LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is exploring a bid for the 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.At the The Economic and Finance SPC meeting on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, an item was brought forward regarding potential funding to bid for the curling tournament. The Lethbridge Curling Club was seeking a letter of suppor...

UPDATE 4:43 p.m. - FortisAlberta has confirmed that power has been restored to those impacted in Lethbridge County, Coalhurst, Picture Butte and Shaughnessy.Power has been restored for some customers in Taber, however an outage remains in certain areas. The estimated time to restore all power is 10 p.m.Power has been r...

STANDOFF, AB - Before the rain hit, a sod turning ceremony happened in southern Alberta.On Monday, May 6, 2024, a sod turning officially marked the kickoff to the development and construction of the Kainai Community Parks & Sports Fields. The site is located near the Blood Tribe Multi-Purpose Building in Standoff.O...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The University of Lethbridge (U of L) is set to celebrate someone special later this month.The U of L will present Tadashi (Tad) Mitsui with an honorary Doctor of Letters, honoris causa, at Spring 2024 Convocation. Officials say Mitsui has devoted his life to enriching the lives of those around him. Bo...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is exploring a bid for the 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.At the The Economic and Finance SPC meeting on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, an item was brought forward regarding potential funding to bid for the curling tournament. The Lethbridge Curling Club was seeking a letter of suppor...

UPDATE 4:43 p.m. - FortisAlberta has confirmed that power has been restored to those impacted in Lethbridge County, Coalhurst, Picture Butte and Shaughnessy.Power has been restored for some customers in Taber, however an outage remains in certain areas. The estimated time to restore all power is 10 p.m.Power has been r...

STANDOFF, AB - Before the rain hit, a sod turning ceremony happened in southern Alberta.On Monday, May 6, 2024, a sod turning officially marked the kickoff to the development and construction of the Kainai Community Parks & Sports Fields. The site is located near the Blood Tribe Multi-Purpose Building in Standoff.O...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The University of Lethbridge (U of L) is set to celebrate someone special later this month.The U of L will present Tadashi (Tad) Mitsui with an honorary Doctor of Letters, honoris causa, at Spring 2024 Convocation. Officials say Mitsui has devoted his life to enriching the lives of those around him. Bo...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Indigenous-led projects in Alberta are benefitting from nearly $4 million in provincial funding.The Indigenous Reconciliation Initiative, which launched last year, offers up to $100,000 per project through cultural and economic grant streams. The Alberta government is accepting applications for the 202...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new survey has found that half of Canadians are anxious about tornadoes and severe wind gusts, while 28 per cent have fears of hurricanes.First Onsite unveiled the numbers as the second leg of its annual weather and property survey looking into the concerns of Canadians, their perceptions and propert...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Indigenous-led projects in Alberta are benefitting from nearly $4 million in provincial funding.The Indigenous Reconciliation Initiative, which launched last year, offers up to $100,000 per project through cultural and economic grant streams. The Alberta government is accepting applications for the 202...

CARDSTON, AB - A major Alberta utility has cancelled a large wind power project in response to new government rules on where such developments can be built.TransAlta CEO John Kousinioris said Friday the 300-megawatt Riplinger project near Cardston in southern Alberta will no longer proceed."We've reassessed our gr...

Albertans are encouraged to be ready for an emergency.May 5 to 11, 2024 marks Emergency Preparedness Week across the country. The theme for this year's initiative is 'Be Prepared. Know Your Risks', with the intent being to encourage citizens to understand the risks in their local area and learn what actions they can ta...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - If you are driving along the highways of Alberta this weekend, watch out for volunteers cleaning the roads.On Saturday, May 4, 2024, volunteer groups will be clearing provincial highways of trash as part of an annual cleanup. Helpers in orange safety vests will participate between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.Driv...

The Government of Alberta has announced extra funding that it hopes will help to protect the health of women and babies.Premier Danielle Smith says healthy families are the foundation of healthy communities."Investing in women's health and newborn screening means better outcomes and more peace of mind. We're givin...

A new report from Statistics Canada shows that Alberta was one of the country's top economic performers last year, despite national growth slowing.Real GDP growth for all of Canada was 1.2 per cent in 2023, falling from 3.6 per cent in 2022. Alberta's economy grew by 1.5 per cent, as supposed to 5.1 per cent the year p...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Most of Canada to receive emergency alert test The federal government will test its capacity to issue emergency alerts today. That means Canadians in most provinces and territories will receive a tes...

OTTAWA - The federal government will test its capacity to issue emergency alerts today. That means Canadians in most provinces and territories will receive a test alert on their cellphones, as well as through TV and radio broadcasts. The sole exception is Ontario, where the test will take place on May 15. Provincial an...

OTTAWA, Ill. - A new opinion poll suggests nearly half of Canadians oppose the pro-Palestinian encampments that have cropped up on some university campuses. Just 31 per cent of people who took the Leger survey last weekend said they support the encampments, while 48 per cent were against the demonstrations. About one i...

DUNCAN, B.C. - Images of steelhead and trout flicker over long sheets of paper, brought to life in blue and green crayon rubbings by the thousands. It's called Project 84,000, and is intended to depict the number of steelhead and trout that died in a massive fish kill in the drought-stricken Cowichan River on southern...

Toronto police are seeking help from the public as they continue to investigate a shooting that seriously injured a security guard outside rapper Drake's mansion. The shooting took place shortly after 2 a.m. Tuesday in the affluent Bridle Path neighbourhood, and police were searching for suspects who fled in a vehicle...

WINNIPEG - The trial of a man who admits he killed four women in Winnipeg is set to begin Wednesday, and a law professor says lawyers for Jeremy Skibicki have multiple hurdles to clear for a defence of mental illness. Skibicki, 37, faces four counts of first-degree murder. His lawyers told court this week they will arg...

ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia appeals court on Wednesday agreed to review a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the election interference case she brought against former President Donald Trump. Trump and some other defendants in the case had tried to get Willis an...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Police began to clear a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University early Wednesday and arrested 33 protesters, hours after dozens left the site and marched to President Ellen Granberg's home. Officials at the university in Washington, D.C., had warned of possible suspensions for s...

HONG KONG (AP) - An appeals court Wednesday granted the Hong Kong government's request to ban a popular protest song, overturning an earlier ruling and deepening concerns over the erosion of freedoms in the once-freewheeling global financial hub. "Glory to Hong Kong" was often sung by demonstrators during the...

JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military said Wednesday that it has reopened the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza, a key terminal for the entry of humanitarian aid that was closed nearly three days earlier after a Hamas rocket attack killed four Israeli soldiers nearby. An Israeli tank brigade seized the nearby Rafah cross...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over concerns that Israel was approaching a decision on launching a full-scale assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah against the wishes of the U.S., a senior administration official said Tuesday. The shipment was supposed to consist of 1,800...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Two-term U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz won a contentious Republican primary to defend her seat just months after she decided to run for reelection in a campaign that focused attention on her opposition to sending aid to her native Ukraine. She defeated eight rival Republicans to secure her place on the ...