Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

Funding announced to expand Handi-Ride in Coaldale area
Residents with mobility issues will soon be able to take a new bus in and around Coaldale.The federal government has announced more than $3.4 million through the Rural Transit Solution Fund to support...
Feb 14, 2025

LPS seeking witnesses in west side pedestrian hit-and-run
The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is asking for the public's help as they investigate a pedestrian collision.At approximately 5:04 p.m. on Monday, February 10, 2025, police say a male youth was cros...
Feb 14, 2025

$473K raised at Radio-a-Thon for Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation
Nearly half a million dollars will support healthcare at Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge.The 30th Annual Care from the Heart Day Radio-a-Thon was held on Thursday, February 13, 2025. Local rad...
Feb 14, 2025

Immigration program ending at Lethbridge County, hundreds of jobs supported
Lethbridge County is being forced to end a program that it says has proven to be successful for local communities and businesses.The County joined the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) Rura...
Feb 14, 2025

YWCA Lethbridge & District announces winners for 2025 Women of Distinction awards
LETHBRIDGE, AB - YWCA Lethbridge & District has announced the award winners for the 2025 Women of Distinction Awards event.The organization hosts the awards every year in honour of International W...
Feb 14, 2025

Lethbridge Police searching for woman wanted in connection to assault of a toddler
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police are asking for the public's help to find a woman charged in connection with the alleged abuse of her one-year-old son.In May 2024, a one-year-old boy was taken to Ch...
Feb 13, 2025

Vauxhall man wins $100,000 in LOTTO 6/49 Super Draw
A man in Vauxhall is $100,000 richer.On Thursday, February 13, the Western Canada Lottery Corporation announced that Takeshi Sato was the winner of a LOTTO 6/49 Super Draw.The Vauxhall farmer bought t...
Feb 13, 2025

Lethbridge Police Service's Downtown Policing Unit expands for 2025
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service's Downtown Policing Unit (DPU) has four new members. The four have been on the beat since the beginning of the year to help continue to make their presen...
Feb 13, 2025

Taber ending its role in Alberta Advantage Immigration Program
The Town of Taber is ending its participation in the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program's (AAIP) Rural Renewal Stream.The initiative was first brought to the Town by local businesses struggling to ...
Feb 13, 2025

Annual Care from the Heart Day Radio-a-Thon returns Thursday
Pattison Media is among the local radio groups raising money for the Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation (CRHF).The Annual Care from the Heart Day Radio-A-Thon returns on Thursday, February 13, 2025....
Feb 13, 2025