Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

Two seriously injured in rollover in Lethbridge
The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is looking into potential criminal charges after a vehicle rolled over and sent two people to hospital.At approximately 9:20 p.m. on Monday, May 26, police and EMS ...
May 27, 2025

Tigers tame Wildcats 3-1, have chance to advance to the Memorial Cup final Tuesday
Ryder Ritchie found the back of the net twice while adding an assist, as the Medicine Hat Tigers toppled the Moncton Wildcats 3-1.The Tigers poured 41 shots onto the net of Wildcats netminder Mathis R...
May 27, 2025

Southern Alberta MLAs named to provincial committees
A few local members of the Alberta Government have received new roles and responsibilities.Premier Danielle Smith has announced the MLAs who will serve on the government's cabinet policy committees."I...
May 26, 2025

Fire ban issued for Lethbridge River Valley
The public is being advised that fires are no longer allowed in the coulees.The City of Lethbridge has enacted a fire ban for the River Valley, effective immediately.They say warmer temperatures and l...
May 26, 2025

U of L celebrates Spring Convocation medal winners
The University of Lethbridge (U of L) is honouring a few of its top students who are graduating this term.Spring Convocation is set for Thursday and Friday, May 29 and 30.Among the 1,372 graduates who...
May 26, 2025

Brooks driver caught going over double speed limit
A peace officer in Brooks says they marked a vehicle travelling significantly faster than the speed limit on Thursday, May 22.The officer alleges they observed a car travelling eastbound on Cassils Ro...
May 26, 2025

RCMP in Coaldale & Picture Butte to be equipped with body cams
More local police officers are getting body-worn cameras.The Coaldale RCMP, which also serves Picture Butte, will equip its members starting in June 2025.The initiative is part of a nationwide rollout...
May 26, 2025

Lethbridge man wins two national racquetball championships
A local man is returning home with some major hardware.Lethbridge's Coby Iwaasa competed in the Canadian National Racquetball Championships in Burlington, Ontario, on Saturday, May 24, 2025.He, alongs...
May 26, 2025

90% of Alberta's measles cases are in South Zone, standing advisory issued
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is warning of a "widespread" potential exposure risk to measles across all communities in the South Zone.The health agency has issued a standing measles exposure advisory...
May 26, 2025

Southern Alberta farmers ahead of the curve for seeding
A new provincial report shows that farmers in the south region have made more progress on spring seeding than everywhere else in Alberta. As of Tuesday, May 20, 2025, it says 86.7 per cent of all crop...
May 25, 2025