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Lethbridge and Area

RCMP investigating
Driver from Crowsnest Pass dies Friday in two-vehicle crash near Lundbreck
A 64-year-old man from the Crowsnest Pass has died following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 3, just west of Cowley.RCMP confirm the driver of a pick-up truck, a resident of Coleman, died on scene Friday morning during a collision with an SUV on the highway at Township Road 74, near Lundbreck.The driver of the SUV w...
14h ago
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Charged in 2025
Alberta football coach faces sentence for making AI sex images
A southern Alberta girls' football coach is facing a sentencing hearing for creating artificially generated sexualized images of some of his players. A Crown prosecutor told a judge in Lethbridge today that Justin Tillery should spend two years in prison. Tillery's lawyer says a community sentence would suffice. Tiller...
Oct 30, 2026
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RE: Agri-food Hub & Trade Centre
City initiates legal proceedings
The City of Lethbridge says it has started legal proceedings in relation to advice given during the funding and development of the Agri-food Hub & Trade Centre (now Lethbridge Trade & Convention Centre). Officials say this step has been taken to protect the financial interests of Lethbridge residents and the mu...
Oct 30, 2026
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Health
No time change this weekend will impact our 'social clocks' says U of L neuro-science professor
As you're likely well aware, all of western Canada has decided not to go back to Standard time this weekend, including us, here in Alberta. While agreeing it's a good thing, a University of Lethbridge professor feels we should have waited until the Spring to make things permanent. In short, Dr. Robert McDonald with th...
Oct 30, 2026
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Alberta

RCMP investigating
Driver from Crowsnest Pass dies Friday in two-vehicle crash near Lundbreck
A 64-year-old man from the Crowsnest Pass has died following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 3, just west of Cowley.RCMP confirm the driver of a pick-up truck, a resident of Coleman, died on scene Friday morning during a collision with an SUV on the highway at Township Road 74, near Lundbreck.The driver of the SUV w...
14h ago
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Cameron Davies
Alberta Reupublican Party leader resigns
The same day one separatist leader was given the boot from the United Conservative Party, another faction of Alberta's separatist movement has taken a hit.Cameron Davies has announced he is resigning as leader of the Republican Party of Alberta.And as noted, it was earlier Friday when Premier Danielle Smith shared that...
Oct 30, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta government reducing education property taxes in 2027 after previous hikes
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is reducing education property taxes starting next year after it brought in successive hikes for ratepayers. It means home and farmland owners will pay almost seven per cent less than this year while non-residential property owners will pay almost five per cent less. S...
Oct 30, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Alberta's Smith says separatist leader's UCP membership revoked
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says a high-profile separatist leader has been kicked out of her United Conservative Party. Smith told reporters in Calgary that the party's executive director made the decision to revoke Jeff Rath's membership over code of conduct issues, and it's a decision she supports. Rath has been a...
Oct 30, 2026
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Canada

Poilievre lays out demands ahead of budget, includes call to cut wasteful spending
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is pushing for the federal government to eliminate all federal taxes on diesel until Canada Day, part of a list of demands ahead of the budget being tabled on Nov. 5. In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carn...
7m ago
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B.C.'s new time zone could cause confusion, from calendars to medical appointments
Missed surgeries, late deliveries and muddled meeting times are among the issues that could arise as a result of British Columbia's decision to stay permanently on daylight saving time, information technology experts have cautioned. When much of North ...
21h ago
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The times aren't a-changin' in Western Canada but there's still adjustments ahead
WINNIPEG - The clocks aren't changing Sunday in the western half of the country, but that doesn't mean changes aren't coming as British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, northwestern Ontario and the Northwest Territories all chose this year to stick with da...
21h ago
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Clocks from coast to coast to coast: A breakdown of time change rules across Canada
Much of the eastern half of Canada switch their clocks back on Sunday, while the western half will not this year. Here's a look at the breakdown of what it means to residents: British Columbia Announced in March that it was moving to permanent Pacifi...
21h ago
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'Associate' EU membership for Canada not a 'short-term' project: expert
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has laid out a timeline that would see Canada sign an agreement on a new partnership with the European Union in the next seven months, if all goes well. Carney said Friday that Ottawa and Brussels are working toward ...
23h ago
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Ottawa's tailpipe emissions delay a 'wait and see' approach to U.S. policy: experts
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has delayed tougher new emissions standards for passenger vehicles until 2029, just eight months after the government said it wanted them to take effect in 2027. Experts say the move will buy Ottawa time to see how U...
23h ago
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