Wednesday (September 9) is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day in the City of Lethbridge, after City councillors made the declaration back in late July. Debbie Deak is the coordinator for the Southern Alberta chapter, based in Lethbridge. She told LethbridgeNewsNow in July the significance of choosing Septemb...

Lethbridge Police Service resumed its targetted enforcement campaign against speeders, stunters, and noisy vehicles, over the long weekend.In all, 46 violation tickets were handed out, including one roadside suspension, and 14 trespass warnings, however, gave no specific details on the warnings.As has been the case all...

Lethbridge Police continue to search for a missing 15-year-old girl and are hoping someone from the public has seen her. Harmony Pipestem-Two Young Men was last spotted in Lethbridge on August 25th.At the time, police say she was wearing a cropped black t-shirt, blue jeans, and had her hair in a ponytail.LPS add ongoin...

Inclusion Lethbridge and the South Region Self-Advocacy Network are both behind an awareness walk a week from Friday, September 18th.Organizers of the 16th Annual Citizen Walk About describe it as a way to recognize the disability rights movement, but also promote inclusion and accessibility. It begins at City Hall at ...

Construction on what the federal government calls the country's biggest carbon capture storage project is officially underway in central Alberta.On Wednesday, the Government of Canada and the Government of Alberta, alongside Enhance Energy, officially broke ground to mark the beginning of construction of the Origins Ca...

The federal government and Alberta are pledging to build at least 1,460 affordable housing units across the province. Ottawa will provide up to $220 million through Build Canada Homes, a federal agency formed to speed up the delivery of the housing, while Alberta will pay up to $165 million.The governments are expectin...

The federal artificial intelligence minister said the government is closely following the situation at Anthropic after a researcher who resigned from the company Tuesday said people in the industry fear AI could "kill us all."Evan Solomon also told reporters Wednesday such warnings aren't new and that there a...

The Government of Alberta and the Alberta Teachers' Association are both celebrating after it was revealed this week that students in this province continue to be among Canada's highest achievers.That is according to the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), which shows 15-year-old students are am...

The first Football Alberta High School Top 10 rankings of the season are out, and a couple of local schools are in the mix. The Raymond Comets are in 3rd place among 5A division teams, but were beaten in their opening match-up against Star Valley, Wyoming 42-22. Lethbridge Collegiate Rams are one spot back, after dropp...

The Medicine Hat Tigers took down the Lethbridge Hurricanes 7-3 Saturday night to improve to 2-0 in the preseason."It was all about evalutaion tonight, you gotta try to find out who you've got," said Tigers Head Coach and General Manager Willie Desjardins."Chorley I thought had a good game, I thought Hyn...

The Western Hockey League is changing its livestream provider of video hockey broadcasts on an 'interim basis' to YouTube."The decision to move the livestreaming of WHL games follows uncertainty regarding the future of Victory+, the WHL's exclusive livestreaming partner since March 2025," stated a league rele...

Scientists with Lethbridge Polytechnic's Mueller Irrigation Research Group have created a new tool that measures evaporation and transpiration.The easy-to-use, web-based program will help producers growing crops and hay know exactly how much water is needed in their fields.Dr. Michael Kehoe, with the research group, co...

The Alberta government says it's restoring private property rights by removing Water Act approval requirements.Right now, producers say they're facing unnecessary barriers when it comes to how they manage water on their own cropland.That can include everything from pooling water to having a seasonal wetland on their pr...

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...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Carney's cabinet huddles in Banff as trade war intensifies Prime Minister Mark Carney is gathering his cabinet today and Friday in the mountain resort town of Banf...

CALGARY - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to meet Prime Minister Mark Carney in Calgary this morning before addressing cabinet members gathered in Banff, Alta. Zelenskyy arrived in Calgary on Wednesday night after travelling to Iceland a...

ST. JOHN'S - As hijackers slammed two planes into the World Trade Center in New York City 25 years ago, there were hundreds of other aircraft in the sky. The usual round of early flights had taken off from Europe, carrying thousands of passengers over ...

OTTAWA - Before the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Steven Backman could usually cross the Canada-U.S. border with a simple wave. Backman, like many residents of St. Stephen, N.B., would travel frequently to neighbouring Calais, Maine. "When locals would go th...

Distilleries and spirit makers are likely to be the hardest hit among Canadian alcohol producers as the United States proposes a broad ban on Canadian booze starting later this month. Craig Johnston, chief economist at Farm Credit Canada, says distille...

BANFF - Prime Minister Mark Carney is gathering his cabinet today and Friday in the mountain resort town of Banff, Alta., for closed-door meetings as President Donald Trump's trade war intensifies. Trump lashed out again Tuesday by signing executive or...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A fire burned overnight on a passenger ferry off the western Philippines, leaving dozens of people missing Thursday and killing at least five. So far, 43 people have been rescued, coast guard spokeswoman Commodo...

DALLAS (AP) - President Donald Trump capped Wednesday's opening night of the unusual Republican midterm convention by slamming Democrats as extremists and staunchly defending the war in Iran while making the extraordinary pledge to pay every adult Amer...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Helena Foulkes defeated Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee in the state's Democratic primary Wednesday, making him the first governor in any U.S. state to lose a party primary since 2018. McKee's defeat ends his bid for a...