It was another banner year for tourism in Lethbridge.Tourism Lethbridge has released its Power of Tourism: 2024 Annual Report, which says that visitor spending in the city last year increased by 5.5 per cent compared to 2023.Board Chair Michelle Day Miles says more visitors went to local shops, restaurants and hotels, ...

You can help shape the future of creative industries in the region.Economic Development Lethbridge (EDL) is working to establish what it calls a "Creative Industries Hub" and is looking for industry partners to undertake a feasibility study.The purpose of the study is to evaluate the potential for a regional ...

It has been two years since the City of Lethbridge started picking up organic waste the same way it does garbage and recycling.Waste & Recycling Collections Manager James Nicholls says the anniversary comes on Earth Day, April 22."What better way to celebrate Earth Day than by sharing some positive statistics ...

The City of Lethbridge is now accepting applications for its 2025 Environmental Incentive Program.From April 22 to December 31, 2025, residents can apply for rebates on the purchase of rain barrels or the replacement of old, inefficient toilets with new low-flow toilets.Each household can get up to two rebates in each ...

Elections Canada says a record number of Canadians cast their ballots early in advance polls this year.The agency says that, over four days of polling between Friday and Monday, 7.3 million people voted.That's up 25 per cent from early voting figures in the 2021 federal election.Elections Canada says it made adjustment...

Young Canadians will get their first opportunity to participate in an election.CIVIX has partnered with Elections Canada to hold the Student Vote for the 2025 federal election.CIVIX CEO Lindsay Mazzucco says the mock vote is designed to introduce students to politics and foster a habit of democratic participation.Stude...

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is claiming the Liberals will impose a tax on Canadians' home equity if they're re-elected as the federal election campaign enters its final week. The last day of advance voting in the general election saw federal leaders scattered across the country, pitching plans on homebuilding ...

Health officials in Alberta are reporting 29 new cases of measles, bringing the province's total to 118 since early March.The government says many of the new cases are in Alberta's south and central zones, seven are in the north and one is in Edmonton.Alberta Health Services says people may have been exposed to the hig...

A judge has granted Alberta's government its request to question the former head of the provincial health authority about confidential emails she is accused of keeping and sharing without permission.It's the latest development in a high-profile lawsuit launched by Athana Mentzelopoulos, the former chief executive of Al...

A Medicine Hat-born Catholic priest, who was charged with a crucial role when Pope Francis made a rare visit to Canada three years ago, says the late pontiff was thoughtful, humble and took care to be present in the moment.Rev. Cristino Bouvette, a priest with the Diocese of Calgary based in Strathmore, was charged wit...

The Minister of Jobs, Economy and Trade, Matt Jones, is travelling south to promote Alberta's potential for trade, energy and investment. Jones will travel to Michigan, Ohio and Illinois from Apr. 21-24 to strengthen economic relationships and tout Alberta's competitive advantage. He will meet with U.S. officials and b...

There will be a game six in the second-round playoff series between the Lethbridge Hurricanes and Calgary Hitmen.The Hitmen beat the Hurricanes 3-2 in overtime Wednesday evening at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena.Calgary kicked off scoring early in the first period, while Noah Chadwick got the Canes on the scoreboard a f...

We could potentially see two members of the Lethbridge Hurricanes being drafted into the NHL.The league has released its final Central Scouting ranking ahead of the NHL Draft on June 27 and 28, 2025.Carsen Adair is ranked 203rd among North American skaters.The 18-year-old defenseman from Clavet, Saskatchewan, is in his...

The Lethbridge Hurricanes are hoping to get back into winning ways when game four of their second-round WHL playoff series against Calgary starts on Wednesday, April 16.The Canes fell 5-3 to the Hitmen Tuesday night, their first loss of the series.After a first period where neither team made it onto the scoreboard, Cal...

Results Driven Agricultural Research (RDAR) has announced its latest funding recipient for agricultural research.The non-profit has announced a grant of $229,065 for Whole Leaf Ltd, an indoor, year-round producer of lettuce just east of Coaldale.The money will be used to develop water management strategies to reduce fu...

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...

Wilton Littlechild remembers closing his eyes before Pope Francis lead his first mass at the Vatican more than a decade ago. He wanted to clearly hear every word. As the pope's voice grew louder, Littlechild, a residential school survivor and former commissioner for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, sa...

MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner says that if the province's penalties for drunk driving had been in line with the rest of the country, a driver who slammed into a motorcyclist in 2020 would not have been on the road when the fatal accident occurred. Coroner Geneviève Thériault says the man who was behind the ...

WASHINGTON - White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says there have been "successes" at the Canada-U.S. border - but is offering no new hints about what might convince U.S. President Donald Trump to drop his tariffs on Canada. Leavitt says there has been a significant drop in the number of people illega...

The Prime Minister's Office hasn't confirmed whether Mark Carney will attend Saturday's funeral of Pope Francis at the Vatican, with the announcement about Canadian representation at the event still to come. Here are some of the dignitaries already confirmed to attend the funeral in St. Peter's Square. - Prince William...

Elections Canada says a record number of Canadians cast their ballots early in advance polls this year.The agency says that, over four days of polling between Friday and Monday, 7.3 million people voted.That's up 25 per cent from early voting figures in the 2021 federal election.Elections Canada says it made adjustment...

QUÉBEC - Quebec's Health Department has declared an end to the measles outbreak in the province. A spokeswoman said today the department determined the outbreak was over after no new cases were reported over the weekend. Marie-Christine Patry says an outbreak can be considered over if 32 days pass without a new ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - Jurors have convicted a Southern California judge of second-degree murder for fatally shooting his wife while the couple argued and watched television at home, a prosecutor's office says. Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, 74, was on trial for the 2023 death of his wife Sheryl...

PHOENIX (AP) - An Arizona jury has found Lori Vallow Daybell guilty of conspiring to murder her estranged husband, meaning the mother with doomsday religious beliefs faces another life sentence after she was already convicted in Idaho in the killings of her two youngest children and a romantic rival. Prosecutors said s...

NEW YORK (AP) - A jury concluded Tuesday that The New York Times did not libel former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for an error in a 2017 editorial that she says damaged her reputation. The jury deliberated a little over two hours before reaching its verdict after lawyers for Palin and the newspaper delivered closing argume...