Officials with the City of Lethbridge say a closed door helped contain a house fire in south Lethbridge.The city says fire crews from three stations responded to the 1800 block of 18 Street South at around 2:10 p.m. Monday. Officials say the 19 firefighters arrived to find light smoke coming from the one-story family h...

The Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation (CRHF) and the Cardiac Sciences Advisory Cabinet have announced a donation of one million dollars from an anonymous family. "We are astounded by this enormous gesture of generosity from this southern Alberta family," says Crystal Elliott, CEO, Chinook Regional Hospital...

To continue transparency with the community, Lethbridge City Council has publicly released past confidential meeting documents relating to the Lethbridge and District Exhibition (LDE). Council gave direction at their January 23, 2024, meeting to release documents that had previously been kept confidential. Since that d...

The City of Lethbridge is advising residents to exercise caution when using the river near Peenaquim Dog Park over the next 24 hours. Officials say an unknown quantity of fire suppression concentrate is currently exiting the wastewater treatment plant through its outfall. The city says, however, there is no impact on t...

Officials with the City of Lethbridge say a closed door helped contain a house fire in south Lethbridge.The city says fire crews from three stations responded to the 1800 block of 18 Street South at around 2:10 p.m. Monday. Officials say the 19 firefighters arrived to find light smoke coming from the one-story family h...

The Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation (CRHF) and the Cardiac Sciences Advisory Cabinet have announced a donation of one million dollars from an anonymous family. "We are astounded by this enormous gesture of generosity from this southern Alberta family," says Crystal Elliott, CEO, Chinook Regional Hospital...

To continue transparency with the community, Lethbridge City Council has publicly released past confidential meeting documents relating to the Lethbridge and District Exhibition (LDE). Council gave direction at their January 23, 2024, meeting to release documents that had previously been kept confidential. Since that d...

The City of Lethbridge is advising residents to exercise caution when using the river near Peenaquim Dog Park over the next 24 hours. Officials say an unknown quantity of fire suppression concentrate is currently exiting the wastewater treatment plant through its outfall. The city says, however, there is no impact on t...

By: Alberta Health Services AHS has been notified of people with confirmed measles in the South Zone who have been in a public setting while infectious. Additional locations may be released if necessary. Individuals who were in the following locations during the specified dates and times may have been exposed to measle...

This year's Property Tax Notices in Lethbridge are set to be sent out on Tuesday, May 13.City officials note taxes are due by June 30, 2025, with a seven per cent penalty applied to all unpaid 2025 tax balances as of July 1. Late payment penalties will not be waived for those who did not receive their Tax Notice.If pro...

Alberta Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver has resigned from cabinet amid speculation he will run for the vacant position of Speaker of the house.Premier Danielle Smith says she's grateful for McIver's commitment and hard work in serving Albertans.She says Tourism Minister Joseph Schow will take on McIver's portfoli...

According to Statistics Canada, Alberta has now reached five million people.You can see StatsCan's live population tracker here.Alberta hit four million in October 2013, it was summarized by an economic post by ATB Financial's Mark Parsons on Monday.Based on the medium-growth projection from Alberta Treasury Board and ...

The Government of Alberta says it is helping to keep industries competitive and defend jobs with its latest move.The province has announced that it is freezing the industrial carbon tax, which is currently set at $95 per tonne of emissions.It was scheduled to rise to $110 per tonne in 2026 and eventually reach $170 per...

As Alberta flirts with the possibility of a referendum on separation, Quebec sovereigntists are watching with interest - and a healthy dose of skepticism. Some are hoping a wave of separatist sentiment in Alberta will put wind in the sails of Quebec's own independence movement, which took a blow in the recent federal e...

Thousands of Alberta government workers started voting Thursday on whether or not to strike.The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees said in a statement its employees have not seen a significant wage increase in decades and are being impacted by rising costs of living. AUPE said the province offered 11.5 per cent over...

Alberta's Information and Privacy Commissioner has found the Government of Alberta is non-compliant with processing access to information requests under the FOIP Act.The finding comes after Diane McLeod conducted a 21-month long investigation into 27 government departments.The full report can be read here.The investiga...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney meeting with new cabinet today Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with his new cabinet this morning. The meeting is scheduled to take place at 10 a.m. on Parliament Hill. Carney shook up his cabinet Tuesday by moving...

OTTAWA - A change to Canada's electoral system would have delivered a very different House of Commons this year - one without the monolithic regional strongholds held by both major federal parties - according to an analysis for The Canadian Press. One seasoned political observer in Alberta says shattering those party f...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with his new cabinet this morning. The meeting is scheduled to take place at 10 a.m. on Parliament Hill. Carney shook up his cabinet Tuesday by moving some key players into new positions and promoting 24 new faces in a move meant to signal change at the top. While some...

A woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is expected to face more questions from prosecutors today. Defence lawyers finished cross-examining the woman Tuesday, and the Crown now has the opportunity to follow up on any topics raised in that process. This ...

Rule changes designed to reduce opioid overdose deaths in British Columbia in 2016 inadvertently harmed cancer and palliative-care patients by reducing their access to pain killers, a new study has found. The study published this week in the Canadian Medical Association Journal describes the impact of a practice standa...

A global study from UNICEF suggests many Canadian kids are unhappy, with social struggles such as bullying and difficulty making friends among the sources of their anguish. UNICEF's 19th Report Card suggests one in five youth in Canada face frequent bullying, one in five are lonely and one in four struggle to make frie...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - At least 22 children were killed in Gaza overnight Tuesday and early Wednesday in a punishing series of Israeli airstrikes on homes in northern Gaza, according to local hospitals. The strikes killed at least 48 people in total, the Indonesian Hospital in Jabaliya reported. The strikes c...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities, allowing the case against her to continue. The arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan escalated a clash between President Donald Trump's administration and local authori...

NEW YORK (AP) - Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible for the sport's Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by sports gambling scandals. Rose's permanent ban was lifted eight months after his death and came a day before the Cin...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) - Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, a onetime Marxist guerilla and flower farmer whose radical brand of democracy, plain-spoken philosophy and simple lifestyle fascinated people around the world, has died. He was 89. His death was announced by Uruguayan President Yamandú Ors...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - After months of delays, a hearing started Tuesday to decide whether Erik and Lyle Menendez should get a chance at freedom after serving nearly 30 years in prison for the double murder of their parents. A Los Angeles judge is presiding over the resentencing hearing that is expected to last two days. I...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - President Donald Trump will meet Wednesday in Saudi Arabia with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, the onetime insurgent who last year led the overthrow of former leader Bashar Assad. "The President agreed to say hello to the Syrian President while in Saudi Arabia tomorrow," the Whi...