Lethbridge Police are investigating an aggravated assault outside a downtown night club.On Sunday, December 22, 2024 just before 5:00 a.m., an officer patrolling along the 200 block of 13 Street South heard someone calling for help and located a 24-year-old male on the ground in medical distress.Police say the victim h...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police are investigating a motorcycle collision that led to the death of a 36-year-old man.On December 23, 2024 just after 8:30 p.m., police and EMS responded to a report of a collision involving a motorcycle and an SUV along the 4800 block of 24 Avenue South.An investigation was launched, a...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - During the third week of the annual Christmas Check Stop campaign, Lethbridge Police checked 450 drivers and removed three impaired drivers from the road.The campaign is running throughout December and into the new year, and aims to apprehend impaired drivers and make the roads safer.In addition, three...

Sophie Filion says she organized a protest in front of Premier Danielle Smith's constituency office Monday to speak out against a contentious coal mine project on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains."I've heard that a lot of people here are upset and so I figured maybe we can just get a group of people toget...

Lethbridge Police are investigating an aggravated assault outside a downtown night club.On Sunday, December 22, 2024 just before 5:00 a.m., an officer patrolling along the 200 block of 13 Street South heard someone calling for help and located a 24-year-old male on the ground in medical distress.Police say the victim h...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police are investigating a motorcycle collision that led to the death of a 36-year-old man.On December 23, 2024 just after 8:30 p.m., police and EMS responded to a report of a collision involving a motorcycle and an SUV along the 4800 block of 24 Avenue South.An investigation was launched, a...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - During the third week of the annual Christmas Check Stop campaign, Lethbridge Police checked 450 drivers and removed three impaired drivers from the road.The campaign is running throughout December and into the new year, and aims to apprehend impaired drivers and make the roads safer.In addition, three...

Sophie Filion says she organized a protest in front of Premier Danielle Smith's constituency office Monday to speak out against a contentious coal mine project on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains."I've heard that a lot of people here are upset and so I figured maybe we can just get a group of people toget...

The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is asking for your help locating a pair of suspects.During the early morning hours of Saturday, December 21, 2024, police say the glass door at Bridge Bud Supply on Mic Mac Boulevard West was found to be broken. The person believed to be responsible was unsuccessful in gaining access...

Lethbridge Member of Parliament (MP) Rachael Thomas is expecting a big year in 2025, and says that 2024 was a very successful year for her and her team.In a year-end interview with Lethbridge News Now, Thomas spoke about some of the biggest successes in 2024, and highlighted the work they have done in the community.Tho...

Avoid getting scammed this holiday season by using caution and following the tips below, provided by the RCMP Federal Policing Northwest Region's Integrated Market Enforcement Team and Provincial Federal Crime Team. Stick to reputable investment platformsFraudsters can use a variety of solicitation methods, including: ...

Many children across Alberta will have a new toy under the tree this Christmas.Alberta Health Services (AHS) has wrapped up its Toys for Tickets campaign, which saw people donate new, unopened toys instead of paying parking fines at AHS facilities.AHS Manager of Parking Operations Mark Van Damme says more than 1,150 gi...

EDMONTON - A report from Canada's chief actuary suggests Alberta would not be entitled to more than half of the Canada Pension Plan's assets that the province has argued it should get if it were to leave the investment fund. The chief actuary's paper, published Friday, says the calculation that claims Alberta should ge...

Danielle Smith will not be receiving a lump of coal for Christmas, despite her government's efforts to allow for new coal mines.The Canadian Taxpayer's Federation (CTF) has made its annual Naughty and Nice List, and Federal Director Franco Terrazzano has checked his list of the country's politicians and bureaucrats twi...

A former president of the Calgary Homeless Foundation says he is deeply concerned by the Alberta government's recent decision to overhaul the funding scheme for organizations providing services to homeless people.Tim Richter, who served as the foundation's president from 2008 to 2012 and who now leads the Canadian Alli...

Canada Post says they're working hard to deliver parcels before Christmas following the end of the strike.They've processed the parcels that were held in the system and expect a significant portion of them to be delivered before Dec. 25. Postal workers will also be delivering this weekend in select cities to ensure mor...

VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued dozens of wind and heavy rain warnings for British Columbia's south coast on Christmas Day, as the region braces for the second in a series of festive week storms. The agency says up to 100 millimetres of rain could drench Metro Vancouver and other areas, while winds up to 100 ...

OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal says big streaming companies won't have to pay for Canadian content until the court hears their appeal of a CRTC decision ordering them to pay. In June, the CRTC said that foreign streamers must contribute five per cent of their annual Canadian revenues to a fund devoted to producin...

VANCOUVER - A Canadian activist is accusing Hong Kong authorities of meddling in Canada's internal affairs after police in the Chinese territory issued a warrant for his arrest. Victor Ho and fellow Canadian Joe Tay are among six overseas activists targeted by Hong Kong police who announced rewards of HK $1 million, eq...

MONTREAL - Canada's largest union is denouncing a statement by Quebec's labour minister, who suggested he might try to bring in legislation to give the province more power to end labour disputes. The Canadian Union of Public Employees is describing Jean Boulet as "the Grinch trying to steal the right to strike.&qu...

TORONTO - Canada's premiers are calling on the federal government to extend the deadline for claiming charitable donations on tax returns through to the end of February. Ontario Premier Doug Ford made the request in a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday, sent in his capacity as chair of the Council of th...

MONTREAL - A heavy snowfall that began Monday night has guaranteed much of Quebec a white Christmas, but has also sent cars skidding off the province's roads during the busy holiday travel period. Provincial authorities have reported a number of incidents on major routes overnight and earlier today, including on highwa...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's online media association said two reporters were killed and several others were wounded in a gang attack on Tuesday on the reopening of Port-au-Prince's biggest public hospital. Street gangs have taken over an estimated 85% of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, and they forced the clo...

HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong police on Tuesday announced a fresh round of arrest warrants for six activists based overseas, with bounties set at $1 million Hong Kong dollars for information leading to their arrests. According to the warrants, the six are wanted for national security offences such as secession, subversion...

Caitlin Clark raised the profile of women's basketball to unprecedented levels in both the college ranks and the WNBA, and Tuesday she was named the AP Female Athlete of the Year for her impact on and off the court. After leading Iowa to the national championship game, Clark was the top pick in the WNBA draft as expect...

ISTANBUL (AP) - An explosion at an armament factory in northwest Turkey left at least 12 dead and four injured Tuesday morning. The blast occurred in the capsule production facility of the factory located in the province of Balikesir, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency. Balikesir Governor Ismail Ustaoglu said th...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) - A man died Monday after a large wave trapped him beneath debris on a California beach, officials said. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office said the man's death was likely related to the storm pummeling the West Coast on Monday, bringing high surf and flooding to central California. First re...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton was admitted Monday to Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington after developing a fever. The 78-year-old was admitted in the "afternoon for testing and observation," Angel Urena, Clinton's deputy chief of staff, said in a statement. "He remains i...