An investigation continues into a fire over the long weekend inside a downtown Lethbridge building. Crews were called out to a third floor unit in the 100-block of 5th Street South during the lunch hour Saturday. 24 firefighters from four stations responded, and were quickly able to put out the blaze, confining damage ...

The City of Lethbridge has lifted an earlier campfire ban for the River Valley, effective immediately. It says recent precipitation, including light snow on the weekend, and cooler temperatures were able to reduce the fire danger. Although the risk has been lowered, Lethbridge Fire & Emergency Services reminds you ...

The Heritage Acres Farm Museum near Pincher Creek is looking at a possible $400,000 revitalization plan to its facility. Among the considerations by the long-time tourist attraction is an upgrade to its harvest shed and agricultural equipment pavilion.It's asking for a $100,000 commitment from the Town, but only if it'...

Residents in the Crowsnest Pass will head to the polls next month, following the resignation of first-term councillor Colleen MacDonald.Nominations for the vacant position are being taken until Noon next Tuesday, October 20, with Byelection Day scheduled for November 17th. MacDonald, in a letter to the community, said ...

Albertans can use a new online guide to find out when they should start screening for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer, as the province works to improve awareness of early detection.Primary Care Alberta's Screening Programs launched the interactive guide at screeningforlife.ca to help people navigate screening re...

Two former premiers who were on the opposite ends of the political spectrum in Alberta will unite today to keep the province from quitting Canada. Jason Kenney and Rachel Notley are set to speak at an event in the province's capital. The Edmonton Chamber of Commerce is hosting them. Kenney was premier under the United ...

Roughly 310 advance polling stations open across Alberta today in a historic vote on the province's place in Canada. Albertans are to begin marking an X on ballots listing 10 questions. The first nine focus on Canada's Constitution and immigration. The 10th and most contested one will ask voters whether they want to re...

Farm Credit Canada has released its survey of cultivated farmland values for provinces across the country, and Alberta saw a noticeable spike.The FCC's senior economist Justin Shepherd, however, is quick to point out that only a few short years ago, it was almost the opposite for our province."Three or four years ...

Here are the Weekly Top-10 Rankings for all five levels of high school football in Alberta for the 2026 season.These rankings will come out every Sunday (except for Labour Day kickoff) from now up until November 9.At that time, those will be the last rankings, and teams will take this rank into provincials.The 12-a-sid...

The Lethbridge Hurricanes return home from Washington State with six points in their pocket after taking all three of their games against the Tri-City Americans on Wednesday, 5-3, Spokane Chiefs, 4-2, Friday, and the Wenatchee Wildcats, 4-1, on Saturday night.For Canes goaltender, Koen Cleaver, Saturday's victory was b...

The Lethbridge Hurricanes begin a three-game road trip through Washington State, starting tonight against the Tri-City Americans in Kennewick. The Canes are coming off a .500 weekend with a 3-1 win over Prince Albert Friday night but a 7-4 loss Saturday to Calgary. The Red & Blue also travel for games this week in ...

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...

British Columbia mayoral candidate Goldentiger King says he wants to "make Richmond rich again." Teresa May, a first-time candidate for Kelowna City Council, has posted campaign videos showing her parasailing and wake surfing in red high heels and a wh...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to attend two "Forever Canadian" rallies in Alberta this week, just ahead of the province's referendum. On Oct. 19, Albertans will vote on the whether to stay in Canada or hold a future separation referendum. ...

EDMONTON - Albertans across the province began lining up and casting their ballots Tuesday in the province's historic vote on separation. Elections Alberta opened the doors at 310 polling stations for the first of five days of advanced voting ahead of ...

LONGUEUIL - Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk says he is having a blast on the International Space Station and is showing the world how Canada can contribute to the leading edge of space exploration. "It is important for Canada to be here," Kutryk said ...

VANCOUVER - A Vancouver police officer involved in the violent 2015 arrest in which Myles Gray died says he had a duty to the public to get eyes on Gray after the man tried to rip open the door of a vehicle where another officer had taken shelter. Cons...

OTTAWA - Canadian exports of cold-rolled and coated steel to the United States have plunged 58 per cent from pre-trade-war levels as foreign imports continue to undercut Canadian-made steel, Stelco Inc.'s president said in defending plans to lay off up...

ENSENADA, Mexico (AP) - The death toll from Hurricane Simon and the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel rose to six Tuesday after heavy rains triggered flooding and landslides along Mexico's Pacific coast, authorities said. Hurricane Simon ...

BUNIA, Congo (AP) - Confirmed cases in Congo's Ebola outbreak have surpassed 9,000, with more than 4,300 deaths, as health authorities struggle to contain an outbreak spreading across seven provinces, according to government figures released Tuesday. ...

Cornell University suspended parties at fraternity houses until next year and is giving state police a role in investigating reports of sexual assault on campus in the school's latest response to outrage over its handling of a gang rape allegation. ...