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Multiple current, former Pronghorns to represent Canada at 2024 Olympics
Multiple athletes and coaches with University of Lethbridge Pronghorns ties will represent Canada in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics.Kacie Bosch and Taylor Crozon, two basketball coaches at the U o...
Jul 05, 2024
Province reports fewer overdose deaths in Lethbridge for Q1 2024
LETHBRIDGE, AB - While it is a trend in the right direction, people continue to die every month in Lethbridge due to drug use.Newly released numbers from the Government of Alberta show that five peopl...
Jul 04, 2024
Southern Alberta's Charles Weaselhead appointed to Order of Canada
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A local man has received the highest honour the country can bestow.The Governor General's office announced 83 appointments to the Order of Canada on Thursday, June 27, 2024.Among them...
Jun 28, 2024
Alberta's population likely to reach 7 million by 2048: StatCan
The province could continue to see steady population growth over the next 24 years.That is according to new population estimates released by Statistics Canada (StatCan).As of April 1, 2024, Alberta wa...
Jun 24, 2024
'No way': Accused at Coutts blockade surprised by murder-conspiracy charge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A protester arrested at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., appeared surprised when police told him he was being charged with conspiracy to commit murder.A video statement from Anth...
Jun 24, 2024
Southern Alberta police honoured for catching impaired drivers
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Several law enforcement officers from southern Alberta were celebrated for their efforts to detect and apprehend impaired drivers.A ceremony was held at the Lethbridge Police Service ...
Jun 20, 2024
Study finds coal mine contaminants blown onto snowpack in Alberta, British Columbia
CROWSNEST PASS, AB - Newly published research has found cancer-causing chemicals downwind from coal mines in southern British Columbia in concentrations that rival those next to oilsand mines.The rese...
Jun 19, 2024
Amir and Saker Manji Healing Gardens unveiled at Jack Ady Cancer Centre
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new healing garden is now open at the Jack Ady Cancer Centre in Lethbridge.On Friday, June 14, 2024, the Alberta Cancer Foundation and the Jack Ady Cancer Centre unveiled the Amir a...
Jun 14, 2024
Province announces $59.5M for rural infrastructure in southern Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has announced funding for 27 different infrastructure projects in rural communities across the region.Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors Devin...
Jun 14, 2024
Registration open for Miners Days Parade in Coalhurst
COALHURST, AB - Anyone looking to be a part of the Miners Days Parade in Coalhurst can now apply to do so. The parade will take place on Saturday, July 27, 2024.Entry to the parade is free, but the To...
Jun 13, 2024