Lethbridge's largest event centre could soon have a different name.A request for proposals has gone out for the Agri-food Hub & Trade Centre.Prospective sponsors will have until August 27, 2025, to submit naming rights bids. It is unclear at this time how many, if any, businesses have made submissions.The City of L...

The City of Lethbridge says it is important to look at the wider picture with reports like this one from the Fraser Institute.The think tank published its study on per-person spending in 26 Alberta municipalities.It found that, among Alberta's 10 largest communities, Lethbridge's municipal government spent the most amo...

A new report from Statistics Canada says some of June's jobs growth in Alberta was lost in July.The unemployment rate in the province increased to 7.8 per cent last month, compared to 6.8 per cent in June.That comes as employment across Alberta fell by 16,800 (-0.6 per cent), which partially offsets the additions of 30...

The Taber Police Service (TPS) was called out this week to a collision that resulted in "significant" damage to both vehicles.It occurred around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 5, at the intersection of Highway 3 and Highway 864.Police say a Ford F350 truck was travelling eastbound on Highway 3 towards Highway 8...

Another contender has stepped forward to potentially fill one of eight seats on Lethbridge City Council.Robin James will be on the ballot in the 2025 municipal election, which takes place from October 8-20, 2025. She provided the following answers to an LNN questionnaire:Why did you want to run for Lethbridge City Coun...

Another man has entered the city council race in Lethbridge. Suketu Shah has filed his nomination papers to run in the 2025 municipal election, which takes place October 8-20. He provided the following answers to a questionnaire from LNN: Why did you want to run for Lethbridge City Council? I'm running for city council...

A new report commissioned for the City of Lethbridge raises several issues with new regulations for this fall's municipal elections.PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) examined Bill 20, which was passed by the Alberta Government in late 2024, and came back to city council with a report at Tuesday's meeting. The province touts...

The federal and provincial governments say they have made it easier for farmers and ranchers to cut crops for feed.AFSC will adjust the low yield allowance in some parts of Alberta, adding a release that this is being done "particularly in the It will go to 300 kilograms per acre for several crops, including wheat...

Many large wildfires have been contained this week, with lower fire activity across the province due to scattered showers.Current situation (as of 3 p.m., Aug. 8)There are 58 wildfires currently burning across Alberta in the Forest Protection Area, and four mutual aid fires.Eight are classified as out of control, nine ...

The Alberta RCMP officially have a new deputy commissioner.On Thursday, they held a ceremony in Edmonton with staff and special guests to witness Deputy Commissioner Trevor Daroux take over command of the Alberta RCMP.Daroux, who's in his 37th year of policing, has taken over the role from Rob Hill. He now takes on the...

A new report from Statistics Canada says some of June's jobs growth in Alberta was lost in July.The unemployment rate in the province increased to 7.8 per cent last month, compared to 6.8 per cent in June.That comes as employment across Alberta fell by 16,800 (-0.6 per cent), which partially offsets the additions of 30...

The Lethbridge Bulls will have to wait a bit longer before they get the chance to play in the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) playoffs.Game 1 of the Western Division semi-finals at Gulls Stadium in Sylvan Lake was cancelled on Wednesday night due to rain and has been rescheduled.The first contest in the series ...

A member of the Lethbridge Hurricanes will be heading back to his home country.Leo Braillard has signed a professional contract with the EHC Biel-Bienne in Switzerland for the 2025-26 season.The 20-year-old is originally from La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, and was drafted by the Canes in the first round (36th overall)...

A group of high-level athletes is set to take part in a major national competition.The Canada Summer Games take place in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, from August 8-25, 2025.More than 4,000 athletes, coaches and managers will be at the event.The Lethbridge region will be represented by 16 athletes, as well as ...

A researcher from Lethbridge Polytechnic has been recognized nationally for his contributions in developing a lower cost, less wasteful crop testing method.Results Driven Agriculture Research chair Dr. Chandra Singh is also the director of the Advanced Post-harvest Technology Centre in Lethbridge Polytechnic's Centre f...

For the first time since 2003, Australia has opened its market to beef and beef products from Canada. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says in a news release this is "opening a door to a key Indo-Pacific market." The release goes on to say that "regained access offers not only economic potential for C...

The Alberta Government has announced grants aimed at strengthening the health, biodiversity and long-term resilience of rangelands.A total of $1.3 million from the Rangeland Sustainability Program will go to academics, non-profits and other agricultural partners.Todd Loewen, Minister of Forestry and Parks, says Alberta...

MONTREAL - Downtown Montreal was awash with rainbow flags as thousands of LGBTQ+ community members and their supporters took to the streets for the annual Pride parade. Cheering crowds lined the streets as activists, politicians and brightly costumed performers danced and cheered as the march stretched over more than t...

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Prime Minister Mark Carney's popularity is cooling off in the summer, but still remains broadly positive. Abacus Data says the Carney-led Liberal government's approval dipped to 50 per cent in its latest polling, down two percentage points compared to mid-July and the lowest level since Mar...

OTTAWA - First Nations in Ontario and the Manitoba Métis Federation say nearly $1 billion in federal funding went to a group they allege is fraudulently claiming Métis identity. The Chiefs of Ontario, which represents 133 First Nations in the province, shared with The Canadian Press data on more than 20 y...

At first it appears to be a quirky video clip generated by artificial intelligence to make people laugh. In it, a hairy Bigfoot wearing a cowboy hat and a vest emblazoned with the American flag sits behind the wheel of a pickup truck. "We are going today to the LGBT parade," the apelike creature says with a l...

OTTAWA - A Canadian senator is calling on Ottawa to be more transparent on its policy to restrict arms exports to Israel, following contradictory reports about what manufacturers have been allowed to send to the Middle East. "I'm horrified to hear this news about certain arms exports and parts going to Israel, dir...

MONTREAL - A man who's been on the list of Canada's top 25 most wanted fugitives for murder and drug trafficking charges dating back to 2022 has been arrested after police say he returned to Canada. Quebec provincial police say officers from the Sûreté du Québec Airport Unit, the Mascouche Major Cri...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday, joining the leaders of France, Britain and Canada in signaling they would do so. His remarks followed weeks of urging from within his Cabinet and from many in Australia to recognize a Palestinian st...

HILO, Hawaii (AP) - Tropical Storm Henriette has rapidly strengthened into a hurricane in the central Pacific Ocean with further strengthening expected but poses no threat to land. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said Sunday the storm was located about 445 miles north-northeast of Hilo, Hawaii, with maximum s...

ISTANBUL (AP) - A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Turkey's northwestern province of Balikesir on Sunday, causing about a dozen buildings to collapse, an official said. At least two people were trapped in the debris of a collapsed building. The earthquake, with an epicenter in the town of Sindirgi, sent shocks that were...