LETHBRIDGE, AB - A group overseeing doctors in Alberta is reporting progress with recruitment efforts.The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) says, as of March 31, 2024, there were 303 fully registered physicians practicing in Lethbridge.In the same period last year, the city had 275, marking an annual...

LETHBRIDGE COUNTY, AB - Residents of Lethbridge County should be aware of changing burning regulations.The County has issued a fire advisory as of Monday, April 22, 2024."The risk for wildfire is increased due to the warm, windy conditions we have been experiencing," the County said in a social media post.Bur...

EDMONTON, AB - A handful of southern Alberta volleyball teams hit the court in the provincial capital this weekend. Volleyball Alberta hosted its 2024 provincial championship tournament for 14U Girls in Edmonton on April 20-21.The Panthers, out of Lethbridge County, entered the tournament seeded third in Division 1. Th...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Bulls are adding a homegrown arm to their pitching staff.Levi Abbott will join the Bulls for a second stint in the 2024 summer season. The 6'3 Lethbridge native previously pitched for the Bulls in the 2021 season and shined in a starting role. He started seven games and had a 4-2 record ...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A group overseeing doctors in Alberta is reporting progress with recruitment efforts.The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) says, as of March 31, 2024, there were 303 fully registered physicians practicing in Lethbridge.In the same period last year, the city had 275, marking an annual...

LETHBRIDGE COUNTY, AB - Residents of Lethbridge County should be aware of changing burning regulations.The County has issued a fire advisory as of Monday, April 22, 2024."The risk for wildfire is increased due to the warm, windy conditions we have been experiencing," the County said in a social media post.Bur...

EDMONTON, AB - A handful of southern Alberta volleyball teams hit the court in the provincial capital this weekend. Volleyball Alberta hosted its 2024 provincial championship tournament for 14U Girls in Edmonton on April 20-21.The Panthers, out of Lethbridge County, entered the tournament seeded third in Division 1. Th...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Bulls are adding a homegrown arm to their pitching staff.Levi Abbott will join the Bulls for a second stint in the 2024 summer season. The 6'3 Lethbridge native previously pitched for the Bulls in the 2021 season and shined in a starting role. He started seven games and had a 4-2 record ...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - An annual initiative aimed at cleaning Lethbridge's river valley is underway.The Coulee Cleanup started on Monday, which, fittingly enough, marks Earth Day. A special launch event was held over the weekend and this year's cleanup will run through to May 31, 2024, giving residents ample opportunity to s...

COALDALE, AB - Coaldale RCMP is asking for the public's help identifying a suspect in a hit and run.On April 8, 2024, at approximately 4:30 p.m., Coaldale RCMP were notified of a hit and run in the McDonalds drive-thru. Police say an investigation revealed that the suspect backed into another vehicle and then fled the ...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A group overseeing doctors in Alberta is reporting progress with recruitment efforts.The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) says, as of March 31, 2024, there were 303 fully registered physicians practicing in Lethbridge.In the same period last year, the city had 275, marking an annual...

The Competition Bureau says it is likely that Bunge Ltd.'s US$8.2-billion deal to acquire Viterra Ltd. would "substantially" reduce competition in the grain and canola oil markets.In a report to Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez, the bureau says the deal is likely to hurt competition in markets for grain pur...

The Alberta government says the province will be home to the largest renewable diesel facility in Canada as Imperial qualifies for the Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit program.Government officials say Alberta is an agricultural powerhouse with diverse and innovative industries, including a thriving bioprocessing s...

Alberta Health Services (AHS) has launched a new public awareness campaign for organ and tissue donation and revealed a new name for its provincial donation program. The announcement was made for National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week, which takes place from April 21-27. The campaign, titled "All the Wa...

CARIBOO, B.C. - Susanne Langan first noticed the Burgess Creek wildfire from her home in British Columbia's Cariboo region on Saturday afternoon as a distant, thin column of smoke. But as winds picked up that night, the flames became more aggressive. "I could see lots of trees going up like Roman candles.... There...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Home prices in Lethbridge are fluctuating, depending on what type of housing you are looking for.The Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) has released its Market Trend Summary for March 2024.Between all forms of residential properties, prices averaged $366,816 in the city, an increase of 7.6 per cent...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is putting its proposed online harms legislation on hold after reaching an agreement with some of the largest social media platforms to make people safer online. Premier David Eby says in a joint statement with representatives of the firms Meta, TikTok, X and Snap that they w...

OTTAWA - The Ecuadorean diplomat tasked with shepherding the fourth round of talks for a global plastic treaty in Ottawa this week says the world cannot wait much longer for governments to get it right. Luis Vayas Valdivieso was tapped last fall to be the lead negotiator for the treaty negotiations which got underway i...

SQUAMISH, B.C. - A baby in a stroller survived being struck and dragged for two blocks while it was lodged in the front of a vehicle in Squamish, B.C. Mounties say they received multiple calls that a vehicle had hit a pedestrian pushing a baby in the stroller at a crosswalk Monday night. Investigators say the driver fl...

MONTREAL - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police says two former United Nations employees in Montreal have been charged after they allegedly took part in a conspiracy to illegally sell Chinese-made drones and other military equipment to Libya. The RCMP says Fathi Ben Ahmed Mhaouek, who is 61 and lives in the Montreal subur...

OTTAWA - The Canadian Medical Association is asking the federal government to reconsider its proposed changes to capital gains taxation, arguing it will affect doctors' retirement savings. Kathleen Ross, the association's president, says many doctors incorporate their medical practices and invest for retirement inside ...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Tourism operators face heavy debt, even as business roars back Canadian tourism operators says the tourism sector hasn't returned to what it was pre-COVID. Many businesses report carrying a heavy deb...

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. officials say the Pentagon is poised to send a $1 billion package of military aid to Ukraine as the Senate begin debate on long-awaited legislation to fund the weapons Kyiv desperately needs to stall gains being made by Russian forces in the war. The decision Tuesday comes after months of frustra...

DETROIT (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department announced a $138.7 million settlement Tuesday with more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against Larry Nassar in 2015 and 2016, a critical time gap that allowed the sports doctor to continue to prey on victims before his ...

MOSCOW (AP) - Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will remain jailed on espionage charges until at least late June, after a Moscow court on Tuesday rejected his appeal that sought to end his pretrial detention. The 32-year-old U.S. citizen was detained in late March 2023 while on a reporting trip and has spen...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that the country is to increase defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by the end of the decade. Sunak made the announcement Tuesday during a visit to Warsaw, where he also described a new pledge to send arms to Ukraine. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's e...

BERLIN (AP) - A man who works for a German lawmaker in the European Parliament was arrested on suspicion of spying for China, German prosecutors said Tuesday. The suspect, identified only as Jian G. in line with German privacy rules, was arrested Monday in Dresden, federal prosecutors said in a statement. They didn't s...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Two Malaysian military helicopters collided and crashed during a training session on Tuesday, killing all 10 people on board, the navy said. The helicopters were rehearsing at a naval base in northern Perak state for the navy's 90th anniversary celebration next month when the accident occu...