Kip Kangogo is back in Lethbridge after a monumental marathon win.He was the first-place winner of the Calgary Marathon, held on Sunday, May 25, 2025.Finishing nearly four seconds ahead of the runner-up, Kangogo crossed the line ahead of all 1,938 other competitors.He ran 42.2 kilometres in two hours, 28 minutes and 42...

"Sometimes, people do get a little upset because they try to bring their young children to the show, expecting it to be a traditional family-friendly circus. This is not one of those circuses."Sandra Kalista is one of the performers at Paranormal Cirque, a Rated R horror-themed circus with shows in Lethbridge...

Alberta Health Services (AHS) is advising the public not to swim, wade in or drink the water at a southern Alberta park.They have issued a water quality advisory for Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park, effective immediately and until further notice."Elevated levels of fecal bacteria were detected via testing of the ...

The RCMP in southern Alberta says it has tracked down a man who allegedly stole a vehicle.At approximately 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, May 24, Crowsnest Pass RCMP was called to a rural property on Highway 22 on reports that a vehicle that had been stolen out of Blairmore earlier that day.The vehicle was reportedly seen leav...

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...

A group representing Canada's doctors is challenging the constitutionality of Alberta's legislation limiting access to medical treatment for transgender youth, arguing it violates their Charter right to freedom of conscience.The Canadian Medical Association says the court challenge is meant to protect the relationship ...

Teachers across the province could soon be hitting the picket lines.The Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA) says 99 per cent of the nearly 38,000 educators who cast ballots have voted to approve the strike authorization.ATA President Jason Schilling says, "Teachers are standing united in demanding respect and reco...

A new report is warning the annual levy charged to Alberta oil companies to fund the cleanup of orphaned oil and gas wells remains too low to keep up with the rate of surrendering.The report, written by former University of Calgary Public Interest Law Clinic lawyer Drew Yewchuk, says this year's levy rate combined with...

The province says it has budgeted $9.5 million over three years to keep what it calls "a full-service veterinary diagnostic laboratory " operating at the University of Calgary's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.The government says in a release that this will allow the lab to offer more services and keep staff. ...

Kip Kangogo is back in Lethbridge after a monumental marathon win.He was the first-place winner of the Calgary Marathon, held on Sunday, May 25, 2025.Finishing nearly four seconds ahead of the runner-up, Kangogo crossed the line ahead of all 1,938 other competitors.He ran 42.2 kilometres in two hours, 28 minutes and 42...

The Medicine Hat Tigers booked their ticket to the Memorial Cup final Tuesday night after holding off a late London Knights comeback attempt, defeating the Knights 3-1.Knights winger Kasper Halttunen got London on the board three and a half minutes into the opening frame, capitalizing on an early Tiger penalty.London c...

High-level amateur baseball is set to make its return this summer.The Lethbridge Bulls held their first practice this week at Spitz Stadium ahead of their season opener on Friday, May 30, in Brooks as they take on the Bombers.Bulls Head Coach Ryan MacDonald says the team has shown a lot of promise so far, and he is exc...

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...

TORONTO - Canada's gynecologists say COVID-19 vaccination is "strongly recommended" during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada issued the statement Wednesday, a day after U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared the shot no longer recommende...

OTTAWA - The Canada Border Services Agency says more than 67 per cent of the drugs seized during a month-long cross-country operation were coming into Canada from the United States. Operation Blizzard took place between February and March and targeted illegal drugs and precursor chemicals transported by mail, air cargo...

OTTAWA - Ottawa Police say officers arrested 13 protesters on charges of mischief and assaulting police after they held demonstrations against an arms expo in the capital. Police also say a man attending the CANSEC trade show sustained minor injuries after being assaulted near the conference venue out by the city's air...

OTTAWA - Pierre Poilievre is in the unfamiliar position of watching the House of Commons as it gets underway today, instead of participating in the debate as he did for more than 20 years. In a press conference held just before the first question period of this new Parliament began today, the Conservative leader told r...

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered the provincial government to pass a law within six months providing the Francophone School Board with powers to expropriate private property to build new French-language schools. The court found that, unlike other school boards in B.C., the Francophone School Board is the ...

OTTAWA - The federal agriculture minister says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is following "due process" as it prepares for a cull of about 400 ostriches at a farm in British Columbia. Asked about U.S. interventions in the case, Heath MacDonald says he doesn't think it's appropriate for a major decision ...

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) - More than three years after a family of four from India froze to death while trying to enter the U.S. along a remote stretch of the Canadian border in a blizzard, the alleged ringleader of an international human smuggling plot was sentenced in Minnesota on Wednesday to 10 years in prison. Fed...

LONDON (AP) - Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been charged in Britain with rape and other crimes, prosecutors said Wednesday. The Crown Prosecution Service said a European arrest warrant was issued for the two last year and Romanian courts have issued an order to extradite the two to the U.K. Andrew Ta...

PARIS (AP) - A 74-year-old former surgeon, who raped hundreds of victims over a period spanning more than two decades, was sentenced on Friday to the maximum sentence of 20 years in prison by a French court. Joël Le Scouarnec was found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting 299 children. Le Scouarnec is already ...