A day of friendly competition aims to benefit a trio of local causes.The 14th Annual Coaldale Family 5K Fun Run takes place on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at the Coaldale Christian School at 10:00 a.m."The Family 5K Fun Run is perfect for runners of all levels," reads a media release from the event organizers. ...

A trio of post-secondary students have been rewarded for coming up with unique and innovative business ideas.The business students at Lethbridge Polytechnic took part in the University of Lethbridge's LaunchPoint Pitch Competition in early March, one of whom claimed first prize.Roberta Mistaken ChiefThe first-year Busi...

One of the region's first providers of seniors' housing has reached a major milestone.The Green Acres Foundation has been operating in Lethbridge for 65 years, opening its first facility in 1960.CEO Dawna Coslovi says, "This is such an extraordinary event for us. We're so proud of the fact that, for the last 65 ye...

A total of 20 people are looking to represent the four federal ridings south of Calgary.Elections Canada has released its list of every candidate for the 2025 federal election.LNN has reached out to all candidates in the local ridings and has published articles on many of them, but there are still a few that we are wai...

A total of 20 people are looking to represent the four federal ridings south of Calgary.Elections Canada has released its list of every candidate for the 2025 federal election.LNN has reached out to all candidates in the local ridings and has published articles on many of them, but there are still a few that we are wai...

Liberal Leader Mark Carney said Thursday he would pass tougher laws to stop people from being harassed at their places of worship, part of a suite of crime and justice measures he unveiled at a campaign stop in southern Ontario.The promise comes after more than a year of reports of rising hate targeting Jews and Muslim...

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 fatality inquiry is to take place in June for the three people killed five years ago when a tour bus tumbled down an embankment on the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park.Three people died and 14 suffered life-threatening injuries after the bus lost control and landed on its roof in the popular tourist destinat...

Alberta's government is looking to give the green light to hydrogen as a home and commercial heating fuel in a move it says will boost demand and reduce emissions.If passed, legislation tabled by Utilities Minister Nathan Neudorf will allow utility companies to blend hydrogen into their supply of natural gas provided c...

As Alberta heads into the heart of wildfire season, the province is committing almost $1 million to upgrade its early-warning systems.Forestry Minister Todd Loewen says $900,000 is being allocated to upgrade and expand its network of 150 weather stations.These stations monitor environmental conditions, like temperature...

The Government of Alberta is pleased to report it has finalized more flood maps in the past five years than in the previous 35 combined. Officials say flood maps play a critical role in informing local emergency response plans and guiding future development decisions. In the last five years, flood mapping has launched ...

The Lethbridge Hurricanes got off to a great start in the second round of the playoffs.Game 1 against the Calgary Hitmen took place on Thursday, April 10 at the Scotiabank Saddledome with the Canes securing a 4-0 win.Different members of the Lethbridge team scored all four goals.Kooper Gizowski secured the win for the ...

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...

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...

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of James Busch, who escaped from a Vancouver Island prison in 2019 with another inmate, then killed a man who lived near the institution. Busch and fellow inmate Zachary Armitage escaped from William Head Institution, a minim...

MONTREAL - The sexual assault civil trial of Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon will resume next week after the Court of Appeal rejected his appeal of the scope of questions his lawyers could ask in his defence. In a brief hearing today, the province's highest court dismissed Rozon's appeal filed in the midst of his...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says there are signs that the global and Canadian economies are slowing. Carney took another day off the campaign trail today to convene his Canada-U.S. cabinet committee today after a raucous week of White House tariff policy. Markets have been in turmoil since Trump escalated his t...

CHARLOTTETOWN - The University of Prince Edward Island apologized today to a former artist in residence who quit after administrators ordered him to remove a painting that offended some American faculty members. Christopher Griffin's painting, "The Crossing," shows lemmings gathered around an American flag as...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney meeting with cabinet committee in Ottawa Prime Minister Mark Carney has suspended his election campaign yet again to deal with the fallout of U.S. tariffs. Carney is expected to chair a meeting this morning with his cabinet...

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests 60 per cent of Canadians say they will personally feel the effects of U.S. tariffs - and most believe Canada should fight back. The poll, which was conducted by Leger for the Association of Canadian Studies, also says that most respondents report their level of trust in Americans has droppe...

JENA, La. (AP) - Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil can be deported as a national security risk, an immigration judge in Louisiana ruled Friday during a hearing over the legality of kicking the activist who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations out of the U.S. Immigration Judge Jamee E. Comans...

ATLANTA (AP) - The U.S. Marshals Service said Friday that a convicted killer who was mistakenly released from a Georgia jail has been caught two weeks later in Florida - ending days of anxiety for the victim's family outside Orlando who feared he might harm them over their role in the trial. Kathan Guzman, 22, was supp...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A suspected bomb exploded Friday outside the Athens offices of Hellenic Train, Greece's main railway company. There were no immediate reports of injuries. Police cordoned off the area, along a major avenue in the Greek capital, where residents said a loud explosion had occurred Friday night. Local...