The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) says it has made a substantial drug seizure.Just before midnight on Sunday, May 11, officers were conducting proactive patrols on the 100 block of Mayor Magrath Drive North when they noticed an unsecured wash bay door with a man lying underneath it, sleeping.When the man woke up, pol...

Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for a section of the region.As of approximately 2:00 p.m. on Monday, May 12, they say that "Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain.""There...

A long-time member of the Lethbridge Hurricanes has decided what his future holds.Logan McCutheon has committed to Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He says it is a great hockey school."They love their hockey at [Quinnipiac] and it's a good program that won it a couple of years ago, so I think it's rea...

A prominent member of the Lethbridge Hurricanes this past season is returning to his home country.Vojtech Port has announced that he has signed with the HC Vitkovice in the Czechia pro league.The 19-year-old was originally drafted by the Red Deer Rebels in the first round (49 overall) in the 2022 CHL Import Draft.He wa...

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...

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...

According to Statistics Canada, Alberta has now reached five million people.You can see StatsCan's live population tracker here.Alberta hit four million in October 2013, it was summarized by an economic post by ATB Financial's Mark Parsons on Monday.Based on the medium-growth projection from Alberta Treasury Board and ...

The Government of Alberta says it is helping to keep industries competitive and defend jobs with its latest move.The province has announced that it is freezing the industrial carbon tax, which is currently set at $95 per tonne of emissions.It was scheduled to rise to $110 per tonne in 2026 and eventually reach $170 per...

As Alberta flirts with the possibility of a referendum on separation, Quebec sovereigntists are watching with interest - and a healthy dose of skepticism. Some are hoping a wave of separatist sentiment in Alberta will put wind in the sails of Quebec's own independence movement, which took a blow in the recent federal e...

Thousands of Alberta government workers started voting Thursday on whether or not to strike.The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees said in a statement its employees have not seen a significant wage increase in decades and are being impacted by rising costs of living. AUPE said the province offered 11.5 per cent over...

A long-time member of the Lethbridge Hurricanes has decided what his future holds.Logan McCutheon has committed to Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He says it is a great hockey school."They love their hockey at [Quinnipiac] and it's a good program that won it a couple of years ago, so I think it's rea...

A prominent member of the Lethbridge Hurricanes this past season is returning to his home country.Vojtech Port has announced that he has signed with the HC Vitkovice in the Czechia pro league.The 19-year-old was originally drafted by the Red Deer Rebels in the first round (49 overall) in the 2022 CHL Import Draft.He wa...

The Lethbridge Hurricanes have added another member to their roster, signing 2006-born defenceman Nathan Maloney to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.The 18-year-old was undrafted in the WHL Prospects Draft.The Strathmore, AB, product has spent the 2024-2025 season with the Calgary Canucks of the Alberta Juni...

The City of Lethbridge could soon explore different business models for Lethbridge & District Exhibition (LDE).It was proposed at a meeting of the Economic Standing Policy Committee this week that LDE be split into two separate entities - one focused on operating the Agri-food Hub & Trade Centre and one to serv...

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...

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 ...

OTTAWA - Climate activists and energy leaders say Prime Minister Mark Carney will need to make some hard choices on whether to bolster the country's oil and gas sector as means of achieving economic stability. Throughout the election campaign, Carney signalled an openness to building more pipelines in Canada and promis...

MONTREAL - Montreal public health officials are calling for better access to tuberculosis care after a sharp rise in the number of cases reported last year. The regional health authority reported 203 new cases in 2024, compared to an average of 123 cases per year over the previous decade. About 89 per cent of Montreal'...

OTTAWA - Canada's business community will be watching Tuesday's cabinet shuffle for signs that Prime Minister Mark Carney will be easier to work with than the last Liberal government. Experts and insiders say one of the ways Carney can emphasize that is by keeping a lean cabinet. Former prime minister Justin Trudeau's ...

OTTAWA - A prominent gun control group is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to act swiftly to implement key Liberal election commitments on firearms. In a letter to Carney, PolySeSouvient says the mandate letter for the next public safety minister should include a commitment to "timely delivery" of promised r...

Nova Scotia RCMP say they were searching for a possible impaired driver, hours before a collision that killed five people. Police say the vehicle was the same blue Honda Civic that crashed Saturday evening on Highway 101 near Falmouth, N.S. The Mounties are seeking information from the public on the whereabouts of the ...

OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says that if the new Liberal government doesn't introduce legislation on access to clean drinking water within 100 days, the problem won't be fixed soon. The Liberals under then-prime minister Justin Trudeau introduced legislation that would have guaranteed t...

A federal judge on Monday refused to block the Internal Revenue Service from sharing immigrants' tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the purpose of identifying and deporting people illegally in the U.S. In a win for the Trump administration, U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich denied a preliminary in...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Hamas on Monday released an Israeli-American soldier who had been held hostage in Gaza for more than 19 months, offering a goodwill gesture toward the Trump administration that could lay the groundwork for a new ceasefire with Israel. The Israeli military confirmed that 21-year-old Edan...

LONDON (AP) - Six Bulgarians convicted of carrying out a sophisticated spying operation for Russia were sentenced by a London judge Monday to prison terms up to nearly 11 years. The group that used Hollywood code names discussed kidnapping or killing Kremlin opponents as they targeted reporters, diplomats and Ukrainian...