment Canada.A pair of 65-year-old weather records were broken in Medicine Hat and the Onefour area southeast of Manyberries.Medicine Hat reached a low of -9.1 C to beat the previous mark s...

Primary Care Alberta is encouraging parents this week to learn more about childhood immunization.That is because it is National Immunization Awareness Week.For one, parents are encouraged to confirm that their children are up to date on their routine childhood shots."Choosing to follow the recommended routine im...

As the Province ramps up spring and summertime watercraft inspections for invasive mussels, comes an appeal from the agriculture community to not only help protect lakes and rivers, but irrigation systems, as well.Alberta Irrigation Districts Association vice-chair Richard Phillips, in a news conference Tuesday with En...

An Edmonton lawyer is calling on Elections Alberta to close a loophole allowing Premier Danielle Smith's government to advertise in favour of her fall referendum on sweeping immigration reform. Provincial law prohibits the government from advertising or publishing certain information related to a referendum if the vote...

Alberta's government is making some changes to get more instructors into classrooms. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides has introduced four new expedited teaching certificates to help qualified individuals enter classrooms sooner. The new certificates will allow bachelor of education students in their final year o...

The Canadian Grand Slam of Baseball Showcase and Festival is coming to Lethbridge.The ten-day spotlight, a joint venture between the Bulls baseball club, the City, Lethbridge Tourism, and the Sport Council, takes place from May 21-30, and Bulls' president and CEO Kevin Kvame couldn't be happier."This isn't about o...

In their first trip to the Esso Cup final since hosting it in 2015, the Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs, which includes a player from Lethbridge, beat Ontario's Stoney Creek Sabres to claim a national championship on Saturday in Dieppe, New Brunswick. The Chiefs ended up going undefeated in the tournament, winning all five...

The Calgary Surge, a professional team in the Canadian Elite Basketball League, announced they'll play two out-of-market games this regular season in Red Deer and Lethbridge.The announcement was made by REAL Entertainment & Culture Inc., which added that the Surge will also play a game on July 9 at the Scotiabank S...

The Lethbridge Raging Grannies are holding a rally on April 10 to protest coal mining in the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains.Raging Grannies administrator Barb Phillips says the impact mining can have on the environment is an important issue to the rallygoers."Whatever happens in those mountains affects us, ...

Local nonprofit Farming Smarter is seeking the public's help as they launch their 2026 season. The organization held a media event Tuesday, March 31, to showcase their past efforts while looking at upcoming and ongoing projects. "There's a lot of change here," says executive director Ken Coles. "There's ...

The St. Mary River Irrigation District (SMRID) has allocated 14 inches from the farm gate for irrigation this season.Chairman Cory Nelson says the board carefully considers a number of factors when deciding on allocation."Based on modelling and snowpack data supplied by Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation, we are v...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Bank of Canada expected to keep benchmark rate at 2.25% amid Iran war oil price spike The Bank of Canada is widely expected to keep its benchmark interest rate unc...

TORONTO - To Davis Schneider, his older brother Steven was "kind of like a Superman." "He worked as a nurse up until he died. He worked every single day to help people in need," the Toronto Blue Jays player said in an interview with The Canadian Press....

HALIFAX - Four-year-old Jack Sullivan and his six-year-old sister Lilly were reported missing from their home in Lansdowne Station, N.S., on May 2, 2025. Almost a year later, the investigation continues into their disappearance. What follows is a timel...

HALIFAX - Almost a year after RCMP began investigating the sudden disappearance of two children from their rural Nova Scotia home, the Mounties still say there is no evidence of an abduction or criminal offence. Investigators say that on May 2, 2025, f...

VANCOUVER - A public hearing in Vancouver into the police-involved death of Myles Gray in 2015 is set to resume after a six-week adjournment. But the first testimony from one of the Vancouver officers under investigation for the violent confrontation h...

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is widely expected to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.25 per cent when it announces its latest decision later this morning. The central bank is also set to release its latest economic forecast in its quarter...

SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands (AP) - The search has been suspended for five missing crew members of a cargo ship that overturned near the Northern Mariana Islands during a typhoon, authorities said Wednesday. Six people were aboard the...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's national rial currency hit a record low Wednesday of 1.8 million to $1 as a shaky ceasefire with the U.S. and Israel still holds. The rial had remained stable for weeks during the war, which began Feb. 28, in pa...

WASHINGTON (AP) - King Charles III acknowledged "times of great uncertainty" as he expressed gratitude to the American people and marked the 250th anniversary of independence from Britain in a speech to the U.S. Congress that highlighted the bonds betw...