LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) says it was a busy night for traffic enforcement.The LPS, with assistance from the Alberta Sheriffs, conducted targeted traffic enforcement between 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 27 and 2:00 a.m. the following morning.During that six hour stretch, police say they issue...

A significant investment is being made in Coaldale.The Government of Alberta has announced that a $222-million cold storage facility is being built in the town by NewCold, with construction to begin "almost immediately".The facility will offer capacity for Alberta food processors to boost production. Official...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Mid-sized municipalities recorded small declines in housing starts last year.That's according to the BILD 2023 year in review housing report.The organization says on the other hand, the Calgary and Edmonton regions reached near all-time records of starts, driven mainly by population growth and elevated...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is resuming weekly green cart collection. Residents who have a green cart can expect to see it collected every week beginning on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. The City says the seasonal approach to collection accounts for variations in yard waste generation, and helps deal with the od...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) says it was a busy night for traffic enforcement.The LPS, with assistance from the Alberta Sheriffs, conducted targeted traffic enforcement between 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 27 and 2:00 a.m. the following morning.During that six hour stretch, police say they issue...

A significant investment is being made in Coaldale.The Government of Alberta has announced that a $222-million cold storage facility is being built in the town by NewCold, with construction to begin "almost immediately".The facility will offer capacity for Alberta food processors to boost production. Official...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Mid-sized municipalities recorded small declines in housing starts last year.That's according to the BILD 2023 year in review housing report.The organization says on the other hand, the Calgary and Edmonton regions reached near all-time records of starts, driven mainly by population growth and elevated...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is resuming weekly green cart collection. Residents who have a green cart can expect to see it collected every week beginning on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. The City says the seasonal approach to collection accounts for variations in yard waste generation, and helps deal with the od...

CARDSTON, AB - Environment Canada is calling for a brief blast of snow this week.It has issued special weather statements for several areas in southwestern Alberta, including Cardston, Waterton Lakes National Park, Pincher Creek, Crowsnest Pass, and Claresholm.Snow is expected to begin Tuesday evening, April 30, 2024. ...

Retail and pharmacy chain London Drugs says in a post on social media that it has closed all of its stores in Western Canada temporarily due to what it called an "operational issue." Various news outlets reported the company shared by email that it was a cybersecurity incident, and that the store closures wer...

A significant investment is being made in Coaldale.The Government of Alberta has announced that a $222-million cold storage facility is being built in the town by NewCold, with construction to begin "almost immediately".The facility will offer capacity for Alberta food processors to boost production. Official...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Mid-sized municipalities recorded small declines in housing starts last year.That's according to the BILD 2023 year in review housing report.The organization says on the other hand, the Calgary and Edmonton regions reached near all-time records of starts, driven mainly by population growth and elevated...

The Government of Alberta is taking steps to better prepare for and respond to wildfires.The province will purchase two additional air tanker groups and two new night vision-equipped helicopters.These types of fire fighting helicopters were piloted during the 2023 fire season, and officials say it allowed for improved ...

A busy season for gymnasts begins this week.The 2024 Mountain Invitational will be held in Okotoks this week. The following weekend, the Alberta Xcel and Compulsory Championships will be hosted by St. Albert.Thousands of gymnasts will appear at both tournaments, including four young athletes from Redcliff's Twist and F...

January 6, 2014 had been fairly ordinary in the hours leading up to 19-year-old Damian Joel Pannenbecker's untimely and tragic death.Pannenbecker's mom Marlene, who now lives in Blackfalds, remembers her son as hilarious, smart, and having a heart of gold. He'd gone to work out of town that day, like he'd done countles...

Drumheller, known as the Dinosaur Capital of the World, once again honed their namesake as over 3,000 people dressed up as dinosaurs to try and set a new world record. The unofficial record of 1,163, set last year in Dundurn, Sask., appears to be shattered as people from across the country flocked to Drumheller Saturda...

Montreal's McGill University says it will make efforts to de-escalate before asking for police help with a camp that's been set up on campus by pro-Palestinian activists. An update from the school late yesterday warned that if the situation evolves further "beyond the university's protocols" it will have &quo...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... StatCan to release February GDP report today Statistics Canada is set to release its February gross domestic product report today. Along with that GDP report will be a preliminary estimate for the co...

KITCHENER, Ont. - The smell of South Asian spices wafts from the "Blends and Curries" food counter. Conversations in Hindi and Gujurati flood the bustling hallways, which quickly get packed as students pour in and out of classes. Cliques of Indian youth, who appear to make up a majority of the student popula...

WINNIPEG - Lawyers return to court today to hash out a pre-trial argument in the case of a Winnipeg man accused of killing four women. Lawyers for Jeremy Skibicki are arguing for a trial by judge alone, saying two years of publicity may sway the jury panel that was picked last week. The court is slated to hear testimo...

WHITE ROCK, B.C. - British Columbia homicide investigators say they have arrested a 28-year-old man in relation to a deadly stabbing near the White Rock pier last week. More coming. The Canadian Press

OTTAWA - Mike Duheme is the new head of the RCMP, after filling in the role on an interim basis for the past year. Duheme was named interim commissioner in March 2023 following the retirement of Brenda Lucki. The Prime Minister's Office says in a press release Duheme's permanent appointment will bring stability to the ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The president of the top United Nations court opened a hearing Tuesday to deliver judges' decision on a request by Nicaragua to order a halt to German military and other aid to Israel amid the devastating Gaza conflict. Nicaragua, a longstanding ally of the Palestinians, alleges that Germa...

LONDON (AP) - A man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and police officers in a east London suburb, killing a 13-year-old boy and injuring four others, authorities said Tuesday. A 36-year-old man was arrested at the scene, police said, adding that the incident is not being treated as terror-related or a &q...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are sheltering from the almost 7-month-long war, as cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas appear to be gaining steam. Neta...

NEW YORK (AP) - Dozens of protesters took over a building at Columbia University in New York early Tuesday, barricading the entrances and unfurling a Palestinian flag out of a window in the latest escalation of demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war that have spread to college campuses nationwide. Video footage sh...

SHANGHAI (AP) - The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China was staging a sit-in protest after authorities locked him out of his lab. Virologist Zhang Yongzhen wrote in an online post on Monday that he and his team were suddenly notified they were being evicted from their lab, the latest in...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Republican legislators in Kansas failed Monday to override the Democratic governor's veto of a proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The vote was 82-43 in the state House to reverse Gov. Laura Kelly's veto, but that was two votes shy of the necessary two-thirds majority. Two ...