A new report shows that people have been willing to cough up more dough to buy a house in Lethbridge.The Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) says the average final sale price for houses in Lethbridge, between all housing types, was $460,589 in February 2026.That is up 14.7 per cent compared to the same time last yea...

Residents of Taber can help to shape the long-term future of recreation services.The Town of Taber has launched a Recreation Facility Feasibility Study to guide future planning and decisions regarding indoor recreation.The study will look at long-term options for recreation space, which may include upgrades to existing...

The Taber Police Service (TPS) has charged a man with a variety of offences. On Feb. 11, 2026, members of the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team's South Alberta Internet Child Exploitation Unit, in partnership with the TPS, searched a home on the 4600 block of 51 Avenue in Taber. Officers allegedly seized multiple i...

A senior has suffered serious head injuries after being struck by a vehicle. The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) says it has apprehended a man in connection with an impaired driving collision. Just before 4:00 p.m. on Monday, Mar. 2, 2026, officers were called to the intersection of 13 Street and 3 Ave North. A 78-year...

A new report shows that people have been willing to cough up more dough to buy a house in Lethbridge.The Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) says the average final sale price for houses in Lethbridge, between all housing types, was $460,589 in February 2026.That is up 14.7 per cent compared to the same time last yea...

Residents of Taber can help to shape the long-term future of recreation services.The Town of Taber has launched a Recreation Facility Feasibility Study to guide future planning and decisions regarding indoor recreation.The study will look at long-term options for recreation space, which may include upgrades to existing...

The Taber Police Service (TPS) has charged a man with a variety of offences. On Feb. 11, 2026, members of the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team's South Alberta Internet Child Exploitation Unit, in partnership with the TPS, searched a home on the 4600 block of 51 Avenue in Taber. Officers allegedly seized multiple i...

A senior has suffered serious head injuries after being struck by a vehicle. The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) says it has apprehended a man in connection with an impaired driving collision. Just before 4:00 p.m. on Monday, Mar. 2, 2026, officers were called to the intersection of 13 Street and 3 Ave North. A 78-year...

Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services (LFES) is continuing to investigate a vehicle and grass fire in the city. At approximately 1:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 2, 2026, firefighters were called to an area near the entrance to Popson Park, by University Drive and 10 Street West. When members arrived, they found a half-ton ...

Farmers dealing with dry and eroding soil can turn to Lethbridge County for help.The County's Agriculture Services team can help landowners identify options to prevent further loss and reduce impacts.They say that, with high winds and limited snow cover, some producers are already noticing topsoil move off fields.This ...

Alberta Hospitals Minister Matt Jones says he doesn't blame doctors for the delay in a core initiative to address extreme pressures in the province's emergency departments. Jones says he's optimistic the government and doctors can find a way to hire the emergency department triage liaison physicians he previously promi...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says with the province's neighbours to the west moving to adopt year-round daylight time, it's once again time to consider abandoning the practice of changing clocks twice a year.British Columbia Premier David Eby says his province will spring forward an hour for the final time Sunday in ...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the war in Iran underscores the need for a new pipeline connecting her province's oil reserves to the West Coast. The threat of shipping disruptions have seen global oil prices jump since American-Israeli attacks on Iran over the weekend. Smith says any disruption in the Strait of Ho...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling on Ottawa to walk back its restrictions on nicotine pouches, arguing the rules are a barrier for those trying to quit smoking. The pouches are sold behind the counter at pharmacies, and only one brand has been authorized for sale by Health Canada. Smith and one of her ministers...

Premier Danielle Smith says she hopes failing recall petitions against members of her caucus mean Albertans are feeling heard. Two dozen recall petitions were launched late last year against United Conservative Party legislature members, but so far none have been successful. Many were started after Smith's government u...

Recovery Alberta has reported that the number of syphilis cases within provincial correctional facilities has decreased.A total of 701 cases of syphilis were detected and treated in 2022 in the provinces' 10 jails, but by 2024, that number had decreased to 356.Angela Draude, senior operating officer of Correctional Hea...

The daughter of a Canadian woman killed in a bus crash in the Dominican Republic says her family is still searching for answers three days after the incident that left another Canadian dead and 13 others injured. Amanda Fullerton of Lockport, Man., sai...

OTTAWA - The head of the Bank of Canada warns new players in global debt markets aren't as closely monitored as traditional banks, which could drive new risks in a period rife with uncertainty. Governor Tiff Macklem is in Toronto on Monday speaking to ...

OTTAWA - The federal government has secured "a limited number of seats" on commercial flights out of Lebanon for Canadians trying to flee the region, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Wednesday. Anand said 103,000 people have registered with Gl...

SYDNEY - In Australia, Prime Minister Mark Carney continued his argument that middle powers should band together, saying Canada and Australia share the advantages of legitimacy and trust. "Australia and Canada can't compel like the great powers; but we...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Anand to speak at Ottawa defence conference Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is set to speak at the Conference of Defence Associations Institute's annual gathe...

MONTREAL - Every Saturday and Sunday at 5 p.m., Charlie Whitley closes his vintage clothing store in Montreal's Mile-End neighbourhood and feels frustrated. He wants to stay open later, but that would be against the law. "It doesn't make any sense," he...

GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP) - A torpedo fired by a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, whose navy said Wednesday it recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 people. The Iranian vessel sunk in the Indian Ocean was the Is...

Jasmine Crockett on Wednesday conceded the Democratic primary in the Texas Senate race to James Talarico. The congresswoman called on the party to unify behind the state representative, who clinched the nomination overnight. ...

The first round of primary elections is showing how this year's midterms will be taking place on shifting political ground for incumbents. That was particularly true in Texas - the first state to redraw its congressional districts last y...

DALLAS (AP) - State Rep. James Talarico topped Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in an expensive and fiercely contested Texas Senate Democratic primary that once again has the party dreaming of a big upset in November. Who Talarico will fac...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and ex-Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley each won their party's U.S. Senate nominations in North Carolina on Tuesday, setting them up for a fall campaign that could determine c...

STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A man convicted of fatally shooting a police officer with his own service weapon during a traffic stop was executed Tuesday evening in Florida, becoming the third person put to death by the state this year after a record 19 executio...