Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

U of L commemorating Sexual Violence Awareness Week
The University of Lethbridge is hosting a week full of activities and information sessions for Sexual Violence Awareness Week (SVAW).SVAW takes place from February 24-28, 2025, and is meant to open co...
Feb 23, 2025

Civic Plaza, Coaldale's 'community living room', now open
Residents in Coaldale now have a new place to gather year-round.Mayor Jack Van Rijn was at Friday's grand opening ceremony for Civic Plaza, saying he has been eagerly awaiting this day for more than o...
Feb 21, 2025

Alberta's free mental health college initiative expanding to Medicine Hat
An Alberta program offering free mental health care courses is set to expand to Medicine Hat.Medicine Hat Family Service, in partnership with the Alberta division of the Canadian Mental Health Associa...
Feb 21, 2025

Southern Alberta groups among 19 to receive anti-human trafficking funds
The Government of Alberta has announced funding for 19 organizations working to stop human trafficking and empower survivors. A total of $5.5 million will go to the organizations as the province says ...
Feb 21, 2025

Website highlights Product of Canada goods
A recent push to buy domestic products has one website in the spotlight.Marnie Scott is the President of CanadianCoolFoods.com, a non-profit, non-commercial listing of Canadian foods.She started the w...
Feb 21, 2025

Lethbridge officer named police chief in Lacombe
A long-serving member of the Lethbridge Police Service has taken on a new role.Jason Dobirstein is the new Chief of Police for the Lacombe Police Service.The Lacombe Police Commission says Dobirstein ...
Feb 20, 2025

Above-zero temps here to stay until early March in southern Alberta
We can expect warmer temperatures for at least the next week.That is according to Environment Canada Meteorologist Brian Proctor, who says the last few weeks of extreme cold weather is finally over in...
Feb 20, 2025

No injuries in tractor-trailer/pickup truck collision in Taber
A teenager is charged following a collision in southern Alberta.The Taber Police Service (TPS) says it responded to a two-vehicle collision just before 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.They sa...
Feb 19, 2025

Lethbridge among highest property and violent crime rates in Canada
It appears Lethbridge has one of the higher crime rates among Canada's census metropolitan areas. According to a new study by the Fraser Institute comparing recent crime trends in urban areas in Canad...
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Milk River ties its cold weather record on Tuesday
Environment Canada says it was among the coldest February 18ths on record in one southern Alberta community.Not counting the wind chill, they say the temperature dipped to a low of -29.4 degrees Celsi...
Feb 19, 2025