We could see some of the white stuff this long weekend, but snow or not, the City of Lethbridge is 'plowing' ahead with opening its spray parks, starting Friday.The North Legacy Park location will run from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m., with a tot zone, family area and dedicated space for kids between 5 and 12 years old.The fou...

Yoshinaka Field in Lethbridge will be playing host to a cool event later this month - the Girls Got Game Kids Baseball Camp May 29th and 30th.Brent Radlinsky. one of the people behind the event, says that player development will be one of focuses of the two-day session."We're gonna have Lethbridge Bulls coaches an...

Inclusion Lethbridge has named its annual winner of the Betty Grigg Inclusion Education Award.For a second-straight year, it's going to a Lethbridge School Division elementary.Last year, it was Nicholas Sharen; this year, it's Fleetwood-Bawden and school board chair Christine Light couldn't be more proud."So, we'r...

The City of Lethbridge is reminding you Monday is Victoria Day.With that in mind, there are some closures and change in hours of operation.Included in the closures is City Hall and the City's 311 service.The Waste & Recycling centre, animal shelter, Helen Schuler Nature Centre and all Lethbridge Public Library bran...

The wind was quite strong on Thursday in different parts of Alberta.It was even to blame for the collapse of a sports dome in Red Deer.According to Environment and Climate Change, wind reached the following maximum speeds on May 14 (km/h):Three Hills: 101 Schuler: 100 Finnigan: 98 Cadogan: 96 Hussar: 96 Acadia Valley: ...

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Friday they're eyeing a fall 2027 start date for construction of a new bitumen pipeline to the West Coast.It's part of a plan to accomplish the remaining steps of the landmark energy deal they signed last fall.There is to be a new scheme for carbon emis...

Alberta's United Conservative government believes it has delivered for Albertans as the spring session of the legislature wraps up.The province notes that the session saw 17 bills passed.Actions taken include strengthening safeguards related to medical assistance in dying (MAID), protecting consumers from misleading to...

The Government of Alberta is implementing changes to its Community Initiatives Program, in an effort, officials say, to better support non-profits.They say the changes will empower the non-profit sector and meet organizations' needs.According to the province, CIP - ODC replaces the former CIP Operating grant to refocus...

It was a good turnout Friday night for the Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame's induction ceremony at the Trade & Convention Centre.Seven new entries were added into the hall including former Lethbridge Hurricane and Chicago Blackhawk Kris Versteeg who remembers playing hockey at a young age."I used to play for my...

Seven new entries will formally be added to the Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame at an induction ceremony slated for tomorrow night (FRI) at the Trade & Convention Centre.Included: Ross Bekkering in Basketball, Wacey Rabbit and Kris Versteeg for Hockey, the 2016-17 Kodiak Women's Basketball National Championship squa...

The Canadian Grand Slam of Baseball Showcase and Festival is coming to Lethbridge.The ten-day spotlight, a joint venture between the Bulls baseball club, the City, Lethbridge Tourism, and the Sport Council, takes place from May 21-30, and Bulls' president and CEO Kevin Kvame couldn't be happier."This isn't about o...

The reeve with the MD of Willow Creek is optimistic that 2026 will be a good year for producers in her neck-of-the-woods.Maryanne Sandberg believes the current Spring conditions are aligning nicely for a successful Summer."Given that our dams are full. We still have a great snowpack up there," Sandberg reiter...

The Lethbridge Raging Grannies are holding a rally on April 10 to protest coal mining in the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains.Raging Grannies administrator Barb Phillips says the impact mining can have on the environment is an important issue to the rallygoers."Whatever happens in those mountains affects us, ...

Local nonprofit Farming Smarter is seeking the public's help as they launch their 2026 season. The organization held a media event Tuesday, March 31, to showcase their past efforts while looking at upcoming and ongoing projects. "There's a lot of change here," says executive director Ken Coles. "There's ...

OTTAWA - China's embassy in Canada says a Canadian MP's visit to Taiwan crosses a "red line" at a time when Ottawa is attempting to rebuild its relationship with Beijing. Conservative MP Michael Chong is in Taiwan this week to meet with Taiwanese offic...

PARIS - Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette met with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Monday as part of a mission focused on economic co-operation with France. Ahead of their meeting, Macron told the press that Quebec ca...

WASHINGTON - The United States has put countervailing duties on fresh mushrooms grown in Canada following a U.S. Department of Commerce investigation which the Canadian industry has called "deeply flawed." The change, posted in the federal register on ...

Nearly all the Canadian activists who were on a Gaza-bound flotilla aiming to break Israel's naval blockade of the Palestinian territory have been detained, organizers said Monday. Global Sumud Canada, the Canadian chapter of the Global Sumud Flotilla ...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. undersecretary of defence for policy said Monday that the United States is pausing a long-standing military board, claiming "Canada has failed to make credible progress on its defense commitments." In a post on social media, Elbr...

WASHINGTON - The former residence of Canada's consul general in New York has sold for US$8.05 million after nearly two years on the market. Global Affairs Canada confirmed the sale price - which amounts to just over C$11 million - on Monday after rece...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman, who was convicted of lying during testimony at the OJ Simpson murder trial, has died. Fuhrman was one of the first two police detectives sent to investigate the 1994 ki...

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Two teenage suspects killed three men in a shooting at a San Diego mosque Monday before killing themselves a few blocks away, authorities said. Police Chief Scott Wahl said a security guard at the Islamic Center of San Diego was among ...

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Two teenage shooters opened fire at a San Diego mosque on Monday and killed three men - then killed themselves a few blocks away - in an attack police are investigating as a hate crime. There was no specific threat made a...