Lethbridge Latest News

• Oilers start slow, but happy with win over Mammoth

  Goals have not come especially easy this season for the Edmonton Oilers, but you wouldn't have known that from their second-period outburst on Tuesday.

  Sports

  2 hours
• Domi scores late winner as Leafs fan Flames 4-3

  Max Domi's second goal of the game, scored at 17:56 of the third period, snapped a 3-3 tie and lifted the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.

  Sports

  6 hours
• What is the notwithstanding clause? Explaining the rarely used provision

  The notwithstanding clause gives provinces or Parliament the ability to override certain portions of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms for up to five years.

  Politics

  8 hours
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• Dry conditions spark concerns about wildfires in southern Alberta

  A lack of precipitation in recent months has prompted growing concerns about the danger of wildfires across much of southern Alberta.

  Environment

  8 hours
• Canadian studies set to be conducted on ISS. What to know

  The studies will examine such things as astronauts' mental health and how their bodies adapt to microgravity and cope with space anemia.

  Science

  10 hours
• Alberta students expected to return to the classroom Wednesday

  Students are expected to return to class on Wednesday after the Alberta government passed back-to-work legislation, forcing an end to the four-week teachers' strike.

  Education

  11 hours
• ‘Forever Canadian’ petition surpasses goal, collects 456K signatures

  The final tally is far greater than the required 294,000 signatures to initiate a possible referendum in Alberta.

  Politics

  Oct 28
• Canada Strong Pass boosts visits to parks, museums but adds community congestion

  The Canada Strong Pass led to a boost in visitations to national parks and museums during summer 2024, but some communities have expressed concerns of traffic congestion.

  Canada

  Oct 28
• Alberta teachers say fight just begun but will follow the law in back-to-work bill

  The union for Alberta’s teachers is urging educators to rethink going the extra mile: 'You take my rights away? Then I’m going to re-evaluate the voluntary nature of my job.'

  Education

  Oct 28
• Alberta passes bill to use notwithstanding clause to end teacher strike

  Premier Danielle Smith’s caucus worked into the wee hours of Tuesday morning to curtail debate and speedily pass a bill to order 51,000 striking teachers back to work.

  Education

  Oct 28
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• Alberta’s plan to force teachers back to work expected to further inflame dispute

  While the Alberta government says back to work legislation means school could resume within days, it's also expected to further inflame the dispute with teachers.

  Education

  Oct 27
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• Lethbridge’s next mayor, city council officially sworn in

  One week after Lethbridge voters hit the polls for the 2025 municipal election, the council representing the city for the next four years has officially been sworn in.

  Politics

  Oct 27
• Calgary man charged with trying to smuggle $7 million worth of cocaine into Canada

  A Calgary man has been charged with trying to smuggle 77 kg of cocaine, worth about $7 million, into Canada at the Coutts border crossing.

  Crime

  Oct 27
• Cenovus Energy raises MEG Energy offer, wins support from Strathcona Resources

  Strathcona Resources, which recently dropped its own hostile all-stock offer for MEG Energy, now says it intends to vote its 14.2 per cent stake in favour of the new Cenovus bid.

  Money

  Oct 27
• Number of Albertans relying on food banks is soaring: report

  The number of Albertans who depend on food banks has jumped by 21.8 percent in 2025, compared with 2024, according to a new report from Food Banks Canada.

  Consumer

  Oct 27
• Alberta’s latest pipeline push dredges up ghosts of projects past

  The government of Alberta's renewed push for a pipeline to the west coast is dredging up the ghosts of several failed projects past.

  Environment

  Oct 27
• Canada could lose its status as a measles-free country amid outbreak

  With measles spreading to more than 5,000 Canadians in the past year, Canada is poised to lose its measles-free status from the Pan-American Health Organization.

  Health

  Oct 27
• Alberta uses Charter’s notwithstanding clause to order striking teachers back to work

  The move puts the Alberta government on a potential collision course with more than 350,000 workers in other provincial unions, which have promised an “unprecedented response."

  Politics

  Oct 27
• Sherwood turns sniper in boosting Canucks’ energy

  Coming into the NHL season few people would have expected Kiefer Sherwood to be leading the Vancouver Canucks in goal scoring.

  Sports

  Oct 27
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• Sherwood scores in OT as Canucks edge Oilers

  Kiefer Sherwood deflected in a Brock Boeser pass at 1:42 of overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday night.

  Sports

  Oct 27
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• After daughter attacked by dogs, Alberta mother calls on First Nation for regulations

  The Alberta mother of a five-year-old who was attacked by dogs and says she wants First Nations communities to put regulations in place to prevent similar incidents from happening.

  Canada

  Oct 26
• Calgary petting zoo, farm remains closed as 20 people referred for avian flu testing

  Butterfield Acres, a popular Calgary-area petting zoo, remains closed after nine cases of avian flu were found at the facility in mid-October. Twenty people are undergoing tests.

  Canada

  Oct 26
• Field of Crosses welcoming students despite Alberta teacher strike

  Field of Crosses and Valour Canada are working to ensure Alberta students can learn about the sacrifices made by members of the Canadian military from Southern Alberta.

  Canada

  Oct 25
• Alberta woman sentenced in impaired driving crash that killed Canadian Forces veteran

  A 31-year-old woman from the Mini Thni First Nation, west of Calgary, has been sentenced in connection with a motorcycle crash that killed a Canadian Forces veteran in 2022.

  Crime

  Oct 25
• Alberta premier responds to threat of broader labour action in call-in radio show

  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says legislation to force striking teachers back to work may come Monday, as tensions rise over possible use of the notwithstanding clause.

  Canada

  Oct 25