Officials with the City of Lethbridge say a closed door helped contain a house fire in south Lethbridge.The city says fire crews from three stations responded to the 1800 block of 18 Street South at around 2:10 p.m. Monday. Officials say the 19 firefighters arrived to find light smoke coming from the one-story family h...

The Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation (CRHF) and the Cardiac Sciences Advisory Cabinet have announced a donation of one million dollars from an anonymous family. "We are astounded by this enormous gesture of generosity from this southern Alberta family," says Crystal Elliott, CEO, Chinook Regional Hospital...

To continue transparency with the community, Lethbridge City Council has publicly released past confidential meeting documents relating to the Lethbridge and District Exhibition (LDE). Council gave direction at their January 23, 2024, meeting to release documents that had previously been kept confidential. Since that d...

The City of Lethbridge is advising residents to exercise caution when using the river near Peenaquim Dog Park over the next 24 hours. Officials say an unknown quantity of fire suppression concentrate is currently exiting the wastewater treatment plant through its outfall. The city says, however, there is no impact on t...

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 industry group representing Canada's oil and gas service contractors has laid out its top priorities for the Liberal government in Ottawa, which held onto power in Monday's federal election.The Canadian Association of Energy Contractors says both the Liberals and the Conservatives recognized the need to grow oil an...

Alberta Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver has resigned from cabinet amid speculation he will run for the vacant position of Speaker of the house.Premier Danielle Smith says she's grateful for McIver's commitment and hard work in serving Albertans.She says Tourism Minister Joseph Schow will take on McIver's portfoli...

According to Statistics Canada, Alberta has now reached five million people.You can see StatsCan's live population tracker here.Alberta hit four million in October 2013, it was summarized by an economic post by ATB Financial's Mark Parsons on Monday.Based on the medium-growth projection from Alberta Treasury Board and ...

The Government of Alberta says it is helping to keep industries competitive and defend jobs with its latest move.The province has announced that it is freezing the industrial carbon tax, which is currently set at $95 per tonne of emissions.It was scheduled to rise to $110 per tonne in 2026 and eventually reach $170 per...

As Alberta flirts with the possibility of a referendum on separation, Quebec sovereigntists are watching with interest - and a healthy dose of skepticism. Some are hoping a wave of separatist sentiment in Alberta will put wind in the sails of Quebec's own independence movement, which took a blow in the recent federal e...

A long-time member of the Lethbridge Hurricanes has decided what his future holds.Logan McCutheon has committed to Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He says it is a great hockey school."They love their hockey at [Quinnipiac] and it's a good program that won it a couple of years ago, so I think it's rea...

A prominent member of the Lethbridge Hurricanes this past season is returning to his home country.Vojtech Port has announced that he has signed with the HC Vitkovice in the Czechia pro league.The 19-year-old was originally drafted by the Red Deer Rebels in the first round (49 overall) in the 2022 CHL Import Draft.He wa...

The Lethbridge Hurricanes have added another member to their roster, signing 2006-born defenceman Nathan Maloney to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.The 18-year-old was undrafted in the WHL Prospects Draft.The Strathmore, AB, product has spent the 2024-2025 season with the Calgary Canucks of the Alberta Juni...

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...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith returned Saturday from her visit to Asia to identify new opportunities for collaboration across Alberta's resource, agri-food and technology sectors. - READ: Premier Smith visiting Asia to grow Alberta's energy and agriculture markets - Smith said her time in South Korea and Japan made cl...

Alberta's seven regional agricultural societies are receiving a one-time cash injection of over $7 million to face challenging economic conditions and plan ahead. Lethbridge and District Exhibition, Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede, Grande Prairie Regional Ag and Exhibition, and Red Deer's Westerner Park are among ...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Gregor Robertson brings "the type of experience" needed to help tackle Canada's housing crisis after a decade as the mayor of Vancouver - a period that coincided with sharp increases in the city's home prices. The new housing and infrastructure minister - who co-founde...

MONTREAL - The Bloc Québécois candidate for the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne says she's evaluating her options after a judicial recount that saw her lose by a single vote. Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné's statement comes as Elections Canada investigates a possible error involving an uncounted mai...

MONTREAL - A Quebec man who killed his mother and a neighbour in a suburb west of Montreal last year has been found not criminally responsible for the crimes. A Superior Court judge made the decision Monday in the case of 45-year-old Fabio Puglisi, who also seriously injured a third person during a stabbing spree in Va...

OTTAWA - For the first time ever, an Indigenous person has been chosen to lead the federal department responsible for providing services to First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities. Mandy Gull-Masty, former grand chief of the Grand Council of the Crees, was sworn in this morning as the Indigenous services mini...

Canada's business community will be monitoring files across various portfolios after Tuesday's swearing-in of Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet. Corporate leaders and business associations say their priorities include holding Carney accountable when it comes to his promise of launching nation-building projects, ...

MONTREAL - Unionized employees at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel have agreed to a new contract, putting an end to a six-month lockout at the storied Montreal landmark. A news release by the hotel says workers voted 91 per cent in favour of a new deal on Monday, after they were locked out by management on Nov. 20. T...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) - Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, a onetime Marxist guerilla and flower farmer whose radical brand of democracy, plain-spoken philosophy and simple lifestyle fascinated people around the world, has died. He was 89. His death was announced by Uruguayan President Yamandú Ors...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - After months of delays, a hearing started Tuesday to decide whether Erik and Lyle Menendez should get a chance at freedom after serving nearly 30 years in prison for the double murder of their parents. A Los Angeles judge is presiding over the resentencing hearing that is expected to last two days. I...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - President Donald Trump will meet Wednesday in Saudi Arabia with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, the onetime insurgent who last year led the overthrow of former leader Bashar Assad. "The President agreed to say hello to the Syrian President while in Saudi Arabia tomorrow," the Whi...