Town of Coaldale Councillor Jason Beekman has officially announced his candidacy for re-election in the upcoming municipal election, scheduled for Monday, October 20, 2025. Since first being elected in 2021, campaign organizers say Beekman has consistently championed initiatives aimed at improving the quality of life f...

Officials with the Blood Tribe Department of Health have announced the closure of the White Calf Shelter in Standoff on Monday, June 16, 2025. Officials say the decision was not made lightly, noting a combination of factors.According to the statement, those factors include the Blood Tribe Administration's request to re...

Welcome back to Tuesday Trail Tips. This week, we're exploring Coal Banks Trail. It's a scenic and accessible route that winds through the heart of Lethbridge.About the trailCoal Banks Trail is a regional asphalt pathway that connects parks and facilities across the city. Follow this 30-kilometre, point-to-point route ...

To accommodate the annual Lethbridge Block Party on Saturday, June 14, officials with the City of Lethbridge say the following road closures will be in effect starting at 7 a.m. that day:6 Street South between 3 Avenue and 4 Avenue3 Avenue South between 5 Street and 7 Street4 Avenue South between 6 Street and 7 StreetT...

A change to Canada's electoral system would have delivered a very different House of Commons this year - one without the monolithic regional strongholds held by both major federal parties - according to an analysis for The Canadian Press.One seasoned political observer in Alberta says shattering those party fortresses ...

Lethbridge's federal Conservative candidate is set to enter her fourth term in office.Rachael Thomas won an estimated 60.8 per cent of the votes in Monday's federal election."I'm really excited for the opportunity to once again represent the constituents of Lethbridge. I feel honoured, and yeah, I'm just full of j...

Two local mayors have re-committed to working with the woman who is set to enter her fourth term as the MP for Lethbridge.Lethbridge Mayor Blaine Hyggen and Coaldale Mayor Jack Van Rijn have issued statements on the projected re-election of Conservative candidate Rachael Thomas.She is estimated to have secured an estim...

The Alberta government says it is considering letting oil companies inject wastewater deep underground as a way to manage the toxic tailings that are accumulating in the oil sands.The idea is one of five being put forward by a government-appointed committee tasked with studying potential tailings management options.A n...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office says she and Prime Minister Mark Carney won't be watching the Edmonton Oilers battle the Florida Panthers on home ice Saturday.Smith extended an invitation last week for Carney to join her for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final.The premier's press secretary, Sam Blackett, says the u...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and three of her ministers got an earful from southern Alberta locals at a rowdy, hours-long town hall to discuss the province's coal policy. About 500 people, dressed in cowboy hats, belt buckles, and jeans, packed a community hall in Fort Macleod, Alta., for an event marked by heckling,...

The Government of Alberta has announced the maximum prescription drug co-payment for Albertans with Coverage for Seniors and Non-Group Coverage will increase for the first time in 31 years.Officials say the change is meant to combat the rising costs of government drug coverage. As a result, the cost of providing covera...

Officials with Paradise Canyon Golf Club in Lethbridge are putting a call out for volunteers for the Alberta Men's Amateur Golf Championships June 25-27.Organizers need 23 volunteers on Wednesday June 25, 23 volunteers for Thursday June 26, and 13 volunteers on Friday June 27.Volunteers will be needed for registration,...

The Sylvan Lake Gulls continue their young 2025 WCBL season this weekend with the inaugural Rural Roots Baseball Classic.The event, which pits the Gulls against the Lethbridge Bulls, goes down at Doug Lehman Field in Oyen, with first pitch at 3:30."We are very excited for the Rural Roots Baseball Classic. This is ...

Hundreds of fans celebrated the Medicine Hat Tigers at Co-op Place on Monday in a bittersweet send-off to mark the end of a historic season.The Tigers were fresh off a Memorial Cup final loss to the London Knights on Sunday night in Rimouski, Que.Tigers game host Jesse Christianson reminded the crowd that even though t...

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...

Local vendors are gearing up for the return of the Lethbridge Farmers' Market. The indoor market kicks off June 14, running every Saturday at the Agri-food Hub & Trade Centre from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., while the outdoor downtown market is on Wednesdays, starting July 2 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Festival Squa...

OTTAWA - A regional chief for Anishinabek Nation says he briefed Ontario Provincial Police yesterday on what to expect when First Nations take to the streets to protest provincial and federal legislation aimed at fast-tracking major projects. Scott McLeod says he was invited by an Indigenous relations coordinator to br...

OTTAWA - The federal public service shed almost 10,000 people last year, with the Canada Revenue Agency and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada losing the most employees. The last time the public service contracted was in 2015, when the number of people employed dropped just slightly from 257,138 to 257,034. T...

Police in Surrey, B.C., are warning residents about hundreds of Hells Angels who have arrived in the city, saying they have a history as "perpetrators and attractors of violence." Surrey Police say officers monitored a large motorcycle procession Thursday from Coquitlam to Surrey, with no incidents or disturb...

OTTAWA - The Canadian Cancer Society is warning the Carney government that its legislation to eliminate interprovincial trade barriers could undermine health standards unless it's amended to add new safeguards. The legislation, which the government will try to push quickly through the House of Commons next week, looks ...

OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations is pushing its annual general assembly from July to September due to ongoing wildfire emergencies across the country. The decision to postpone comes as First Nations mount opposition to federal and provincial plans to fast-track major infrastructure projects as a way to shore up a...

OTTAWA - A panel of experts is calling on the Public Health Agency of Canada to modernize and reform the task force responsible for preventive health guidelines for things like cancer screening. The Task Force for Preventive Health Care provides clinical guidelines for family doctors about screening and prevention meas...

A political consultant who sent artificial intelligence-generated robocalls mimicking former President Joe Biden to New Hampshire Democrats last year was acquitted Friday of voter suppression and impersonating a candidate. Steven Kramer, 56, of New Orleans, admitted orchestrating a message sent to thousands of voters t...

Former NFL player Antonio Brown is facing an attempted murder charge stemming from a shooting that took place during an altercation outside an amateur boxing event in Miami, according to an arrest warrant. Brown, 36, is accused of grabbing a handgun from a security staffer and firing two shots at a man he had gotten in...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Authorities are looking for four detainees who escaped from an immigration detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, according to the Department of Homeland Security. More "law enforcement partners" have been brought in to find the detainees missing from Delaney Hall, according to an email...