The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has arrested a B.C. man in connection to alleged drug trafficking.On Monday, March 3, 2025, officers say they observed activities consistent with drug trafficking on the 300 block of 4 Street South. That area had been identified as an emerging crime hot spot.A vehicle was stopped and...

As Canadian tariffs begin to set in, a group of nine key business companies in southern Alberta are coming together to help local businesses. The Lethbridge Region Economic Resilience Task Force will be focusing on developing strategies to support businesses in the region and ensure they can navigate the challenges pos...

The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is investigating a single-vehicle collision.Just before 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 4, police were called to a collision on the 1500 block of Scenic Drive South.They say a Ford Mustang struck a traffic light in the centre median.The vehicle and light were significantly damaged, whil...

A 39-year-old man has been charged with kidnapping and sexual assault after a woman was allegedly held against her will in the early morning hours of March 2 in Medicine Hat. According to police, a woman was approached by an unknown man who offered her a ride home. The man was said to be driving a vehicle with an Alber...

The Alberta Government made an announcement today Tuesday regarding "enhancing safety and economic growth in the north." A large piece to achieving that goal will be the much-discussed east-west highway, connecting Fort McMurray residents with the Peace region.In the proposed Budget 2025, the province set asi...

The Government of Alberta has hired an external consultant to review the Land and Property Rights Tribunal (LPRT) business processes in an effort to ensure they are effective and responsive to Albertans' needs. The LPRT ensures Albertan property rights are protected by ensuring a fair and impartial appeal process for p...

March 1 officially marked the first day for Alberta's wildfire season, and with that Minister of Forestry and Parks, Todd Loewen says the province has been working since the end of 2024's wildfire season to be prepared for 2025.Loewen spoke on Tuesday to the media about measures the provincial government has been and i...

Canada's political leaders are speaking out against the implementation of tariffs on Canadian exports to the United States.President Donald Trump has followed through with his promise to impose 25 per cent across-the-board levies on imports from Canada and Mexico, with a lower 10 per cent charge on Canadian energy.Albe...

If you think you have what it takes to make it to the Olympics, the time to prove yourself is coming up.RBC Training Ground is hosting a tryout event at the University of Lethbridge (U of L) on Saturday, March 15, 2025.RBC Marketing Manager Sam Effah says people with any level of experience across a variety of athletic...

A man from Calgary is now the number-one ranked bull rider in the country.Nick Tetz emerged in first place at the PBR Canada Cup Series Event in Lethbridge on Friday and Saturday, February 28-March 1, 2025.He delivered a perfect 3-for-3 performance at the VisitLethbridge.com Arena to win his fifth consecutive PBR event...

He is the second player from Lethbridge to be recognized this week by the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL).The league announced its Doug Birks Division Awards, with Top Goaltender going to Brenner Fyfe.The Lethbridge native played 1,725 minutes with the Kamloops Storm this past season, the fourth mos...

With spring on the horizon, the City of Lethbridge has resumed weekly reporting of water levels in the area's reservoirs.As of Friday, February 28, 2025, the City says two of three local reservoirs are more full than they were at this time last year, but are still below historic averages:Oldman ReservoirCurrent storage...

Among the 300+ vendors at Ag Expo in Lethbridge are several that are pushing the boundaries of technology.The event, running February 26-28, 2025 at the Agri-food Hub and Trade Centre, brings together farmers, equipment manufacturers, salespeople, marketers, researchers and much more.LNN spoke with a few of the vendors...

The Government of Alberta says its tax-friendly business environment is encouraging businesses to grow.The Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit was launched in spring 2023, which provides a 12 per cent tax credit when companies invest at least $10 million in a project to build or expand a value-added agri-processing f...

TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Canadians should give Wayne Gretzky a break. The hockey legend has come under fire for supporting U.S. President Donald Trump by attending his inauguration in January and visiting him several times in recent months at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. Gretzky also attended an election vict...

OTTAWA - The federal government has officially filed a notice to intervene in the Supreme Court of Canada's hearing on Quebec's secularism law. The top court announced in January it had granted leave to appeal to several groups that oppose the law, though no date has been set for the hearing. Bill 21 was passed in 2019...

OTTAWA - The federal government and Canada's provinces and territories answered U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Tuesday with immediate acts of economic retaliation and some supports for their own industries. Here's a look at what they did: Canada: The federal government immediately imposed retaliatory tariffs ...

MONTREAL - Quebec municipalities and human rights groups are voicing concerns about proposed legislation that would require newcomers to abide by a set of common values. They say the new bill on cultural integration could foster anti-immigrant sentiment and impose a heavy administrative burden on communities. The bill,...

EDMONTON - An Alberta-based analyst asked by the military to study white supremacy in its ranks says if it doesn't want the problem to take root, it should take action against a culture that gives it room to grow. Political scientist Andy Knight says his research suggests current attitudes within the Armed Forces favou...

NANAIMO, B.C. - "Team Rustad" has prevailed at the B.C. Conservatives' first annual general meeting since storming into the province's mainstream political scene in last year's election and becoming the official Opposition. Saturday's meeting came amid divisions within the party that Leader John Rustad depict...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - LeBron James became the first player in NBA history to score 50,000 combined points in the regular season and postseason Tuesday night. James surpassed the mark with a 3-pointer early in the first quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers' game against the New Orleans Pelicans. James got to 49,999 points Sun...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine military officials said Tuesday that rescuers have found the wreckage of a missing fighter jet and the bodies of its two pilots in a mountainous region of a southern province where they were deployed to fight communist rebels. The FA-50 jet lost communication during the combat miss...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - LeBron James became the first player in NBA history to score 50,000 combined points in the regular season and post-season Tuesday night. James surpassed the mark with a 3-pointer early in the first quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers' game against the New Orleans Pelicans. James got to 49,999 points Su...