Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

Claresholm man allegedly caught with weapons, drugs, break-in tools
The RCMP has apprehended a man in connection to a break-and-enter in the Claresholm area.On February 18, 2025, officers say they received a report of a suspicious vehicle heading westbound from Nanton...
Mar 10, 2025

'Heavy fire' extinguished from west Lethbridge home
Nobody was injured in a residential fire on the west side early Sunday morning, March 9.Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services (LFES) says it was called to a fire on Trent Road West just before 1:00 a...
Mar 10, 2025

City of Lethbridge hosts job fair to fill 80-100 positions
The City of Lethbridge is hosting its first-ever job fair, offering an opportunity for residents to secure stable employment in municipal services. With 80 to 100 positions available across three depa...
Mar 10, 2025

One-bedroom rentals in Lethbridge now more expensive than Edmonton
It is now more expensive to rent an apartment with one bedroom in Lethbridge than in a city with more than 12 times its population.That is according to the National Rent Report from Rentals.ca and Urb...
Mar 10, 2025

Medicine Hat woman breaks world record for most push ups in one minute
Medicine Hat's Christy Starling considers physical exercise her self-care and release, but after an injury impeded certain workouts she could do, she decided to take on a new challenge of breaking rec...
Mar 10, 2025

Lethbridge Polytechnic launches program honoring Blackfoot culture and Truth & Reconciliation
Lethbridge Polytechnic is introducing a new program, A'paitsitapisksinimaattsaa (Weasel People Education): Learning from Blackfoot Identity and Relationships, starting in Fall 2025. The new program is...
Mar 10, 2025

2024 sporting events generated $18 million in economic activity in Lethbridge
The Lethbridge Sport Council (LSC) says it was a great year for sports in the community.The LSC has released its Sport Tourism Impact Report for 2024.It says economic impact reports were completed for...
Mar 10, 2025

Clocks spring forward one hour Sunday morning
Daylight Savings Time is upon us. As of 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 9, 2025, clocks will jump forward by one hour to 3:00 a.m. Devices like smartphones, computers and modern TVs should automatically ad...
Mar 08, 2025

City of Lethbridge warns of parking ticket payment scam
Several residents of Lethbridge say they have received scam messages claiming they have an unpaid parking infraction. But the City of Lethbridge says text messages from "Alberta Parking Notice" are no...
Mar 08, 2025

Van Herk receives conditional sentence for Coutts convoy protest
The last of three protesters convicted of mischief for his role in a border protest in southern Alberta has been given a 90-day conditional sentence to be served in the community. Alex Van Herk will a...
Mar 07, 2025