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...

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 - Since launching one year ago, the curbside organics collection program has proven successful in Lethbridge.The City of Lethbridge is celebrating Earth Day by highlighting the green cart initiative. Officials say since launching, almost six-million kilograms of organic waste has been diverted from the l...

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...

As a key deadline looms Monday in the leadership contest for Alberta's New Democrats, numbers and opinion suggest it remains Naheed Nenshi's race to lose.Members have until Monday night - with a midnight deadline - to buy a membership in order to cast a vote on June 22 on who will replace Rachel Notley as NDP leader an...

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...

SASKATOON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in Saskatoon today. An itinerary released by his office says he will make an announcement this morning to highlight measures focused on youth, education, and health that were contained in last week's budget. Trudeau will be joined at the event by Dan Vandal, minister fo...

Fresh research suggests western Canada's once-dwindling caribou numbers are finally growing. But the same paper concludes the biggest reason for the rebound is the slaughter of hundreds of wolves, a policy that will likely have to go on for decades. "If we don't shoot wolves, given the state of the habitat that ...

VICTORIA - The B.C. government says legislation formally recognizing the Haida Nation's Aboriginal title over the archipelago of Haida Gwaii was introduced in the legislature Monday. The province says the "Rising Tide" Haida Title Lands Agreement is the first negotiated deal of its kind in Canada, providing ...

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...

PHOENIX (AP) - An Arizona judge declares a mistrial Monday in the case of a rancher accused of fatally shooting a Mexican man on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border. George Alan Kelly, 75, was charged with second-degree murder in the Jan. 30, 2023, shooting of Gabriel Cuen-Buitimea, 48, who lived just south of the...

GENEVA (AP) - The World Anti-Doping Agency said after reviewing various media reports that it stands by its decision to clear 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned heart medication before the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. WADA addressed questions at a Monday news conference and acknowledged there would be skeptic...