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Mother Nature helps contain Devil’s Head wildfire, no longer “out of control”

BANFF, AB - A wildfire northeast of Banff is no longer out of control.Thanks to tireless efforts by fire crews and some snow over the weekend, the Devil's Head fire is not expected to spread, accordin...

Oct 13, 2020

AHS confirms COVID case at fourth Lethbridge school this weekend

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services (AHS) has now confirmed that a fourth local school has seen one person test positive for the COVID-19.In a statement from the Lethbridge School Division Monday...

Oct 12, 2020

Conservatives want an anti-corruption committee to probe WE Charity controversy

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives want MPs to create an anti-corruption committee to investigate the WE Charity issue. Tory ethics critic Michael Barrett says the new forum would press for answers to...

Olivia Thorington Oct 12, 2020

Edmonton middleweight K.B. Bhullar KO’d in first round in UFC debut on Fight Island

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - England's Tom Breese spoiled Canadian K.B. (The Bengal) Bhullar's UFC debut Saturday, handing the Edmonton middleweight his first pro loss on a televised Fight Night ...

Oct 12, 2020

Alberta town unveils statue of coach who died in Humboldt Broncos bus crash

PEACE RIVER, Alta. - A junior hockey coach who was killed in a deadly bus crash that scarred the nation was honoured this weekend with a bronze statue unveiled in the Alberta town where he grew up and...

Oct 12, 2020

Enjoy the fall weather, winter may not be as “brutal” as some may think: senior climatologist

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Mother Nature has been kind to southern Alberta this fall.Lethbridge, in particular, has seen some beautiful conditions, especially compared to a massive snowstorm that hit the city a...

Oct 12, 2020

St. Mary Canal repairs complete, water flows to return to normal in Milk River

MILK RIVER, AB - Residents of Milk River can look forward to water service returning to normal.Back in May, there was a critical failure on a concrete drop structure on the St. Mary Canal. It diverts ...

Oct 11, 2020

COVID-19 cases confirmed at three Lethbridge schools

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge School Division says people at three of their schools have tested positive for COVID-19.Alberta Health Services has confirmed cases at Victoria Park High School, Ecole ...

Oct 11, 2020

Unilateral ban on single-use plastics ignores spirit of USMCA, critics, experts say

WASHINGTON, Wash. - Canada's proposed ban on single-use plastics may not run afoul of its trade deal with the United States and Mexico, but experts suggest it disregards the "pause-and-check" spirit o...

Oct 10, 2020

Remembrance Day planners scrambling as COVID-19 upends traditional ceremonies

OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Legion is doing something that would normally be unthinkable: Discouraging people from attending Remembrance Day ceremonies in person.The legion is instead urging Canadians...

Oct 10, 2020