Community News

RCMP members with minimum three years experience now eligible for veterans’ license plates in Alberta

EDMONTON, AB - The province has answered a call from the Royal Canadian Legion.Following the fatal shooting of three RCMP officers in Moncton, New Brunswick in 2014, the legion updated its definition ...

Nov 10, 2020

COVID-19 case identified at Lethbridge Collegiate Institute

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has confirmed a case of COVID-19 at Lethbridge Collegiate Institute.Contact tracing is underway and close contacts are being instructed to quarantine immediate...

Nov 10, 2020

COVID-19 results in changes to Remembrance Day ceremonies

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Remembrance Day is going to look a little different in Lethbridge this year.Due to COVID-19, there will be no large ceremony like in years past, with crows of residence gathering toge...

Nov 10, 2020

Education and the importance of families in Canada’s armed forces

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Many adults know about the importance of Remembrance Day, but a volunteer with the Lethbridge Legion is spreading that message of importance to younger generations.Retired Warrant Off...

Nov 06, 2020

Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Society member speaks at SACPA

LETHBRIDGE, AB - One of the founders of the Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Society was the special guest at the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs' (SACPA) meeting Thursday morning.At the end ...

Nov 05, 2020

COVID-19 outbreak declared at Chinook Regional Hospital

LETHBRIDGE, AB - An outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared at Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge.Alberta Health Services (AHS) says three healthcare workers tested positive for the virus. No pati...

Nov 05, 2020

Recognizing their sacrifice: Veterans’ Week starts today

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Today marks the start of Veterans' Week.As a lead-up to Remembrance Day on November 11, people across the country are asked to stop and reflect on the sacrifices of veterans, their fa...

Nov 05, 2020

COVID outbreak at St. Catherine School in Picture Butte, one case at Ecole St. Mary

PICTURE BUTTE, AB - The Holy Spirit Catholic School Division has confirmed an outbreak of COVID-19 at St. Catherine School in Picture Butte.There are now four cases at the school. Per government defin...

Nov 04, 2020

Kodiaks will not play during winter ACAC competition

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge College Kodiaks are foregoing winter competition.The Kodiaks announced that they, along with several other post-secondary institutions, will not take part in the 2021 A...

Nov 04, 2020

Community invited to next phase of 3 Avenue rejuvenation engagement process

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge residents are invited to share their thoughts on the 3 Avenue beautification project.The City of Lethbridge says the 1.6 kilometre stretch of road from Stafford Drive to Ma...

Nov 04, 2020