Some road work in the City of Lethbridge that could impact your drive around town this week.The westbound lanes of 3rd Avenue South will be closed between 20th Street and Mayor Magrath Drive South for a water main repair. Two-way traffic, though, will be maintained in the eastbound lanes. The eastbound lanes, meantim...

Lethbridge County crews have begun testing a new dust suppression method on a section of road near Stafford Lake Estates. The one-kilometre stretch is on Township Road 92, east of Highway 512 and is part of a trial meant to extend suppression times. Instead of just applying product to the surface, the new way mixes it ...

The head of the Oldman Watershed Council, in its annual report, is describing 2025 as a banner year.CEO Shannon Frank says one of the group's many accomplishments was to create the Ecosystem Services Value Calculator. In short, it estimates the annual value of the ecosystem services provided by a piece of land."So...

Lethbridge historian Belinda Crowson continues her in-depth research into the background of some 2,300 homes in the city. But, with very limited information, and sometimes only tax records, Crowson has her work cut out for her."Because it means going through the directories and listing all the people who lived in ...

Some road work in the City of Lethbridge that could impact your drive around town this week.The westbound lanes of 3rd Avenue South will be closed between 20th Street and Mayor Magrath Drive South for a water main repair. Two-way traffic, though, will be maintained in the eastbound lanes. The eastbound lanes, meantim...

Lethbridge County crews have begun testing a new dust suppression method on a section of road near Stafford Lake Estates. The one-kilometre stretch is on Township Road 92, east of Highway 512 and is part of a trial meant to extend suppression times. Instead of just applying product to the surface, the new way mixes it ...

The head of the Oldman Watershed Council, in its annual report, is describing 2025 as a banner year.CEO Shannon Frank says one of the group's many accomplishments was to create the Ecosystem Services Value Calculator. In short, it estimates the annual value of the ecosystem services provided by a piece of land."So...

Lethbridge historian Belinda Crowson continues her in-depth research into the background of some 2,300 homes in the city. But, with very limited information, and sometimes only tax records, Crowson has her work cut out for her."Because it means going through the directories and listing all the people who lived in ...

Lethbridge's annual Water Drive is underway, with several community groups and agencies collecting bottled water for those most, at risk, during our current heat wave. Lethbridge Business Revitalization Zone executive director Sarah Amies says there are four different ways you can help."By donating unopened cases ...

A barbecue fire at a north Lethbridge home last week is prompting Lethbridge Fire & Emergency Services to come out with some tips. At the top of that list: to regularly clean the grill and remove any excess grease or fat build-up that might being accumulating in the catch tray. LFES is also recommending you place b...

CALGARY - An environmental economist says the oilsands sector is on track for a "fairly significant" increase in greenhouse gas emissions, even with the Pathways carbon storage project moving forward. Dave Sawyer, who is with the Canadian Climate Inst...

Now that the heat has arrived, Primary Care Alberta is offering tips for residents to remain safe and healthy when attending outdoor events this summer.Whether you're headed to an outdoor concert or to your local fair, officials say a few simple precautions can help you make the most of it.These include staying hydrate...

Alberta's regulated iGaming system is now live, starting the race for private sports betting companies and online casinos to stake their shares in the provincial gambling market.It makes Alberta the second province to officially open the doors to private online gambling operators, behind Ontario.Nearly 50 companies pai...

RCMP in Alberta and British Columbia have cancelled Amber Alerts in those provinces for a six-year-old boy, but the child remains missing.Alberta RCMP said Friday that they were cancelling their alert but continuing to investigate the abduction of Lanakai Morrison.The boy was taken Tuesday from the hamlet of Valhalla C...

Beaverlodge RCMP is cancelling the Amber Alert for Lanakai Morrison, but all four individuals; Lanakai, Karl Morrison, Krista Morrison and Daniel Ludwig are still missing.According to Mounties, "This alert was cancelled as there is no reasonable expectation the public, in Alberta, will be able to action the instru...

CHAUVIN - Two tornadoes touched down in Alberta on Wednesday, toppling trees, tearing up trailers in a campground and sending three people to hospital.Dillberry Lake Provincial Park in central Alberta, near the Saskatchewan boundary, was evacuated and campers were told to head to the nearby village of Chauvin, Alta.Nei...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Commerce is moving to slap more tariffs on fresh mushrooms grown in Canada. A fact sheet provided by Mushrooms Canada says the U.S. department's preliminary antidumping duty determination proposes an 8.26 per cent ta...

CALGARY - An environmental economist says the oilsands sector is on track for a "fairly significant" increase in greenhouse gas emissions, even with the Pathways carbon storage project moving forward. Dave Sawyer, who is with the Canadian Climate Inst...

MIRABEL - The federal government is creating a research facility to advance Canada's military capabilities with drones. National Defence Minister David McGuinty was in Mirabel, Que., home to a major aerospace hub, to make the announcement. A group of 3...

NELSON - A man whose dangerous driving while high on mushrooms prompted about 50 calls to 911 before he rammed an off-duty police officer's vehicle has been sentenced in British Columbia. Jivat Aragon-Martinez of Alberta was given a conditional sentenc...

TORONTO - The Heart and Stroke Foundation says the heat wave hitting Central Canada can be especially dangerous for people with cardiovascular conditions. The foundation says extreme heat puts more strain on the heart as it works to get more blood to ...

VANCOUVER - Vancouver police are lauding family members, investigators and prosecutors who "did not give up" in finding justice for teenager Alfred Wong, who was killed by a stray bullet in 2018. The police reaction comes after Kane Carter was handed c...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Darline Graham, the sister of the late South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, was sworn in by the Senate on Tuesday afternoon - filling the seat just three days after her brother's death. Graham was appointed by South Caro...

BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) - Trump administration officials have told Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to suspend most vehicle stops after two deadly shootings in little over a week, a person familiar with the matter confirmed Tuesday. ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Kylian Mbappé is in France's starting lineup for Tuesday's World Cup semifinal match against Spain after the striker exited in the 77th minute of the team's quarterfinal win over Morocco. Mbappé scored his eighth g...

LONDON (AP) - Former politician and reality TV contestant Ann Widdecombe was killed in a "targeted attack," though the motivation is still under investigation, British counterterror police said Tuesday. A 28-year-old man arrested on suspi...

MOSCOW (AP) - A U.S.-Russian space crew arrived Tuesday at the International Space Station after launching from the Russia-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Russian crewmates Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Ki...

BANGKOK (AP) - The death toll from a huge fire in a Bangkok music bar has increased to 30, officials said Tuesday, as the investigation into the blaze proceeded while relatives of the victims took on the grim task of identifying their loved ones and re...