Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

Lethbridge woman sentenced following child's death
A woman from Lethbridge will spend just under two additional years behind bars after her son's passing.Blanche Isobel Irene Fick appeared in court on Wednesday and was sentenced to 900 days in custody...
Jul 03, 2025

Alberta reaches settlement with two coal companies suing over policy flip-flop
Two coal companies suing Alberta's government over its mining policy flip-flop say they've reached a settlement agreement with the province.Notices published online by Evolve Power and Atrum Coal say ...
Jul 03, 2025

ALERT makes one of Medicine Hat's largest ever fentanyl busts
Drugs worth more than a quarter of a million dollars have been seized in Medicine Hat.The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) says its local organized crime team seized 1,010 grams of cocain...
Jul 03, 2025

$4.7 million going to emissions reduction projects in Lethbridge & Coaldale
The Government of Canada has announced millions of dollars in funding for a pair of energy-related initiatives in southern Alberta.Federal Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin says a total of $13.3 mil...
Jul 03, 2025

Multi-unit home in Medicine Hat’s north flats damaged by fire
A structure fire at a triplex in the North Flats area of Medicine Hat on Wednesday afternoon destroyed two units in the building.Firefighters responded to the 600 block of Industrial Avenue around 2 p...
Jul 03, 2025

Six Lethbridge Hurricanes attending NHL Development Camps
A group of local WHL players will get the opportunity to train with the pros.The Lethbridge Hurricanes have announced that half a dozen members of their 2024-25 roster will attend NHL Development Camp...
Jul 03, 2025

Lethbridge Hurricanes make three selections in CHL Import Draft
Three Europeans are set to move to Lethbridge after the CHL Import Draft.The Lethbridge Hurricanes made three selections at the draft, which was held Wednesday morning.Their first pick, 52nd overall, ...
Jul 02, 2025

Over 1,000 hectares now being conserved in southern Alberta Foothills
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has announced that another plot of land in the region will be protected.It has partnered with the Waldron Grazing Co-Operative to conserve the Bob Creek Ranch.Lo...
Jul 02, 2025

Weapons & drug trafficking charges laid in Crowsnest Pass
The RCMP has apprehended two people in Crowsnest Pass on a range of charges.Officers from the Crowsnest Pass detachment, along with the ALERT SCAN unit, searched a home along Tecumseh Drive northwest ...
Jul 02, 2025

Southern Alberta Summer Games kick off Wednesday in Taber
Some of southern Alberta's finest athletes are set to compete in Taber this week. The town is hosting the Southern Alberta Summer Games (SASG), which take place July 2-5, 2025. Competitors will take p...
Jul 02, 2025