

What's Happening
Nighttime construction on Hwy 3 in Lethbridge starts April 17
Apr 17, 2025

$20K grants available: TELUS STORYHIVE Pan-Asian Edition opens applications April 1
SASHA launches #BuyABed fundraiser to support vulnerable Lethbridge residents
Apr 04, 2025
$20K grants available: TELUS STORYHIVE Pan-Asian Edition opens applications April 1
Mar 18, 2025

Lethbridge and Area

Taber Police seize weapons, drugs during traffic stop
A man from Taber remains behind bars after allegedly being caught with several illegal items.At approximately 10:00 p.m. on Monday, May 5, the Taber Police Service (TPS) says it conducted a traffic stop on a suspended driver.Officers claim to have spotted open alcohol containers in the vehicle.They then reportedly unco...
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Hurricanes prospect named CJHL Rookie of the Year
Set to become a permanent member of the Western Hockey League (WHL) this fall, a prospect for the Lethbridge Hurricanes is already getting accolades.Easton Daneault has been named the Canadian Junior Hockey League's Rookie of the Year.The 17-year-old forward was selected by the Canes in the seventh round (146 overall) ...
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Average home cost in Lethbridge was $404K in April
The typical price for a home in Lethbridge remains a little over $400,000.The Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) has released its Market Statistics reports for April, showing the cost for all residential property types was $404,282, up by 8.3 per cent compared to the same time last year.Medicine Hat, thanks to a 19...
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Chief Mountain border crossing opens May 15
For the next four months, there will be another way for Albertans to drive down to the United States.The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) says the Chief Mountain port of entry will open for the summer season from May 15 to September 30, 2025.The border crossing is on Highway 6 in Alberta, just east of Waterton Lake...
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Federal Election 2025

Rachael Thomas 'honoured', projected to serve fourth term as Lethbridge MP
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...
Apr 30, 2025
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Mayors commit to working with Rachael Thomas following projected re-election
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...
Apr 29, 2025
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Canada's Choice
Energy industry strikes hopeful tone after Liberal federal election win
The industry group representing Canada's oil and gas service contractors has laid out its top priorities for the Liberal government in Ottawa, which held onto power in Monday's federal election.The Canadian Association of Energy Contractors says both the Liberals and the Conservatives recognized the need to grow oil an...
Apr 29, 2025
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What's Happening
Nighttime construction on Hwy 3 in Lethbridge starts April 17
Apr 17, 2025

$20K grants available: TELUS STORYHIVE Pan-Asian Edition opens applications April 1
SASHA launches #BuyABed fundraiser to support vulnerable Lethbridge residents
Apr 04, 2025
$20K grants available: TELUS STORYHIVE Pan-Asian Edition opens applications April 1
Mar 18, 2025

9Round Fitness kicks COVID to the curb with cleanliness
What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: February 10-16, 2025
Feb 10, 2025
What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: January 29-February 2, 2025
Jan 29, 2025

Alberta

Provincial Politics
Alberta legislature speaker to resign seat, become rep to United States
The Speaker of the Alberta legislature is to resign his seat in the assembly and become the province's representative to the United States.Nathan Cooper says serving as the Speaker has been the honour of a lifetime.The Speaker's role is to preside over debates and proceedings in the house in a non-partisan matter, and ...
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Provincial Politics
Former Alberta premier David Hancock given new post as assistant justice
A former Alberta premier has a new job in the provincial courts.The provincial government says David Hancock has been named assistant chief justice of the Alberta Court of Justice in the Edmonton Family and Youth Division.Hancock, a long-time legislature member, served as interim premier and Progressive Conservative Pa...
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1:55 p.m.
Alert Ready test scheduled for May 7
Alert Ready, Canada's emergency public alerting system, will be put to the test today.The alert and its distinctive tone will be broadcast on T-V, radio, and some compatible wireless devices at 1:55 p.m. Wednesday, May 7.Each province or territory has a specific test time, ranging from morning to afternoon, except Queb...
19h ago
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RCMP TIPS
Reduce your risk of auto-related theft this summer
The Alberta RCMP are sharing tips to help residents prevent theft of, and from, their vehicles this summer. In 2024, police recorded 8,272 auto thefts in Alberta RCMP jurisdiction, plus 5,998 thefts from vehicles. Of this total, 643 auto thefts and 502 thefts from vehicles occurred in May alone. RCMP report that trucks...
May 06, 2025
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Local Sports

