The University of Lethbridge (U of L) is honouring a trio of students for coming up with compelling scripts for plays.The annual Play Right Prize awards $2,500 in cash prizes to students and supports their professional development in playwriting.Drama (Performance) student Carter Popielarz won the first place $1,500 pr...

The public can hear from and speak directly with members of the Lethbridge Police Service (LPS).The organization is hosting a town hall meeting on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.It says the focus of the event will be recent developments involving the Downtown Policing Unit and LPS overall.A Q&A session will follow the pr...

A new exhibition has opened at the Galt Museum & Archives in Lethbridge, aiming to spark conversations about racism and bias. Behind Racism: Challenging the Way We Think is a traveling exhibit developed by the Ontario Science Centre with research and content by the Canadian Race Relations Foundation.The exhibit, wh...

The incumbent candidate in the Lethbridge federal election is seeking her fourth term in office.Rachael Thomas has announced her re-election campaign with the Conservative Party of Canada.She says she is excited to have the opportunity to join the race and to earn the people's trust once again."It comes down to th...

Alberta doctors are warning of ``catastrophic'' consequences for children's physical and mental health if the province doesn't boost funding for pediatric care.The Alberta Medical Association says nearly half of pediatricians are considering retirement and that a quarter of them are thinking of leaving Alberta or reduc...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is channelling Winston Churchill to categorically reject accusations she is turning her back on Canada by meeting and talking to U.S. officials and influencers who wish her country harm.It comes as Smith prepares to fly to Florida this week to join an event with an American podcaster who ...

A new report by the Parkland Institute, titled "Operation Profit: Private Surgical Contracts Deliver Higher Costs and Longer Waits," suggests that Alberta's outsourcing to private health care providers has increased costs, undermined hospitals and prolonged wait times for critical surgeries. Authored by healt...

Starting today, Alberta residents are invited to participate in an online survey to help inform the implementation of regulations and policies relating to food safety in the province. In the fall of 2023, an E. coli outbreak struck Calgary child care facilities, impacting families, child care providers and communities....

Medicine Hat's Co-op Place and the Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre have acquired a new certification that verifies they're better equipped to assist guests with sensory sensitivities, the first entertainment venues in Alberta to have earned it.KultureCity's Sensory Inclusive program has been widely embraced by venue...

There are just a few days to go before the start of the Western Hockey League (WHL) playoffs and the Lethbridge Hurricanes now know who they will be facing.The Canes will take on the Brandon Wheat Kings in the first round, a team Lethbridge has a favourable record against. They won three of four games against Brandon i...

Former Lethbridge Hurricanes defenseman Ty Prefontaine played a key role in the University of Saskatchewan Huskies' bronze medal finish at the 2025 U SPORTS Men's Hockey Championship in Ottawa.Prefontaine spent four seasons (2016-2020) with the Lethbridge Hurricanes in the Western Hockey League (WHL), serving as an alt...

OTTAWA - The Canadian government has announced support for the country's agriculture sector as it deals with tariffs imposed by China. The federal agriculture department says in a news release that the current payment cap under AgriStability, a program that works similarly to crop insurance, will double to $6 million f...

The Government of Alberta has proposed updates to the Agricultural Operations Practices Act, intended to help reduce waste, allow farmers to supplement fertilizer with organic materials and help attract job-creating investment. This act and its regulations provide the rules and standards for all agricultural operations...

This year, March 16-22 marks Agricultural Safety Week in Canada, an annual national event aimed at highlighting the importance of farm safety. "Canadian Agricultural Safety Week is a good time to remind those working on farms and ranches about the importance of farm health and safety measures to keep operations sa...

MONTREAL - As Montreal grapples with growing homelessness, the Catholic archdiocese in the city is forming a new real estate arm that it says will help ensure any redevelopment of church properties addresses "pressing community needs." The creation of the Roman Catholic Real Estate Corp. of Montreal, announce...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trump's tariffs derail Carney's campaign plans Liberal Leader Mark Carney is back in Ottawa today to deal with the fallout of new auto tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Carney sa...

VANCOUVER - Canadian police patrolling corners of the dark web are well aware of the commonly nefarious ways criminals exploit artificial intelligence. There's deepfake pornography. Voice impersonation. Romance scams that turn into financial fraud. But recently there's been a new twist - criminals offering to "jai...

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests that Canadians are feeling less anxious about losing their jobs as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to pursue his trade war with Canada and much of the world. The Leger poll for The Canadian Press, which sampled 1,599 Canadian adults from March 21 to March 24, suggests that 38 per cent...

OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Mark Carney is back in Ottawa today to deal with the fallout of new auto tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Carney said he was suspending his campaign plans for the day and would return to Ottawa to hold a meeting of the Canada-U.S. cabinet comm...

The partner of a victim in Monday's avalanche that killed three snow sport veterans in British Columbia's Purcell Mountains says she tried to dig him out and revive him after arriving on the scene. Whistler-based professional snowboarder and filmmaker Leanne Pelosi says on social media that it's "absolutely beyond...

BOSTON (AP) - Before the skaters in their sequins and brightly coloured costumes took the ice at the world figure skating championships on Wednesday night, a choir dressed all in black sang a solemn hymn for those who died in a plane crash on their way back from a camp for up-and-coming skaters this winter. Boston's Co...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A pilot rescued with two young family members after they survived a night on the wing of an airplane partially submerged in an Alaska lake is a student pilot who was not authorized to fly with passengers, according to a U.S. official and federal aviation records. The Federal Aviation Administra...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday found the extreme heat in Texas prisons is "plainly unconstitutional," but declined to order the state to immediately start installing air conditioning, which could cost billions. The ruling affirmed claims brought by advocates of people incarcerated in Texas,...