A local man is going home with a brand new pickup truck.The Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation (CRHF) has announced the winner of its 2025 Truck Lottery.Jim Sazalski has won a 2025 Ford F-150 XLT Super Crew Cab, valued at $77,000.CRHF CEO Crystal Elliott congratulated Sazalski and said this was one of their most succ...

Canadians are set to run, walk, bike, and rollerblade this weekend for cancer research.The Terry Fox Run is set to take place in many communities across the country on Sunday, September 14, 2025.In Lethbridge, registration at the Legacy Park Picnic Shelter will be at 10:00 a.m., with the run commencing at 11. Full deta...

The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is asking the public to stay clear of an area of the west side for the time being.Just after 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 10, LPS said its officers were on scene at a high-risk incident on the 100 block of Sundial Court West.There is no word on the nature of the incident.We will ha...

An experienced member of city council is seeking another term.Rajko Dodic has announced that he will be running for re-election in the 2025 municipal election, taking place October 8-20.He provided the following answers to a questionnaire by LNN:Why did you want to run for Lethbridge City Council? One of the main reaso...

An experienced member of city council is seeking another term.Rajko Dodic has announced that he will be running for re-election in the 2025 municipal election, taking place October 8-20.He provided the following answers to a questionnaire by LNN:Why did you want to run for Lethbridge City Council? One of the main reaso...

A long-standing member of the Lethbridge Herald has thrown his hat into the race for City Council.Al Beeber has announced his candidacy in the 2025 municipal election, set to take place October 8-20.He provided the following answers to an LNN questionnaire:Why did you want to run for Lethbridge City Council? I believe ...

The race for Lethbridge City Council continues to grow.Kaitte Aurora is vying for one of eight seats in the 2025 municipal election, set to take place from October 8-20.She provided the following answers to an LNN questionnaire:Why did you want to run for Lethbridge City Council?I am a progressive populist, and I am ru...

The Alberta government says it is keeping its promise to increase funding for women's shelters by $10 million over four years.Every year, the province says women's shelters across Alberta support thousands of children and families by providing critical services such as emergency accommodations, safety planning, cultura...

The union representing Alberta's 51,000 teachers says they are planning to walk off the job starting Oct. 6.Jason Schilling, head of the Alberta Teachers' Association, says members are losing patience and the government must solve the labour dispute or face a providewide strike."What teachers want is simple: class...

EDMONTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney is in his hometown of Edmonton for two days of planning meetings ahead of Parliament's return next week. Carney is expected to address his fellow Liberal MPs in a speech to rally his troops before the House of Commons curtains rise on Monday for the fall sitting of Parliament. The ...

The Alberta Ombudsman's office has released its 2024-25 annual report, in the process revealing a record number of complaints.Ombudsman Kevin Brezinksi and his office responds to and investigates complaints of unfair treatment by provincial government authorities, municipalities, the Patient Concerns Resolution Process...

A member of the University of Lethbridge (U of L) faculty has taken a stand against a new Government of Alberta policy.Dr. Craig Coburn, a professor of geography and environment, has resigned from the U of L Board of Governors after it was forced to accept the new Fairness and Safety in Sport Act."After the end of...

A roster shakeup has been announced as the Lethbridge Hurricanes work through the pre-season.It has reassigned Kale Tipler, Hunter Kapen, Aiden Across The Mountain, Trace Langan and Wesley Lizotte.The following bio sections were provided to LNN in a press release from the Lethbridge Hurricanes:Tipler, 19, has been re-a...

Four young hockey players are set to join the Lethbridge Hurricanes. The team has signed WHL Scholarship and Development Agreements for defenceman Liam McFadden and forwards Luka Samu, Graham Gard, and Hunter Kapen.McFadden, 14, was originally selected in the third round (54th overall) in the 2025 WHL Draft. The Edmont...

Only a few days remain for post-secondary students in a region of southern Alberta to apply for funding.The St. Mary River Irrigation District says Sunday, August 31, 2025, will be the final day to apply for its annual scholarship.It awards up to 15 students with $2,000 each.Applicants must meet at least one of the fol...

The Government of Alberta is increasing access to low-cost loans for livestock producers, and the industry seems fairly happy about it. The increase is specifically to the lending limit on the Feeder Associations Loan Guarantee Program (FALGP). The program has been utilized enough to reach its previous limit of $150 mi...

Lethbridge Polytechnic is celebrating the second-largest gift it has ever received.The estate of Joe and Laverna Hranac has given $2.8 million to the institution, which will support operations at the Lethbridge Polytechnic Research Farm.Dr. Brad Donaldson, President and CEO of Lethbridge Polytechnic, says the money wil...

VANCOUVER - The man accused of stabbing three people at a Vancouver Chinatown festival two years ago says he was mentally and "morally" sick at the time of the attack. Blair Donnelly's remarks come as he faces cross-examination on the third day of his trial in Vancouver for aggravated assault, two years to th...

OTTAWA - Elections Canada apologized Tuesday to the Kativik Regional Government in Quebec for problems community members faced while voting in the last federal election. Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault travelled to Kuujjuaq to apologize in person at a government council meeting. Following the April 28 ...

OTTAWA - Environment groups are calling on the federal government to move swiftly on climate policies in the upcoming session of Parliament. The calls are coming as the Liberal government sends unclear signals about greenhouse gas emission targets and rolls back a policy to get more electric vehicles on the road. While...

MONTREAL - Quebec's police watchdog says a former Nunavik police officer has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexual offences against four victims. The Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes says Charlie Keelan was arrested in Sept. 2024 for offences that occurred between 1997 and 2020 when he was an...

VANCOUVER - The estate of Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit alleging he sexually assaulted a fellow painter, saying the accuser is engaged in a "defamation campaign" that began after being denied a bid to be promoted as Morrisseau's "artistic successor." The estat...

EDMONTON - An Edmonton woman has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the killing of an eight-year-old girl in a case that has seen police publicly challenge Crown prosecutors. The 29-year-old was charged with first-degree murder but has pleaded guilty to the reduced charge. Edmonton's interim police chief earlier made pu...

OREM, Utah (AP) - Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was shot Wednesday at an event at a Utah college, Turning Point said. The Associated Press

WOHYN, Poland (AP) - Multiple Russian drones crossed into Poland in what European officials described Wednesday as a deliberate provocation, causing NATO to send fighter jets to shoot them down. A NATO spokesman said it was the first time the alliance confronted a potential threat in its airspace. The incursion, which ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Data from President Donald Trump's federal law enforcement operation in Washington shows that more than 40% of the arrests made in its first 30 days were immigration related. Trump has portrayed the operation as focused on crime. The data, analyzed by The Associated Press, underscores that the adminis...