Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

Crews working to repair structural failures on St. Mary Canal
MILK RIVER, AB - Residents of Milk River should expect low water levels this summer.The Alberta Ministry of Infrastructure said crews are working to make repairs after a concrete drop structure failed...
Jun 22, 2020

Downtown Lethbridge to reopen with new look
LETHBRIDGE, AB- Over the next couple of months, residents of Lethbridge will be seeing certain enhancements to the downtown area.Businesses have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and many busines...
Jun 22, 2020

Two men arrested on drug charges in North Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) have arrested two people on numerous charges.Officers conducted search warrants at two homes, one located on the 900 block of 8 Street North and the ot...
Jun 22, 2020

Trial dates set for cocaine smuggling case at Coutts
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) called it the largest seizure of cocaine ever at the Coutts Border Crossing.Gurminder Singh Toor and Kirandeep Kaur Toor were arrested at the ...
Jun 22, 2020

Lethbridge Police’s Run for Special Olympics goes virtual this year
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The eighth annual Lethbridge Police Run has been adjusted because of COVID-19.Due to restrictions imposed by the pandemic, the event, which is organized in partnership with the Law En...
Jun 22, 2020

Province reports 31 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - 31 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Alberta on Sunday.The latest update from the province brings the total number of cases to 7,704. 534 of those cases are listed as active, wi...
Jun 21, 2020

UPDATE: RCMP confirm discovery of child’s body along St. Mary River
WOOLFORD PROV. PARK, AB - UPDATE: The RCMP have confirmed that a child has died after going missing from Woolford Provincial Park on Saturday.Officials say on June 20 at around 5:30 p.m., the Cardston...
Jun 21, 2020

Former Huntsville students and staff reminisce
IRON SPRINGS -Jim Asplund anticipated a bitter-sweet experience prior to a final walk through the halls of Huntsville School."It was more sweet than bitter," commented the former Huntsville principal,...
Jun 21, 2020

48 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Alberta on Saturday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province confirmed 48 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, June 20.The latest figure brings the total number of cases in Alberta to 7,673. Out of those total cases, 525 are listed a...
Jun 20, 2020

Petition aims to extend research animal protections in the U.S.
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A professor at the University of Lethbridge is involved in a petition aimed at expanding animal protection in the United States.As stated in a release from the U of L, Canada was the ...
Jun 20, 2020