Lace up a pair of comfy walking shoes and step into the heart of your community! Jane's Walk 2026 takes place May 1-3. Organizers say local events will cover topics and spaces like public art, parks, historic sites, neighbourhoods, nature and more. All events are free to attend. Officials describe Jane's Walk as a glob...

Electrical work is impacting a small portion of Scenic Drive South.Officials with the City of Lethbridge say the southbound right-hand lane is closed between 4 Avenue and 5 Avenue South. The closure is in effect weekdays between 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.According to the city, the work involves moving electrical infrastructure to...

The City of Lethbridge is reminding certain residents that their Residential Parking Permit (RPP) will need to be renewed this week.Permits for Zone 12 - the London Road area - expire Friday, May 1st, but are only needed for streets that have parking time restrictions on them.New RPPs can be purchased at the Parking Op...

Known as Walk to Remember, and now celebrating its fifth year, the Guided Journeys Foundation, is holding the annual event this coming Sunday, May 3rd at Henderson Lake Park in Lethbridge."This year's walk is held in honour of Gary Randa," said the group in a social media post."Gary was a devoted father,...

Lace up a pair of comfy walking shoes and step into the heart of your community! Jane's Walk 2026 takes place May 1-3. Organizers say local events will cover topics and spaces like public art, parks, historic sites, neighbourhoods, nature and more. All events are free to attend. Officials describe Jane's Walk as a glob...

Electrical work is impacting a small portion of Scenic Drive South.Officials with the City of Lethbridge say the southbound right-hand lane is closed between 4 Avenue and 5 Avenue South. The closure is in effect weekdays between 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.According to the city, the work involves moving electrical infrastructure to...

The City of Lethbridge is reminding certain residents that their Residential Parking Permit (RPP) will need to be renewed this week.Permits for Zone 12 - the London Road area - expire Friday, May 1st, but are only needed for streets that have parking time restrictions on them.New RPPs can be purchased at the Parking Op...

Known as Walk to Remember, and now celebrating its fifth year, the Guided Journeys Foundation, is holding the annual event this coming Sunday, May 3rd at Henderson Lake Park in Lethbridge."This year's walk is held in honour of Gary Randa," said the group in a social media post."Gary was a devoted father,...

A second year Digital Communications & Media student at Lethbridge Polytechnic has been selected as this year's winner of an internship at Global News. "I'm so excited to go," said Patience Omeruo, an international student from Nigeria. "Last year, when Jody [-Ann Smikle] won, she told me all about h...

A Fire Restriction has been issued for Lethbridge County. Officials say the wildfire risk in the county is high due to warm temperatures and a lack of moisture, with these conditions expected to continue. According to Albertafirebans.ca, other areas to the north and east of the city of Lethbridge are also under Fire Re...

Alberta RCMP are requesting motorists take caution this May 2 as there will be thousands of volunteers out cleaning grassy areas around provincial highways.More than 12,000 people are expected out for the annual highway cleanup event, with 8,000 of them children representing clubs like 4H, the Junior Forest Wardens, an...

The Government of Alberta has appointed to a new Teachers Advisory Council.The TAC will help shape K-12 education policy and have 16 members, according to a release."As classrooms grow more complex, this teacher advisory council will play a key role in helping Alberta's government deliver meaningful, classroom-foc...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says a key approval for a cross-border oil pipeline project to deliver more of the province's crude to the United States is coming after years of advocacy from her government. U.S. President Donald Trump has si...

Over 12,000 youth will be cleaning up Alberta highways on Saturday, May 2.Multiple youth clubs and programs, including 4H Clubs and Junior Forest Wardens, are expected to take part in the province's annual highway clean-up, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., collecting garbage to raise funds for their organization.Each group is su...

An Edmonton judge has granted an injunction ordering a separatist group to remove from its website a database of private information -- including names and addresses -- of close to three million Alberta voters.The judge granted the injunction this morning at the request of Elections Alberta, which is investigating how ...

Alberta's government is testing out a higher speed limit on a small section of highway just south of Edmonton. Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen says drivers travelling along a 22-kilometre portion of Highway 2 starting south of Leduc will see speed limit signs of 120 kilometres an hour. It would be the fastest po...

MONTRÉAL - Ever since 15-year-old Zachary Miron died after drinking a can of Red Bull while on a school ski trip in January 2024, his parents have been fighting a battle to ban energy drinks for children under 16. A coroner's report said the combinatio...

MONTREAL - Quebec City mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette has asked to be transferred from a maximum- to a medium-security prison. Bissonnette cited concerns over his safety and his mental health in a request filed by his lawyer at the Montreal court...

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon says it has secured a billion-dollar contract with Lockheed Martin to manufacture M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and related equipment for Canada and other allied countries. An online notice this week says the U.S...

TORONTO - The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto says it will launch an independent investigation into allegations of sexual abuse dating back to the 1970s and 1980s. The music education and performance institute says former students have public...

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the constitutionality of legislation that limits the ability of members of a spy watchdog committee to use their parliamentary privilege to speak out. The top court's 8-1 decision settles a thorny legal q...

OTTAWA - The federal government is set to make a major funding announcement for a Canada Soccer national training centre today. A government source, who did not disclose how much funding will be announced, says the money will go to plan, design and pre...

MIAMI (AP) - A former Miami congressman and longtime friend of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was convicted Friday in connection with a secret $50 million lobbying campaign on behalf of Venezuela during the first Trump administration. ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A body found in Tampa Bay has been identified as the second missing University of South Florida doctoral student from Bangladesh, a sheriff said Friday. Nahida Bristy's remains were found Sunday in a garbage bag disco...

WIMBERLEY, Texas (AP) - A small plane crashed in Texas, killing all five people aboard, a county official said Friday. The crash happened Thursday night in Wimberley, a city about 40 miles (64 kilometers) southwest of Austin, Hays County ...

LONDON (AP) - A 45-year-old man was charged Friday with attempted murder in the stabbings of two Jewish men in London, the latest in a string of attacks that have sparked fear and anger in Britain's Jewish community. Essa Suleiman was rem...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A North Texas man who claimed he wasn't the shooter in a fatal robbery that killed two people nearly 18 years ago and who said prosecutors misused rap lyrics he wrote to secure his death sentence was executed Thursday evening. ...

STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man convicted of beating and choking his brother's 13-year-old stepdaughter to death nearly 50 years ago was executed Thursday evening. James Ernest Hitchcock, 70, was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m. following a...