Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
Alberta's emergency room doctors present front-line horror stories of preventable deaths
Alberta's emergency room doctors are presenting front-line horror stories of preventable deaths, in what one doctor describes as quote "death zones." Doctor Paul Parks of Medicine Hat, president-elect...
Jan 20, 2026 Photo of Dr. Paul Parks during an interview in August 2024. (Image Credit: CHAT News Today)
City asks residents to report encampments to reduce fire risk
Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services (LFES), Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) and the City of Lethbridge's Community Social Development (CSD) department are reminding residents that reporting encampm...
Jan 19, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Lethbridge)
Cleanfarms' Great Twine Round-Up returns for 2026
Cleanfarms has announced its Great Twine Round-Up contest has been renewed for 2026, and local clubs can once again win one of four $3,000 cash prizes.The program encourages farmers and ranchers to ro...
Jan 19, 2026 Cleanfarms has announced its Great Twine Round-Up contest is returning for 2026. (Image Credit: (Cleanfarms/provided))
Police release composite sketch of sexual assault suspect
Lethbridge Police are releasing a composite sketch of a suspect in connection with a sexual assault, and are asking anyone who recognizes the male to come forward. On Aug. 20, 2025, police responded t...
Jan 19, 2026 Lethbridge Sexual Assault Suspect (Image Credit: Lethbridge Police)
Two drivers charged in separate, suspected impaired driving collisions
Lethbridge Police have charged two males with impaired driving offences following two, unrelated collisions during the early morning hours Sunday. On Jan. 18, just before 12:30 a.m., police and EMS re...
Jan 19, 2026
Annual funding window open for non-profit upgrades
Fresh opportunities are available for Lethbridge organizations ready to grow their impact.Officials with the City of Lethbridge say the annual Community Capital Projects Grant (CCPG) is now accepting ...
Jan 19, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Lethbridge)
U of L researcher to examine how social instability affects patients with Alzheimer's disease
For most people diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, moving into a care facility becomes necessary at some point, say officials at the University of Lethbridge. They say such a big change disrupts all ...
Jan 19, 2026 Dr. Jackson Ham (BSc ’19, MSc ’21, PhD ’25), a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Rob McDonald’s lab at the University of Lethbridge, has received $150,000 in funding from the Alzheimer Society of Canada to learn more about the association between cognitive decline and disruption to someone’s social network. (Image Credit: University of Lethbridge)
Input needed for future north-south corridor in Lethbridge
The City of Lethbridge wants to hear from you on how it can better connect people between the north and south sides. They are beginning a functional planning and design study for an active transportat...
Jan 16, 2026 18 Street in Lethbridge, where the City of Lethbridge is potentially looking to build a new transportation corridor. (Image Credit: City of Lethbridge)
Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser returns Feb. 28 in Lethbridge & Taber
A fundraising walk is making its return to southern Alberta in a little over one month. The Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY), scheduled for Feb. 28, 2026, raises money for critical services at local c...
Jan 16, 2026 The Coldest Night of the Year walk in 2024 at Henderson Lake in Lethbridge. CNOY returns on Feb. 28, 2026. (Image Credit: Lethbridge News Now)
Seniors' woodworking shop set to reopen in Lethbridge
The Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization (LSCO) and Westco Construction are proud to announce the grand reopening of their newly-renovated woodshop.The Westco Woodshop is heralded as a major commun...
Jan 16, 2026 The newly-renovated Westco Workshop at the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization. (Image Credit: LSCO)