The RCMP is asking for your help in finding a missing person.They say Kolton Swift, 24, of Fort St. John, B.C., was last seen in the area on March 24, 2025. Investigators believe he may be in the Lethbridge area.He is described as a Caucasian man, six feet tall, 150 lbs, has green eyes and blonde hair, and wears glasse...

Mounties in Alberta are looking for help from the public after the body of a teen girl was found in an abandoned car close to the U.S. border.Police say Jordyn (Rylie) Dines was found in the abandoned Toyota Camry on July 4 near Glenwood, 50 kilometres from the border and 34 kilometres northwest of Cardston.The 16-year...

The Government of Alberta has announced funding to better protect communities, residents and ecosystems from floods and droughts.A total of $3.5 million will go to 20 initiatives aimed at restoring riverbanks and watersheds, stabilizing streambanks, and improving the natural movement of water.Associate Minister of Wate...

It was a good month for jobs in Alberta.That is according to a new report from Statistics Canada, which says the province's unemployment rate fell from 7.4 per cent in May to 6.8 per cent in June.Employment increased by 30,000, thanks to the additions of 51,300 full-time positions. The number of part-time jobs fell by ...

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...

Another contender has entered the race for Lethbridge City Council. Margaret (Magie) Matulic has filed her nomination papers for the municipal election, which takes place October 8-20. She provided the following answers to a questionnaire from LNN: Why did you want to run for Lethbridge City Council? I am running as a ...

While warm, windy weather continues, the possibility of showers in some areas this weekend is welcome and may support ongoing wildfire response efforts.Current situationThere are 50 wildfires currently burning across Alberta in the Forest Protection Area, and four mutual aid fires.14 are classified as out of control, n...

EDMONTON - Alberta and Ottawa have signed off on $203 million for new affordable housing projects across the province.Provincial Social Services Minister Jason Nixon says the joint funding will go toward 25 projects and see more than 2,300 units built.Nixon says the projects range from housing for young adults and stud...

It was a good month for jobs in Alberta.That is according to a new report from Statistics Canada, which says the province's unemployment rate fell from 7.4 per cent in May to 6.8 per cent in June.Employment increased by 30,000, thanks to the additions of 51,300 full-time positions. The number of part-time jobs fell by ...

The Alberta RCMP Serious Crimes Branch has arrested two Edmonton residents following an investigation into human trafficking allegations concerning a motel in Fox Creek and a gas station in Calmar.Alberta RCMP and the Alberta Employment Standards Office first received a report of possible human trafficking at the two A...

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...

A new deal with the Everett Silvertips will add another member to the Lethbridge Hurricanes' roster.The Canes have acquired 2008-born forward Lukas Lima in exchange for a fifth-round draft pick in the 2029 WHL Prospects Draft.The 17-year-old was drafted by the Silvertips in the fourth round (86th overall) in the 2023 W...

Former pro hockey player Nick Tarnasky, appears to find himself at the centre of a viral social media video after an incident at a central Alberta golf course.The 40-year old originally from Rocky Mountain House played a season and a half with the WHL's Lethbridge Hurricanes from 2002-2004.He is the current head coach ...

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...

Alberta's government has provided a one-time grant of $3.2 million to 12 applied research associations to upgrade equipment, facilities and infrastructure. Announced on Wednesday, the government says the funding will help improve agricultural research and Alberta producers' competitiveness. Provincial officials say app...

The mayor of Surrey, B.C., is urging social media platforms to ban criminal content after a video of someone shooting up a restaurant in the city, filmed from inside the attackers' car, was circulated online. Brenda Locke says she is appealing to companies such as Meta, X and TikTok to stop allowing content from violen...

MONTREAL - The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a Quebec man convicted of manslaughter in the death of his spouse will not face a second trial. The country's highest court overturned the Quebec Court of Appeal's decision to grant a new trial for Pascal Varennes. In 2020, Varennes was acquitted of second-degree mu...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's chief of staff and the country's top public servant will be responsible for maintaining an ethics screen preventing him from making decisions that benefit his former employer. That information is part of a newly released disclosure from the office of the ethics commissioner. When C...

Residents of a small eastern Ontario community will be seeking answers at a police town hall on Saturday about a disturbing attack on an eight-year-old girl that investigators initially linked to an animal, prompting fear and confusion. The gathering is expected to offer an opportunity for people in Quadeville, about 1...

SURREY, B.C. - The British Columbia provincial court has handed a retired RCMP officer a suspended sentence, saying the man was "reckless" but not deceitful when he convinced a neighbour to invest in his failing cannabis company. The court ruling says six years after Jasvindar Singh Basi retired from the RCMP...

VICTORIA - A family from Langford, B.C., hoping to extend the life of their little girl who has a rare disease has been rejected again for coverage of medication that costs about $1 million a year. Health Minister Josie Osborne says in a statement that she knows the outcome of the review process is not what the family ...

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday toured the devastation from catastrophic flooding in Texas and lauded local officials amid mounting criticism that they failed to warn residents fast enough that a deadly wall of water was coming their way. "The search for the missing continues. The people t...

CHICAGO (AP) - A son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin "El Chapo" pleaded guilty Friday to U.S. drug trafficking charges. He is the first of El Chapo's sons to enter a plea deal. Prosecutors allege Ovidio Guzman Lopez and his brother, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, ran a faction of the Sinaloa cartel. They became know...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A divided federal appeals court on Friday threw out an agreement that would have allowed accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to plead guilty in a deal sparing him the risk of execution for al-Qaida's 2001 attacks. The decision by a panel of the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C.,...