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School District Public Meeting Date Set
LETHBRIDGE – Following a petition from concerned parents that received over 2,000 signatures, Lethbridge School District 51 has scheduled a public meeting for March 23 at Wilson Middle School. A...
Mar 08, 2016

The Alberta Government Outlines Priorities In Speech From The Throne
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley’s government is promising to focus on economic diversification, the environment and tax help for low-income families in the upcoming legislature si...
Mar 08, 2016

Cause Unknown for Small Grass Fire
LETHBRIDGE – Lethbridge Fire don’t know the cause for a small grass fire this afternoon. They arrived on scene around 12:20-pm, behind the north Save On Foods location. It started along th...
Mar 08, 2016

One Taken to Hospital in Afternoon Collision
LETHBRIDGE – Lethbridge Police and EMS were on hand to clean up a two-vehicle collision on Tuesday afternoon. Around 12:30 a silver Mitsubishi SUV and a red Cadillac SUV collided along 3rd Avenu...
Mar 08, 2016

Lethbridge to be Second Canadian Host of Curling Championships
LETHBRIDGE – The Crossings Complex will be home to the 2017 World Mixed Doubles and World Senior Curling Championships. City council granted $100,000 in kind for the use of the facility. Lethbri...
Mar 08, 2016

Lagging Provincial New Home Construction May Have Caught Up with Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE: The downturn in new home construction, which hit many Alberta communities last year, might now be impacting the Lethbridge construction scene. Combined new home starts across Alberta’...
Mar 08, 2016

Trial begins for Man Accused of Killing Alberta Couple who Vanished on Road Trip
EDMONTON: A trial begins Tuesday for an Alberta man charged with the murder of two seniors who disappeared nearly six years ago. Lyle and Marie McCann, both in their late 70s, were last seen fuelling ...
Mar 08, 2016

Anonymous Text Message Threatens to Shoot 4 High School Students
MEDICINE HAT: Police officers are heading to Saskatchewan to interview a person of interest in connection to a threatening text message directed towards several high school students in Medicine Hat. I...
Mar 08, 2016

Lethbridge and District Humane Society Recipient of Northside Lethbridge Dodge Donation
LETHBRIDGE: Employees of Northside Lethbridge Dodge made a generous charity donation on Friday afternoon. The Lethbridge & District Humane Society received $10,050 from the dealership's 12 Months ...
Mar 07, 2016

Palliser 'Beyond Borders' Offers a World of Options
LETHBRIDGE: Friday's celebration of the Palliser Beyond Borders program couldn't come soon enough for school board Chair Colleen Deitz. One of her platforms while campaigning for a position on the Boa...
Mar 07, 2016