The storm that travelled through Brooks on Wednesday evening was devastating for many, as it left a path of destruction and even claimed the life of a pair of animals at White Barn Fun Farm.The animal attraction business northwest of Brooks is not far from the Trans Canada Highway and Highway 36 intersection, where the...

The Alberta Government is looking to test new ways of treating wastewater, and the Town of Cardston will be one of its pilot locations.It is investing $5 million into a new wastewater system in Cardston that uses helpful bacteria to eat sewage.Justin Riemer, CEO of Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA), says it uses 50 per...

See a photo gallery of the Whoop-Up Days fairgrounds at the bottom of this article.A spokesperson for Lethbridge & District Exhibition (LDE) says the first three days of Whoop-Up Days have been going tremendously well.Paul Kingsmith, Director of Event Development, says the general vibes have been off the charts, an...

Lethbridge Polytechnic is celebrating the second-largest gift it has ever received.The estate of Joe and Laverna Hranac has given $2.8 million to the institution, which will support operations at the Lethbridge Polytechnic Research Farm.Dr. Brad Donaldson, President and CEO of Lethbridge Polytechnic, says the money wil...

The race for Lethbridge City Council continues to grow.Kaitte Aurora is vying for one of eight seats in the 2025 municipal election, set to take place from October 8-20.She provided the following answers to an LNN questionnaire:Why did you want to run for Lethbridge City Council?I am a progressive populist, and I am ru...

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...

There are no out-of-control wildfires in Alberta, and cooler nighttime temperatures are helping firefighters make good progress.Current situation (as of 3 p.m., Aug. 22)There are 47 wildfires currently burning across Alberta in the Forest Protection Area, and one mutual aid fire.None are classified as out of control, n...

CALGARY - The Alberta government has now confirmed that for those who must pay for the cost of a COVID-19 vaccine shot this fall, the cost will be $100. The price is one of the details now rolled out by the province as part of its two-phase plan to deliver the shots free to some but with a fee for others. Those eligibl...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government's sudden shift in COVID-19 vaccination policy was prompted by union demands.Earlier this week, her health ministry said COVID-19 vaccine coverage would be extended to all health-care workers this fall under the first phase of the province's rollout.That came two months...

Alberta's government says it is proud to welcome nine major national and international sporting events to the province this month and over the coming months.Officials say Alberta is a top destination for major sporting events, with thousands of athletes, coaches and fans travelling from around the world for high-profil...

Everyone is watching Alberta's Women's teams as baseball, volleyball, soccer and wrestling are charging into the medal rounds at the 2025 Canada Summer Games in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.Alberta's Women's Baseball Team has been dominant, locking up the top spot in their pool with an undefeated 4-0 record.&q...

Alberta's athletes came out swinging on Wednesday at the Canada Summer Games, as Alberta's Women's Baseball team took the field for the first time at the Games and added three more medals (gold, silver, bronze) to the province's total.Women's Baseball made its inaugural appearance at the Canada Summer Games this year, ...

Members of the Lethbridge Hurricanes will have a few days of on-ice time before suiting up for the pre-season.The team has announced that its training camp will take place over four days from August 28-31, 2025. A donation of a non-perishable food item for the Lethbridge Food Bank and Interfaith Food Bank is encouraged...

Lethbridge Polytechnic is celebrating the second-largest gift it has ever received.The estate of Joe and Laverna Hranac has given $2.8 million to the institution, which will support operations at the Lethbridge Polytechnic Research Farm.Dr. Brad Donaldson, President and CEO of Lethbridge Polytechnic, says the money wil...

The Alberta government says Saputo Dairy Products Canada G.P. is the first partnership to qualify for the province's Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit. The government says the company did this by spending $38 million on equipment for its processing plant in Edmonton, an effort that is expected to increase productio...

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...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Department of Natural Resources says a large wildfire in the Annapolis Valley remains out of control and is still estimated at more than 32 square kilometres in size. In a social media post today, the department says conditions look promising to continue to make progress on the Long Lake fire be...

OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty's office says she is reviewing a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal order for parties involved in a decade-long First Nations child welfare case to resume talks to reform the system after an impasse. The order comes nine years after the tribunal concluded the federal g...

Sometimes it happens without any more warning than the sound of cracking. A tree physiologist said that several years of repeated drought in British Columbia mixed with heat stress increased the likelihood of branches breaking off, and this could even happen on a "perfectly calm day" without any breeze. The c...

WINNIPEG - Some trappers are expecting "catastrophic losses" to their food and financial security this year, as Canada's second-worst wildfire season on record sent swaths of remote boreal forest up in flames. The latest figures from the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre suggest fires have torn through ...

EDMONTON - Ren Alva is no stranger to leaving a good tip. The Edmonton university student believes in tipping service workers for a job well done, even leaving more during the holidays and after special events. But the 22-year-old from Bahrain was taken aback during a recent visit to a U-pick berry farm, where he and h...

OTTAWA - Ottawa is watching closely as U.S. President Donald Trump attempts to play peacemaker in the war in Ukraine. Canada has volunteered to play a role in helping maintain peace in Ukraine, if a ceasefire deal can be reached between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to end...

NEW YORK (AP) - There is a fascination in all sports - all walks of life, maybe - with young stars, those such as tennis player Mirra Andreeva, a Russian who is still only 18 yet already has been a Grand Slam semifinalist and is seeded No. 5 at the U.S. Open as it begins Sunday. Or João Fonseca, a Brazilian who ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Immigration officials said they intend to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, after he declined an offer to be deported to Costa Rica in exchange for remaining in jail and pleading guilty to human smuggling charges, according to a Saturday court filing. The Costa Rica offer came late Thursday...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas Senate gave final approval to a new, Republican-leaning congressional voting map early Saturday, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott for his signature. President Donald Trump has pushed for the map to help the GOP maintain its slim majority in Congress in the 2026 midterm elections. It has fiv...