Hurricanes prospect named CJHL Rookie of the Year
Set to become a permanent member of the Western Hockey League (WHL) this fall, a prospect for the Lethbridge Hurricanes is already getting accolades.Easton Daneault has been named the Canadian Junior Hockey League's Rookie of the Year.The 17-year-old forward was selected by the Canes in the seventh round (146 overall) ...
17h ago
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Lethbridge man to compete at world shooting competition
A man from Lethbridge is setting out to prove that he is the best firearms user in the world.Justin Thomson is set to represent Canada at the first-ever IPSC PCC/Mini Rifle World Shoot, taking place from May 12-15, 2025, in Znojmo, Czechia.The event is put on by the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC)...
May 01, 2025
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Canes eliminated from WHL playoffs as Tigers complete series sweep
The Lethbridge Hurricanes' run for the WHL Championship has come to an end.The team was eliminated in game four of the Eastern Conference Final on Wednesday, falling 5-3 to the Medicine Hat Tigers.Things looked promising for the Canes right out of the gate as Logan Wormald got his club on the scoreboard just 2:32 into ...
May 01, 2025
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Agriculture

PROVINCE
'They want Alberta': Premier Smith positions province as food and energy partner with Japan
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith returned Saturday from her visit to Asia to identify new opportunities for collaboration across Alberta's resource, agri-food and technology sectors. - READ: Premier Smith visiting Asia to grow Alberta's energy and agriculture markets - Smith said her time in South Korea and Japan made cl...
Apr 26, 2025
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PROVINCIAL
Ag societies, facing tough economy, receive $7.4M boost from Alberta government
Alberta's seven regional agricultural societies are receiving a one-time cash injection of over $7 million to face challenging economic conditions and plan ahead. Lethbridge and District Exhibition, Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede, Grande Prairie Regional Ag and Exhibition, and Red Deer's Westerner Park are among ...
Apr 24, 2025
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Research funding announced for Coaldale lettuce grower
Results Driven Agricultural Research (RDAR) has announced its latest funding recipient for agricultural research.The non-profit has announced a grant of $229,065 for Whole Leaf Ltd, an indoor, year-round producer of lettuce just east of Coaldale.The money will be used to develop water management strategies to reduce fu...
Apr 22, 2025
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Canada

Canadian Blood Services says it needs 1 million new blood donors over next 5 years
TORONTO - Marc Parravano has donated blood 146 times. He remembers regularly going to the blood collection centre with his mother when he was a kid and followed in her footsteps after he turned 17 and was able to donate himself. "I get a sense of accomplishment and reward because I'm helping others," Parravan...
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In the news today: Former NDP MP warns: tough times ahead in parliament for the party
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... NDP faces 'Parliament from hell,' says ex-MP The NDP will return to the House of Commons without official party status at the end of May. The last time this happened was after the 1993 election - a time one former New Democrat MP ...
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Canada looks again to Europe as world marks 80 years since end of Second World War
OTTAWA - After the Second World War came to a close, Canada pulled itself away from Great Britain and planted itself firmly within a North American political and economic compact that generated prosperity for much of the western world for decades. But as the world marks 80 years since the end of the war in Europe, an i...
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This pilot is honoured every year in a U.K. town. Will Canada recognize his bravery?
There is a street named after him in a British town. A plaque at the local hospital tells the story of how the 29-year-old pilot saved many lives while sacrificing his own during the Second World War. There are even talks of building a statue of Darlington's "Gallant Airman" to honour his life and death. But ...
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Defence continues cross-examining complainant at hockey players' sex assault trial
Defence lawyers are expected to continue cross-examining the complainant today in the sexual assault trial of five hockey players. The woman, who cannot be identified under a publication ban, agreed under cross-examination Wednesday that she took on a "porn star persona" as a coping mechanism while in a hotel...
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NDP faces 'Parliament from hell' without official party status, says former MP
OTTAWA - The NDP will return to the House of Commons without official party status at the end of May. The last time this happened was after the 1993 election - a time one former New Democrat MP remembers as "the Parliament from hell." Svend Robinson represented Burnaby, B.C., in the House of Commons from 1979...
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World

Ukraine's parliament ratifies a minerals deal with the US
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine's Parliament unanimously voted in favor of ratifying of a landmark minerals deal with the U.S. on Thursday afternoon, a lawmaker said. The ratification is a key step in setting the deal in motion. It calls for the creation of a joint investment fund with the U.S. Parliament approved the agr...
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No new pope elected yet after black smoke pours out of Sistine Chapel's chimney
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Black smoke is again pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating that no pope was elected on second or third ballots of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church. The smoke billowed out at 11:50 a.m. on Thursday after the morning voting session to elect a successor to Pope...
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Pakistan shoots down drone near naval base in the city of Lahore, officials say
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's air defense system shot down a drone early Thursday near a naval air base in the eastern city of Lahore, Pakistani police and security officials said, as India evacuated thousands of people villages near the two country's highly militarized frontier in the disputed region of Kashmir. ...
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