Fort Macleod's incumbent mayor is running unopposed in the 2025 municipal election, and is therefore set to serve another term.Brent Feyter is currently wrapping up his second term as mayor, and served one term on council before that.He says it is a great honour to see that nobody in the community was looking to replac...

The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has responded after a store on the north side was damaged in a collision.Just after 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 24, LPS responded to a report that an SUV had driven into Tambayan Ni Kabayan, a Filipino grocery store on the 500 block of 13 Street North."Further investigation de...

An athlete from Lethbridge is being recognized as having Olympic potential.Mikka Eaves is a finalist in RBC Training Ground.The short track speed skater has been named one of the top 100 contestants out of more than 2,500 athletes from a wide range of sports who tried out.Eaves wrote in her national final profile, &quo...

Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services (LFES) was called out to a fire on Wednesday night.It occurred around 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 24, on the 500 block of 13 Street North.Firefighters say the blaze started at the back of the commercial building. The fire was quickly extinguished, preventing it from spreading t...

Fort Macleod's incumbent mayor is running unopposed in the 2025 municipal election, and is therefore set to serve another term.Brent Feyter is currently wrapping up his second term as mayor, and served one term on council before that.He says it is a great honour to see that nobody in the community was looking to replac...

A neuroscience student at the University of Lethbridge believes that he has what it takes to become the city's next mayor.Quentin Carlson has announced his candidacy in the 2025 municipal elections, which are set for October 8-20.He says that he is not a career politician, nor is he looking to become one. Instead, he t...

It is a two-man race to determine Coaldale's next mayor.Henry Doeve has announced that he has entered the 2025 municipal elections, which are set for October 20.He says the labour dispute between the Town of Coaldale and its unionized workforce was the main reason he wanted to run.The Town ended up locking its employee...

Alberta's justice minister has been directed to introduce new legislation on Medical Assistance in Dying, or MAID, that would give the government greater control and oversight of the program.A new mandate letter to Mickey Amery from Premier Danielle Smith says the legislation should introduce ``appropriate safeguards''...

Searchers in southern Alberta are hoping a familiar song will draw a six-year-old boy out of the woods after he vanished from a campground Sunday.Adam Kennedy from Alberta Search and Rescue says crews are employing several tactics in looking for Darius Macdougall, who is autistic.They include avoiding loud noises or br...

The Alberta government says it has struck a tentative deal with the union representing 51-thousand teachers provincewide, though the proposal is largely the same as its previous offer.A copy of the offer, obtained by The Canadian Press, shows it includes covering COVID-19 vaccines for teachers.That falls in line with t...

Rescuers in southern Alberta are looking at bringing in reinforcements from the military in their search for a missing five-year-old boy.Adam Kennedy from Alberta Search and Rescue says talks with the Armed Forces and other groups have focused on which resources would benefit search efforts.Drones and helicopters humme...

An athlete from Lethbridge is being recognized as having Olympic potential.Mikka Eaves is a finalist in RBC Training Ground.The short track speed skater has been named one of the top 100 contestants out of more than 2,500 athletes from a wide range of sports who tried out.Eaves wrote in her national final profile, &quo...

A star basketball player is being recognized by her alma mater.Kacie Bosch has been named the University of Lethbridge Pronghorn's 2025 Young Alumni Award winner.She competed in 3x3 women's basketball in the 2024 Paris Olympics, helping Team Canada to earn its first-ever berth in the event. Bosch has also won three FIB...

Some of the best junior hockey players in Canada and the U.S. will be in Lethbridge next month.The CHL USA Prospects Challenge is set to take place on November 25, 2025, at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, while game two will be at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena on November 26.Team CHL has announced the first three...

The Alberta Government has hired a firm to look into how water storage and flow in the region could be improved.WSP Canada will study the potential for a new reservoir on the Belly River, approximately five kilometres northwest of Mountain View in Cardston County.They will also determine if there are opportunities to i...

An official with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is optimistic that drought conditions have been getting better in the region.Agroclimate Specialist Trevor Hadwen has provided his latest Canadian Drought Monitor report, covering the period of August 2025.He says the greatest improvement in Canada recently was seen in ...

Only a few days remain for post-secondary students in a region of southern Alberta to apply for funding.The St. Mary River Irrigation District says Sunday, August 31, 2025, will be the final day to apply for its annual scholarship.It awards up to 15 students with $2,000 each.Applicants must meet at least one of the fol...

Police in Wisconsin say a man from Ontario was killed in what's believed to be a drive-by shooting. The Sheboygan Falls police department says 32-year-old Giovanni Michael Robinson was found with a fatal gunshot wound early Wednesday in the small city...

OTTAWA - Following several recent high-profile Russian incursions into NATO airspace, senior defence and foreign affairs officials told members of Parliament Thursday that Canada has not seen similar Russian moves into Canadian airspace over the past y...

An overhaul to Canada Post's operations is on the way after the federal government promised a suite of changes Thursday. The move comes as labour uncertainty continues to drag on and the mail carrier incurs significant financial losses. Here's what you...

MONTREAL - A Quebec woman who scalded a 10-year-old boy at her door with boiling water last year, frustrated by being the victim of a doorbell prank, has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault. Stéphanie Borel, 47, entered the guilty plea at the Longueui...

In September, a clip from a January 2024 episode of the "Joe Rogan Experience" podcast resurfaced online. Rogan's guest, the comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, claimed Canada experienced an "unprecedented" drop in life expectancy starting in 2020. Rogan and H...

QUÉBEC - The Quebec government is scrapping a contentious forestry reform bill that has sparked opposition from Indigenous leaders and environmental groups. Quebec Premier François Legault announced the news Thursday during a meeting of the Quebec fed...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - A New Zealand jury convicted a man of murder and arson Friday for setting the fire at the boarding house where he lived that killed five fellow tenants. The jury at the High Court in Wellingt...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas man was executed Thursday for killing his girlfriend's 13-month-old daughter in a torturous ordeal the couple said was part of an "exorcism" to expel a demon from the child's body. Blaine Mi...

ATMORE Ala. (AP) - An Alabama man convicted of killing a woman during a 1997 gas station robbery was put to death Thursday after apologizing to his victim's family and pleas from the woman's son to spare his life. Geoffrey...