LETHBRIDGE Tennis, anyone? The Lethbridge Tennis Club was born in 1887 – the oldest in Alberta. And now it’s set for another decade of energetic activity near Henderson Lake. City council has approved a new 10-year lease on the city-owned court built in 1972, running until the end of 2028. The fee will be a [...] Read More »

Delon Shurtz Lethbridge Herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who stubbornly refused to stay away from a couple of Lethbridge businesses has received a short jail sentence. Abdi Abdullahi Dahir was sentenced to 21 days in custody after he pleaded guilty Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court to four charges of mischief and single charges of theft [...] Read More »

Lethbridge Herald The work of the Lethbridge and District Humane Society and pet rescue organizations continues to be supported by City administration. In a report to city council Monday, the animal welfare committee noted the City’s budget provides $45,000 per year to the No Kill Animal Association for its low-cost spay and neuter program, along [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE A 10-member list of directors for the Downtown Business Revitalization Zone has been ratified by city council. For the year ending in March 2020, the board will include: Jason Bacon, ATB Financial; Matt Blasco, Elrich Tire; Kevin Brees, Park Place Mall; Glen Fenimore, Stoketown Cafe and Cure; Lorene Halseth, Clear Sky Radio; Hunter Heggie, [...] Read More »

Lethbridge Analysis of the 2019 Alberta election will be the topic of today’s Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs session. Set for noon at the Royal Canadian Legion, speaker Duane Bratt will present “What did the April 16 Election Results tell us about the Sentiments of Albertans?” Bratt is a political science professor and chair [...] Read More »

SAINT JOHN, N.B. – The New Brunswick Southern Railway Co. has been fined $10,000 and must pay another $40,000 for the implementation of safety research programs after pleading guilty to a pair of charges under the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act. The penalties are part of a court settlement that arose out of a Transport [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER – A tree described as one of the true giants of the herbaceous plant world is bringing some tropical warmth to British Columbia. The Vancouver Park Board says a plant native to the Canary Islands and rarely grown in Canada is now flowering at the Bloedel Conservatory in Queen Elizabeth Park. The tree echium, [...] Read More »

EDMONTON – Premier Rachel Notley and incoming premier Jason Kenney are beginning the transfer of power following the Alberta election. The two leaders have met at Government House in Edmonton for a briefing. Kenney and his government are to be sworn in on April 30, with a spring sitting to begin a few weeks after [...] Read More »

EDMONTON – An Alberta librarian has been archiving much of the provincial government’s online content – including studies on health, climate change policy and poverty reduction – to prepare for a change in government. Katie Cuyler, who is leading the project, is a public services and government information librarian at the University of Alberta. She [...] Read More »

THUNDER BAY, Ont. – A 14-year-old boy and 18-year-old woman are facing charges related to a series of anonymous threats targeting a high school in Thunder Bay, Ont. Local police say nearly a dozen threats were made against Hammarskjold High School over the past two months, but the arrests centre on those made between April [...] Read More »

RED DEER, Alta. – Residents from 80 homes in the central Alberta city of Red Deer have been asked to leave as a precaution due to a large industrial fire. Others in the Oriole Park and Oriole Park West neighbourhoods are being asked to stay inside to avoid thick black smoke from the blaze. City [...] Read More »

EDMONTON – A new study links excessive screen time among preschoolers to behavioural problems they experienced at age five. The research looked at more than 2,400 families and compared children who got at least two hours of daily screen time to those who had less than 30 minutes per day. Kids who spent more of [...] Read More »

EDMONTON – Former federal cabinet minister Jason Kenney will be the next premier of Alberta after leading his United Conservative Party to a majority in the provincial election on Tuesday. Here is a list of previous premiers: A list of Alberta’s premiers: Rachel Notley, NDP, 2015-2019 Jim Prentice, Progressive Conservative, 2014-2015 Dave Hancock (interim), Progressive [...] Read More »

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___ Authors: Greg McDermid, Professor, University of Calgary; David Laskin, PhD Graduate, University of Calgary, and Scott Nielsen, Professor, University of Alberta Toward the end of [...] Read More »

EDMONTON – A 22-year-old man is facing numerous charges after allegedly setting multiple vehicles ablaze in Edmonton on Friday. Edmonton police say they were called to a bar and restaurant district at about 8:40 p.m. They say they received reports that a man was pouring fuel on vehicles and setting them on fire. Investigators say [...] Read More »

WASHINGTON – Public at last, special counsel Robert Mueller’s report revealed to a waiting nation Thursday that President Donald Trump tried to seize control of the Russia probe and force Mueller’s removal to stop him from investigating potential obstruction of justice by the president. Trump was largely thwarted by those around him. Mueller laid out [...] Read More »

DALLAS – A medical examiner says the grandson of actor Clark Gable died of an accidental drug overdose. The Dallas County Medical Examiner’s office says an autopsy found Clark James Gable III was killed by a combination of the opioids fentanyl and oxycodone, and the sedative alprazolam. It ruled his death an accident. Gable died [...] Read More »

CHICAGO – Phone texts suggest chief Chicago prosecutor Kim Foxx worked closely with attorney Michael Avenatti before bringing sexual abuse charges against singer R. Kelly, including by meeting Avenatti during a layover at O’Hare International Airport. The Chicago Tribune reported Thursday on the Feb. 9 meeting based on text messages obtained through an open records [...] Read More »

BALTIMORE – Maryland’s governor signed fast-tracked legislation Thursday to overhaul a major medical network’s board of directors following revelations of numerous questionable financial arrangements involving board members, including Baltimore’s mayor. Mayor Catherine Pugh, who joined the volunteer board in 2001, has become the public face of the University of Maryland Medical System’s “self-dealing” scandal. Beginning [...] Read More »

WASHINGTON – Public at last, special counsel Robert Mueller’s report revealed to a waiting nation Thursday that President Donald Trump tried to seize control of the Russia probe and force Mueller’s removal to stop him from investigating potential obstruction of justice by the president. Trump was largely thwarted by those around him. Mueller laid out [...] Read More »