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Lethbridge and Area

Lethbridge Police charge men with drug & weapon-related offences
Two people have been apprehended in connection with an investigation into drug trafficking.Earlier this month, members of the Crime Suppression Team looked into reports about suspicious activity at a west side residence.They reportedly observed activities consistent with drug trafficking at a home on the 700 block of C...
Dec 12, 2025
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No relationship with recall petition organizer, says Lethbridge-East MLA
Nathan Neudorf assures residents that he is, in no way, involved in his own recall petition.Elections Alberta announced on Nov. 25, 2025, that it had approved a petition to recall the MLA for Lethbridge-East.When he first heard the news, Neudorf says he was disappointed but not surprised.Currently, around two dozen pro...
Dec 12, 2025
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Lethbridge business & community surveys show confidence, but room to improve
A trio of new surveys are providing insights into the quality of life, business, and municipal services in Lethbridge. Members of the City of Lethbridge's Economic & Finance Standing Policy Committee (SPC) were presented with the results of questionnaires from the City of Lethbridge and the Lethbridge Chamber of Co...
Dec 12, 2025
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FATAL MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION
Vauxhall resident dies in motor vehicle collision near Scandia
A 66-year-old Vauxhall resident has died after a motor vehicle collision on Thursday afternoon near Scandia.Brooks RCMP received a call about a collision between a semi-truck and an SUV on Highway 36 near Township Road 154 at about 1:14 p.m. on Dec. 11, 2025.Mounties said the highway in the area was covered in black ic...
Dec 12, 2025
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Alberta

$1.17B In Funding
Ottawa, Alberta agree to extend $15-a-day child-care fees to 2027
Alberta's early-learning and child-care fees will remain at $15-a-day through to 2027 as it works with Ottawa to firm up a more permanent deal.The two jointly announced an extension on the current deal, with the federal government providing Alberta more than $1.17-billion dollars in funding.It will extend both the earl...
Dec 12, 2025
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Alberta RCMP
Alberta RCMP remove 50 impaired drivers for National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day
Alberta RCMP removed 50 impaired drivers from the roads on Saturday, Dec. 6 as part of their role in National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day.Of the 50 drivers, 28 received Immediate Roadside Sanctions FAILS, 13 received WARNS, and six novice or commercial drivers were removed for IRS ZEROES."These statistics are...
Dec 12, 2025
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Complaint Filed
Alberta's teachers accusing province of bad faith bargaining over recent strike
Alberta's teachers are accusing the province of bad faith bargaining over the recent strike.Jason Schilling, the head of the Alberta Teachers' Association, says they have filed a complaint with the Alberta Labour Relations Board against the government's bargaining agent.Schilling says during the labour standoff, the go...
Dec 12, 2025
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Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press
Elections Alberta gets extra $6.7M to handle outburst of recall petitions
Elections Alberta is getting $6.7 million in extra funding to handle the sudden outburst of recall petitions against legislature members.A legislature committee unanimously granted the funding at a meeting today.Chief electoral officer Gordon McClure requested the extra money because his office is managing 21 active re...
Dec 12, 2025
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Canada

Canadian describes 'freakout' as shots rang out in deadly attack in Australia
SYDNEY - Canadian Finn Foster, backpacking with his girlfriend in Australia, says they were planning to watch the sunset on Sydney's famous Bondi Beach when they heard about two dozen pops. At first, they thought it might be fireworks but quickly reali...
2h ago
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Whale sanctuary project in N.S. needs $15 million to open by end of summer
HALIFAX - The Whale Sanctuary Project, a proposed underwater enclosure that would encompass roughly 40 hectares off Nova Scotia's eastern shore, needs up to $15 million if it hopes to open by the end of summer 2026. Charles Vinick, CEO of the U.S.-bas...
8h ago
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Canadian politicians, community groups share support after Australia Hannukah attack
TORONTO - Canadian politicians and community groups shared messages of support after a mass shooting left at least 15 people dead at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia. Prime Minister Mark Carney, in a statement Sunday, said Canadians stand with Jewis...
9h ago
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Canadian English supporters urge Carney to abandon federal shift to British spelling
OTTAWA - Promoters of Canadian English say the federal government is sending the wrong message to the world with its recent use of British spelling in official documents. In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, five linguistics experts and an editor...
10h ago
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B.C. braces for 'high impact' rain in flood-struck Fraser Valley and beyond
British Columbia is bracing for another "high impact" deluge of rain that's forecast to hit the province's Fraser Valley, after intense downpours and cross-border outflows last week inundated Abbotsford, triggered evacuations and cut major highways. E...
10h ago
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Fate of OneBC party uncertain after MLA Dallas Brodie 'removed' as leader
OneBC, the party formed after a split from the Conservative Party of B.C., says leader Dallas Brodie has been "removed" by the party's board of directors. The party's only other elected member in the B.C. Legislature, Tara Armstrong, says she's lost c...
11h ago
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