The incumbent candidate in the Lethbridge federal election is seeking her fourth term in office.Rachael Thomas has announced her re-election campaign with the Conservative Party of Canada.She says she is excited to have the opportunity to join the race and to earn the people's trust once again."It comes down to th...

The University of Lethbridge has unveiled a new Strategic Plan, outlining key priorities that will guide the institution's growth and impact over the next decade.The plan, developed through extensive conversations with students, faculty, staff, and community partners, aims to strengthen ULethbridge's role as a leader i...

Lethbridge City Council has made its annual declaration of Green Shirt Day.Logan Boulet of Lethbridge was one of the victims of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash on April 6, 2018. He died the following day.Logan was a registered organ donor and his contribution saved six lives, which created a movement that resulted in mo...

Seniors and people with disabilities in select communities will have an easier time getting around.The Government of Alberta is launching the second phase of its Healthy Aging Alberta program.It provides accessible and affordable transportation services for seniors and Albertans with mobility issues.Minister of Seniors...

The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) has released its 2024 Annual Market Statistics report, which found that for the first time since 2016, Alberta was a net exporter of electricity. Last year, more than 3,000 megawatts (MW) were added to the grid, growing Alberta's total installed generation capacity by more th...

Premier Danielle Smith is getting set to fly to Florida for an event hosted by a far-right U.S. influencer, with her chief of staff calling the foray a patriotic act of courage by a "noble" leader.Smith is to make a speaking appearance this week with conservative media personality Ben Shapiro at an upcoming f...

A University of Calgary paleontologist is part of a discovery of a new species of dinosaur with 30-centimetre-long claws found in a Mongolian desert.Darla Zelenitsky, an associate professor in the school's faculty of science, says the remains of the therizinosaur were found in the Gobi desert in 2012 during the constru...

Premier Danielle Smith is getting set to fly to Florida for an event hosted by a far-right U.S. influencer, with her chief of staff calling the foray a patriotic act of courage by a "noble'' leader.Smith is to make a speaking appearance this week with conservative media personality Ben Shapiro at an upcoming fundr...

Medicine Hat's Co-op Place and the Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre have acquired a new certification that verifies they're better equipped to assist guests with sensory sensitivities, the first entertainment venues in Alberta to have earned it.KultureCity's Sensory Inclusive program has been widely embraced by venue...

There are just a few days to go before the start of the Western Hockey League (WHL) playoffs and the Lethbridge Hurricanes now know who they will be facing.The Canes will take on the Brandon Wheat Kings in the first round, a team Lethbridge has a favourable record against. They won three of four games against Brandon i...

Former Lethbridge Hurricanes defenseman Ty Prefontaine played a key role in the University of Saskatchewan Huskies' bronze medal finish at the 2025 U SPORTS Men's Hockey Championship in Ottawa.Prefontaine spent four seasons (2016-2020) with the Lethbridge Hurricanes in the Western Hockey League (WHL), serving as an alt...

OTTAWA - The Canadian government has announced support for the country's agriculture sector as it deals with tariffs imposed by China. The federal agriculture department says in a news release that the current payment cap under AgriStability, a program that works similarly to crop insurance, will double to $6 million f...

The Government of Alberta has proposed updates to the Agricultural Operations Practices Act, intended to help reduce waste, allow farmers to supplement fertilizer with organic materials and help attract job-creating investment. This act and its regulations provide the rules and standards for all agricultural operations...

This year, March 16-22 marks Agricultural Safety Week in Canada, an annual national event aimed at highlighting the importance of farm safety. "Canadian Agricultural Safety Week is a good time to remind those working on farms and ranches about the importance of farm health and safety measures to keep operations sa...

WASHINGTON - Then-prime minister Justin Trudeau went into his first phone call with a newly re-elected Donald Trump aware that the U.S. president likely was looking to reopen the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement - just a few weeks before he first threatened devastating economy-wide tariffs. A briefing note prepared ahead o...

WINNIPEG - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says the fourth victim of a Winnipeg serial killer has been identified as Ashlee Shingoose of St. Theresa Point First Nation. Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak says she has spoken with the woman's parents and offered her condolences. Police are scheduled to confirm t...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Liberals and Conservatives shifting to Quebec Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Liberal Leader Mark Carney are shifting their campaigns to Quebec. Poilievre, who held a rally in Hamilton on Tuesday night with an estimated c...

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Liberal Leader Mark Carney are shifting their campaigns to Quebec. Poilievre, who held a rally in Hamilton on Tuesday night with an estimated crowd of about 4,500 people, is expected at a news conference in Montmagny, Que., around noon and at a rally in Quebec City in t...

VICTORIA - British Columbia Energy Minister Adrian Dix says U.S. President Donald Trump's claims about Canada supplying water through the Columbia River Treaty are "not accurate," and the U.S. can manage the water that flows over the border "however they see fit." Dix says there has been speculation...

VICTORIA - British Columbia's government says it will table legislation on Monday that eliminates the consumer carbon tax in the province. It says in a statement that the tax will be removed April 1, and it is notifying fuel sellers and natural gas retailers now so they stop collecting the tax as of that date. B.C. Pre...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is at the Supreme Court with a new emergency appeal Wednesday, this time seeking approval to go ahead with cuts of hundreds of millions of dollars for teacher training. A federal judge in Boston temporarily blocked the cuts, finding they were already affecting training program...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A majority of a panel of justices of Brazil's Supreme Court has accepted charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro over an alleged attempt to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat. Three justices voted in favor of putting Bolsonaro on trial. The result will be official after all five...

Russia on Wednesday convicted 23 captured Ukrainians on terrorism charges stemming from the war in Ukraine in a military court trial that Kyiv denounced as a sham and a violation of international law. The defendants included current or former fighters of the elite Azov brigade, which Russia designated a terrorist group...