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Coaldale resident raises concerns with 16th Avenue extension
COALDALE, AB - An extension of 16th Avenue in Coaldale has caused some friction between town administration and residents. The roadway is being extended to become the main entry point for a new joint ...
Jun 04, 2021 Clive Schaupmeyer is upset with the lack of communication from the Town of Coaldale to its residents, when it comes to both the 16th Avenue extension and the location of the new joint high school/multi-use recreation centre (Photo provided by Clive Schaupmeyer)
Lethbridge-Medicine Hat unemployment rate for May drops significantly to 7.3%
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The unemployment rate for the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region saw a significant drop last month.In May, the jobless rate was 7.3 per cent. In April, that figure was 8.7 per cent. Provi...
Jun 04, 2021
Curbside Organics program starting in Lethbridge in 2023
LETHBRIDGE, AB- In the week of Capital Improvement Program (CIP) funding deliberations, the committee voted in favour to recommend that council approves the program.In Tuesday's city council meeting, ...
Jun 03, 2021
Survivor says treatment at former residential schools cannot be “swept under the rug”
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Reaction continues to pour in from across the country following the discovery of 215 child graves at the former residential school in Kamloops late last month.READ MORE: "Unthinkable"...
Jun 02, 2021
Justice Minister not satisfied with Lethbridge Police Service’s improvement plan
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It appears that Alberta's Justice Minister and Solicitor General is not pleased with the action plan presented to his ministry by the Lethbridge Police Service.In March, Kaycee Madu o...
Jun 01, 2021
LPS look for person of interest in relation to suspicious fires
LETHBRIDGE, AB- Lethbridge Police released a sketch on Monday in an attempt to identify the person of interest in recent suspicious fires on May 18.LPS is seeking the public's assistance in identifyin...
May 31, 2021
Just five new COVID cases in Lethbridge Sunday, 391 across Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Following an update that revealed COVID-19 hospitalizations dropped below 500 in Alberta, the province reported just 391 new cases Sunday.The new infections bring Alberta's total case...
May 30, 2021
COVID-19 hospitalizations drop under 500 in Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta reached a special milestone on Saturday.The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations is now below 500, with 478 people in hospital due to the virus. Of those 478 people, 140 are in...
May 29, 2021
Manslaughter charge laid against Fort MacLeod man
FORT MACLEOD, AB - RCMP have laid a charge of manslaughter following a suspicious death from earlier this week.Early in the morning on Monday, May 24, Linden Blair Grier, 33, of Brocket, was found inj...
May 28, 2021
Province investing up to $45 million in supports for students in grades 1-3
EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government is making an investment in Alberta's students. Premier Jason Kenney noted on Friday that education has been disrupted for many students because of the COVID-19...
May 28, 2021