The Lethbridge Police Service confirms that lockdowns at Lethbridge Collegiate Institute and nearby schools early Thursday afternoon have now been lifted. Police were called out just after Noon of a reported threat in the 1700-block of 5th Avenue. As a precaution, LCI, Victoria Park, and other schools in the area initi...

Alberta RCMP is urging motorists to be responsible this Thanksgiving long weekend.Mounties will participate in Operation Impact 2026 with enhanced enforcement initiatives aimed at reducing preventable collisions, injuries, and fatalities.The initiative is one of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police."We are...

The Taber Police Service is reminding drivers to keep an eye on their speed, including in areas where they think nobody's watching.In just the last week, they've issued tickets to three drivers with a lead foot, including in a rural area on Township Road 100 near Range Road 182. In a social media post, TPS says it's cl...

It's Advanced Voting Day Thursday in the Town of Claresholm after June's resignation by former councillor Craig Zimmer. Two names make up the ballot for the vacant position on Council - Diana Ross and Perry Pelletier. Today's voting takes place from 2 until 8 p.m. at the Claresholm Community Centre. General Election Da...

Alberta RCMP is urging motorists to be responsible this Thanksgiving long weekend.Mounties will participate in Operation Impact 2026 with enhanced enforcement initiatives aimed at reducing preventable collisions, injuries, and fatalities.The initiative is one of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police."We are...

A new report from the Calgary Chamber of Commerce says Alberta's economic prospects hinge on its ability to attract newcomers into the workforce. The group released the survey less than two weeks before Albertans vote on 10 referendum questions, half of which deal with immigration. Albertans are being asked whether the...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is brushing off a court battle launched by the Opposition NDP over her government's changes to voter list rules. Smith says the new restrictions were called for by elections officials after a major data breach involving a separatist group earlier this year. She says the NDP also asked for...

Alberta is investing $10 million in projects aimed at improving access to primary care and finding new ways to deliver health services across the province.The funding is available through the Primary Care Innovation Fund, which supports projects designed to make care easier to access, connect patients with supports ear...

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 ...

The UBC Thunderbirds from Vancouver took both the men's and ladies events at this year's Canada West University Golf Championship held at Paradise Canyon in Lethbridge.While the rain stayed away, strong winds over both days, likely, played a factor in the scores with the T-Bird men finishing with a combined score of pl...

The University of Lethbridge Women's Softball team has won the Western Collegiate Softball Association playoffs.The Pronghorns beat UNB Okanagan 11-3 during the playoffs at Shouldice Athletic Park in Calgary on Oct. 4.The win is the first program title in Lethbridge history and secured their spot in the Canadian Colleg...

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...

OTTAWA - Canadians turning to chatbots for election information don't always get accurate responses, a Parliamentary committee heard Thursday. An estimated 40 per cent of Quebec voters asked AI chatbots for election information, said Aengus Bridgman, a...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney indicated Thursday the federal government will look at the advice of an arm's-length panel studying firearms classification before making any decision on the status of the SKS rifle. An FBI complaint filed in a Washi...

OTTAWA - Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali says he's unaware of the presence of pests in federal office buildings. Responses to a House of Commons order paper question revealed last month that pests have been reported in dozens of federal buildings ...

VANCOUVER - Author and former UBC creative writing professor Steven Galloway wept as he testified that he can no longer write since unproven allegations of sexual assault derailed his career. "I just can't do it anymore. I wish I could," he said. Gall...

OTTAWA - Cold Lake First Nations filed an application for judicial review in Federal Court on Thursday challenging Ottawa's decision to designate the Pacific Link pipeline as a project in the national interest. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Pr...

REVELSTOKE - Three horses being transported to an Equestrian Canada event in Langley, B.C., have been killed in a crash on Highway 1 in the British Columbia Interior. Equestrian Canada said in a statement that four horses were being towed to the Nation...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be "public." Hegseth, speaking to the conservative TV...

CORONADO, Calif. (AP) - Sailors began disembarking the USS Lincoln on Thursday following a deployment that included a record 265 uninterrupted days at sea and reports of supply shortages and deteriorating mental health among the crew. Fam...

NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball proposed to shorten the regular season to 154 games from 162 games starting in 2029 and to expand the Division Series to best-of-seven in bargaining with players on Thursday. Owners also proposed to a...