Fresh Start Recovery is set to host a community barbecue Aug. 20.Organizers say they have a jam-packed afternoon planned with great food, games, and entertainment.Officials say the Sage Clan has graciously offered to have a Tipi raising demonstration and games. Willy Big Bull will be performing, and there will be face ...

Several aging pathways, across four city parks, are set for replacement as part of an upcoming improvement project. Officials with the City of Lethbridge say the upgrades will address wear and tear from decades of use, bring paths up to current standards and improve accessibility, safety and drainage.Here is a list of ...

Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services (LFES) has cleared the scene of Monday night's collision involving two tractor trailers on the westbound Highway 3 bridge. City officials say the incident began shortly before 6 p.m. and required crews to remain on site until 1 a.m. to support the safe offloading and recovery of t...

August 19 will not only have people marching for the Whoop-Up Days parade, but also in solidarity with collective bargaining.Members of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) who are employed by the Alberta Government are set to rally at the Lethbridge Provincial Building.The march will take place from 12:00 ...

Another contender has stepped forward in the city council race in Lethbridge.Ryan Wolfe is running to become one of the city's newest representatives in the 2025 municipal elections, which take place October 8-20, 2025.He provided the following answers to an LNN questionnaire:Why did you want to run for Lethbridge City...

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...

Alberta's government says it will cover the cost of COVID-19 vaccinations for health-care workers in a partial policy reversal.It comes two months after the government said most Albertans, including health workers, would have to pay for COVID-19 shots this fall.Public health experts and health-care unions called it irr...

Alberta RCMP are advising the public on ways to protect their mail from theft.This includes installing a mailbox that locks, which can help deflect thieves from taking mail. Residents should collect their mail in a timely fashion and not allow it to accumulate in your mailbox.Police say residents should also consider a...

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will return to his seat in the House of Commons in September, after winning a byelection in the rural Alberta riding of Battle River-Crowfoot on Monday. Here are five things to know about the byelection. 1. Poilievre got more than 80 per cent of the vote Battle River-Crowfo...

After a summer of rodeos, dinosaurs and door-knocking, Pierre Poilievre is now officially heading back to Ottawa as a Conservative member of Parliament for Alberta.The Tory leader will represent the sprawling rural riding of Battle RiverCrowfoot, in the province's eastern region, after winning a byelection on Monday.Po...

A man from Lethbridge is coming home from a global competition with some hardware.Coby Iwaasa has won a bronze medal in mixed doubles racquetball at The World Games in Chengdu, China.He and his partner, Frédérique Lambert, defeated Japanese duo Michimune Kono and Harumi Kajino, 11-3, 11-7, 7-11, 11-4 to c...

With many years behind the bench, Barclay Parneta hopes to take the Lethbridge Hurricanes to the top of the Western Hockey League (WHL).The team has hired the 55-year-old as a Senior Advisor to General Manager Peter Anholt.Parneta spent the last seven years as the G.M. of the Vancouver Giants, helping to lead the squad...

The Lethbridge Bulls went down in round one of the playoffs.They faced the Sylvan Lake Gulls on Thursday and Friday last week, dropping both contests in the best-of-three series.The Bulls were shut out 8-0 in the opening contest, while game two went 6-2 to the Gulls.Lethbridge finished the regular season third in the W...

A multi-million dollar donation is set to be made at Lethbridge Polytechnic.It will come from the estate of Joe and Laverna Hranac.This is described as the second-largest in the school's history, and it will support operations at the Lethbridge Polytechnic Research Farm.We will learn more about the donation at the offi...

Small and medium-sized enterprises will soon have an easier time completing their research at Lethbridge Polytechnic.The school will receive $1.75 over five years from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) for its Integrated Agriculture Technology Centre (IATC).Dr. Andrew Dunlop, Assoc...

Alberta Open Farm Days is set for Saturday and Sunday, August 16 and 17, 2025.The weekend gives people a chance to visit farms and ranches, see food production first-hand, and try and buy locally produced products.Several operations in southern Alberta are taking part.Theoretically Brewing - LethbridgeFarming Smarter A...

VANCOUVER - A media consortium has challenged a publication ban on evidence at a hearing to determine if the man accused of killing 11 people at Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day festival is fit to stand trial. The ban, which is supported by both prosecutors and the defence, says evidence in the British Columbia provincial cou...

PEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - British Columbia's government says Joffre Lakes Park will shut for a month in about two weeks' time, to allow it to "recover from a busy summer" and allow First Nations to carry out cultural practices. It says the closure from Sept. 2 to Oct. 3 is also in recognition of t...

OTTAWA - Five members of the Canadian Armed Forces have been suspended and military police are investigating after a video surfaced showing a group of people giving Nazi salutes. The commander of the army, Lieutenant-General Michael Wright, says he is "deeply disturbed and profoundly disappointed" by the vide...

The lawyer representing a father charged with murdering his nine-year-old Canadian daughter in Upstate New York said his client will ask for bail. Luciano Frattolin appeared Tuesday in Essex County court in Elizabethtown, N.Y., for a hearing to provide updates on his upcoming murder trial. Assistant public defender Eri...

OTTAWA - Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says she won't lead the party into the next election. In an email to members, May says she intends to stay on as an MP and as party leader until a new leader is elected. May says she wants to grow the party's parliamentary caucus before stepping down, while focusing on the clim...

CHARLOTTETOWN - The Mounties in Prince Edward Island say they fear a man facing multiple weapons charges may commit a terrorism offence. The RCMP say officers seized 3D printed firearm components and arrested the man at his residence in February. They say they sought a terrorism peace bond after the man was released in...

JERUSALEM (AP) - An Israeli military official said on Wednesday that the country's top generals had approved plans to begin a new phase of operations in some of Gaza's most densely populated areas. Speaking on the condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak publicly, the official said that the military...

STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A man convicted of abducting a woman from a Florida Panhandle insurance office and killing her was executed Tuesday evening. Kayle Bates, 67, was pronounced dead at 6:17 p.m. following a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSa...

WASHINGTON (AP) - National Guard members from West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana began arriving in Washington on Tuesday to assist in President Donald Trump's federal crackdown on crime and homelessness in the District of Columbia, according to the D.C. National Guard. The crackdown began earlier ...