Alberta Mounties are investigating the suspicious death of a teenager found in Glenwood, southwest of Lethbridge over the weekend.On July 4, 2025, Cardston RCMP received a report of an abandoned vehicle approximately 1.5 km West of Glenwood. Upon arrival, police located the vehicle with a deceased person inside.The Alb...

UPDATE: July 7, 5:15 am Lethbridge Police Service says Cody Favel has now been arrested. -- The Lethbridge Police Service is asking for help in locating a wanted man. Cody Blue Favel, 41, is wanted on a Canada-wide arrest warrant for a parole violation. Favel was convicted of killing two people in a northside park in 2...

An Alberta First Nation is asking a judge to review the provincial government's decision earlier this year to end its moratorium on coal mining.In an application for judicial review filed this week, Siksika Nation says Alberta failed in its duty to consult when, in January, it lifted its moratorium on new coal mining p...

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 cand...

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 cand...

Town of Coaldale councillor Bill Chapman has officially announced his intent to seek re-election in the upcoming municipal election Oct. 20, 2025. "I am honoured to once again put my name forward for Coaldale town council," says Chapman, in a press release Thursday. "Together with my colleagues, we've ma...

Voters in Lethbridge will get some fun and creative stickers when they cast their ballots this fall. The City of Lethbridge is teaming up with local school divisions to launch an "I Voted" sticker contest for students in Grades K-12. City Clerk and Returning Officer Bonnie Hilford says she is excited to see w...

A helicopter crash near Red Deer on Sunday afternoon has claimed the life of one person, according to Alberta RCMP.The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) first said Sunday that they were deploying a team to the site of the crash -- the Hespero/Safron Residence Heliport, approximately 20 nautical miles from Red Deer Regi...

Alberta Blue Cross and the Lifesaving Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories are teaming up to help save lives this summer."We have a short summer season in Alberta and it's a great time to get out swimming, boating and spending time around open water," says Brian Geislinger, senior vice-president of Co...

Recent rainfall across northern Alberta has helped firefighters battling wildfires. However, lightning strikes have sparked new fires in recent days.Current situation (as of 3 p.m., July 4)There are 50 wildfires currently burning across Alberta in the Forest Protection Area, and four mutual aid fires.14 are classified ...

A Primary Care Alberta Service is being praised for its efforts treating patients without sending them to emergency departments.The Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine studied the PCA's Virtual MD service and concluded it enables patients to access more appropriate levels of care for their healthcare needs.The servi...

A group of local WHL players will get the opportunity to train with the pros.The Lethbridge Hurricanes have announced that half a dozen members of their 2024-25 roster will attend NHL Development Camps this week.They are Noah Chadwick, Brayden Yager, Caden Price, Carsen Adair, Jackson Unger and Miguel Marques.Chadwick,...

Three Europeans are set to move to Lethbridge after the CHL Import Draft.The Lethbridge Hurricanes made three selections at the draft, which was held Wednesday morning.Their first pick, 52nd overall, was 17-year-old Filip Novak.Novak, a 6'2", 200-pound forward from Chomutov, Czechia, appeared in just 14 games this...

Some of southern Alberta's finest athletes are set to compete in Taber this week. The town is hosting the Southern Alberta Summer Games (SASG), which take place July 2-5, 2025. Competitors will take part in events such as foot races, basketball, bowling, shooting, archery, ball hockey, baseball, badminton, beach volley...

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...

A new provincial report shows that farmers in the south region have made more progress on spring seeding than everywhere else in Alberta. As of Tuesday, May 20, 2025, it says 86.7 per cent of all crops in the area had been planted. That is compared to the provincial average of 73.1 per cent. It is also about 12 to 13 p...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... RCMP warn of fire near Kelowna's airport RCMP in British Columbia are asking residents who live near a wildfire in Kelowna to be ready for a possible evacuation. Police say the fire in the Ellison area, east of Kelowna's airport, ...

VICTORIA - Dave Sharkey still remembers how he felt about the future of the Conservative Party of B.C. when he was part of the delegation that marched in the 2022 Aldergrove Christmas Light Up Parade. "There were only four of us," Sharkey said. "Two of us were holding the banner, and the other two were h...

CALGARY - The premiers of Alberta and Ontario will meet in Calgary today to sign two new memorandums of understanding. Danielle Smith's office says she and Doug Ford will sign agreements on energy priorities, trade and interprovincial co-operation. The pair were together at a roundtable in Calgary on Sunday, with Ford ...

OTTAWA - A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is dismissing moves by the federal government and Canada's premiers to break down internal trade barriers as little more than "political theatre." It lands just ahead of the country's internal trade ministers meeting in Quebec City this week...

An investigation report detailing the prison assault that led to the death of B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton says he was assaulted by another inmate who broke a broom handle and thrust it into his face. The board of investigation report released Friday says Pickton was assaulted as medication was being distributed i...

OTTAWA - An environmental think tank is warning the federal government against repealing its electric vehicle mandate. In a statement published Friday, Clean Energy Canada said if Ottawa was going to change the mandate, it should be done with near-term adjustments to help the auto sector "weather this temporary st...

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) - Camp Mystic says it is mourning the loss of 27 campers and counselors as the search continued Monday for victims of catastrophic Texas flooding over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. The statement adds another layer of heartbreak to the devastating flooding sent a wall of water through the cen...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia's rumbling Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted Monday, sending a column of volcanic materials as high as 18 kilometers (11 miles) into the sky and depositing ash on villages. Indonesia's Geology Agency said in a statement it recorded the volcano unleashing an avalanche of searing gas cl...

MORWELL, Australia (AP) - Australian woman Erin Patterson was Monday found guilty of murdering three of her estranged husband's relatives by deliberately serving them poisonous mushrooms for lunch. The jury in the Supreme Court trial in Victoria state returned a verdict after six days of deliberations, following a nine...