A local man has proven that he is the best cabinet maker in the country.Tate McGarry won a gold medal in the post-secondary level cabinet-making competition at Skills Canada, held May 29-30, 2025, in Regina.This is the second year in a row that McGarry has come out on top at Skills Canada, winning gold in the same even...

Recreators in the Lethbridge River Valley may hear gunshots, but police say there is no need to worry.Members of the Lethbridge Police Service are participating in a low-light/no-light shooting training exercise on Tuesday, June 3.It is expected to take place from early in the afternoon until approximately 11:00 p.m.LP...

A new infrastructure project aims to better protect the Coaldale area from overland flooding.Construction has started on a new South Coaldale regional stormwater management facility.Mayor Jack Van Rijn says, for decades, the community has been vulnerable to flooding events that have impacted homes, businesses and essen...

"Safety, coping and connection" are what is behind a new recreation space for residents at Wood's Homes' group homes in Lethbridge.Shauna Cohen, Regional Associate Director, says the non-profit has created what they call a Social Recreation Garage. "We were able to create a space where young people can e...

A change to Canada's electoral system would have delivered a very different House of Commons this year - one without the monolithic regional strongholds held by both major federal parties - according to an analysis for The Canadian Press.One seasoned political observer in Alberta says shattering those party fortresses ...

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...

Evacuation orders remain as wildfire activity continues across Alberta. Cooler weather offers some relief as crews, aircraft and support from other regions respond.Following a week of extreme wildfire behavior that included multiple fires and evacuations, Alberta is now seeing slightly improved conditions. Cooler condi...

Alberta's government says it is prioritizing emergency services, cancer care, and organ and tissue donation and transplantation in the province's refocused health care system.According to provincial officials, three specialized areas of care - cancer care, organ and tissue services, and emergency health services - are ...

Alberta and Saskatchewan have signed agreements with Ontario to remove trade barriers.The memorandum of understanding between Saskatchewan and Ontario sees both provinces mutually recognize each other's goods, workers and investment, while a statement from the Alberta government says its M-O-U with Ontario aims to impr...

Effective this month, all boats, jet skis, kayaks and other watercraft entering via Alberta's east or south boundaries must be inspected for invasive mussels.The province says it is currently 100 per cent free of the tiny invaders but it says the risk is growing across North America.If the nearest station is closed, th...

Hundreds of fans celebrated the Medicine Hat Tigers at Co-op Place on Monday in a bittersweet send-off to mark the end of a historic season.The Tigers were fresh off a Memorial Cup final loss to the London Knights on Sunday night in Rimouski, Que.Tigers game host Jesse Christianson reminded the crowd that even though t...

The Western Canadian Baseball League's (WCBL) regular season is underway, and the Lethbridge Bulls are gearing up for their first game at home. On Thursday, June 5, 2025, the Bulls will play host to Edmonton's Energy City Cactus Rats. The Cactus Rats, formerly known as the Edmonton Prospects, were the lowest-ranked tea...

Bill Peters has announced his next move after stepping away from the Lethbridge Hurricanes.He will be the new head coach of the Augsburg Panthers, a pro hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) league.Sporting Director Larry Mitchell says in a translated news release that they were able to attract an outstandin...

A new provincial report shows that farmers in the south region have made more progress on spring seeding than everywhere else in Alberta. As of Tuesday, May 20, 2025, it says 86.7 per cent of all crops in the area had been planted. That is compared to the provincial average of 73.1 per cent. It is also about 12 to 13 p...

Two local Members of Parliament are set to continue playing prominent roles within the Conservative Party of Canada.Leader Pierre Poilievre has announced his leadership team and shadow cabinet, saying his party will fight for a Canada that is affordable, safe, united, and self-reliant."Now, our bigger and better t...

Local vendors are gearing up for the return of the Lethbridge Farmers' Market. The indoor market kicks off June 14, running every Saturday at the Agri-food Hub & Trade Centre from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., while the outdoor downtown market is on Wednesdays, starting July 2 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Festival Squa...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trump's 50 per cent steel and aluminum tariffs go into effect Tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum to the United States are increasing to 50 per cent today after President Donald Trump followed through on his plan to double th...

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is set to make an interest rate decision today as the United States' trade dispute continues to cloud the economic outlook. A poll of economists provided by LSEG Data & Analytics ahead of the decision shows they expect the central bank will leave its policy rate unchanged at 2.75 per cen...

EDMONTON - Here we go again. From B.C. to all points north and east, Canadian hockey fans are hoping the nation's Stanley Cup nightmare-drought ends as the Edmonton Oilers host the Florida Panthers in the NHL final. This year's Cup clash comes with a bit more patriotic fervour than usual given U.S. President Donald Tru...

MONTREAL - A Quebec law is coming into force, giving people new tools to obtain a court order to remove intimate images posted online. Under the Criminal Code, publishing, texting or sharing intimate images of someone without their consent is a crime. But for most victims, this does not always mean unlawfully shared im...

Officials in Manitoba and Saskatchewan say areas affected by wildfires aren't expected to see much relief in the weather forecast in the coming days. More than 30,000 people in those provinces have been forced to leave their homes as wildfires threaten their communities. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said Tuesday that...

OTTAWA - The Liberal minority government's first real test comes today as MPs are scheduled to vote on the government's throne speech. The Liberals lost a vote Monday evening when opposition members successfully amended the speech to call on the government to table an economic update before Parliament breaks for the su...

PARIS (AP) - Coco Gauff overcame 10 double-faults and the first set she's dropped in the tournament to beat Madison Keys 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-1 at the French Open on Wednesday, reaching the semifinals for the third time. It was a contest filled with plenty of mistakes by both Americans, who each has claimed one major champi...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's supreme leader on Wednesday criticized an initial proposal from the United States in negotiations over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program, though he stopped short of entirely rejecting the idea of agreement with Washington. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei described the U.S. prop...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's new President Lee Jae-myung said Wednesday he'll pursue dialogue with North Korea while bolstering a trilateral partnership with the U.S. and Japan. He said in his inaugural address after taking office that his government will deal with potential North Korean aggressions with &qu...