Here is your chance to let the City of Lethbridge know how you think it is doing.The municipality has launched a Community Satisfaction Survey, which it describes as a "targeted pulse check."There will be both a 10-minute phone survey, which Communications and Engagement Manager Tara Grindle says will help to...

A new report shows that the pace at which homes are being built in Lethbridge is picking up.That is according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), which says construction started on 363 dwellings in Lethbridge between January and June 2025, up 26 per cent from the same period last year.This includes 1...

Alberta Health Services (AHS) says it is once again safe to go in the water at a provincial park in southern Alberta. It has lifted the water quality advisory for Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park that had been in place since May 26, 2025. "Water quality, including fecal bacteria levels, has returned to an acceptab...

Residents of Coalhurst will come together to celebrate the town's 30th anniversary this coming weekend.The annual Miners Day festival is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, July 25-26, 2025.Scheduled activities, as outlined by the Town of Coalhurst, are as follows:Friday, July 25:6-9 PM: Coalhurst Fire Department Open H...

A new report commissioned for the City of Lethbridge raises several issues with new regulations for this fall's municipal elections.PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) examined Bill 20, which was passed by the Alberta Government in late 2024, and came back to city council with a report at Tuesday's meeting. The province touts...

Another person has stepped forward in the race for Lethbridge City Council.Kelti Baird is confirmed to be running in the 2025 municipal election, which takes place October 8-20, 2025.She provided the following answers to a questionnaire by LNN:Why did you want to run for Lethbridge City Council? I'm running for City Co...

The race for Lethbridge City Council continues to expand.Gerry Saguin has announced that he will be seeking a seat on council in the 2025 municipal election, which takes place October 8-20.He provided the following answers to an LNN questionnaire:Why did you want to run for Lethbridge City Council? I'm running for Leth...

The mayor of Jasper, Alta., says he stands by a report commissioned by his town that criticizes Premier Danielle Smith's government response to a wildfire that destroyed a third of the Rocky Mountain community.Smith has demanded the report, issued last week, be retracted and that the town issue an apology.Mayor Richard...

The federal government is providing over $100 million to help return unproductive Alberta farmland to its original forested state.Corey Hogan, parliamentary secretary to Canada's natural resources minister, says the cash is part of the $3.2 billion ``2 Billion Trees program'' and the reforestation will help capture car...

The Government of Alberta says there's now $30 billion in Alberta's Heritage Fund, a new record.In a news release issued Friday, the provincial government says it is contributing $2.8 billion from the 2024-25 budget surplus to the fund."Alberta is turning resource strength into lasting financial security. By growi...

Saturday, July 19 will mark Parks Day in Alberta.The day is meant to "highlight the benefits of parks and natural spaces across Canada" says a release from the province.The occasion has been celebrated since 1990. This year also marks 95 years for the provincial parks system in Alberta.I want to wish all Albe...

A deal has been made between two WHL clubs in the prairies.The Lethbridge Hurricanes have acquired 2007-born forward Hudson Kibblewhite, a fourth-round draft pick in 2026 and a conditional third-round pick in 2028 from the Saskatoon Blades.In exchange, the Blades will receive 2006-born defenceman Tristen Doyle and an e...

The Lethbridge Hurricanes are investing in their future with a newly announced deal.They are sending 2007-born forward Kash Andresen to the Moose Jaw Warriors in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2028 WHL Prospects Draft.Warriors G.M. Jason Ripplinger says, "Adding Andresen to our group will provide us with ...

Residents of Lethbridge can take in some slo-pitch action this weekend, featuring some of the best players in the province.The city is hosting the 2025 Alberta Provincial Championship from Friday to Sunday, July 11-13, 2025.The Valley Men's Slo-Pitch team will represent Lethbridge and southern Alberta.Eight teams are c...

The South Alberta School of Agriculture (SASA), through the Prairie Rose Public Schools, plans to take agriculture education to the next level, giving students a pathway to enter the industry while they are still in high school with an ag-focused facility.The hopes are to have the location open to students by September...

An official with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says it has been a challenging summer for farmers in the prairies, and it might not get much better in the immediate future.Agroclimate Specialist Trevor Hadwin has provided his latest drought monitor update, largely focusing on the conditions in June 2025.He says he re...

The Government of Canada has announced millions of dollars in funding for a pair of energy-related initiatives in southern Alberta.Federal Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin says a total of $13.3 million under the Low Carbon Economy Fund (LCEF) will support five projects in Alberta and the Northwest Territories.She sa...

VANCOUVER - Police say a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death near Vancouver's Robson Square over the weekend and the killing is being investigated as a murder. More coming. The Canadian Press

OTTAWA - Several Conservative MPs are criticizing the Crown's approach to prosecuting two key organizers of the "Freedom Convoy" protests, with the party's deputy leader calling it an act of "political vengeance." Tamara Lich and Chris Barber were convicted of mischief in April for their roles in or...

WASHINGTON - The Association on American Indian Affairs is condemning U.S President Donald Trump's call for Washington's football team to revert to its old name, saying any claim that Indigenous nations support the use of Indigenous-themed mascots is false. On Sunday, in a social media post, Trump threatened to hold up...

MONTREAL - A federal inmate has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of serial killer Robert Pickton last year. Martin Charest, 52, was charged on July 3 for allegedly attacking Pickton at Quebec's Port-Cartier maximum security prison. Pickton died in hospital on May 31, 2024, 12 days after he was assault...

OTTAWA - The federal auditor general is planning a probe of Canada's international students program after critics claimed that public services were ill-equipped to take on a surge in student visas. A spokesperson for auditor general Karen Hogan says her office is planning an audit of the program for 2026. That review i...

OTTAWA - A Palestinian student accepted by the University of Alberta is now preparing to continue his studies in France because he says that country was able to get him out of Gaza to safety - and Canada wasn't. Ehab is one of about 70 students from Gaza pursuing study opportunities abroad with the help of the Canadian...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Seven hundred Marines sent to Los Angeles will leave the city, the Pentagon said Monday. The Marines were sent to the city in June alongside 4,000 National Guard soldiers in response to protests over the Trump administration's ongoing immigration raids around the city. They primarily guarded federal ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration has released records of the FBI's surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureate's family and the civil rights group that he led until his 1968 assassination. The release involves an estimated 200,000 pages of records that had been und...

NEW YORK (AP) - The man convicted of killing 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979 was awarded a new trial Monday as a federal appeals court overturned the guilty verdict in one of the nation's most notorious missing child cases. Pedro Hernandez has been serving 25 years to life in prison since his 2017 conviction. He had been ...