The City of Lethbridge will join 50 other Canadian monuments in dozens of communities in showing its support for World Tuberculosis (TB) Day.City Hall will be illuminated red on the evening of Monday, March 24, 2025. Organizers are encouraging the public to post photos of the participating buildings to their social med...

The 2025 Runner's Soul Moonlight Run in Lethbridge will take place on Saturday, March 22, 2025, resulting in temporary road closures and changes with transit.The event kicks off at 8:00 p.m., and participants can choose between between a six km walk/run or a 10 km run. It starts at CASA in downtown Lethbridge and heads...

A business in southern Alberta will get some assistance in making some capital expenditures.The Government of Alberta has announced $10 million in funding under Budget 2025 for the Aboriginal Business Investment Fund (ABIF). It helps community-owned Indigenous businesses buy or upgrade equipment or tackle other infrast...

Lethbridge Polytechnic will celebrate Stone Pipe Days from March 24-28, 2025, inviting students, employees, and the community to honour the Siksikaitsitapi, the Blackfoot people, and their traditions. This year's theme, "Coming together in a holistic way," highlights the event's focus on unity, cultural under...

Alberta's Budget 2025 has allocated $10 million that, if passed, would support the Aboriginal Business Investment Fund (ABIF) to help community-owned Indigenous businesses buy or upgrade equipment and infrastructure needed to create jobs and contribute to sustainable and thriving communities. The ABIF program launched ...

The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination acknowledges that injustices driven by racial discrimination still take place every day in Canada.Muhammad Yaseen, Alberta's minister of immigration and multiculturalism, said that progress continues to be made but there is always more to do to ensure t...

Premier Danielle Smith says she would form a panel to generate ideas on what Alberta should do if her demands of Canada's next government aren't met.Smith wants an end to a number of policies that were put in place under former prime minister Justin Trudeau that she says have done nothing but harm Alberta's oil and gas...

Alberta's government is investing $800 million over eight years in a new partnership to improve cancer care through research, new equipment, and AI.The Cancer Innovation Value Partnership, in collaboration with Siemens Healthineers and the Alberta Cancer Foundation, aims to enhance early detection, reduce wait times, a...

There will be some local representation in a major collegiate hockey tournament.The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) has announced that 176 CHL alumni will take part in the 2025 U SPORTS Men's Hockey Championship.Tristan Zandee and Ty Prefontaine from Lethbridge will be among the tournament's competitors.The 21-year-old Za...

Western Hockey League (WHL) fans across Canada and the world will soon have the ability to watch games for free.On Thursday the WHL and Victory+, a sports streaming service owned by A Parent Media Co. Inc., announced a multi-year deal where fans will be able to stream regular season and playoff games for free beginning...

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...

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...

MONTREAL - The federal government says it will continue to fund Jordan's Principle to support First Nations children through 2026. Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu announced the extension about 24 hours before a federal election campaign is expected to kick off. No specific spending amounts were provided in the...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia has become the latest province to scrap electrical vehicle rebates for Teslas due to the CEO's association with the U.S. administration and its trade war on Canada. The Progressive Conservative government joined with the NDP and Liberal opposition parties in a vote dropping the electric automaker ...

OTTAWA - The federal health minister says that as of May, all eligible Canadians will be able to apply for the federal dental care program. The program was launched initially for seniors in December 2023 and has been expanded in phases to cover children and people with disabilities. In May, the program will open to oth...

The Canadian government has updated its travel advisory for those heading south of the border, noting the U.S. requires that visitors register if staying more than 30 days. The updated advisory says the registration requirement applies to Canadians and other foreign nationals travelling to the U.S. Ottawa says those wh...

EDMONTON - Jordon Kosikowie has been thinking a lot about what would happen if Alberta joined the United States. The 35-year-old works in the oil and gas industry in the Edmonton area and says life has been hard in recent years. So he's open to the idea if it brings more prosperity. "If there's an opportunity for ...

Singing frogs are looking for love. Sweet sap is flowing from the maple trees. Striking migratory birds are returning to their northerly nests. Spring is about transformation, a season often marked by its dynamic sights, smells, sounds and tastes. As humans change the climate, our experience of the season is changing, ...

ROME (AP) - Pope Francis will be released from the hospital on Sunday, after 38 days battling a life-threatening case of pneumonia in both lungs, his doctors said. Gemelli medical director Dr. Sergio Alfieri said Francis will require at least two months of rest and rehabilitation as he continues recovering back at the ...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - At least three people were killed and 14 others were injured in a mass shooting at a park in the desert city of Las Cruces, New Mexico, police said Saturday. Police were asking Saturday for bystanders to share videos and other tips as they continued to seek a suspect or suspects in the attack, w...

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Israel struck Lebanon on Saturday in retaliation for rockets targeting Israel, in the heaviest exchange of fire since the ceasefire. Earlier, rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel for the second time since December, sparking concern about whether the fragile ceasefire with the Lebanese mili...