Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

Alberta gained 35,900 full-time jobs in December
Alberta's labour market ended 2024 on a high note.Statistics Canada says there was a net increase of 35,200 jobs in the province in December. That includes an additional 35,900 full-time positions whi...
Jan 10, 2025

'A reality that I face': Two Coutts protesters face jail for part in 2022 blockade
Two men who became the faces of a COVID-19 protest blockade at a key border crossing between Alberta and the United States nearly three years ago will learn their fates Friday.Gerhard (George) Janzen ...
Jan 10, 2025

Wind warning in effect for much of southern Alberta
UPDATE (11:25 a.m.): Environment Canada has cancelled the wind warning for southern Alberta. Forecasters are still calling for wind gusts up to 70 km/hr for the rest of Friday. Original Story: Move ov...
Jan 10, 2025

LPS seeking robbery suspect
The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is asking for help in locating a man who is wanted in connection to a robbery.At 9:13 p.m. on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, police say a man attended a business on th...
Jan 10, 2025

Canadian school boards among those affected by cyber incident involving third party
School boards in multiple provinces have been affected by a data breach involving software used by schools across North America to store student information.Ontario's Toronto, Peel and Durham district...
Jan 09, 2025

Rent in Lethbridge rising faster than provincial average
Although Lethbridge remains more affordable than some other parts of Alberta for rental accommodations, the gap is narrowing.Rentals.ca and Urbanation have released the latest National Rent Report, co...
Jan 09, 2025

Two arrested in connection to break and enters in Nanton
NANTON, AB - Two people have been charged in connection to multiple break and enters in Nanton. On January 5, 2025, Nanton RCMP attended to multiple businesses for reports of mischief and break and en...
Jan 09, 2025 (Photo: LNN)

Sentencing hearing for 3 convicted in Coutts blockade down to 2 after lawyer fired
The sentencing hearing for three leaders of the Coutts, Alta., border blockade is now a sentencing hearing for two.The lawyer for Alex Van Herk has told court he has been fired, and Van Herk has asked...
Jan 09, 2025

Lethbridge fire crews contain northside commercial structure blaze
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge fire crews extinguished a fire at a commercial building last night. Lethbridge Fire & Emergency Services crews were called a commercial structure fire in the 1800 block...
Jan 09, 2025

Sentencing hearing begins for men convicted of leading Coutts blockade
A sentencing hearing is set to start today for three men convicted of helping co-ordinate a blockade at the Canada-U.S. border at Coutts, Alta., in protest of COVID-19 rules and restrictions.Alex Van ...
Jan 09, 2025