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Lethbridge city council defers motion to limit election signs on public road right-of-ways

Lethbridge city council admitted there are issues with election signs, but stopped short of rules prohibiting them during a meeting on Tuesday.

The City of Lethbridge has decided to wait on making a final decision on where election signs can and can't be placed during a campaign.

Looking to make history: Brooks Bandits on the hunt for a third straight national championship

After a strong regular season, the Brooks Bandits are looking to stretch their AJHL and national championship streak to three.

The Brooks Bandits earned a league-best 108 points this season, easily winning the south division and a first-round bye.

Lethbridge council again declares April 7 as Green Shirt Day

Lethbridge city council has once again set aside a day next month to honour the life of a young hockey player who died in a 2018 crash.

The City of Lethbridge will once again be recognizing Green Shirt Day on Apr.7, a movement started by the Boulet family in 2019 to not only remember Logan, but also spread awareness for organ transplants.

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Calgary doctor performs spine surgery on conscious patient

Last month, Dr. Michael Yang, a spine surgeon at Foothills Medical Centre, performed a discectomy to remove the damaged part of a herniated disc in the spine, on a patient who was wide awake.

The surgery took about 55 minutes and Todd Bene was able to go home less than five hours later.

Protest takes fight over Calgary school's name to the school board's steps

Students and community members will gather in protest outside the Calgary Board of Education Centre Tuesday morning, calling for the removal of the Sir John A. Macdonald name from a northwest junior high school.

A group of protesters were demonstrating outside the Calgary Board of Education on Tuesday to voice their concerns over the name of a northwest school

City of Calgary seeing three times as many potholes this year

The City of Calgary says potholes are everywhere and crews are busy trying to keep up with demand to fill them.

To permanently fix potholes, crews need dry pavement and warm weather, and that's been tricky this winter season, with the constant battle between freeze and thaw.

Premier says joint Commonwealth Games bid needs backing of Albertans, doesn't commit to plebiscite

We don't yet know the projected cost or which venues could host events for a potential 2030 Commonwealth Games, but officials say it will be up to Albertans to decide whether to put forth a bid.

B.C. child welfare official testifies at inquiry into teen's death in Calgary

A 15-year-old boy who died in Calgary weighing just 37 pounds was also near death in a British Columbia hospital about a decade earlier, a child welfare official from that province testified at the teen's fatality inquiry.