Alberta Health Services (AHS) is notifying the public of a recently confirmed case of measles in the community.They say a visitor traveled from Toronto to Taber on March 8, 2025, and was in public settings in the community while infectious.AHS warns that people who were in the following locations during the specified t...

One company says a growing number of people are looking to visit Lethbridge.That is according to a new report from Airbnb, which says searches for domestic stays in its short-term rentals are up by nearly 20 per cent so far in 2025."More Canadians than ever are choosing to explore their own backyard, supporting th...

A pair of physicians that served southern Alberta have closed their practices, officials say.Doctors Joy and Andrew Okoror worked at the Bow Island and Foremost medical clinics.They closed their practices due to "unforeseen circumstances" as of March 12, according to a County of Forty Mile news release.The Fo...

The RCMP says it is investigating a serious motor vehicle.It was first reported to media at 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18, 2025.Details are sparse at this time, but the collision occurred at the intersection of Highways 4 and 845 southeast of Lethbridge.The RCMP says the south bound lanes are currently closed, while 5...

Alberta's energy minister says the government will never use public tax dollars to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells. Brian Jean says it will never be an option, despite a newly leaked government-funded report listing recommendations for how Alberta should reclaim its nearly 80,000 inactive wells. The recommendation...

Thousands of education support staff around Alberta are set to return to their posts in the coming days as a months-long strike winds down, union officials said Tuesday.The Canadian Union of Public Employees said tentative contracts with the Parkland School Division, the Calgary Board of Education and the Calgary Catho...

The Alberta government is increasing financial support for foster and kinship caregivers to ease cost-of-living pressures and provide stability for children and youth in care.As part of Budget 2025, if passed, the province has allocated $3.1 million to raise caregiver rates by two per cent, helping cover day-to-day exp...

The Government of Alberta is alerting the public of a measles outbreak in the northern part of the province in an effort to halt further spread of the disease.As of March 13, health officials have confirmed six cases in the province but were all a part of the same household. Despite that, it raises concerns about the p...

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 Lethbridge Sport Council has announced the recipients of the 2024 Lethbridge Sport Council Achievement Awards, celebrating contributions to local sports. Now in its 15th year, the awards recognize athletes, coaches, volunteers, and organizations that have made a lasting impact on the community.Executive Director of...

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...

A multi-million dollar grant will help an agri-food processor in Lethbridge to continue to innovate in plant-based protein markets.Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) has announced $2.3 million in funding for PIP Lethbridge Inc. PIP opened in the city in 2022 and both produces and researches yellow pea-based pro...

Federal, provincial and territorial agriculture ministers says they will continue with a Team Canada approach in dealing with US tariffs. The ministers met in Ottawa on Thursday as part of what a release from the federal agriculture department calls "ongoing discussions related to the impacts and potential respons...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting a meeting with Canada's premiers on Friday. The prime minister's office and the office of Ontario Premier Doug Ford confirmed details of the meeting. It comes as Carney is widely expected to call an election within just days or weeks. He was in Iqaluit Tuesday in a bid to ...

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver International Auto Show says it has removed Tesla from participating in this week's event over safety concerns. Executive Director Eric Nicholl says the show asked the electric carmaker to withdraw because of a "primary concern" for the safety of workers, attendees and exhibitors. Mo...

OTTAWA - The Conservative party is breaking from tradition and will not be allowing media onboard planes and buses for Pierre Poilievre's election campaign. In an email Tuesday, national campaign director Jenni Byrne says costs for travel have "risen considerably," as has the capacity for digital and remote a...

VANCOUVER - British Columbia seafood producers are bracing for impact as China is slated to impose 25-per-cent tariffs on geoduck clams, a move that could devastate the multimillion-dollar export industry that is built almost exclusively on Chinese markets. Christina Burridge, executive director with the BC Seafood All...

VANCOUVER - The outdoors were a refuge for many during the pandemic as people hit their local trail networks to mountain bike, hike, run and walk, but advocates in British Columbia say the value of trails isn't reflected in the level of support they receive. Deanne Cote, executive director of the North Shore Mountain B...

OTTAWA - With a federal election call expected any day now, the Liberal party is trailing well behind its rivals on nominating candidates. The Conservatives have nominated 275 candidates out of 343 ridings, the NDP has 217 candidates and the Green Party has 208 - but the Liberal party has so far nominated just 185 cand...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's executive order banning transgender people from military service on Tuesday U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington, D.C., ruled that Trump's order to exclude transgender troops from military service likely violates their constitutional rights. She ...

DALLAS (AP) - Previously classified documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy were released Tuesday following an order by President Donald Trump shortly after he took office. The documents were posted on the website of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. The vast majori...

ANGOLA, La. (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-ditch effort to block Louisiana's first execution using nitrogen gas, which is scheduled for Tuesday evening. Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, is to be put to death for the 1996 murder of advertising executive Mary "Molly" Elliott in what would be Louisiana's f...