Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
Two locals charged after police chase leads to suspected bike chop shop
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police have charged a man and a woman with various property and drug offences after a foot chase in the downtown. According to police, at 2 p.m. on May 28 a Downtown Polici...
May 29, 2019 Bike Parts (Photo Credit: Lethbridge Police)
New Superintendent for Holy Spirit Catholic School Division
LETHBRIDGE, AB - There's a new Superintendent coming to the Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 4.The Board of Trustees has named Ken Sampson to the position. He will also serve ...
May 29, 2019 Incoming Holy Spirit School Division Superintendent Ken Sampson (Photo credit: Holy Spirit School Division)
Roosters found abandoned in Alexander Wilderness Park
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It may be one of the more unusual finds for Lethbridge Animal Services. According to a social media post from the organization, officers were called out to Alexander Wilderness Park i...
May 28, 2019 Roosters in a box - Photo Courtesy: Lethbridge Animal Services
Woman accused of identity fraud pleads guilty to 14 charges
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 29-year-old Lethbridge woman facing dozens of fraud and possession of stolen property charges pleaded guilty to 14 charges in Lethbridge Provincial Court Tuesday. The day was set as...
May 28, 2019 Lethbridge Courthouse
Lethbridge MP Harder sponsors e-petition calling for mandatory seatbelts on school buses
OTTAWA, ON - Lethbridge MP Rachael Harder has partnered with a father from British Columbia to sponsor an official House of Commons petition in support of mandatory seatbelts on school buses. Gary Lil...
May 28, 2019 Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press
U of L names Faculty of Health Sciences professor a Board of Governors Teaching Chair
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The University of Lethbridge has appointed one of its professors as a Board of Governors Teaching Chair.Dr. Olu Awosoga is an associate professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences and...
May 28, 2019 Dr. Olu Awosoga (Photo courtesy University of Lethbridge)
Medicine Hat looking to host 2022 Special Olympic Canada Summer Games
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The 2022 Special Olympic Canada Summer Games could be coming to Medicine Hat.On Monday June 3, city council will decide whether to submit a $300,000 bid to host the event.An enthusi...
May 28, 2019 Photo credit: Scott Roblin
Council votes to begin process of demolishing old YMCA building
LETHBRIDGE, AB - First it was the YMCA itself heading off to the west side of Lethbridge, and now the building that housed the Y for many years is set to be decommissioned and demolished. City Council...
May 27, 2019 The old YMCA building now gated off
Lethbridge Police recover laptops, binoculars and other stolen items
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police have once again recovered a myriad of stolen items from a home. This time, police believe someone was trying to sell some items on the popular buy and sell website K...
May 27, 2019 Lethbridge Police
Settlement possible in April Irving animal cruelty case
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A settlement possibility was discussed in Lethbridge Provincial Court Monday, in the April Dawn Irving animal cruelty and neglect case. Irving was initially charged in early 2015, aft...
May 27, 2019 April Irving