Another major donation has been made to help build a state-of-the-art cardiac centre in Lethbridge.The Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation has announced that it has received a donation of $100,000 from Barb and Mac MacLean.They were both born and raised in Lethbridge and have deep roots in the community.The pair have ...

The University of Lethbridge (U of L) has announced its list of speakers for an upcoming conference.The International Women's Day Leadership Conference is set to take place on March 11, 2026, at the U of L.It aims to bring people together for a day of conversation, networking and inspiration for International Women's D...

Some changes could soon be on the way for how vulnerable people are supported in Lethbridge.A motion from Mayor Blaine Hyggen was approved in a 7-2 vote on Dec. 2 to request that the Alberta Government conclude the use of the Overdose Prevention Site (OPS) in Lethbridge.After ARCHES ceased to operate the city's Supervi...

The Alberta Government has released the latest statistics on drug overdose deaths in Lethbridge.In August, they say one person died as a result of drug consumption, bringing the city's year-to-date total to seven.This represents an 80 per cent drop compared to the same period last year, when 36 people died, and a reduc...

Another major donation has been made to help build a state-of-the-art cardiac centre in Lethbridge.The Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation has announced that it has received a donation of $100,000 from Barb and Mac MacLean.They were both born and raised in Lethbridge and have deep roots in the community.The pair have ...

The University of Lethbridge (U of L) has announced its list of speakers for an upcoming conference.The International Women's Day Leadership Conference is set to take place on March 11, 2026, at the U of L.It aims to bring people together for a day of conversation, networking and inspiration for International Women's D...

Some changes could soon be on the way for how vulnerable people are supported in Lethbridge.A motion from Mayor Blaine Hyggen was approved in a 7-2 vote on Dec. 2 to request that the Alberta Government conclude the use of the Overdose Prevention Site (OPS) in Lethbridge.After ARCHES ceased to operate the city's Supervi...

The Alberta Government has released the latest statistics on drug overdose deaths in Lethbridge.In August, they say one person died as a result of drug consumption, bringing the city's year-to-date total to seven.This represents an 80 per cent drop compared to the same period last year, when 36 people died, and a reduc...

The RCMP in southern Alberta is continuing to look into a collision that resulted in the death of a pedestrian.Officers with the Raymond/Magrath detachment were called to 1 Street West in Magrath at 8:56 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. Magrath Fire and EMS were already on scene when RCMP officers arrived.According to the...

The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is thanking the public for supporting its holiday season campaign so strongly.The 6th Annual Charity Checkstop was held on Saturday, Dec. 6.Residents donated $2,114 in cash, 843 pounds of food, 540 toys, and 28 gifts for seniors.These items will be given to the Christmas Hope campaig...

Police in Alberta say illegal and explicit A-I-generated pornography involving children is growing rapidly.But Staff Sergeant Mark Auger (OH'-zhay)says as disturbing as that is, there are things parents can do to try and keep kids safe.Auger says the first thing parents could do is make sure kids' social media accounts...

The Alberta government has announced new funding to develop new francophone schools across the province.$2-million dollars will be shared among all four of the province's francophone regional boards to potentially develop 20 future schools."To meet the challenge of growing student numbers, we are building schools ...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government and a member of the Opposition NDP are in a standoff over questions in the legislature.Smith's United Conservatives say they will no longer respond to questions from Edmonton-Gold Bar MLA Marlin Schmidt until he publicly apologizes.The UCP wants Schmidt to say sorry for sugge...

EDMONTON - Alberta singer Corb Lund has been given the go-ahead to start collecting signatures for a petition to ask the province to pass a law banning new coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. Elections Alberta posted the official ...

Many parts of north and southeastern Alberta are expected to get a blast of wintry weather Monday.Environment Canada says much of the Peace Region north of Edmonton, including Grande Prairie in the west and areas near Athabasca in the east, could see between 15 and 30 centimetres of snow.The weather office says aside f...

Provincial government officials say Alberta Parks emerged as a top spot for getaways this year, drawing visitors from near and far looking to dive into new and memorable outdoor adventures. This year, the government says millions of people made their way to Alberta's 305 parks, hitting the trails, paddling on lakes, so...

EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA - Alberta's governing United Conservatives stayed up into the early pre-dawn hours of Wednesday morning to pass a bill that marks the fourth time in under two months they have used the Charter's notwithstanding clause. Members...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... U.S. not meddling in Canadian politics: Hoekstra U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra is downplaying concerns that America's new national security strategy coul...

VANCOUVER - A confidential document that is used by police to assess risk in intimate partner violence cases lists a range of considerations to help determine if a suspect should be held in custody, should legal justification exist. Have they engaged i...

OTTAWA - U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra is downplaying concerns that America's new national security strategy could lead to his government supporting politically aligned parties in Canada. While Hoekstra says he doesn't see the U.S. getting in...

OTTAWA - Half of Canadians are in favour of building a new bitumen pipeline between Alberta and B.C., while fewer than one in five outright oppose it, a new poll suggests. The Leger poll, which was conducted online and can't be assigned a margin of err...

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is set to announce today its last interest rate decision of the year. In its most recent decision in October, the central bank lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to 2.25 per cent. Market data shows most e...

A'ja Wilson stood atop the WNBA again in 2025, winning an unprecedented fourth MVP as her Las Vegas Aces earned a third championship in four seasons. For that, she earned The Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year on W...

OSLO, Norway (AP) - Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado will miss the ceremony to award her the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Wednesday, the head of the Norwegian Nobel Institute said. Machado last appeared in ...

MIAMI (AP) - Democrat Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor's race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump to end her party's nearly three-decade losing streak and give Democrats a boost in one of the last elec...

STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A man convicted of fatally stabbing and beating a woman during a home invasion decades ago was executed Tuesday evening in Florida. Mark Allen Geralds, 58, was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. following a th...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - At least one student was killed and another was critically wounded in a shooting near a residence hall at Kentucky State University on Tuesday, and a suspect was in custody, officials said. Police in ...

SAN DIEGO (AP) - The San Diego City Council on Tuesday approved a $30 million payment to the family of a 16-year-old youth killed by police in one of the largest such settlements in the U.S. The settlement exceeds the $27 m...