The City of Lethbridge is holding several upcoming events to recognize National Truth and Reconciliation Day, including four leading up to September 30. In a statement Friday, the City said Reconciliation Week in Lethbridge offers several opportunities to come together, learn and reflect as a community.Below is a list ...

The Lethbridge Hurricanes opened the 2026-27 regular season on a losing note, beaten 5-2 by the Medicine Hat Tigers Friday night at VisitLethbridge.com Arena.Scoreless through the first 20 minutes, the Cats were able to score twice in the middle frame, including a goal with just a minute to play, to go up 2-0 after for...

The Raging Grannies of Lethbridge held a noon-hour rally on Friday outside the Civic Centre at the corner of 6 Avenue South and Stafford. Group spokesperson Barb Phillips says they wanted to bring attention to the immigration-related questions in the province's upcoming referendum on Oct. 19, 2026.Phillips says they fe...

Close to 150 motorcycles are expected to take part in the 46th annual Toy Run in Lethbridge this weekend.Lead organizer Dallas Harty says the event begins at 8:30 a.m., on Saturday, Sept. 19, with a breakfast, open to the public, at Honker's on 5 Avenue North.The breakfast goes until 9:45 a.m., with motorcycles leaving...

Alberta's government says it has made temporary changes to rules governing provincial voter lists after a major privacy breach. The province published a new policy Thursday that says copies of Alberta's official voter list given to political parties will only include the number of voters in each voting area and municip...

If numbers keep pace, 2026 could be the worst in a decade for traffic fatalities, warn Alberta RCMP.Mounties are therefore urging motorists to make safer choices on the roads.As of Aug. 31, Alberta RCMP had recorded 192 such deaths, compared with 144 by that point of 2025.There are typically 82 more between September a...

An area of Crown land on Mount Lady MacDonald, near Canmore, has been designated an 'all-season resort area' by the provincial government.By doing so, the government says it is opening the door for Albertans to enjoy more outdoor spaces year-round.They add that it could help create 1,750 new jobs and $238 million in vi...

Leaders in Alberta's independence movement say the fight for provincial separation doesn't end with the referendum vote in October. Albertans will vote in about five weeks on whether to remain in Canada or embark on a journey toward a binding vote on secession. Premier Danielle Smith has said that a vote to remain in C...

The Lethbridge Hurricanes opened the 2026-27 regular season on a losing note, beaten 5-2 by the Medicine Hat Tigers Friday night at VisitLethbridge.com Arena.Scoreless through the first 20 minutes, the Cats were able to score twice in the middle frame, including a goal with just a minute to play, to go up 2-0 after for...

The University of Lethbridge has named Darryl Moore as the 2026 Pronghorn Alumni of the Year. The distinction comes after Moore's long history with the mens soccer program, which included both playing and coaching for the Horns. The '02 Business Management graduate is also being recognized for spearheading team fundrai...

The Lethbridge Hurricanes begin their 40th season of play in the Western Hockey League with a game tonight against the rival Medicine Hat Tigers. Ahead of puck drop, though, a big tailgate party is planned, starting at 5, in the East Plaza, including a fundraising barbecue put on by Brown's Social House.Canes are looki...

Prairie Rose Public Schools is expanding its agriculture education programming through an apiary project that is giving students hands-on experience with bee health, pollination and agricultural research.On Thursday, Sept. 17, students and guests gathered at the Prairie Rose bee yard at Neubauer Farms to see agricultur...

After a very wet start to September, it looks like producers here in the South will be getting a bit of a break with harvest time coming up fast. The Weather Network's senior meteorologist Doug Gillham is predicting a warmer than normal and drier forecast, starting late this week. "Of course, normal is rapidly fal...

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 International Language Academy of Canada says it has filed for bankruptcy protection and cancelled all classes and programming. A notice posted on the private language school's website, better known as ILAC, says it has faced growing financial chal...

A diver who was bitten by a shark earlier this week in Quebec is still in hospital but in stable condition, according to his colleague at the local diving centre. "I just spoke with him about half an hour ago," said Jean-François Vézina, vice-chair of ...

OTTAWA - National Defence Minister David McGuinty says the United States' deal to boost its military presence in Greenland while keeping the island under Danish control is "encouraging." U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he has a deal with Denma...

CALGARY - An emotional Premier Danielle Smith held back tears Saturday as she recounted a long list of historic indignities Albertans have suffered at the hands of the federal government. Smith was the opening speaker at a virtual assembly discussing A...

OTTAWA - Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says upcoming legislation will help reduce the number of times the federal government has to intervene in strikes. Speaking to reporters on Parliament Hill Saturday, Hajdu did not provide many details about expected ...

EDMONTON - Alberta's summer of unrest over its role in Confederation is striding into a final phase of rallies, lawn sign rivalry and hyperbolic warnings of doom and demise. With one month to go before the Oct. 19 referendum, drivers going through many...

Ukrainian forces fired more than 1,000 drones at Russia overnight, including hundreds that were launched toward Moscow, officials said Sunday as the Kremlin was wrapping up the third and last day of its parliamentary elections. Moscow's ...

CAIRO (AP) - Saudi Arabia on Saturday confirmed that Yemen's Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile, the first targeting of Riyadh since the escalation in fighting with the Tehran-backed rebels that has opened a new front in...

WASHINGTON (AP) - MS NOW said its journalists were denied access to the White House grounds Saturday morning, a day after President Donald Trump said he would ban the network other outlets from the complex. The action escalated Trump's lo...