Business owners and residents in downtown are advised of upcoming construction work in the area. The City of Lethbridge says work will begin the week of May 27, 2024.A summary of the planned activities is as follows:7 Street South: 5 Avenue to 6 AvenueParking area upgrades and resurfacing: Crews will start asphalt resu...

The commodity groups that make up Team Alberta Crops have wrote to two provincial ministers outlining concerns over a possible railway strike.The letter to Minister of Transport and Economic Corridors, Devin Dreeshan and Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, RJ Sigurdson says a strike would be "a serious threat ...

It will be cooler this weekend, but Hatters will still want to keep and eye on where they step. According to Snakes on a Plain founder Sheri Monk, it's snake season. "People have been seeing them actually. They've been dispersing from their dens for the past two to three weeks. They don't all leave on the same day...

Four Calgary homicides from the 1970s have been linked to a serial killer.The RCMP's Historical Homicide Unit (HHU) has been working on the cases, and the RCMP in Alberta has been investigating since their deaths.Eva Dvorak and Patricia McQueenThe earliest of the cases dates back to February 14, 1976, when 14-year-olds...

Every day since a wildfire began menacing the city of Fort McMurray, Alta., grimy, exhausted firefighters have been spilling out of helicopters at the end of another one of the toughest shifts around.Hard, manual labour?"Yes," said Gavin Hojka, incident commander in charge of 172 wildland firefighters. "...

For many people the May long weekend marks the unofficial start to camping season and the province is asking Albertans to be "fire smart".Medicine Hat's Gas City Campground opened on Friday and Echo Dale is open this week. This is the time when the province will see the most new wildfires start, according to ...

A rainy day in and around Fort Nelson, B.C., was what fire crews were hoping for as they continue battle a wildfire burning 2.5 kilometres outside the town.Evan Peck, a fire behaviour specialist with the BC Wildfire Service, says a low-pressure system brought much-needed rain Thursday, along with cooler temperatures an...

Drumheller RCMP on May 5 were notified of possible found human remains, officials said Thursday.A person had been off roading in a rural area south of Delia and found what was believed to be human remains. The bones were collected and transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Calgary, who determined th...

A wildfire that has forced thousands out of their homes in the Alberta oilsands hub city of Fort McMurray was held in place Thursday as rain and cooler temperatures swept the area.Alberta Wildfire information officer Christie Tucker said the blaze remained out of control - the only such designated fire in the province ...

Bright red hoses thicker than a thigh snake along the highways near Fort McMurray, studded with cannons that can blast enough water into fire-threatened ditches to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool every 90 minutes.The soakers help protect buildings, homes and vital routes into and out of the Alberta city against wil...

Officials say a series of investigations into contraband tobacco has lead to several major seizures in 2024, including two that are among the largest in the province's history.The Alberta Gaming Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) says, between six separate incidents since the start of this year, they have confiscated 32,222,08...

The Alberta government on Tuesday took a major step towards its planned restructuring of the province's health care system by formally proposing the Health Statutes Amendment Act in the legislature.If Bill 22 is passed, the legislation would create an integrated system with four sector-based provincial health agencies,...

One of Canada's major airlines has announced a revamp of its regional operations.WestJet plans to transition its WestJet Link service to WestJet Encore. It will provide regional connectivity on a De Havilland Dash 8-400 aircraft.That airplane will provide about the same number of seats as Medicine Hat's current service...

Road safety is at the forefront of an annual international campaign. Members of the Alberta Sheriffs Highway Patrol are joining fellow law enforcement across North America for the International Roadcheck campaign. The initiative runs Tuesday to Thursday and is organized by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance. Over t...

Much of Alberta is grappling with the effects of wildfires, with residents in the Fort McMurray area remaining on evacuation alert due to an active blaze. READ: Light rain expected to help Fort McMurray wildfire as Grande Prairie blaze to grow Environment Canada says smoke billowing from fires in northeastern B.C. is e...

Crews battling a wildfire outside Fort McMurray, Alta., are expecting a little help from the weather. READ: Environment Canada warns parts of Alberta have poor air quality as wildfires rage Predicted light showers near the oilsands hub, northeast of Edmonton, are expected to help lower fire activity and give crews a ju...

As his criminal trial got underway Monday, "Freedom Convoy" organizer Pat King pleaded not guilty to a list of nine charges related to the major protest that paralyzed downtown Ottawa in 2022. King was involved in a convoy that saw hundreds of big-rig trucks and other vehicles roll into Ottawa two years ago t...

The leadership race for the Alberta NDP has thinned out yet again. Candidate Gil McGowan has announced his formal farewell to his campaign, but not to the political party.The Alberta Federation of Labour President says he's suspended his campaign after not being able to come up with $60,000 for the entry fee. He says i...

The RCMP is reporting a decrease in crime in rural areas in the region. In the first three months of this year, there were 76 fewer persons crime offences, 213 fewer property crimes, and 373 fewer total crimes compared to the same period in 2023, the RCMP says. Break and enters decreased 18.4 per cent, theft of motor v...

Weeks after raising $5,000 to benefit the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital's pediatrics unit, a new gaming system has arrived courtesy of the graduating students from the Medicine Hat College's sports and events marketing and management program. It started off as a cute idea, a video game system for young patients in nee...

Emergency crews responded to a kitchen fire on the south side of the city on Friday.Officials say Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services attended an apartment building in the 500 block of 6 Street South at around 12 p.m. on May 10.Crews from four stations helped mitigate any further spread of the flames after a residen...

The Fort Macleod RCMP is asking for help in an investigation of mischief.Police say early on May 3, 2024, an unknown suspect, or suspects, went to JP's Petro & General Store in Granum "to steal fuel". The RCMP reports that hoses were damaged, which caused "a significant amount of fuel to leak into th...

The City of Medicine Hat has partnered with Decentralised Energy Canada to launch a new initiative aimed at empowering small and medium-sized Canadian businesses. The Energy Innovation Challenge will pilot innovations that address grid congestion issues and leverage government investment and private capital to strength...

Even as more people are finding work in Alberta, the unemployment rate continues to rise. Statistics Canada has released its Labour Force Survey for April 2024, saying the provincial unemployment rate rose by 0.7 per cent to seven per cent. The change is largely due to the fact that the population is rising faster than...

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...

Those driving on provincial highways on Saturday are asked to watch for and drive with caution around volunteers in orange safety vests.Volunteers from Scouts, Girl Guides, schools, churches, Rotary clubs and other community organizations are participating in Alberta's annual highway cleanup. The volunteers will be pic...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says changes will come next week to a bill granting cabinet broad power to fire local councillors and overturn bylaws. READ: Premier says Medicine Hat has potential to be a technology hub Smith said the province is working on the language of the proposed Bill 20 to clarify guardrails that...

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 giv...