A name that the community has known for many decades is no more.Lethbridge & District Exhibition has been split into two distinct and focused entities - Excite Lethbridge and the Lethbridge & District Agricultural Society.The Lethbridge & District Agricultural Society was originally founded in 1897. With th...

A second woman from Lethbridge has won a crown at a major national pageant.Desiree Greene finished first in the Miss Canada Transcontinental Pageant (TCP) in Toronto.She was previously victorious at Miss Lethbridge in 2024-25, and based on that win, she was asked to audition for the Canadian event."At first, I was...

The Alberta Government has hired a firm to look into how water storage and flow in the region could be improved.WSP Canada will study the potential for a new reservoir on the Belly River, approximately five kilometres northwest of Mountain View in Cardston County.They will also determine if there are opportunities to i...

One person is dead following a collision in southern Alberta.Claresholm RCMP says it was called to the intersection of Highways 2 and 527 at approximately 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 16.The collision involved a 2020 Kia Stinger and a 2003 Chevrolet Malibu.The northbound lane of Highway 22 was closed for a period of tim...

A new contender has stepped forward in the city council race in Lethbridge.Tevi Legge has announced her campaign in the 2025 municipal elections, set for October 8-20.She provided the following answers to an LNN questionnaire:Why did you want to run for Lethbridge City Council? I want Lethbridge to be a place where my ...

A current member of Lethbridge City Council is seeking her third term in office.Belinda Crowson is running for re-election in the 2025 municipal election, set for October 8-20, 2025.She provided the following answers to an LNN questionnaire:Why did you want to run for Lethbridge City Council? On October 20 I respectful...

A current member of Lethbridge City Council is seeking another term.John Middleton-Hope has confirmed that he will be running for re-election in the 2025 municipal elections, which take place from October 8-20, 2025.He provided the following answers to an LNN questionnaire:Why did you want to run for Lethbridge City Co...

The Alberta government has chosen not to renew its ban on the practice of ``carding'' by police officers.The provincial regulation enforcing the ban was due for renewal this past summer, but a government letter to the Edmonton Police Commission says the province wouldn't be renewing it.Carding refers to police officers...

A nasty standoff between the Alberta government and its teachers is set to turn into an advertising war.Finance Minister Nate Horner's office says it plans to soon release an ad campaign to push its side in the labour dispute.The ad campaign aims to counter a campaign by the Alberta Teachers' Association that has been ...

Premier Danielle Smith's Alberta Next panel was encouraged to take action in Grande Prairie Wednesday.The panel, aimed at taking more political control from Ottawa, is pitching six ideas that could become potential referendum questions.Those proposals include withdrawing from the Canada Pension Plan, withholding social...

The Alberta government says it will maintain a frozen industrial carbon tax price for 2026, putting the province at odds with federal rules.Premier Danielle Smith announced the freeze in May, saying Alberta's price would stay at $95 per tonne of emissions for an indefinite period of time.Alberta was set to increase the...

A former member of the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns is being recognized by his alma mater.Dr. Tim Rollingson Jr. has been named the 2025 Pronghorn Alumni of the Year.The Pronghorns say he was a "transformative" force for the men's basketball team, being the first Pronghorn to win Canada West Rookie of ...

The Lethbridge Hurricanes have finalized their roster for the 2025-26 regular season.The 23-man roster includes 14 forwards, seven defencemen, and two goaltenders. They will be led by the team's new leadership group, consisting of captain Logan Wormald and alternate captains Shane Smith, Matteo Fabrizi and Luke Cozens....

The 2024-25 season was a good one for the Lethbridge Hurricanes, not only for hockey results, but also for business.That is according to Terry Huisman, the team's General Manager of Business Operations.He announced at Monday's annual general meeting that the Canes closed this past season with a $1,103,133 profit.Huisma...

The Alberta Government has hired a firm to look into how water storage and flow in the region could be improved.WSP Canada will study the potential for a new reservoir on the Belly River, approximately five kilometres northwest of Mountain View in Cardston County.They will also determine if there are opportunities to i...

An official with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is optimistic that drought conditions have been getting better in the region.Agroclimate Specialist Trevor Hadwen has provided his latest Canadian Drought Monitor report, covering the period of August 2025.He says the greatest improvement in Canada recently was seen in ...

Only a few days remain for post-secondary students in a region of southern Alberta to apply for funding.The St. Mary River Irrigation District says Sunday, August 31, 2025, will be the final day to apply for its annual scholarship.It awards up to 15 students with $2,000 each.Applicants must meet at least one of the fol...

VANCOUVER - The lawyer for the man accused of an attack at a Vancouver Chinatown festival says his client had no motivation other than a direction from God to stab three people and he should be found not criminally responsible. Glen Orris told a B.C. ...

QUÉBEC - A member of the Coalition Avenir Québec recently booted from cabinet has resigned from the party and says she no longer has faith in Premier François Legault. Maïté Blanchette Vézina says she will sit as an Independent and says Legault should ...

A lawyer for a British Columbia RCMP officer who faces possible dismissal for inappropriate comments made in a private group chat and over police computer terminals says his character is not an issue for a code-of-conduct adjudicator to decide. Anita ...

VANCOUVER - Authorities have announced there was no tsunami risk to British Columbia's coast after a brief scare triggered by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, in the same area hit in July by one of the biggest quakes ever r...

EDMONTON - The ripple effects of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk's killing continued to be felt across Canada as an Alberta university confirmed it was facing threats, and a major TV network rejigged its programming after the suspension of "Jimmy ...

OTTAWA - The federal government's request to Canada's top court for limits on the notwithstanding clause isn't only about Quebec's secularism law, Justice Minister Sean Fraser said on Thursday. In a media statement, Fraser said he hopes the Supreme Cou...

MOSCOW (AP) - A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake has struck near the east coast of Russia's Kamchatka region, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage. The quake's epicenter was 127 kilom...

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - Four service members were aboard a U.S. Army MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that crashed near Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, the Army said in a release Thursday. The Army did not release their conditions....

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump's nominees at once, voting for the first time under new rules to begin clearing a backlog of executive branch positions that had been delayed by Democrats. ...