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Canada's Auger-Aliassime advances to fourth round at Cincinnati Open
CINCINNATI - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the fourth round of the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament with a 7-6 (4), 4-2 win over France's Arthur Rinderknech on Monday. Rinderknech collap...
Aug 11, 2025
Court upholds ruling requiring airline to compensate families of Flight PS752 victims
Ontario's highest court has upheld a ruling that found Ukraine International Airlines legally responsible to pay full compensation to families of victims who died in the downing of Flight PS752. On Ja...
Aug 11, 2025
Provincial government supporting Alberta athletes in quest for gold at 2025 Canada Summer Games
The provincial government is helping support 388 athletes as they represent Alberta at the 2025 Canada Summer Games in St. John's, Newfoundland.The games, which started last week on Aug. 8 and will ru...
Aug 11, 2025
Survey launched for future 5 Street South improvements
The City of Lethbridge wants to hear from you on how 5 Street South should be reimagined.It has launched a survey for upcoming work on the section between 1 Avenue South and 6 Avenue South."Known for ...
Aug 11, 2025
Carney, Zelenskyy talk as world leaders prepare for Trump-Putin summit on Ukraine war
OTTAWA - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he spoke with Prime Minister Mark Carney by phone today ahead of the U.S.-Russia summit on the ongoing war. U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia...
Aug 11, 2025
More than half of Canadians want cuts to the federal public service: poll
OTTAWA - More than half of Canadians think the size and cost of the federal public service should be reduced in the coming years, a new Leger poll suggests. The poll suggests that 54 per cent of respo...
Aug 11, 2025
North side home faces 'severe' fire damage
Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Service (LFES) says nobody was hurt in a fire on the north side, but a fourplex unit was damaged.It took place along the 500 block of 9 Avenue North on Saturday, August 9...
Aug 11, 2025
Canada's federal voting system is constitutional, Ontario Court of Appeal rules
OTTAWA - The Ontario Court of Appeal has affirmed the constitutionality of Canada's first-past-the-post electoral system. The system, laid out in the Canada Elections Act, sees the candidate who recei...
Aug 11, 2025
Planning to fly Air Canada? What you need to know about a potential strike looming
A potential strike looms as contract talks carry on between Air Canada and the union representing 10,000 of its flight attendants. The outcome of negotiations this week could be critical for summer tr...
Aug 11, 2025
B.C. wildfire that forced evacuation in Okanagan region is now being held
A wildfire in the British Columbia Interior that forced a tactical evacuation of about 25 homes over the weekend is now declared as being held. The BC Wildfire Service says the classification means th...
Aug 11, 2025