An annual traffic enforcement initiative is back for 2025 in Lethbridge.The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) says it will be ongoing throughout the summer and will focus on things like speeding, excessive vehicle noise, racing, stunting and other illegal activities in areas where the public have reported concerns."...

After collectively announcing his re-election bid last month alongside all current members of Coaldale town council, the mayor is highlighting his key achievements from the past four years.Jack Van Rijn will seek his second term in the 2025 municipal election.He says that he, council and administration have fostered a ...

The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) and Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services (LFES) are teaming up for a new public education campaign.LFES Platoon Chief Shawn Folk says, in the interest of improving safety, easing traffic congestion and supporting efficient emergency responses, they are issuing reminders about what ...

The first candidate in the Lethbridge City Council race this fall has been announced.Mike Schmidtler looks to fill one of eight seats in council chamber after the Alberta municipal elections on October 20, 2025.He provided the following answers to an LNN questionnaire:Why are you running and what professional experienc...

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 Alberta RCMP are sharing tips to help residents prevent theft of, and from, their vehicles this summer. In 2024, police recorded 8,272 auto thefts in Alberta RCMP jurisdiction, plus 5,998 thefts from vehicles. Of this total, 643 auto thefts and 502 thefts from vehicles occurred in May alone. RCMP report that trucks...

The Alberta RCMP has introduced new community response teams in an effort to tackle drug crimes.To address the concerns of fentanyl, the RCMP has implemented quick response crime reduction teams designed to take on a variety of issues. The community response teams focus on outreach to improve safety, reduce victimizati...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is urging her Ontario counterpart Doug Ford to mind his own business when it comes to talk of separating from Canada. Smith announced this week that she doesn't want Alberta to leave Canada but, if enough residents sign a petition asking for a referendum on it, she'll make sure...

Educators in Alberta could be in a position to potentially strike in the weeks ahead. The Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA) says voter turnout for a new proposed deal with the province and school boards reached a new record, with nearly 36,000 members casting ballots. Approximately 62 per cent of teachers voted to re...

A man from Lethbridge is setting out to prove that he is the best firearms user in the world.Justin Thomson is set to represent Canada at the first-ever IPSC PCC/Mini Rifle World Shoot, taking place from May 12-15, 2025, in Znojmo, Czechia.The event is put on by the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC)...

The Lethbridge Hurricanes' run for the WHL Championship has come to an end.The team was eliminated in game four of the Eastern Conference Final on Wednesday, falling 5-3 to the Medicine Hat Tigers.Things looked promising for the Canes right out of the gate as Logan Wormald got his club on the scoreboard just 2:32 into ...

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 ...

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...

FREDERICTON - A scientific analysis has found no evidence to support claims of a mystery brain disease in New Brunswick. The study was published today in the journal JAMA Neurology. It says "unfounded concerns" of a potentially fatal mystery disease were amplified in traditional and social media. The study re...

Defence lawyers are continuing to cross-examine the complainant today at the trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team. One of the lawyers representing Michael McLeod suggested Tuesday the complainant asked to bring other players into a London, Ont., hotel room after she had sex with McLeod, and...

OTTAWA - U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra will make his first official appearance at the B7 Summit in Ottawa next week. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is hosting the B7 Summit this year, an annual gathering of business leaders from the G7 countries. Hoekstra was sworn in as Ambassador to Canada on April 15 in ...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... More work to do after meeting with Trump: Carney Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to brief Canada's premiers today following his seemingly successful first meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday. Both leaders em...

OTTAWA - Senior federal officials have been looking quietly for ways to bring together Canadians who don't see eye to eye on the economy, immigration and social issues. With a general election looming, officials prepared to meet last November to brainstorm solutions to the problem of social fragmentation, according to ...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to brief Canada's premiers today following his seemingly successful first meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday. Carney and Trump spent about two hours together at the White House, including about half an hour in front of the cameras in the Oval Office, and ...

A federal appeals court on Wednesday granted a judge's order to bring a Turkish Tufts University student from a Louisiana immigration detention center back to New England for hearings to determine whether her rights were violated. A judicial panel of the New York-based U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in the cas...

The NHL team in Salt Lake City is now known as the Utah Mammoth. Owners Ryan and Ashley Smith unveiled the franchise's permanent name Thursday morning after more than a year of fan input and voting. "From Day 1, we committed that this team would be built with and for the people of Utah, and we are excited to celeb...

The NHL team in Salt Lake City is now known as the Utah Mammoth. Owners Ryan and Ashley Smith unveiled the franchise's permanent name Thursday morning after more than a year of fan input and voting. "From Day 1, we committed that this team would be built with and for the people of Utah, and we are excited to celeb...