A hockey player from Lethbridge is set to go pro.Carter Klippenstein was selected in the fourth round (123 overall) by the Minnesota Wild in the NHL Draft, which took place June 27-28, 2025.The 18-year-old centre has spent the last two seasons with the Brandon Wheat Kings, amassing a combined 49 points (24g-25a) betwee...

The Ridin' for Kids Foundation capped off its annual fundraiser by raising thousands of dollars for Medicine Hat girl Myah Litowsky.After six months of fundraising, the foundation raised $76,519.33 in support of Myah, who is battling multiple chronic and life-altering diseases.Hundreds of community members gathered for...

Lethbridge will be one of two southern Alberta cities hosting some of the top prospects in hockey.The Canadian Hockey League (CHL), along with its three member leagues, has announced that Lethbridge and Calgary will serve as the host cities for the 2025 CHL USA Prospects Challenge.The first game of the two-game series ...

Canada Day is just around the corner and the City of Lethbridge wants to ensure that everyone is prepared.A series of celebrations throughout the community will impact traffic and parking in the following areas:Traffic flowWith a new setup this year, including both Henderson Lake Park and Lethbridge & District Exhi...

Town of Coaldale councillor Bill Chapman has officially announced his intent to seek re-election in the upcoming municipal election Oct. 20, 2025. "I am honoured to once again put my name forward for Coaldale town council," says Chapman, in a press release Thursday. "Together with my colleagues, we've ma...

Voters in Lethbridge will get some fun and creative stickers when they cast their ballots this fall. The City of Lethbridge is teaming up with local school divisions to launch an "I Voted" sticker contest for students in Grades K-12. City Clerk and Returning Officer Bonnie Hilford says she is excited to see w...

A Lethbridge man looks to become one of the city's newest councillors.Ryan Mennie has been certified to run in the 2025 municipal election. The election period runs from October 8-20.He provided the following answers to an LNN questionnaire:Why did you want to run for Lethbridge City Council?I grew up right here in Let...

As Canada prepares Tuesday to blow out 158 birthday candles, Alberta plans three days later to formalize rules making it easier to have an independence celebration of its own.Beginning Friday, Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative government is officially lowering the required threshold for citizens to initiate ...

According to Acute Care Alberta and Primary Care Alberta, falls are the leading cause of injuries leading to emergency department or urgent care centre visits for children in Alberta.With that being said, health officials say it's important to stay safe this summer - and that includes recognizing the signs of concussio...

Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Justin Wright says a planned summer tour to hear from Albertans on potential referendum topics is a great way for the Alberta government to engage from the bottom-up.Premier Danielle Smith announces the Alberta Next Panel on June 24, 2025. Courtesy: Government of Alberta"It's an avenue for...

An Alberta judge has put on hold a provincial law that bans doctors from providing gender-affirming care to youth.Justice Allison Kuntz, in a written judgment, has issued a temporary injunction against the law, saying it raises serious issues that need to be hashed out in court.Kuntz says a temporary stop to the law is...

A hockey player from Lethbridge is set to go pro.Carter Klippenstein was selected in the fourth round (123 overall) by the Minnesota Wild in the NHL Draft, which took place June 27-28, 2025.The 18-year-old centre has spent the last two seasons with the Brandon Wheat Kings, amassing a combined 49 points (24g-25a) betwee...

Lethbridge will be one of two southern Alberta cities hosting some of the top prospects in hockey.The Canadian Hockey League (CHL), along with its three member leagues, has announced that Lethbridge and Calgary will serve as the host cities for the 2025 CHL USA Prospects Challenge.The first game of the two-game series ...

The Canadian Olympic Foundation is honouring a local swimmer for his accomplishments.Apollo Hess has been given the 2025 Team Canada Indigenous Athlete Award.The 22-year-old from Lethbridge is a member of the Blood Tribe. He says he models himself after the buffalo, which he explains is the only known animal to turn an...

Alberta's government has provided a one-time grant of $3.2 million to 12 applied research associations to upgrade equipment, facilities and infrastructure. Announced on Wednesday, the government says the funding will help improve agricultural research and Alberta producers' competitiveness. Provincial officials say app...

A new provincial report shows that farmers in the south region have made more progress on spring seeding than everywhere else in Alberta. As of Tuesday, May 20, 2025, it says 86.7 per cent of all crops in the area had been planted. That is compared to the provincial average of 73.1 per cent. It is also about 12 to 13 p...

Two local Members of Parliament are set to continue playing prominent roles within the Conservative Party of Canada.Leader Pierre Poilievre has announced his leadership team and shadow cabinet, saying his party will fight for a Canada that is affordable, safe, united, and self-reliant."Now, our bigger and better t...

TORONTO - A new report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says progress has been made on removing trade barriers within Canada, but it adds that the patchwork of approaches could create new issues. Ryan Mallough, CFIB's vice-president of legislative affairs, says the progress has been encouraging, but t...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has called a byelection for the riding of Battle River - Crowfoot in Alberta for Aug. 18. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is expected to run in the riding after losing his Ottawa-area seat in the April to Liberal Bruce Fanjoy. Former Conservative MP Damien Kurek resigned the sea...

OTTAWA - The prime minister's incoming chief of staff and two doctors who led Canadians through the COVID-19 pandemic are among 83 appointments to the Order of Canada, being announced today by Gov. Gen. Mary Simon. The list includes Marc-André Blanchard, who takes over in July as Prime Minister Mark Carney's chi...

OTTAWA - U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick thanked Canada for rescinding its digital services tax in a move to resume trade negotiations with the United States. In a post on social media, Lutnick says the tax would have been "a deal breaker" for any trade deal with the U.S. The Canadian government announ...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canada rescinds digital services tax Canada is rescinding its digital services tax and will resume trade negotiations with the United States, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said in a statement issued late Sund...

OTTAWA - Parliamentarians likely will get a chance later this year to debate whether to adopt a livestock brand as an official national symbol. A bill to create the brand was introduced earlier in June by Saskatchewan Conservative MP Steven Bonk. If the bill passes, the brand will become Canada's 10th national symbol -...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota's lone member of the U.S. House, Republican Dusty Johnson, announced Monday that he will run for governor in the 2026 election, ending a six-year tenure in Congress and potentially facing off against the incumbent governor. Johnson's office issued a news release announcing his plan...

NEW YORK (AP) - The WNBA is expanding to 18 teams over the next five years, with Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia all set to join the league by 2030. Cleveland will begin play in 2028, Detroit in 2029 and Philadelphia the season after, assuming they get approval from the NBA and WNBA Board of Governors. Toronto and ...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, a Republican from Nebraska, announced Monday he will not seek reelection next year amid an increasingly polarized political climate. Bacon, 61, said at a news conference at Omaha's airport that he would not seek a sixth term representing Nebraska's second district with its so-cal...