LETHBRIDGE, AB - Here is a breakdown of some of the top stories from Lethbridge News Now for April 21-27, 2024.MUNICIPAL ELECTION CHANGESThe Government of Alberta proposed changes to the way municipal elections are conducted. Lethbridge mayor Blaine Hyggen gave his take on the matter.READ MORE: Many questions remain on...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A local bookstore has announced the winners of its first awards program.Analog Books Inc.'s Analog Prize recognizes short story fiction work written by students at the secondary school level in southern Alberta.The first-place prize of $500 is sponsored by University of Lethbridge chancellor Terry Whit...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - "Province, stay in your lane, do your stuff. We'll do ours."The mayor of Lethbridge is reacting to the Government of Alberta's newly-proposed changes to municipal elections.Blaine Hyggen says this week's announcement of Bill 20, the Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act 2024, came as a sur...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Local schools are stepping up to support a community food bank.Catholic Central High School (CCH) is spearheading a partnership with schools in both the Holy Spirit Catholic School Division and the Lethbridge School Division that embraces the power of sport and community involvement.A soccer tournament...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Here is a breakdown of some of the top stories from Lethbridge News Now for April 21-27, 2024.MUNICIPAL ELECTION CHANGESThe Government of Alberta proposed changes to the way municipal elections are conducted. Lethbridge mayor Blaine Hyggen gave his take on the matter.READ MORE: Many questions remain on...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A local bookstore has announced the winners of its first awards program.Analog Books Inc.'s Analog Prize recognizes short story fiction work written by students at the secondary school level in southern Alberta.The first-place prize of $500 is sponsored by University of Lethbridge chancellor Terry Whit...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - "Province, stay in your lane, do your stuff. We'll do ours."The mayor of Lethbridge is reacting to the Government of Alberta's newly-proposed changes to municipal elections.Blaine Hyggen says this week's announcement of Bill 20, the Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act 2024, came as a sur...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Local schools are stepping up to support a community food bank.Catholic Central High School (CCH) is spearheading a partnership with schools in both the Holy Spirit Catholic School Division and the Lethbridge School Division that embraces the power of sport and community involvement.A soccer tournament...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Bike riders are invited to visit Lethbridge Saturday morning for a new initiative.The Southern Alberta Bikers host the inaugural Blessing of the Bikes on April 27, 2024. It is a new tradition that welcomes all motorcycle enthusiasts to the start of the riding season.The non-denominational ceremony will...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Main Branch of the Lethbridge Public Library (LPL) has new art displays.The two pieces were done by Indigenous artists, with Awaaniiyaawa (They Are Speaking) by Faye HeavyShield and Niitoyis itsinika'si (Lodge Stories and History) by Api'soomaahka/William Singer III.Officials with the LPL says the ...

The Alberta government is aiming to help the publishing and entertainment industries in the province thrive with an $8-million investment in the Alberta Media Fund. Through the Fund, book and magazine publishers, sound recording agencies, and film producers can access grants for projects in art production, training, ca...

Some students in Alberta will learn from the new social studies curriculum this year.The provincial government says the new draft curriculum for grades K-6 is ready to begin pilot testing in select schools.Since September last year, a wide range of educational experts were consulted on the new learning guidelines. Base...

Despite the cost of everything going up in recent years, Albertans have struggled to bring in more money.Statistics Canada has released new data on household incomes for 2022.Across the country, the median after-tax income of both families and single people was $70,500 in 2022. That is down by 3.4 per cent compared to ...

BLAIRMORE, AB - Alberta is appealing a judge's ruling that ordered the release of internal documents on coal mining in the province's Rocky Mountains, says the lawyer for ranchers seeking the information."I was told by (government) counsel," said Richard Harrison, who represents a group of southern Alberta ra...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - It was a packed house at the Yates Memorial Theatre Thursday night.The Alberta NDP held its first leadership debate on April 25, 2024 at the Lethbridge venue.All five candidates participated, including Sarah Hoffman, Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse, Gil McGowan, Naheed Nenshi and Kathleen Ganley. @lethbridgene...

The ruling United Conservatives proposed legislation on Thursday changing how elections and city halls will operate from 2025 onwards, pending approval. READ: Alberta proposes councillor removal powers, electronic tabulator ban and more in city government revampIt's the biggest overhaul of municipal rules in recent yea...

LACHUTE, Que. - Quebec provincial police say a 51-year-old woman has died after a head-on collision in the town of Lachute, roughly 50 kilometres west of Montreal, early this morning. Police spokesperson Frédéric Deshaies says preliminary information suggests a vehicle heading west on Quebec highway 50 en...

CALGARY - The lawyer for a residential school survivor leading a proposed class-action defamation lawsuit against the Catholic Church over residential schools says the court action is a last resort. Maxime Faille, the lawyer for Sphenia Jones, says the goal is understanding - not money. "Sphenia is 80 years-old. S...

Ottawa has plans to finally stop blocking Canadian development aid to Afghanistan this year. But by the time its new system is fully up and running, the Taliban will have been in control of the country for about three years. Humanitarian organizations say that's an interminable delay for those who need help, especiall...

MONTREAL - Tens of thousands of visitors flock to Quebec's Îles-de-la-Madeleine every summer to behold its cliff-framed seascapes and sandy beaches. But starting next month, those island sojourns will come with an added cost. The small archipelago northeast of Prince Edward Island is introducing a $30 visitor fee...

TORONTO - The Globe and Mail was the top winner at the National Newspaper Awards, which were handed out on Friday night. The Globe won nods in seven of the 23 regular categories. La Presse and the Toronto Star both won three awards, and the Brandon Sun and the Narwhal each had two. Thirteen other news outlets received ...

TORONTO - The National Newspaper Awards were handed out in Toronto on Friday night. Here is the complete list of the winners and finalists: Arts and Entertainment: Winner: Matt Simmons, Cara McKenna and Marty Clemens, IndigiNews and The Narwhal, for their feature about the return of a stolen totem pole to Nisga'a Natio...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday afternoon, destroying homes and other structures as the twister tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions. Injuries were reported but it wasn't yet clear if anyone was killed in the storm. Multiple tornadoes were reported in Nebra...

BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) - A former paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine avoided prison and was sentenced to probation Friday after his homicide conviction in the Black man's death, which helped fuel the 2020 racial injustice protests. Jeremy Cooper faced up to three years in prison. He administered a dose o...

NEW YORK (AP) - President Joe Biden said Friday that he is willing to debate his presumptive Republican opponent, Donald Trump, later this fall - his most definitive comment yet on the issue. Trump said he was ready, though he questioned Bidens's willingness. Biden's comment came during an interview with the Sirius XM ...

LONDON (AP) - King Charles III will resume his public duties next week following treatment for cancer, Buckingham Palace announced Friday. Charles took a break from public appearances almost three months ago to focus on his treatment for an undisclosed type of cancer. The palace said Charles would make a public visit t...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. will provide Ukraine additional Patriot missiles for its air defense systems as part of a massive $6 billion additional aid package, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Friday. The missiles will be used to replenish previously supplied Patriot air defense systems and are part of a packag...

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - A court in Romania's capital on Friday ruled that a trial can start in the case of influencer Andrew Tate, who is charged with human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. The Bucharest Tribunal ruled that prosecutors' case file against Tate met the legal crit...