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France's National Assembly adopts long-debated bill legalizing end-of-life options
PARIS (AP) - France's lower house of parliament has adopted a bill to allow adults with incurable illness to take lethal medication. As public demands grow across Europe for legal end-of-life options,...
May 27, 2025

Lethbridge conference aiming for solutions in rural healthcare
Many rural southern Albertans have been suffering from a lack of available healthcare, but officials hope to bring in new solutions.The Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce hosted a conference on Tuesday, b...
May 27, 2025

Heat record set in Milk River on Monday
One Southern Alberta community had its hottest May 26 on record this week.Environment Canada says the mercury hit 26.8 degrees Celsius in Milk River on Monday, breaking the town's previous record of 2...
May 27, 2025

Two seriously injured in rollover in Lethbridge
The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is looking into potential criminal charges after a vehicle rolled over and sent two people to hospital.At approximately 9:20 p.m. on Monday, May 26, police and EMS ...
May 27, 2025

Israeli gunfire heard as crowds of Palestinians try to reach an aid center in Gaza
MUWASI, Gaza Strip (AP) - An AP journalist says Israeli tank and gunfire was heard Tuesday while giant crowds of Palestinians tried to reach a newly opened aid distribution center in southern Gaza. Th...
May 27, 2025

Tigers tame Wildcats 3-1, have chance to advance to the Memorial Cup final Tuesday
Ryder Ritchie found the back of the net twice while adding an assist, as the Medicine Hat Tigers toppled the Moncton Wildcats 3-1.The Tigers poured 41 shots onto the net of Wildcats netminder Mathis R...
May 27, 2025

No NHL, Crosby faced the powerhouse Knights: Looking back at the 2005 Memorial Cup
Corey Perry remembers playing on what felt like hockey's biggest stage well before reaching a Stanley Cup final. The year was 2005. The NHL was locked out. Rabid fans in Canada were starved for high-l...
May 27, 2025

The Supreme Court rejects a plea to block a copper mine on land in Arizona that's sacred to Apaches
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from Apaches who are fighting to halt a massive copper mining project on federal land in Arizona that they hold sacred. The justices l...
May 27, 2025

The Latest: King Charles to read throne speech after parade wraps up royal visit
OTTAWA - King Charles will formally open Parliament today by reading the speech from the throne - a rare event for Canada's monarch. Before reading the speech, the King will take part in a short parad...
May 27, 2025

Provincial government budgets funding for University of Calgary veterinary diagnostic laboratory
The province says it has budgeted $9.5 million over three years to keep what it calls "a full-service veterinary diagnostic laboratory " operating at the University of Calgary's Faculty of Veterinary ...
May 27, 2025