The Holy Spirit Catholic School Division is celebrating the start of construction on its new K-6 school.A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Wednesday, April 30, in the Crossings neighbourhood at 451 Caledonia Blvd. West.Superintendent Chantel Axani says the population in Lethbridge, particularly on the west side, con...

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...

Property owners in Lethbridge will have to pay a bit more in taxes this year.At its regular meeting on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, Lethbridge City Council passed a few bylaws related to property taxes.As was previously approved in the four-year operating budget for 2023-2026, council is going ahead with a 5.1 per cent inc...

If you live in the rural areas outside of Lethbridge, you can expect to see street sweeping vehicles over the next few days.Lethbridge County says it will begin its annual street sweeping program on Wednesday, April 30, which should be completed by Monday, May 5."During this time, crews will sweep County hamlets, ...

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...

The former Alberta cabinet minister removed from caucus says he's been pestering the government in question period and tabling a series of documents in the legislature in an effort to provide transparency.Peter Guthrie says transparency has been missing from the United Conservative government as it continues to navigat...

The Alberta government says it is looking at a number of changes to its election rules.Bill 54, if passed, would ban electronic tabulators, require unofficial vote counts to be completed within 12 hours of polls closing, and eliminate the practice of vouching for someone at a polling station.Justice Minister Mickey Ame...

You can now nominate someone for the 2025 edition of the Stars of Alberta Volunteer Awards.The Stars of Alberta Volunteer Awards celebrate out-of-this-world individuals who give their time, energy and talents to make life better for others, according to the province.These prestigious awards celebrate the incredible imp...

Naheed Nenshi, leader of the Alberta NDP, congratulated Mark Carney Tuesday for his becoming prime minister."It's now time to set aside the divisive battles and come together to serve Canada in a time when the nation is under existential threat," Nenshi said."For Alberta, this means working together with...

The Lethbridge Hurricanes were nearly victorious over the Medicine Hat Tigers on Tuesday.At the VisitLethbridge.com Arena, the Canes lost 7-6 in overtime in game three of the Eastern Conference Final.Lethbridge got off to a great start, scoring the first three goals with Kooper Gizowki, Noah Chadwick and Kash Andresen ...

Medicine Hat-raised Stanford Cardinal Elic Ayomanor was selected as a Tennessee Titan in the NFL draft Saturday, as the first Medicine Hat-born player to be drafted to the NFL.READ: Medicine Hat's Ayomanor expected to be picked early in NFL DraftMedicine Hat High School Hawks alumni and Stanford Cardinal wide receiver ...

The WHL's Eastern Conference Final continues this week, pitting two of southern Alberta's best hockey teams against each other. The Lethbridge Hurricanes lost both of the opening games of the third-round playoff series to the Medicine Hat Tigers this past weekend. Friday's opener saw the Canes suffer a 5-2 defeat as Lo...

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 ...

Results Driven Agricultural Research (RDAR) has announced its latest funding recipient for agricultural research.The non-profit has announced a grant of $229,065 for Whole Leaf Ltd, an indoor, year-round producer of lettuce just east of Coaldale.The money will be used to develop water management strategies to reduce fu...

OTTAWA - Bruce Fanjoy says he achieved something unexpected in Monday's election - the defeat of a high-profile Conservative leader in his own riding - simply by showing up on doorsteps and paying attention to what voters in Carleton were telling him. Sitting outside at a café in Manotick, Ont., on Wednesday, Fa...

OTTAWA - Some Conservative MPs are expressing support for party leader Pierre Poilievre after he lost both the federal election and his own seat on Monday. Veteran MP Mark Strahl says Poilievre has his full support and will win the next election. MP Arpan Khanna says Poilievre will "continue to lead the Conservati...

OTTAWA - A group trying to make a case for electoral reform by creating very long ballots is declaring victory in this week's election - even as critics accuse it of indulging in stunts that undermine democracy. "It's been a success," said Mark Moutter, one of dozens of protest candidates who ran in the Ottaw...

Filipino-Canadian nurse Glesy Banton-Victoria says she had planned to attend the Lapu Lapu Day street festival in Vancouver on Saturday but took a nap instead, exhausted by a funeral earlier in the day. When she learned that a vehicle sped into a crowd of festivalgoers at the Filipino community event, she says she was ...

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump says he will meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House "within the next week." Trump says he spoke with Carney on the phone Tuesday and he expects to have a "great relationship" with Canada. More to come. Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Pre...

TORONTO - Canada's highest court is set to decide whether it will hear arguments in a trailblazing climate change lawsuit that could clarify whether governments are constitutionally required to tackle planet-warming emissions. Thursday's decision could set the stage before the Supreme Court of Canada in a case where se...

WESTVILLE, N.J. (AP) - The family called him John. It wasn't until John Gaudreau played for Boston College that he picked up the "Johnny Hockey" nickname that followed him through 11 seasons in the NHL. His mother, Jane, gleefully recalled the "Johnny Hockey" T-shirts and sing-song chants BC fans be...

YORK, Pa. (AP) - An officer killed while responding to a Pennsylvania hospital siege was struck by a shotgun blast fired by police that also killed an armed man holding hostages, a prosecutor disclosed at a news conference Wednesday. West York Patrolman Andrew W. Duarte was killed in the gunfire in York on Feb. 22, whi...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Kuwait has released an additional 10 American detainees, bringing to nearly two dozen the total number freed by the country in the past two months, U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Taken together, Kuwait's pardons of 23 Americans since March - done as a goodwill gesture by the U....