A wildlife warning was issued Tuesday for cougars in Waterton Village and area.Cougars are frequenting the area where the village, Linnet Lake and Prince of Wales trails are located, according to the Parks Canada bulletin.Special caution is recommended while travelling or camping in the area.Parks Canada advised that f...

Medicine Hat's public education support workers have voted not to ratify a proposed labour agreement.The vote was originally delayed after Local 829's executives were removed by the national CUPE leadership.The Medicine Hat Public School Division acknowledges the "no" vote creates uncertainty but says the dec...

The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is asking for the public's help in locating a man who allegedly has outstanding drug warrants.They say Warren Shayn McMurtrie, 36, is wanted on warrants for the possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a weapon, driving while prohibited, and ...

The Town of Taber is celebrating 120 years of growth and community this year. The town was officially incorporated on March 15, 1905, but its history goes back much further. Indigenous peoples have called the land home for thousands of years, and the area began to take shape in the 1890s when homesteaders decided to se...

A news release from the province says Alberta has bigger reserves of natural gas than first thought. New measurements of the gas in the Montney, Duvernay and Deep Basin areas has found that there are 1360 trillion cubic feet of gas in the ground. Of that, 130 trillion cubic feet is what the province calls "proved ...

New legislation tabled by Alberta's government would make hunting in a wheelchair legal while also permitting kids as young as 12 to use guns to hunt without adults around.Forestry and Parks Minister Todd Loewen says his new bill will also approve new types of hunting and trapping equipment and remove a requirement tha...

New investments from Alberta's 2025 budget could mean employment expansions for Alberta Schools.If passed, Budget 2025 would work to address enrolment pressure on schools brought on by population growth, with almost 89,000 students enrolling since 2020.A $1.1-billion investment over three years would allow school autho...

Alberta RCMP is reminding motorists that wearing a seatbelt saves lives.In 2024, the Alberta RCMP handed out almost 3,000 tickets due to seatbelt-related offences and are now offering tips for drivers to keep in mind.Always wear a seatbelt when in a vehicle, and ensure it is securely fastened before the vehicle is in m...

Medicine Hat's Christy Starling considers physical exercise her self-care and release, but after an injury impeded certain workouts she could do, she decided to take on a new challenge of breaking records.Starling wanted to break the Guinness World Record for most knuckle push ups in one minute, which she attempted in ...

The Lethbridge Sport Council (LSC) says it was a great year for sports in the community.The LSC has released its Sport Tourism Impact Report for 2024.It says economic impact reports were completed for 214 single and multi-day sporting events in Lethbridge last year, accounting for 62 per cent of all events.Sporting eve...

It won't be long before golfers in the region can return to their favourite courses.Several clubs in the Lethbridge area have either confirmed an exact opening date or an opening window.Evergreen Golf Centre - Currently openLand-O-Lakes Golf & Country Club - Currently Open Henderson Lake Golf Club - Friday, March 7...

A multi-million dollar grant will help an agri-food processor in Lethbridge to continue to innovate in plant-based protein markets.Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) has announced $2.3 million in funding for PIP Lethbridge Inc. PIP opened in the city in 2022 and both produces and researches yellow pea-based pro...

Federal, provincial and territorial agriculture ministers says they will continue with a Team Canada approach in dealing with US tariffs. The ministers met in Ottawa on Thursday as part of what a release from the federal agriculture department calls "ongoing discussions related to the impacts and potential respons...

Local projects will aim to improve agriculture in a variety of different ways.Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), part of the federal government, has announced over $1.8 million for four non-profit organizations to support Alberta's value-added agriculture industry.Terry Duguid, Minister for PrairiesCan...

Money has started to flow to Canadian news outlets from the $100 million Google agreed to pay them in exchange for an exemption from the Online News Act, the organization administering the fund said. The Canadian Journalism Collective announced Thursday that the first portion of cash sent to eligible news businesses am...

Canada's recent flirtation with balmy temperatures will give way to spring's characteristically volatile weather, the Weather Network's chief meteorologist said, with a new seasonal forecast suggesting winter may still deliver some parting punches. Spring may be slightly chillier in Western Canada but otherwise close t...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Ministers, premier to meet with Lutnick in D.C. Canadian officials are set to meet with the U.S. commerce secretary in Washington today - days after a dust-up with U.S. President Donald Trump that ended with Ontario pausing its su...

WASHINGTON - Canadian officials are set to meet with the U.S. commerce secretary in Washington today - days after a dust-up with U.S. President Donald Trump that ended with Ontario pausing its surcharge on electricity exports to the United States. Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman...

VANCOUVER - The outdoors were a refuge for many during the pandemic as people hit their local trail networks to mountain bike, hike, run and walk, but advocates in British Columbia say the value of trails isn't reflected in the level of support they receive. Deanne Cote, executive director of the North Shore Mountain B...

In one of history's little-known ironies, the Maple Leaf country pushing back against Donald Trump's annexation bid is also host to a tiny, remote restaurant and brothel that helped launch the U.S. president's family fortune more than 100 years ago. To find it, look west. Way west. On a quiet, remote trail in British C...

Russian forces have driven the Ukrainian army out of the biggest town in Russia's Kursk border region, officials claimed Thursday, as U.S. officials sought the Kremlin's response to a proposed 30-day ceasefire in the three-year that Ukraine has endorsed. The Ukrainian army's seven-month foothold in Kursk has been under...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Kuwait has released a group of American prisoners, including veterans and military contractors jailed for years on drug-related charges, in a move seen as a gesture of goodwill between two allies, a representative for the detainees told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The release follows a recent v...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Congo's government and the M23 rebel group will participate in peace talks on March 18, Angola said Wednesday. A statement from Angolan President João Lourenço's office said they would begin "direct peace negotiations" in the Angolan capital, Luanda. Angola has acted as a m...