

What's Happening
Nighttime construction on Hwy 3 in Lethbridge starts April 17
Apr 17, 2025

Renter's Choice - a business built on a dream, heartache and perseverance
SASHA launches #BuyABed fundraiser to support vulnerable Lethbridge residents
Apr 04, 2025
$20K grants available: TELUS STORYHIVE Pan-Asian Edition opens applications April 1
Mar 18, 2025

Lethbridge and Area

Lethbridge Polytechnic to receive second-largest donation ever, will support ag research
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...
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Brooks RCMP searching for missing 20-year-old woman
Brooks RCMP is seeking public assistance in locating missing 20-year-old Fatima Ahmed.Ahmed was last seen in Brooks on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025.She is described as:Medium complexion5 feet 0 inches tall and 100 pounds; slender buildDyed blonde hair over dark hairBrown eyesIf you have any information regarding Ahmed's whe...
11h ago
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What you need to know for Tuesday's Whoop-Up Days parade
Whoop-Up Days gets underway on Tuesday, August 19, and the parade will serve as the official kickoff.Paul Kingsmith, Director of Event Development at Lethbridge & District Exhibition (LDE), says thousands of spectators will take in over 100 floats and nearly 1,200 people marching, covering a wide range of themes an...
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Lethbridge racquetballer wins bronze at The World Games, first Canadian since 2009
A man from Lethbridge is coming home from a global competition with some hardware.Coby Iwaasa has won a bronze medal in mixed doubles racquetball at The World Games in Chengdu, China.He and his partner, Frédérique Lambert, defeated Japanese duo Michimune Kono and Harumi Kajino, 11-3, 11-7, 7-11, 11-4 to c...
12h ago
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Municipal Election 2025

Ryan Wolfe running for Lethbridge City Council
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...
Aug 14, 2025
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Robin James running for Lethbridge City Council
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...
Jul 23, 2025
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Suketu Shah running for Lethbridge City Council
Another man has entered the city council race in Lethbridge. Suketu Shah has filed his nomination papers to run in the 2025 municipal election, which takes place October 8-20. He provided the following answers to a questionnaire from LNN: Why did you want to run for Lethbridge City Council? I'm running for city council...
Jul 22, 2025
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What's Happening
Nighttime construction on Hwy 3 in Lethbridge starts April 17
Apr 17, 2025

$20K grants available: TELUS STORYHIVE Pan-Asian Edition opens applications April 1
SASHA launches #BuyABed fundraiser to support vulnerable Lethbridge residents
Apr 04, 2025
$20K grants available: TELUS STORYHIVE Pan-Asian Edition opens applications April 1
Mar 18, 2025

Renter's Choice - offering a Pet Program for that special family member
What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: February 10-16, 2025
Feb 10, 2025
What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: January 29-February 2, 2025
Jan 29, 2025

Alberta

Provincial education
Government providing $4.2 million for learning and mental health supports in First Nations schools
The Government of Alberta has appointed $4.2 million to improve learning and mental health supports for First Nations students in the province.As a result, the province is going to ensure First Nations students have the supports they need in on-reserve schools by providing 27 different First Nations with up to $4.6 mil...
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Aug. 15, 2025
Update 21: Alberta wildfire update
Cooler weather and rain have lowered wildfire activity in Alberta, allowing the province to send airtankers to help fight fires in New Brunswick.Current situation (as of 3 p.m., Aug. 15)There are 52 wildfires currently burning across Alberta in the Forest Protection Area, and three mutual aid fires.Six are classified a...
Aug 15, 2025
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Provincial Politics
Smith says policy to stop disclosing government expense receipts could be reversed
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will consider reversing a new policy that ends the public disclosure of expense receipts over $100 for ministers and other officials.Smith says the change was made over safety concerns from some ministers.She says they were worried bad actors could easily figure out wh...
Aug 15, 2025
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Deep Divisions
Alberta Next Panel hosts heated event in Edmonton
A panel collecting public feedback on Alberta's grievances with the federal government struggled to keep an emotionally-charged crowd on topic at its third summer town hall.Premier Danielle Smith and members of her Alberta Next panel drew their biggest crowd yet -- nearly 750 people -- in Edmonton.The aim of the town h...
Aug 15, 2025
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Local Sports

