Elections Canada is apologizing for sending some residents of Lethbridge to a different voting station for the 2025 federal election.Leanne Nyirfa, a spokesperson for the organization, says errors were made in assigning voting locations on around 900 voter information cards."From what I understand, some people are...

A non-profit in Lethbridge has received funding to help young residents to live on their own.Wood's Homes has received a grant of $25,000 from the federal government to provide 30 "home supplies" packages.Youths who have sought support through Wood's Homes' wrap-around services can receive items like a bed, h...

Anyone who is planning to conduct burning is asked to do so with caution.Lethbridge County says its regional fire departments have responded to controlled burns that have gotten out of control already this spring. They say that is of particular concern as the season brings warmer, drier conditions.The municipality is r...

Although Lethbridge is still relatively affordable for rent in Canada, prices are continuing to go up.The latest National Rent Report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation shows that Lethbridge is the 10th cheapest city out of the 60 that were analyzed for March 2025.A typical one-bedroom apartment in Lethbridge rented for $1...

Elections Canada is apologizing for sending some residents of Lethbridge to a different voting station for the 2025 federal election.Leanne Nyirfa, a spokesperson for the organization, says errors were made in assigning voting locations on around 900 voter information cards."From what I understand, some people are...

OTTAWA - The Liberals and Conservatives will be campaigning in the Greater Toronto Area today. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is set to make an announcement in Brampton, Ont., in the morning and meet with supporters and volunteers in Hamilton, Ont., in the afternoon. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will hold a press c...

Liberal Leader Mark Carney took his promise of making Canada an ``energy superpower'' to the heart of Canada's oil industry Wednesday, becoming the second party leader in three days to promise to speed up the review process to greenlight major national energy projects.Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre made a one-pro...

Cancer care, as well as organ and tissue donation and transplantation, will soon be overseen by Acute Care Alberta, the latest move in the Government of Alberta's efforts to overhaul health care. The government says the move will occur later this year and that the specialized focus "will ensure the best care in th...

The Government of Alberta's Ethnocultural Grant Program continues to support multicultural initiatives across the province.In the most recent intake for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the province says the program provided nearly $5 million in funding to 140 community groups to support initiatives that fostered intercultur...

According to the provincial government, data from the first three quarters of 2024 shows Alberta's tourism industry revenues have grown 10 per cent year-over-year, putting it on the path to a second record-breaking year for annual visitor spending. In 2023, Alberta's annual visitor expenditures reached $12.7 billion, s...

Premier Danielle Smith is heading to Montreal and Ottawa from April 9 to 11 to explore avenues to enhance interprovincial and international trade and investment ties.While in Montreal, officials say Premier Smith will be focused on building connections and opportunities between Alberta and Quebec in meetings with Quebe...

For the first time since the 2018-19 season, the Lethbridge Hurricanes are entering the second round of the WHL playoffs.They face the Calgary Hitmen in a best-of-seven series.Lethbridge beat the Brandon Wheat Kings in the first round 4-1, and are now the third-ranked team in the Eastern Conference. The Hitmen stand at...

The head coach of the Lethbridge Hurricanes is being recognized as one of the Western Hockey League's (WHL) best.Bill Peters has been named a finalist for the 2024-25 Dunc McCallum Memorial Award as the WHL Coach of the Year.He was hired by the Hurricanes in August 2023 and is in his second season at the head of the te...

The Western Hockey League (WHL) has announced its year-end awards and the Lethbridge Hurricanes have been nominated in three categories. WHL Business Award The Canes are nominated for this award for the second time and in the four seasons. Attendance was up for the third consecutive season and merchandise sales grew by...

Agricultural producers in the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region can rejoice - more water will be available to you this growing season.The St. Mary River Irrigation District (SMRID) set its water allocation for 2025 at 12 inches, an increase of 50 per cent from last year.SMRID board chair George Lohues says the initial all...

Registration is now open for any place that wants to be a host farm for Alberta Open Farm Days. This year's edition is set for August 16 and 17. The weekend gives people a chance to visit farms and ranches, see food production first-hand and try and buy locally produced products. The theme this year is Water, The Lifeb...

OTTAWA - The Canadian government has announced support for the country's agriculture sector as it deals with tariffs imposed by China. The federal agriculture department says in a news release that the current payment cap under AgriStability, a program that works similarly to crop insurance, will double to $6 million f...

MONTREAL - Premier François Legault says Quebec doesn't have the capacity to take in more immigrants amid a surge in the number of asylum seekers arriving at the province's border with the United States. Legault told reporters today in Sherrington, Que., that the sheer numbers are stretching Quebec's social secu...

REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says one of his legislature members made inaccurate and "very, very inappropriate comments" by calling federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh a terrorist. But Moe says Humboldt-Watrous MLA Racquel Hilbert has publicly apologized and retracted the remark. He says the programs ...

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed an order for new first-degree murder trials for an Ontario woman and three others who were convicted in an attack on her parents. Jennifer Pan was sentenced in 2015 to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years for first-degree murder, and life for attempted ...

OTTAWA - New travel numbers suggest Canadians made fewer return trips from the United States last month compared to the same time last year, with a sharp decline in trips by car. Statistics Canada says the number of Canadians returning from the U.S. by car was down almost 32 per cent compared to March 2024, the third c...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney, Poilievre campaigning in the GTA today The Liberals and Conservatives will be campaigning in the Greater Toronto Area today. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is set to make an announcement in Brampton, Ont., in the morning and m...

OTTAWA - The Liberals and Conservatives will be campaigning in the Greater Toronto Area today. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is set to make an announcement in Brampton, Ont., in the morning and meet with supporters and volunteers in Hamilton, Ont., in the afternoon. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will hold a press c...

BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday said she will halt the Trump administration from ending a program that allowed hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to temporarily live in the United States. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani that she will issue a stay on the program, which wa...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge is allowing the Trump administration to move forward with a requirement that everyone in the U.S. illegally must register with the federal government, in a move that could have far-reaching repercussions for immigrants across the country. In a ruling Thursday, Judge Trevor Neil McFadde...

NEW YORK (AP) - A helicopter crashed Thursday into the Hudson River just off Manhattan, killing six people, officials said. The fire department said it received a report of a helicopter in the water at 3:17 p.m. A official told The Associated Press that six people were aboard, and all were dead. Videos posted on social...