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 Squar...

A historic site in southern Alberta is now open for public visitations.Parks Canada says the Bar U Ranch is celebrating its 30th anniversary as a national historic site in 2025.The facility is open every day from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. until September 30.The following information on things to see and do at the Bar U w...

Clients at a local support agency can now enjoy the warm companionship of a dog.Link II is the first Accredited Facility Dog to report for duty at the Chinook Sexual Assault Centre (CSAC).Baylee Schmidt, supervisor at the Child and Youth Advocacy Centre, will be Link II's handler. She says the canine will help children...

Alberta Health Services (AHS) has confirmed more cases of measles in the South Zone.They say the infected people were at the following locations at the noted times:Taber Aqua Fun Centre4700 50 St., TaberMay 8: Exposure time: Approx. 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.Newell Associate Medical Clinic220 4 St. W, BrooksMay 8: Exposure time...

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...

As part of Paramedic Services Week, Alberta Health Services is inviting Albertans to say thanks for playing an "integral role in serving the public." As part of this initiative, Albertans are invited to send an online thank-you note to all paramedics for their "hard work and professional care."AHS c...

Alberta Health Services says it has been notified of people with confirmed measles in Medicine Hat, Taber, Lethbridge and Pincher Creek area who have been in public settings while infectious.AHS said in a statement Saturday that individuals who were in the following locations during the specified dates and times may ha...

This week the provincial government announced they're investing $15 million over three years in the Mitacs Internship Program so post-secondary students can gain valuable hands-on industry experience.As Alberta's economy continues to grow, the government is investing into students to help them develop the skills and ab...

Boaters are encouraged to use common sense and practice safety this long weekend.May 17-23 actually marks Safe Boating Awareness Week with the May Long Weekend marking the unofficial start to the warm season.The Canadian Safe Boating Council (CSBC) shared a report this week on drownings in the country during 2024; the ...

A group of local paddlers will represent Canada at international competitions.The Dragonboat Association of Southern Alberta (DASA) has announced that six people have earned spots on the 18U and 24U National Dragon Boat Teams. The 18U team will feature Ella Veilleux, Sierra Smith, Bobby Zhao, Kylie Marshall, and Madiso...

The Lethbridge Hurricanes will soon begin the search for a new head coach.Bill Peters has announced that he will not be renewing his contract and will not return for the 2025-26 season.He says he is seeking new opportunities, but did not specify what exactly that means."It's the right time, it's the right time to ...

A group of local amateur wrestlers has proven that they are anything but amateurs.The Lethbridge Amateur Wrestling Association (LAWA) is celebrating the accomplishments of some of its athletes.Thomas Ellis-Toddington is the new Greco-Roman National Champion in the 71 kilogram weight class after going undefeated at the ...

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 Squar...

A new provincial report states that farmers have had a good start to the season.As of May 6, 49.7 per cent of crops that are planned to be planted in the south region were already in the ground.That is up from the 10-year average of 34.8 per cent and the five-year average of 31.9 per cent.Southern Alberta's farmers are...

The City of Lethbridge could soon explore different business models for Lethbridge & District Exhibition (LDE).It was proposed at a meeting of the Economic Standing Policy Committee this week that LDE be split into two separate entities - one focused on operating the Agri-food Hub & Trade Centre and one to serv...

OTTAWA - The leaders of Canada, the United Kingdom and France have signed a joint statement condemning the expansion of Israel's military operations in Gaza, calling the level of human suffering "intolerable." More coming. The Canadian Press

BANFF - Looking out over a budding meadow with blackened tree stumps on the edge of Banff National Park, Cliff White points to a dark thicket of trees where the empty plot ends. "The next fire in here is going to be incredible," says the former Parks Canada fire management co-ordinator, standing in the expans...

MONTREAL - Last fall, as archeologist Yves Chrétien was supervising a team digging at the site of a future hockey rink northeast of Montreal, a mini excavator unearthed pieces of cut stone. Formed under an ancient sea, the stones bore marks made by Indigenous people somewhere between 6,150 and 8,200 years ago. T...

OTTAWA - Opposition parties attacked Prime Minister Mark Carney Wednesday for being vague about his plans after his government said it would not table a federal budget before the House of Commons rises for the summer. Following the first Liberal cabinet meeting after the swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday, Finance Ministe...

OTTAWA - Public transit, cycling and walking will be the "primary and preferred modes" of getting fans to and from the Ottawa Senators' planned downtown arena, says a newly disclosed agreement on the project. Under the agreement, a group led by the NHL team would be responsible for designing, building and pay...

NAKUSP - Protesters who have been camping this weekend at a British Columbia ostrich farm that's been ordered to kill its entire flock because of bird flu say they're preparing to stay longer. Universal Ostrich Farm, in Edgewood, B.C., has been battling with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency over the cull of 399 bird...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with its dismantling of the U.S. Institute of Peace, an organization taken over in March by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell ruled that the think tank, which was create...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to deportation. The court's order, with only one noted dissent, puts on hold a ruling from a federal judge in San Francisco that kept in place Temporary Protected...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has grown "frustrated" with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the White House said Monday ahead of separate calls Trump is holding in hopes of making progress toward a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine. Trump expressed his hopes f...