Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
Toys "R" Us files for creditor protection, 14 days to use gift cards
Anyone who has a Toys "R'' Us gift card in their wallet has just 14 days to use it. The toy retailer has filed for creditor protection as it stares down at least 160-million dollars in unpaid bills. I...
Feb 04, 2026 The Toys ”R” Us location in Lethbridge. (Image Credit: Lethbridge News Now)
Vehicle fire extinguished south of Lethbridge
Nobody was hurt in a vehicle fire in southern Alberta. Coaldale & District Emergency Services says it was called to the incident approximately nine kilometres south of Lethbridge on Highway 5 at a...
Feb 04, 2026 Firefighters extinguished a vehicle fire along Highway 5 on Feb. 3, 2026. (Image Credit: Coaldale & District Emergency Services)
Lethbridge's Crowsnest Trail Pathway getting $1.8 million boost from Ottawa
The construction of a new pedestrian and cycling pathway in Lethbridge will be supported by the federal government.Ottawa has announced $1.8 million in funding to the Crowsnest Trail Pathway through t...
Feb 04, 2026 Phase one of the Crowsnest Trail Pathway, which was completed in Dec. 2025. Phase two is set to begin construction in spring 2026. (Image Credit: City of Lethbridge)
Lethbridge-born Taylor Austin competing at 2026 Olympics
A man from southern Alberta is set to compete at his second Olympic Games. Taylor Austin will take part in bobsleigh events at the 2026 Milano Cortina Games, which run from Feb. 6-22. The 36-year-old ...
Feb 04, 2026 Taylor Austin is set to compete in bobsleigh events at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics. (Image Credit: Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton)
Alberta government to review Stavely intersection where 3 junior hockey players died in crash
The Alberta government says it will review an intersection where three junior hockey players died in a car crash while heading to practice. The crash happened Monday at a highway entrance to Stavely, ...
Feb 04, 2026 The intersection where three junior hockey players were killed in a vehicle crash at Stavely, Alta., Feb. 3, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Larry MacDougal)
U of L student leads international study into extinct bird
A graduate student at the University of Lethbridge played a key role in studying the unique ways lifeforms evolve. Sara Citron led an international team from Canada, the U.S., and Australia to look in...
Feb 03, 2026 U of L graduate student Sara Citron led an international study into an extinct species of bird. (Image Credit: U of L)
Lethbridge MP 'super excited' Pierre Poilievre retained Conservative leadership
A local politician says she supports Pierre Poilievre staying on as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. More than 87 per cent of party members voted to lend their support to Poilievre at i...
Feb 03, 2026 Lethbridge MP Rachael Thomas, shown at her 2025 re-election campaign launch. (Image Credit: Lethbridge News Now)
Stavely residents left 'speechless' after fatal collision
Residents of a small Alberta town say the community is stunned after a car crash claimed the lives of three junior hockey players. Mounties say it happened Monday morning when the three boys were atte...
Feb 03, 2026 The jerseys of Caden Fine, Cameron Casorso and JJ Wright, the three junior hockey players who were killed in a collision in Stavely on Feb. 2, 2026. (Image Credit: Southern Alberta Mustangs)
Blood Tribe issues state of emergency after dog attack
A recent incident on a local First Nation has prompted action by council. The Blood Tribe Council has issued a state of emergency after a dog bite incident that occurred on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. "Out ...
Feb 03, 2026 Blood Tribe Chief Travis Plaited Hair, speaking at an unrelated event in 2025. (Image Credit: Lethbridge News Now)
Whoop-Up Days nominated for Country Music Alberta award
Lethbridge's largest annual summer festival is getting some major recognition. Country Music Alberta has announced that the 2025 edition of Whoop-Up Days is a finalist for the Live Event or Presenting...
Feb 03, 2026 Brayden King performs on the Original 16 Stage during Whoop-Up Days 2025. (Image Credit: Excite Lethbridge)