Residents of Coaldale can voice their opinions on the work their municipality is doing.The Town of Coaldale's 2025 Community Satisfaction Survey goes over topics like town programs and services, finances and taxes, governance, communication, engagement and quality of life.Mayor Jack Van Rijn says he believes that stron...

The RCMP is continuing to look into an incident that resulted in the death of a senior.Officers and EMS were called to the area of Highway 875 and south of Range Road 141 at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 1, 2025.The area is about 85 kilometres northeast of Taber.According to the RCMP, a motorcycle left the ro...

Have you ever met someone who is this lucky?The Western Canada Lottery Corporation has announced the winner of a $1 million prize in Lethbridge.David Serkin has won the lottery for the third time in less than 12 months and the fourth time overall.In 2024, he won $500,000 on the August 20 LOTTO MAX draw and then $1 mill...

Parks Canada says it was left with no choice but to put a bear down in one of southern Alberta's national parks.On the evening of Saturday, May 24, officials received reports of a black bear approaching a hiker on the Cameron Lakeshore Trail in Waterton Lakes National Park."The bear exhibited unusual and aggressiv...

A change to Canada's electoral system would have delivered a very different House of Commons this year - one without the monolithic regional strongholds held by both major federal parties - according to an analysis for The Canadian Press.One seasoned political observer in Alberta says shattering those party fortresses ...

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...

Premier Danielle Smith and Alberta's delegations will meet with industry leaders in Washington, DC from June 2 to 7 to lay the foundation for advancing North American energy dominance. Brian Jean, minister of energy, and Nathan Neudorf, minister of affordability and utilities, will join Smith to showcase Alberta's posi...

The Alberta government is investing an additional $1.5 million in sexual assault centres to help support access to counselling services for survivors of sexual violence.The province said Friday the investment will further deliver on its April commitment to increase funding for sexual assault centres by $10 million.It s...

RCMP say they have arrested an Alberta teen because investigators believe the youth will commit terrorism offences.Mounties allege a 15-year-old from Edmonton was planning to commit offences related to the COM/764.They say it is a violent online network that lures youth and encourages them to commit sexual acts, self-h...

A group representing Canada's doctors is challenging the constitutionality of Alberta's legislation limiting access to medical treatment for transgender youth, arguing it violates their Charter right to freedom of conscience.The Canadian Medical Association says the court challenge is meant to protect the relationship ...

Bill Peters has announced his next move after stepping away from the Lethbridge Hurricanes.He will be the new head coach of the Augsburg Panthers, a pro hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) league.Sporting Director Larry Mitchell says in a translated news release that they were able to attract an outstandin...

The Medicine Hat Tigers fell short of Memorial Cup glory Sunday after failing to battle back from a dominant second frame by the London Knights - a heartbreaking end for a team that rarely struggled in 2025.The Knights won 4-1, claiming their third-ever Canadian Hockey League title and bouncing back after losing a year...

Crews are busy setting up for a series of renovations to a local ice rink.The Henderson Park Ice Centre Upgrade will be conducted in two phases, with a total budget of $6,091,000.Phase one will involve the retrofitting of a small decommissioned practice rink into four dressing rooms, each equipped with private shower a...

A new provincial report shows that farmers in the south region have made more progress on spring seeding than everywhere else in Alberta. As of Tuesday, May 20, 2025, it says 86.7 per cent of all crops in the area had been planted. That is compared to the provincial average of 73.1 per cent. It is also about 12 to 13 p...

Two local Members of Parliament are set to continue playing prominent roles within the Conservative Party of Canada.Leader Pierre Poilievre has announced his leadership team and shadow cabinet, saying his party will fight for a Canada that is affordable, safe, united, and self-reliant."Now, our bigger and better t...

Local vendors are gearing up for the return of the Lethbridge Farmers' Market. The indoor market kicks off June 14, running every Saturday at the Agri-food Hub & Trade Centre from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., while the outdoor downtown market is on Wednesdays, starting July 2 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Festival Squa...

MONTREAL - Montreal is forging ahead with new rules banning many short-term rentals for nine months a year, hoping to alleviate a housing crunch and strike a blow in a lengthy battle against unauthorized listings. City council in March passed a new bylaw that will allow people to rent their principal residences for per...

OTTAWA - The former national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling for an emergency meeting of chiefs to come up with demands for governments as they seek to fast-track projects they deem to be in the "national interest." Phil Fontaine says the federal, provincial and territorial governments are t...

MONTREAL - Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon is beginning his testimony today in his civil trial on allegations of sexual assault. Nine women are suing Rozon for nearly $14 million in damages for alleged sexual assault and misconduct. All nine women have testified about their experiences and faced cross-examination...

Protesters have been gathered for weeks at an ostrich farm in Edgewood, B.C., where an outbreak of avian flu killed 69 of the birds in December and January. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency wants the remaining 400 or so birds killed. Here's the situation: WHY DOES THE CFIA WANT THE BIRDS CULLED? The CFIA says allowi...

EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - The operators of a British Columbia ostrich flock that's facing a cull order after an avian flu outbreak are calling for independent testing of the birds to prevent their "unnecessary destruction." Katie Pasitney, whose parents own Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C....

OTTAWA - Ottawa collected an extra $617 million in import duties this past March compared to a year earlier as counter-tariffs against U.S. trade restrictions came into effect. The federal government's latest fiscal monitor report, published late last week, shows revenues from customs import duties topped $1 billion in...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Millions of South Koreans are voting Tuesday for a new president in a snap election triggered by the ouster of Yoon Suk Yeol, a conservative who now faces an explosive trial on rebellion charges over his short-lived imposition of martial law in December. Pre-election surveys suggested Yoon's l...

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A man accused of using a makeshift flamethrower and an incendiary device to attack a group in Boulder, Colorado, that had gathered to bring attention to Israeli hostages in Gaza, has been charged with a federal hate crime, according to court documents filed Monday. The suspect, Mohamed Sabry Solim...

ISTANBUL (AP) - Delegations from Russia and Ukraine met in Turkey on Monday for the second round of direct peace talks in just over two weeks, although expectations were low for any significant progress on ending the three-year war after a string of stunning attacks over the weekend. The Ukrainian delegation was led by...