It's been nearly eight years to the day since Chris Spearman was first elected as Lethbridge's 25th mayor. But, all things must come to an end, and that was made clear when Spearman announced earlier this year that he would not be running for re-election in 2021.
Between mayoral and council candidate forums and multiple advanced voting polls, it's been a busy civic election season for the City of Lethbridge.However, with Election Day finally here, that all comes to an end tonight and voters were out Monday to get their voices heard.
Building a third river crossing in Lethbridge has been a topic of conversation for years and now voters have a chance to weigh in on the issue in the municipal election Oct. 18.
Roughly a thousand people live in Milk River and the surrounding area and all of them are without a local emergency department (ED) for the Thanksgiving long weekend.
The family of a man in a Calgary hospital after being assaulted downtown in a series of violent attacks last week is praying he pulls through and are looking for answers as to why it happened.
The trial of a Calgary man who admits he killed his girlfriend and who is being tried in her young daughter's death has heard that he deleted texts and photos from his cellphone the same day the two were reported missing.
Monday is more than a mayoral race. There are also 14 council seats up for grabs, including nine that will see new council members elected, (plus a new mayor). Here's a rundown on the results as they roll in:
The outgoing Ward 11 councillor, who proved unsuccessful in his attempt to become Calgary's next mayor, says he has made good on his promise to refuse his council pension.
On the day Saskatchewan asked the federal government for help to deal with surging COVID-19 hospitalizations, Premier Scott Moe granted the province could have acted sooner on a renewed mask mandate or proof-of-vaccination policy.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford refused to apologize for comments he made about immigrants coming to the province 'to collect the dole,' instead saying that he is 'pro immigration.'
A gang that kidnapped 17 members of a U.S.-based missionary group, including one Canadian, is demanding US$1 million ransom per person, although authorities are not clear whether that includes the five children being held, a top Haitian official told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
A man charged with raping a woman on a commuter train just outside of Philadelphia harassed her for more than 40 minutes while multiple people held up their phones to seemingly record the assault without intervening, authorities said.
