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Vancouver Canucks willing to consider trades if the fit is right: GM
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin says he's open to making a trade - as long as the deal makes sense for the team. His remarks come as reports continue to swirl about the fut...
Jan 20, 2025

What's Happening in Lethbridge this week: January 20-26, 2025
LETHBRIDGE, AB - There's plenty to do around Lethbridge this week, and Lethbridge News Now has the details.Winter Light Festival - November 29 - February 28, 2025The Winter Light Festival is back at t...
Jan 20, 2025

Lethbridge man charged with sexual assault, police looking for more potential victims
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 36-year-old Lethbridge man is facing three charges, including one of sexual assault.On January 11, 2025, a police officer on patrol was approached by a woman who reported that she h...
Jan 20, 2025

York United FC acquires Canadian midfielder Steffen Yeates from Pacific FC
York United FC has acquired Steffen Yeates from Pacific FC, signing the 25-year-old Canadian midfielder to a two-year contract with a club option for another year. Yeates joined Pacific in December 20...
Jan 20, 2025

Forestry and parks minister travelling to Tennessee to promote Alberta's outdoors
Alberta's Minister of Forestry and Parks, Todd Loewen, is travelling to Tennessee to promote the province's outdoors and the annual Minister's Special License Program. From Jan. 22-26, Loewen will att...
Jan 20, 2025

Environment minister says Donald Trump pulling out of Paris pact is "deplorable"
MONTEBELLO, QUEBEC - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says it's "deplorable" that President Donald Trump is again pulling the U.S. out of the 2015 Paris Accord. He says it's "quite ironic" that ...
Jan 20, 2025

Trump returns to power after unprecedented comeback, emboldened to reshape American institutions
WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president Monday, returning to power with a promise to end America's decline and to "completely and totally reverse" the actions of the man who ...
Jan 20, 2025

Federal immigration department to cut more than 3,300 jobs, unions say
OTTAWA - Two federal public service unions say the Immigration Department is set to cut 3,300 jobs. The Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Canada Employment and Immigration Union say in a joint...
Jan 20, 2025

Mass of Arctic air invades parts of Canada, sends mercury plunging
FREDERICTON - A mass of cold air that meandered south from the Arctic has sent temperatures plunging across parts of Canada from New Brunswick to eastern Alberta. Peter Kimbell, meteorologist with Env...
Jan 20, 2025

Premier Danielle Smith in Washington for inauguration and to promote Alberta relationship
Premier Danielle Smith is in Washington, D.C. to solidify Alberta's role in North American energy, food and data security and to watch president-elect Donald Trump's inauguration from the Canadian Emb...
Jan 20, 2025