Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
CFIA backs down on proposed beef traceability requirements after industry backlash
New traceability requirements for beef cattle proposed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency have been shelved. The move followed a large influx of industry opposition with producers calling the new ...
Jun 05, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 8077822 © John R Casey | Dreamstime.com)
New incoming U of L students to receive orientation Saturday
Fall classes at the U of L are still some 12 weeks away, but Saturday the university is holding something, it calls, Ahead of the Herd. Hannah Thomas is responsible for student orientation, transition...
Jun 05, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 112484797 © Andreaobzerova | Dreamstime.com)
Months long drug investigation leads to arrest of two Lethbridge men
Alberta's Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) behind the arrest of two southern Alberta men following the discovery of cocaine and cash valued at nearly $400,000.In a statement Friday morning, it sa...
Jun 05, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 2083315 © Nolte Lourens | Dreamstime.com)
Town receives sewer funding from Ottawa for future West Coaldale expansion
The Town of Coaldale has received a little under $2 million from the federal government to go towards to its sanitary sewer system in West Coaldale. The money will help to fund construction along a se...
Jun 05, 2026 (Image Credit: Facebook)
Taber billboard garners reaction by both sides of 'separatist' debate
A billboard sign in the town of Taber, that is fueling the 'separatist' debate in our province, continues to gain quite a bit of attention, albeit negative, in some cases.In a Facebook posting, the to...
Jun 05, 2026 (Image Credit: Facebook)
LPS presents annual priorities report to Community Issues Committee
The Lethbridge Police Service says the latest community survey found that close to 70-percent of residents feel safe living in the city. In a presentation to the Community Issues Committee Tuesday, po...
Jun 05, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 33201941 © Welcomia | Dreamstime.com)
Stay alert near rivers: Lethbridge Fire & Emergency Services
Although the rain has stopped, Lethbridge Fire & Emergency Services is warning us that rivers in our region are still dangerous and unpredictable. A survey Thursday afternoon by its fire preventio...
Jun 05, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 114668467 © Larry Metayer | Dreamstime.com)
Lethbridge man charged after reported harassment of Vancouver Island woman
Police in the Bridge City have charged a 59-year-old man with a long list of weapons crimes, after nearly three dozen firearms were seized from a Canyon Boulevard home on the city's westside.On Wednes...
Jun 05, 2026 (Image Credit: Lethbridge Police Service)
Winning ticket from last Fall finally checked...it was a winner!
It's always a good idea to make sure to check your lottery numbers. A Lethbridge man found that out recently when his wife went on to the Western Canada Lotteries site to see if the Lotto Max ticket h...
Jun 04, 2026 (Image Credit: Western Canada Lottery Corporation)
Tickets for hospital foundation's truck lottery 'going well'
Ticket sales for the Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation's Truck Lottery are going well. The group's lotteries specialist, Nancy Wells, reminds you to get them quickly, though, with the drawing of so...
Jun 04, 2026 (Image Credit: Dori Modney (@Dori_Modney on Twitter))