A Lethbridge woman wants to help "make Canada strong again."Clara Piedalue has been confirmed as the candidate for the People's Party of Canada (PPC) in Lethbridge for the 2025 federal election.She says she is running in the election because she has had enough of the key talking points from the federal Libera...

Lethbridge Police are currently at the scene of a collision and have closed the southbound lanes of 43 Street South at 1 Avenue South.LPS says the intersection of 43 Street South and Highway 3 has also been closed.Motorists are advised to take an alternate route.Police say an update will be provided when available.

A worker died while on the job near Turin, Alberta, and officials are investigating.A spokesperson with the Alberta RCMP tells LNN that they were called to a construction site just outside of the hamlet a little before 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.Details are sparse, but Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) r...

A familiar face to the local arts scene, Steven Foord will help to further support artists and an organization that works with them. The Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge (AAC) has appointed Foord as its new executive director. Foord says, "I am honoured to step into this role and continue working alongside the in...

The former head of Alberta Health Services says arguments by the province that she was fired for incompetence are not only false, but also ``vindictive and malicious.''A court filing from Athana Mentzelopoulos alleges she was actually praised by Health Minister Adriana LaGrange.Mentzelopoulos is suing LaGrange and AHS,...

A special public avalanche warning has been issued for the central Rockies.Avalanche Canada, in partnership with Alberta Parks, the Government of British Columbia, and Parks Canada, are warning backcountry users to be very wary.The warning applies to Banff, Yoho, Kootenay and Jasper National Parks, as well as areas imm...

Three Alberta MLAs have been given some new responsibilities by Premier Danielle Smith. Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Justin Wright has been named Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Health (South) while Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA Ron Wiebe is now the Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Health (North). Both will report to Minist...

The premier of Alberta met with Canada's new prime minister on Thursday for the first time.Danielle Smith says she and Mark Carney had a "very frank discussion" about a variety of topics, and emphasized that she wants the province to have a better relationship with the federal government than it has had under...

A group of local athletes made quite the racket at a tournament south of the border.Coby and Kathy Iwaasa, as well as Makaio White, participated in the Shamrock Shootout in Cutbank, Montana this past weekend.Coby Iwaasa dominated the Men's Open Singles top division, and alongside his Montanan partner, Chris Weber, emer...

For the first time since 2019, the Lethbridge Hurricanes will be kicking off its WHL playoffs schedule at home.The team has announced the following home dates for its round one games:Game 1 - Friday, March 28th - at VisitLethbridge.com Arena (7:00pm) Game 2 - Saturday, March 29th - at VisitLethbridge.com Arena (6:00pm)...

Two Alberta teams will celebrate small town baseball heritage this season.The Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) has announced that the Lethbridge Bulls and Sylvan Lake Gulls will compete in its first-ever Rural Roots game on June 8, 2025 in Oyen.The league says the special contest marks the 30th anniversary of th...

The Government of Alberta has proposed updates to the Agricultural Operations Practices Act, intended to help reduce waste, allow farmers to supplement fertilizer with organic materials and help attract job-creating investment. This act and its regulations provide the rules and standards for all agricultural operations...

This year, March 16-22 marks Agricultural Safety Week in Canada, an annual national event aimed at highlighting the importance of farm safety. "Canadian Agricultural Safety Week is a good time to remind those working on farms and ranches about the importance of farm health and safety measures to keep operations sa...

Four young southern Albertans are getting some help on their way to their bright careers in agriculture.The Rotary Club of Lethbridge East has announced the winners of its Agricultural Scholarships, given out annually to the region's top students who are pursuing a post-secondary education in agriculture.Damon BectellB...

STANSTEAD, Que. - The town of Stanstead, Que., says U.S. authorities have unilaterally decided to close the main Canadian entrance to the Victorian-style library that straddles the border between the two countries. For decades, Canadian visitors to the town have been able to walk across the border into Derby Line, Vt.,...

TORONTO - Toronto's Pearson airport says all arriving flights from Heathrow have been cancelled after an overnight fire caused a power outage and forced the British airport to close for the day. Pearson airport lists at least five scheduled arriving flights from Heathrow as cancelled, as well as two departing flights. ...

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is announcing a plan to boost training and jobs for workers in skilled trades. In a news release this morning, Poilievre says his plan for "more boots, less suits" will expand training halls and provide direct grants and faster employment insurance for apprentices...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney to host meeting with premiers today Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting Canada's premiers today in Ottawa as the provinces grapple with the effects of Chinese and U.S. tariffs. The meeting is taking place just days before...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting Canada's premiers today in Ottawa as the provinces grapple with the effects of Chinese and U.S. tariffs. The meeting is taking place just days before Carney is expected to launch a federal election campaign that would send Canadians to the polls as soon as April 28. The me...

VANCOUVER - A study has found nearly half of the landslides, debris flows and washouts that occurred during British Columbia's atmospheric river disaster in November 2021 originated in areas that had been logged or burned by wildfire. Severe rains triggered a landslide that killed five people on a stretch of Highway 99...

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's top court on Friday ordered a temporary halt to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's dismissal of the country's domestic security chief until his appeal can be heard. The Supreme Court's decision came hours after Netanyahu's Cabinet unanimously approved his request to fire the head of the Shin ...

CAIRO (AP) - Sudan's military said it retook the Republican Palace in Khartoum, the last bastion in the capital of rival paramilitary forces, after nearly two years of fighting. Social media videos showed its soldiers inside giving the date as the 21st day of Ramadan, which was Friday. A Sudanese military officer weari...

STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man who killed an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother on a night in which he drank heavily and used drugs was executed Thursday evening. Prison officials said Edward James, 63, was pronounced dead at 8:15 p.m. after receiving a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. He d...