The Lethbridge Police Commission (LPC) has announced its verdict following a disciplinary hearing for the city's Police Chief.Presiding Officer Commissioner Brett Carlson says that none of the allegations against Shahin Mehdizadeh "had been proven on a balance of probabilities."As a result, Mehdizadeh was fou...

The University of Lethbridge is looking to bring its big, new spring festival back next year.Vibe Fest 2026 is set for Saturday, April 18, at the University Centre for the Arts.Dr. Heather Davis-Fisch, Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts, says 1,600 community members, friends and family attended the inaugural event in 202...

Some of Lethbridge's emergency responders will battle it out at Spitz Stadium.The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) and Lethbridge Fire and Rescue will take part in the annual charity "Battle of the Badges" softball game at Spitz Stadium on Friday, June 27, 2025.The friendly competition will also include dignit...

Thankfully, there were no injuries following a house fire in Lethbridge Friday night.Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services responded to a residential structure fire on the evening of June 13 in the 900 block of 41 Avenue North.At approximately 7:30 p.m. on June 13, city officials say crews from three stations were dis...

A change to Canada's electoral system would have delivered a very different House of Commons this year - one without the monolithic regional strongholds held by both major federal parties - according to an analysis for The Canadian Press.One seasoned political observer in Alberta says shattering those party fortresses ...

Lethbridge's federal Conservative candidate is set to enter her fourth term in office.Rachael Thomas won an estimated 60.8 per cent of the votes in Monday's federal election."I'm really excited for the opportunity to once again represent the constituents of Lethbridge. I feel honoured, and yeah, I'm just full of j...

Two local mayors have re-committed to working with the woman who is set to enter her fourth term as the MP for Lethbridge.Lethbridge Mayor Blaine Hyggen and Coaldale Mayor Jack Van Rijn have issued statements on the projected re-election of Conservative candidate Rachael Thomas.She is estimated to have secured an estim...

Alberta RCMP say they have received a number of reports related to gold and jewellery scams targeting people in parking lots across the province.Mounties say the scam follows a similar pattern or process as follows: Victim is approached, often in a parking lot or flagged down by a seemingly stranded motorist.Scammer cl...

Alberta has surpassed 900 cases of measles since the beginning of March.Data from the provincial government's dashboard shows 53 more cases were confirmed over the weekend, bringing Alberta's total to 932.The case count is the highest the province has seen in more than 40 years.Alberta Medical Association president Dr....

A union representing 30,000 health-care workers in Alberta is calling on Premier Danielle Smith's government to reverse course and provide free COVID-19 vaccines to all front-line workers and any other Albertan who wants the shot.The Health Sciences Association of Alberta says that is the best way to protect patients, ...

The Chiefs of the Sovereign First Nations of Treaty 8 have released a statement condemning Bill C-5.Legislation introduced under the bill would allow for the fast-tracking of resource development projects under the label of national interest.The leaders of the Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta argue Ottawa bypassed Fir...

Some of Lethbridge's emergency responders will battle it out at Spitz Stadium.The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) and Lethbridge Fire and Rescue will take part in the annual charity "Battle of the Badges" softball game at Spitz Stadium on Friday, June 27, 2025.The friendly competition will also include dignit...

Officials with Paradise Canyon Golf Club in Lethbridge are putting a call out for volunteers for the Alberta Men's Amateur Golf Championships June 25-27.Organizers need 23 volunteers on Wednesday June 25, 23 volunteers for Thursday June 26, and 13 volunteers on Friday June 27.Volunteers will be needed for registration,...

The Sylvan Lake Gulls continue their young 2025 WCBL season this weekend with the inaugural Rural Roots Baseball Classic.The event, which pits the Gulls against the Lethbridge Bulls, goes down at Doug Lehman Field in Oyen, with first pitch at 3:30."We are very excited for the Rural Roots Baseball Classic. This is ...

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...

Two local Members of Parliament are set to continue playing prominent roles within the Conservative Party of Canada.Leader Pierre Poilievre has announced his leadership team and shadow cabinet, saying his party will fight for a Canada that is affordable, safe, united, and self-reliant."Now, our bigger and better t...

Local vendors are gearing up for the return of the Lethbridge Farmers' Market. The indoor market kicks off June 14, running every Saturday at the Agri-food Hub & Trade Centre from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., while the outdoor downtown market is on Wednesdays, starting July 2 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Festival Squa...

OTTAWA - The president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami says "Canada's weakness" is publicly saying reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples is of top priority then acting like it isn't when it introduces legislation like the major projects bill. The legislation is being widely criticized by Indigenous leaders and co...

OTTAWA - A union official who represents marine search and rescue crews said Monday the union was surprised and "blindsided" by Ottawa's decision to move the Canadian Coast Guard from the control of the fisheries minister to the defence minister. Teresa Eschuk, Union of Canadian Transportation Employees natio...

OTTAWA - An organization that monitors the effect of information flows on human rights says the new federal border security bill appears to "roll out a welcome mat" for expanded data-sharing agreements with the United States and other foreign authorities. Researchers with The Citizen Lab at the University of ...

PORT DUFFERIN - A marine animal rescue group has confirmed a rare but unfortunate find on Nova Scotia's eastern shore. The Halifax-based Marine Animal Response Society says the remains of a large, shortfin mako shark - considered the fastest shark in the ocean - were found Saturday along the shoreline near Port Dufferi...

OTTAWA - House of Commons committees are taking shape for this session of Parliament with a top spot for Liberal Karina Gould and no representation at all for New Democrats. Gould, the MP for Burlington, was elected to chair the influential finance committee for this session of Parliament, with Conservative Jasraj Hall...

OTTAWA - Former MP Han Dong says he and his family can finally move on now that his lawsuit against Global News has been settled. A Global report in early 2023, citing unidentified sources, suggested Dong privately advised a senior Chinese diplomat to hold off on freeing Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, Canadians who...

DENVER (AP) - A federal jury in Colorado on Monday found that one of the nation's most prominent election conspiracy theorists, MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, defamed a former employee for a leading voting equipment company after the 2020 presidential election. The employee, Eric Coomer, sued after Lindell called him a...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The man accused of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another went to the homes of two other lawmakers to carry out more carnage on the night of the shootings, a federal prosecutor said. But one of the other lawmakers was was not home and the suspect left the other house after police arrived, ...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey can have a grand jury examine allegations of clergy sexually abusing children, the state's Supreme Court ruled Monday, after a Catholic diocese that had tried for years to block such proceedings recently reversed course. The Diocese of Camden previously had argued that a court rule preve...