Author Archives: David Opinko

Members of the Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) will soon be equipped with body cams. At its meeting on July 29, 2025, Lethbridge City Council approved $1,469,000 in funding to support the implementati...

CAMROSE - Ten candidates vying to represent Battle River-Crowfoot in the House of Commons are to debate tonight in the riding's largest municipality. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's press secre...

A severe thunderstrom watch was issued by Environment Canada for most of southern Alberta including Lethbridge and Medicine Hat at 10:35 a.m. on Monday, July 28. Environment Canada says that condition...

The Alberta Government will support 21 rural projects in the region aimed at improving infrastructure. It has announced grant funding through the Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program (STIP)...

The federal government posted a $6.5 billion deficit in the first two months of the fiscal year. The result for the April-to-May period compared with a $3.8 billion deficit for the same stretch last y...

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 followin...

OTTAWA - The national statistics agency says the volume and severity of police-reported crime in Canada decreased four per cent last year, after three annual increases in a row. Statistics Canada says...

Alberta Health Services (AHS) says it is once again safe to go in the water at a provincial park in southern Alberta. It has lifted the water quality advisory for Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park that...

OTTAWA - Unionized workers at Canada Post begin voting on the Crown corporation's latest contract offer today. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is urging they reject the proposal. Canada Post is a...

Alberta Health Services is reporting Saturday there may have been exposure to a confirmed case of measles at the Gasoline Alley Tim Hortons/Wendy's location (100-139 Leva Avenue, Red Deer County). The...