Lethbridge racquetballer wins bronze at The World Games, first Canadian since 2009
A man from Lethbridge is coming home from a global competition with some hardware.Coby Iwaasa has won a bronze medal in mixed doubles racquetball at The World Games in Chengdu, China.He and his partner, Frédérique Lambert, defeated Japanese duo Michimune Kono and Harumi Kajino, 11-3, 11-7, 7-11, 11-4 to c...
12h ago
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Lethbridge Hurricanes hire new Senior Advisor
With many years behind the bench, Barclay Parneta hopes to take the Lethbridge Hurricanes to the top of the Western Hockey League (WHL).The team has hired the 55-year-old as a Senior Advisor to General Manager Peter Anholt.Parneta spent the last seven years as the G.M. of the Vancouver Giants, helping to lead the squad...
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Lethbridge Bulls knocked out of WCBL playoffs
The Lethbridge Bulls went down in round one of the playoffs.They faced the Sylvan Lake Gulls on Thursday and Friday last week, dropping both contests in the best-of-three series.The Bulls were shut out 8-0 in the opening contest, while game two went 6-2 to the Gulls.Lethbridge finished the regular season third in the W...
Aug 11, 2025
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Agriculture

Lethbridge Polytechnic to receive second-largest donation ever, will support ag research
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...
10h ago
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Lethbridge Polytechnic receives $1.75 million grant to support ag research
Small and medium-sized enterprises will soon have an easier time completing their research at Lethbridge Polytechnic.The school will receive $1.75 over five years from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) for its Integrated Agriculture Technology Centre (IATC).Dr. Andrew Dunlop, Assoc...
Aug 13, 2025
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Alberta Open Farm Days set for Saturday and Sunday
Alberta Open Farm Days is set for Saturday and Sunday, August 16 and 17, 2025.The weekend gives people a chance to visit farms and ranches, see food production first-hand, and try and buy locally produced products.Several operations in southern Alberta are taking part.Theoretically Brewing - LethbridgeFarming Smarter A...
Aug 13, 2025
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Canada

Sun Youth co-founder Sid Stevens dies at 85 after seven decades of community service
MONTREAL - Sid Stevens, who co-founded well-known Montreal-based community organization Sun Youth, has died at age 85. The organization said Stevens died Sunday surrounded by loved ones. An obituary on Sun Youth's website pays tribute to Stevens' legacy of "generosity, solidarity and community engagement" dur...
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Quebec union leaders say workers could face same fate as Air Canada flight attendants
MONTREAL - The presidents of two major Quebec unions fear workers in the province could soon face the same treatment as striking Air Canada flight attendants under a provincial law passed in May. The law gives Quebec's labour minister the power to end a labour dispute by imposing arbitration when the strike or lockout ...
7h ago
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Lawyers for alleged B.C. hijacker get more time to prepare bail application
RICHMOND - The man accused of hijacking a plane and triggering a security scare at Vancouver International Airport last month appeared briefly at a provincial court in Richmond, B.C., where his lawyers were granted an adjournment. Shaheer Cassim attended the court virtually from Surrey Pretrial Centre wearing an orange...
9h ago
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Indigenous leaders on Trans Mountain lessons as Building Canada Act moves forward
OTTAWA - Two former Indigenous leaders on both sides of the debate over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion say the federal government can't ignore First Nations on future infrastructure projects it seeks to approve. Their comments come as Prime Minister Mark Carney aims to fast-track major projects, such as pipeline...
9h ago
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Anand says international law is fundamental, as Ukraine talks kick off at White House
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada is trying to convince other countries that international law is fundamental for peace in Ukraine and across the world. Anand is in Helsinki, meeting with foreign ministers from Nordic countries as part of Canada's foreign policy for the Arctic, which seeks more ...
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Hotter than average temperatures to last through September
OTTAWA - Western provinces and the East Coast should remain on alert for the possibility of more wildfire activity throughout the rest of summer, based on the latest federal government update. Wide swaths of B.C. and the prairie provinces are expected to be drier and hotter than normal. Federal government forecasters a...
11h ago
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World

Trump says he has begun arrangements for face-to-face meeting between Putin and Ukraine's Zelenskyy
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says he has begun arrangements for a face-to-face meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss a pathway to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The president made the announcement shortly after speaking by phone with Putin on Monday as he hosted Zelenskyy and ...
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Louisiana becomes sixth GOP-led state to authorize troop deployment to DC as part of Trump plan
WASHINGTON (AP) - Three more Republican governors authorized the deployment of national guard troops to Washington as part of President Donald Trump's show of force meant to crack down on crime and boost immigration enforcement in the nation's capital. The announcements by Mississippi, Tennessee and Louisiana bring the...
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Zelenskyy arrives at White House for critical talks with Trump, European leaders on war with Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived at the White House for talks with President Donald Trump and key European leaders as the U.S. leader presses for a quick end to the brutal Russia-Ukraine war. Monday's hastily assembled meeting comes after Trump met on Friday with Russian President V...
10h ago
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