The City of Lethbridge has re-instated a Fire Ban for the River Valley effective immediately."Current conditions, including warmer temperatures and low humidity, have created a high risk for fast-moving and uncontrolled fires," read a statement from the City Wednesday morning that also warned "Even a sma...

Another generous contribution from a well-known Lethbridge-area business for the Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation's Bringing Hearts Home campaign.The Van Hierden family, which owns Green Prairie International, is donating $100,000 to advance the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory. John Van Hierden said one of the g...

While local smoke is in the forecast for the Lethbridge region, and there's been a bit of haze for the last 48 hours, or so, air quality in the city dropped Tuesday afternoon.As of 3 p.m., the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) reading by Environment & Climate Change Canada was at 7 or High Risk, jumping from a 5 or M...

The Lethbridge Sport Council officially unveiled its new Sport Bank to the community Monday morning. Located at 1401 28th Street North, it'll provide kids and adults the chance to pick-up used sports equipment at no cost. With the message now out, Sport Council executive director Susan Eymann says the real work now beg...

The Alberta RCMP is providing tips to help prevent mail theft. Mounties say preventing mail theft is important as it can lead to further crimes such as identity theft.To help curb mail theft, consider the following tips:Install a locking mailbox. A locked mailbox can help deter thieves from taking your mail.Collect mai...

Alberta Technology and Innovation Minister Nate Glubish was in the hot seat Wednesday evening.In front of approximately 300-400 people at the Lacombe Memorial Centre, he fielded questions and concerns from citizens in the government's first of three in-person town halls on Artificial Intelligence data centres.Glubish, ...

A Blackfalds RCMP officer is facing multiple charges following an investigation into intimate partner violence.According to a media release from the Government of Alberta, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed on July 9 to investigate allegations of intimate partner violence involving an off-d...

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is calling on the provincial government to eliminate its gas tax amidst affordability concerns by citizens.On Wednesday, at a press conference held in Gasoline Alley, Kris Sims, Alberta Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said the federal government also needs to keep ...

Two prominent members of Taber's sports community were recognized last week during the reopening of the community's large ice surface, by being inducted into the Wall of Fame.Dr. Gerry Beckie is the former president of Taber Minor Baseball, and was given the Alberta Baseball Association's Award of Merit in 1990, before...

Vauxhall's Adam Macko is on the move, once again, and it came on Major League Baseball's Trade Deadline Day.The 25-year-old Toronto Blue Jays pitcher is now a Texas Ranger after being dealt by the club Monday for infielder Josh Smith and minor league pitcher Josh Stefan.Macko, who made his major league debut May 18th a...

Lethbridge's Evelyn Beaton is one of 19 gold medal winners for Canada at this year's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.The 21-year-old earned the honour, beating Sofia Asvesta of Cyprus this past Friday (July 31) in the final of the women's 52-kilogram division in Judo.Beaton had never beaten the Cypriot in previ...

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...

New traceability requirements for beef cattle proposed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency have been shelved. The move followed a large influx of industry opposition with producers calling the new rules too burdensome. Heather Brown, the CFIA's national manager of humane transport and livestock traceability programs...

The first window of time for farmers in Alberta and Saskatchewan to obtain strychnine to deal with burgeoning ground squirrel populations is about to run out, and many producers are now hoping for better luck next spring.Wade Nelson, who farms near High River, Alta., about 66 kilometres south of Calgary, said it's best...

TORONTO - The ban on American booze has emerged as a key sticking point in Canada's trade negotiations with the United States, but some shoppers in Ontario say they won't reach for California wine or Kentucky bourbon even if they reappear on store shel...

OTTAWA - Donald Trump was elected to a second term as U.S. President in 2024 and it's been a roller-coaster ever since for Canadian leaders and businesses. He has threatened, enacted, modified and delayed multiple rounds of tariffs, only to announce ad...

An early childhood education expert says young wildfire evacuees are likely to feel the impact on their sense of safety even after they return home. University of British Columbia instructor Negar Khodarahmi says parents returning to the Summerland, B....

MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is urging Montreal police to review its restraint and use of force practices following the 2025 death of a 29-year-old man. According to Géhane Kamel's report dated Aug. 12, police use of a hog-tie restraint technique likel...

SUMMERLAND - The British Columbia Wildfire Service says activity has picked up at the Bald Range blaze nearby Summerland due to persistent hot and dry conditions. The service says in an update that winds reaching 30 kilometres an hour are expected to k...

OTTAWA - Israel has concluded its military did not commit a criminal act when it killed a Canadian and six other aid workers in Gaza two years ago. The decision prompted outrage in Australia, where the foreign minister has summoned the Israeli ambassad...

LIMA, Peru (AP) - A magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook Peru's southern Andes Mountains on Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of damage. The USGS said the quake occurred at 1 p.m. local time (18:...

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) - President Paul Biya returned Thursday to Cameroon after staying abroad for more than two months, which had raised concerns about the 93-year-old leader's health and a possible power vacuum in the Central African country. ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal agents seized electronic devices from former Rep. Eric Swalwell and searched his Washington home as part of an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by the ex-Democratic congressman from California, according to ...