Alberta Health Services issuing an advisory for the Milk River Reservoir after a blue-gree algae bloom was discovered near the Ridge Park Campground. Residents living near the shoreline and visitors to the campground beach being strongly urged not to swim or wade into the water until further notice.The suggestion is to...

Alberta's government is looking to add new services and supports for gambling addiction following the recent launch of its regulated online gaming market. The province, in a request for expressions of interest, says it's looking to fund services in addition to what's available through Recovery Alberta.The Ministry of M...

The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association, or CASA, has named this week as BeGrainSafe Week across the country. Describing it as a critical priority, the group's executive director, Sandra Miller, says every year, preventable incidents put farmers, workers, and their families at risk. Miller says, what may appear to...

After being gifted with a Blackfoot name two years ago, Wood's Homes, which has a centre in Lethbridge, has now unveiled its new logo. Translated, Isspoomstoiyis is a home or dwelling offering help and support.Devena First Rider, who's been with the organization for close to five years, says one thing stuck with her fr...

Fans of celestial events might want to find a dark place to be overnight on August 12 and 13. The Canadian Space Agency says on its social media page that this is the time the annual Perseids meteor shower will reach its peak. This is the time of year the Earth passes through the debris left behind by the Swift-Tuttle ...

Can you help the Alberta Wildlife Federation (AWF) spot double-crested cormorants?That's exactly what the organization is asking of anglers, boaters, birdwatchers, landowners, and other outdoor enthusiasts to do over the coming weeks as part of its Double-Crested Cormorant Monitoring Project."Double-crested cormor...

A partial solar eclipse will be visible across Alberta today (Wednesday, August 12). The website Time and Date says the partial eclipse will be visible in Alberta starting at 9:47 a.m. and ending at 11:37 a.m. The partial eclipse will be visible in nearly all parts of Canada. A solar eclipse happens when the moon's orb...

A man leading a movement against artificial intelligence data centres in Alberta says provincial officials can expect to get an earful at an upcoming town hall. Ben Baril says he and other protesters will be at an Aug. 20 hearing in Sturgeon County to tell Premier Danielle Smith's government that true public consultati...

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...

NIAGARA FALLS - Marineland has begun moving a third batch of whales to aquariums outside of Canada. A team of specialized workers at the shuttered tourist attraction in Niagara Falls, Ont., is guiding six beluga whales into a custom sling one by one be...

OTTAWA - A newly incorporated organization is working to support Black politicians across Canada as they continue to face challenges with representation and discrimination. The Canadian Congress of Black Politicians formally announced it was incorporat...

CALVERT ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Two Fisheries Department officers have been injured when the boat they were in crashed into a humpback whale on British Columbia's central coast. A statement from the department says the crash occurred Sunday when th...

OTTAWA - Data released this week shows insolvencies in Canada are floating around levels not seen since the global financial crisis. The Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcies released new figures on Monday showing more than 13,000 insolvencies w...

MONTREAL - Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced the appointment of a new Chief Justice of Quebec. Geneviève Cotnam will replace Manon Savard as the head of the province's Court of Appeal. Savard stepped back from her role on Aug. 10. Cotnam has b...

OTTAWA - An Austrian man who has been permanently banned from the United Kingdom for promoting extremist narratives said this week he hopes Canada won't deny him entry ahead of a conference he is to speak at in Hamilton this month. Martin Sellner is be...

WASHINGTON (AP) - White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to hold the role, will leave at month's end, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. Leavitt, 28, just recently returned to the White House after taki...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A former Southern Poverty Law Center official has been charged in the Department of Justice's broader criminal case against the Alabama-based civil rights group, a frequent target by conservative critics who claim the nonprofit is pol...

HOPKINS, Minn. (AP) - A man killed a woman and their child at a home daycare they own in Minnesota before taking his life, police said Wednesday. All six other children who were at the home have been reunited with their parents, and none ...