The federal government has announced close to seven million dollars is being spent to improve the seniors and affordable housing situation in Lethbridge.Parliamentary secretary for Transport, Mike Kelloway, on behalf of federal housing minister Gregor Robertson, said the money will come from Ottawa's Build Canada Homes...

UPDATE: Alberta Rivers has ended the High Streamflow advisories for the Oldman, St. Mary, Waterton, and Belly rivers.There are currently no advisories for the Oldman River Basin.ORIGINAL STORY:Four rivers in the Oldman River Basin remain under a High Streamflow Advisory. The Oldman, downstream of the dam, has seen wate...

Hopefully, a valuable lesson was learned by six people on board an inflatable raft, that ended up losing its air, on the fast-flowing Oldman River, near "The Weir" Sunday evening. Lethbridge Fire & Emergency Services report that 18 crew members from four stations and eight pieces of emergency equipment we...

After close to a year of preparations, the Southern Alberta Summer Games in the County of Forty Mile is almost here. 21 different sports and cultural events will make up this year's games - everything from cornhole to photography to clout archery.The opening ceremonies are set for Wednesday afternoon (July 8) at 5:30 a...

Elections Alberta says it will verify a separatist referendum petition by July 27, following a court ruling last week. The petition -- which was quashed in May over provincial law and First Nations consultation issues -- will now be checked while that original ruling is appealed. The advocacy group Stay Free Alberta cl...

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has completed its investigation into the death of a Lethbridge woman, who died in September of 2023, while in police custody.As is standard practice, the report released on Friday didn't contain the person's name or identify of any of the four civilian witnesses or 10 officers...

Alberta police say one person is dead following a roadside interaction near the community of Irricana, northeast of Calgary. Airdrie RCMP say officers were responding to a 911 call on Highway 9, just outside the town, at 6:20 p.m.Upon arrival, officers say they located a male suspect, and after an altercation, at least...

Residents swatting away mosquitoes nonstop and asking themselves, "where do they keep coming from?" are not alone.According to researchers at the University of Alberta, the current heavy rain-extreme heat cycle the province is in has created the perfect environment for mosquitoes.Dr. Jumari Snyman, a research...

The Lethbridge Trade & Convention Centre will be the place to be this weekend if you love to watch traditional tae-kwon-do.Some 520 competitors of all ages are coming in from around the world to compete including athletes from such countries as the U.S., Germany, Switzerland, Great Britain, and India, to name a few...

The Lethbridge Bulls are the hottest team in the Western Canadian Baseball League, earning their 7th and 8th wins in a row in a doubleheader over Fort McMurray on Canada Day at Spitz Stadium. The Bulls took the first game 14-9, scoring four runs in both the second and eighth innings, before beating the Giants 13-3 in t...

Make it six wins-in-a-row for the Lethbidge Bulls after another narrow one-run decision, 6-5, over West Division-leading Okotoks Tuesday night at Spitz Stadium.Caleb Eager (2/3) and Lee Matsuzaki (2/4) led the way for the Bulls at the plate.Noah Simpson earned the win throwing 43 strikes on 67 pitches over five complet...

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...

Culvert replacement work this week will result in one-day road closures in Lethbridge County and, in each case, between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Tuesday, crews will shut down Range Road 24-2 between Township Road 11-4 and 12-0 . On Wednesday, it'll be Township Road 12-2 between Range roads 24-3 and 24-4.Thursday ...

VICTORIA - A business leader in Greater Victoria says he hopes the region will get a fair share of the largest defence procurement in Canadian history. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced in Halifax today that Canada has chosen German defence manufact...

VANCOUVER - Vancouver is preparing for its World Cup swansong between Switzerland and Colombia on Tuesday, its seventh match of the tournament, after hosting thousands of fans from across Canada and around the world. Beer and mimosas have been flowing ...

OTTAWA - Finance Minster François-Philippe Champagne asserted Monday that the Liberals are keeping federal finances under control even as key defence and infrastructure spending details remain under wraps. Champagne told reporters Ottawa has been "very...

OTTAWA - A grieving New Brunswick father has launched an organization to support the families of foreigners who have disappeared, died or been captured while fighting in Ukraine's foreign legion. "Pain has no nationality. Hope has no border," Marc Maze...

Watching Canada embrace the FIFA World Cup has been a "breathtaking" experience for Kevin Blue. The co-host nation rallied not only behind the tournament, but truly celebrated the country's team, said Canada Soccer's CEO. "There was one instance where...

British Columbia's chief coroner says the work of the coroners service is not like the portrayal in crime-scene television shows, and those who take on the job might find it's not for them. Dr. Jatinder Baidwan said in an interview on Monday that ther...

SEATTLE (AP) - Folarin Balogun is in the United States' starting lineup for Monday's World Cup round of 16 match against Belgium after his red-card suspension was lifted by FIFA in a decision that sparked an uproar across the sport. Balog...

PHOENIX (AP) - A toddler discovered in a backyard pool in a Phoenix suburb in February was declared dead before being found breathing hours later in a room that serves as the hospital morgue, according to recently released police records. ...

A woman who previously dated Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner said he drunkenly forced her to have sex after she told him to stop, according to a Politico report released Monday, leading prominent supporters to pull their endorsements a...