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Brewers clinch 3rd NL Central title in 6 seasons despite loss to Cardinals and with help from Braves
MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Milwaukee Brewers clinched the NL Central title for the third time in six seasons Tuesday night, despite a 4-1 loss to the last-place St. Louis Cardinals and with the help of a co...
Sep 26, 2023

A fire at a wedding hall in northern Iraq has killed more than 100 people and injured 150
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) - A fire that raced through a hall hosting a Christian wedding in northern Iraq killed at least 100 people and injured 150 others, authorities said Wednesday, warning the death toll c...
Sep 26, 2023

Wells hits two-run homer in ninth inning to lead Yankees over Blue Jays 2-0
TORONTO - Austin Wells smashed a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the New York Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0 on Tuesday. Wells scored Gleyber Torres with the late blast as New York (...
Sep 26, 2023

Canada tops Jamaica 4-1 on aggregate to qualify for 2024 Paris Olympics
TORONTO - Canada has booked its ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 10th-ranked Canadian women's soccer team beat No. 37 Jamaica 4-1 on aggregate to earn the last CONCACAF entry in the 12-country f...
Sep 26, 2023

Judge finds province has duty to consult First Nations on mineral tenure claims
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has given the province 18 months to fix its mineral rights system after a court challenge by First Nations who claimed they were owed a duty to consu...
Sep 26, 2023

Police conduct high-risk search in south Lethbridge
UPDATE - September 26, 2023 at 7:01 p.m.LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has completed its execution of a search warrant on the south side of the city.The LPS attended an apartment...
Sep 26, 2023

B.C. sets housing targets for 10 municipalities, urges immediate federal support
SAANICH, B.C. - The British Columbia government has set out its first set of targets for thousands of new homes to be built in 10 cities or municipalities in an effort to chip away at the provincial h...
Sep 26, 2023

As mental health worsens among Afghanistan's women, the UN is asked to declare 'gender apartheid'
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N.'s most powerful body must support governments seeking to legally declare the intensifying crackdown by Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on women and girls "gender apartheid,...
Sep 26, 2023

Province releases plan for wild horses in Alberta
The Alberta government has released a plan to help manage the more than 1400 wild horses that call the province home. The government says it developed the feral horse management framework to help enco...
Sep 26, 2023

Kodiaks name student-athletes of the week
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge College Kodiaks have named their most recent student-athletes of the week.Rae Vanden Dungen is a fifth year student in the Early Childhood Education program. Vanden Dun...
Sep 26, 2023