The City of Lethbridge says it is important to look at the wider picture with reports like this one from the Fraser Institute.The think tank published its study on per-person spending in 26 Alberta municipalities.It found that, among Alberta's 10 largest communities, Lethbridge's municipal government spent the most amo...

A new report from Statistics Canada says some of June's jobs growth in Alberta was lost in July.The unemployment rate in the province increased to 7.8 per cent last month, compared to 6.8 per cent in June.That comes as employment across Alberta fell by 16,800 (-0.6 per cent), which partially offsets the additions of 30...

The Taber Police Service (TPS) was called out this week to a collision that resulted in "significant" damage to both vehicles.It occurred around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 5, at the intersection of Highway 3 and Highway 864.Police say a Ford F350 truck was travelling eastbound on Highway 3 towards Highway 8...

Lethbridge remains one of the 10 most affordable cities in Canada for rent, at least among the 60 that were analyzed in a new report.The National Rent Report, from Rentals.ca and Urbanation, says the average cost to rent a one-bedroom apartment in Lethbridge was $1,336 per month in July 2025, rising by 0.8 per cent com...

Another contender has stepped forward to potentially fill one of eight seats on Lethbridge City Council.Robin James will be on the ballot in the 2025 municipal election, which takes place from October 8-20, 2025. She provided the following answers to an LNN questionnaire:Why did you want to run for Lethbridge City Coun...

Another man has entered the city council race in Lethbridge. Suketu Shah has filed his nomination papers to run in the 2025 municipal election, which takes place October 8-20. He provided the following answers to a questionnaire from LNN: Why did you want to run for Lethbridge City Council? I'm running for city council...

A new report commissioned for the City of Lethbridge raises several issues with new regulations for this fall's municipal elections.PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) examined Bill 20, which was passed by the Alberta Government in late 2024, and came back to city council with a report at Tuesday's meeting. The province touts...

A new report from Statistics Canada says some of June's jobs growth in Alberta was lost in July.The unemployment rate in the province increased to 7.8 per cent last month, compared to 6.8 per cent in June.That comes as employment across Alberta fell by 16,800 (-0.6 per cent), which partially offsets the additions of 30...

Ninety days, 293,976 signatures... That's the benchmark former deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk and his thousands of helpers need to meet if they want to prove their point that Albertans clearly don't want to separate.Lukaszuk, once a long-time MLA with the Progressive Conservatives, and former cabinet minister (2010-201...

CAMROSE - Advance polls in a historic federal byelection for Alberta's Battle River-Crowfoot open today. For the first time ever, Elections Canada says voters must fill out a blank ballot. The agency lists a record 214 candidates running in the rural riding, with voting day on Aug. 18. The majority are part of the Long...

TORONTO - Ontario is taking a step toward planning new pipelines to bring Alberta oil and gas to the province for refining, issuing a request for proposals today for a feasibility study.It follows a memorandum of understanding last month between Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan to build new pipelines as well as rail l...

The Lethbridge Bulls will have to wait a bit longer before they get the chance to play in the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) playoffs.Game 1 of the Western Division semi-finals at Gulls Stadium in Sylvan Lake was cancelled on Wednesday night due to rain and has been rescheduled.The first contest in the series ...

A member of the Lethbridge Hurricanes will be heading back to his home country.Leo Braillard has signed a professional contract with the EHC Biel-Bienne in Switzerland for the 2025-26 season.The 20-year-old is originally from La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, and was drafted by the Canes in the first round (36th overall)...

A group of high-level athletes is set to take part in a major national competition.The Canada Summer Games take place in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, from August 8-25, 2025.More than 4,000 athletes, coaches and managers will be at the event.The Lethbridge region will be represented by 16 athletes, as well as ...

A researcher from Lethbridge Polytechnic has been recognized nationally for his contributions in developing a lower cost, less wasteful crop testing method.Results Driven Agriculture Research chair Dr. Chandra Singh is also the director of the Advanced Post-harvest Technology Centre in Lethbridge Polytechnic's Centre f...

For the first time since 2003, Australia has opened its market to beef and beef products from Canada. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says in a news release this is "opening a door to a key Indo-Pacific market." The release goes on to say that "regained access offers not only economic potential for C...

The Alberta Government has announced grants aimed at strengthening the health, biodiversity and long-term resilience of rangelands.A total of $1.3 million from the Rangeland Sustainability Program will go to academics, non-profits and other agricultural partners.Todd Loewen, Minister of Forestry and Parks, says Alberta...

Canada's Transportation Safety Board says it is looking into what happened when a sightseeing vessel ran aground in the waters off Metro Vancouver last weekend. The agency says investigators have been deployed to Vancouver Harbour to investigate the Aug. 3 accident that injured one passenger. The MV Harbour Princess ra...

TORONTO - Canada's 2025 wildfire season is now the second-worst on record. The latest figures posted by the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre suggest fires have torn through 72,000 square kilometres, an area roughly the size of New Brunswick. That surpasses the next-worst season in 1989 and is about half the area...

A Vancouver Island artist who was evacuated from her home studio near an out-of-control wildfire says she remains nervous despite being allowed back this week. Ina-Griet Raatz-von Hirschhausen, whose home is a few kilometres from the Wesley Ridge wildfire near Cameron Lake, says she is waiting a bit longer to bring bac...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Israel's announced plan to take over part of the Gaza Strip will further a humanitarian crisis for Palestinians and hostages. Israel's cabinet has approved a plan today to take control of Gaza City, with the country's foreign ministry saying it does not want to take over the Pal...

TRENTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government will boost the entry-level pay for Canadian Armed Forces privates by 20 per cent for the regular force and 13 per cent for reservists. Other military members will also receive pay raises, with smaller increases for higher ranks, as part of a plan to boost recruit...

OTTAWA - Two journalists working for Iran International in Canada are among dozens who have been targeted by regime officials in recent weeks, the network says. Iran International is a prominent online broadcaster that covers news in Iran and its diaspora, including anti-government protests that advocates say are censo...

CHICAGO (AP) - James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died. He was 97. Lovell died Thursday in Lake Forest, Illinois, NASA said in a statement on Friday. "Jim's character and steadfast courage helped our nation reach the M...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department has subpoenaed New York Attorney General Letitia James as it investigates whether she violated Trump's civil rights. That's according to people familiar with the matter on Friday. The subpoenas mark an escalation of the Trump administration's ongoing efforts to scrutinize percei...

WASHINGTON (AP) - An appeals court on Friday tossed out a judge's contempt finding against the Trump administration in a case over deportations to an El Salvador prison. The decision from a divided three-judge panel based in the nation's capital vacates a finding from U.S District Judge James E. Boasberg. Boasberg foun...