Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

LPS & RCMP team up for Operation Cold Start
Law enforcement agencies throughout Alberta are working to reduce the theft of idle vehicles during the winter.The RCMP is partnering with the Lethbridge Police Service (LPS), among many other police ...
Jan 20, 2025

Lethbridge Police investigating pedestrian collision
UPDATE (Jan. 20 at 12:45 p.m.): The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has confirmed that three children were struck by a vehicle Monday morning. READ MORE: Lethbridge Police investigating pedestrian col...
Jan 20, 2025

Lethbridge Polytechnic unveils new name for Wildlife Conservation Lab
Lethbridge Polytechnic has announced the new name for its wildlife teaching lab. On Thursday, January 16, 2025, the school announced that the lab will be called the Alberta Professional Outfitters Soc...
Jan 18, 2025

Lethbridge Polytechnic expecting deficit due to international student restrictions
One of Lethbridge's post-secondary schools says it is facing "significant financial challenges" due to recent changes to federal policy. The Government of Canada announced in September 2024 that it wo...
Jan 17, 2025

Province announces $1.1 million for southern Alberta non-profits
The Government of Alberta has announced funding for several non-profit organizations.Through the Community Facility Enhancement Program and Community Initiatives Program, a total of 226 groups across ...
Jan 17, 2025

STARS Lottery underway for 2025 as organization celebrates 40th anniversary
2025 marks the 40th anniversary of STARS' operations, and the STARS Lottery has returned.This year, the STARS Lottery has the biggest prize pool in their history up for grabs, which includes three gra...
Jan 17, 2025

Dozens of collisions reported during southern Alberta storms
High winds and the snow that accompanied it later resulted in many collisions in the region.The RCMP says officers in its Southern Alberta District responded to 24 collisions between noon on Thursday,...
Jan 17, 2025

Winds exceed 100 km/hr in southern Alberta Thursday
To say it was pretty windy on Thursday would be an understatement. Environment Canada has provided an update on peak wind gusts over the last day. They say chinook winds brought seasonally high temper...
Jan 17, 2025

Lethbridge population estimated at 111,400
Statistics Canada has released new population estimates for communities across the country.As of July 1, 2024, they say the City of Lethbridge was home to 111,400 residents.That is an increase of 4,44...
Jan 16, 2025

Victim invests $280K in fraudulent website, Brooks RCMP says
An individual was defrauded out of $280,000 worth of Bitcoin in a cryptocurrency scam, Brooks RCMP said Thursday.The victim last summer invested the crypto through a website that initially appeared le...
Jan 16, 2025