Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
Collision between train and semi-truck reported near Lethbridge
Lethbridge News Now has been made aware of a collision involving a train on Monday afternoon. A listener said, at approximately 1:00 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 9, a Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) train...
Feb 09, 2026 A collision between a CPKC train and a semi-truck occurred Monday afternoon, Feb. 9, 2026, east of Lethbridge. (Image Credit: Max Bell)
Lethbridge rent prices fall slightly to $1,528/month
A new report shows that the cost to rent an apartment or condo in Lethbridge was relatively unchanged to kick off the new year. Rentals.ca and Urbanation have released the latest National Rent Report,...
Feb 09, 2026 A new report shows that the cost to rent a home in Lethbridge has decreased slightly over the last year. (Image Credit: (c) Sparky2000 | Dreamstime.com)
Lethbridge's best home builders honoured at gala
The very best home builders in Lethbridge have been recognized for their achievements.BILD Lethbridge hosted its 27th annual Awards of Excellence in Housing Gala on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.A total of 27 ...
Feb 09, 2026 The 27th annual Awards of Excellence in Housing Gala, Feb. 6, 2026. (Image Credit: BILD Lethbridge)
Chris Murray donates $1 million to Lethbridge cardiac care centre
A Lethbridge man has made a significant contribution to a campaign to improve local cardiac healthcare services. Chris Murray of Murray Auto Group has donated $1 million to the Bringing Hearts Home ca...
Feb 09, 2026 Chris Murray (right) announces a donation of $1 million to the Bringing Herts Home campaign. (Image Credit: Lethbridge News Now)
Raymond shooting ruled a homicide
The RCMP says it is investigating a shooting in Raymond this past weekend as a homicide. At approximately 2:18 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7, officers received reports of shots being fired in the Town of R...
Feb 09, 2026 A shooting in Rayond has been declared a homicide. (Image Credit: Lethbridge News Now)
Lethbridge's Taylor Austin 'absolutely' ready for Olympic competition
It is the highest level of competition for bobsleigh in the world, and a man from southern Alberta is gearing up for the gold. Taylor Austin will compete in two-man and four-man bobsleigh events at th...
Feb 09, 2026 Taylor Austin at the opening ceremony for the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, Feb. 6, 2026. (Image Credit: International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation)
'They were brothers': Players, families remember 3 who died in Alberta highway crash
When Sawyer Smith thinks about teammates Caden Fine and JJ Wright, he remembers an instance of team tomfoolery on the golf course.He was with Cameron Casorso on the course when Fine and Wright brought...
Feb 09, 2026 A spectator takes a photo of a memorial for three hockey players killed in a car accident at the town arena before the start of the Stavely Mustang hockey game in Stavely, Alta., Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol)
Lethbridge County man reported missing
The RCMP is asking for your help in locating a missing person. They say Aloysius (Al) Vas, 66, of Lethbridge County, left his home on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. He was driving a black 2009 F...
Feb 09, 2026 Aloysius Vas, 66, of Lethbridge County, has been reported missing. (Image Credit: Coaldale RCMP)
RCMP investigating shooting in Raymond
The investigation continues after a shooting occurred early Saturday morning in southern Alberta.The Raymond RCMP said at 3:52 a.m. on Feb. 7, 2026, that it was responding to a report of a shooting in...
Feb 07, 2026 The RCMP is investigating a shooting in Raymond that occurred early Saturday morning. (Image Credit: Lethbridge News Now)
Heat records set Thursday in 11 southern Alberta communities
Southern Alberta's unusually warm February continued on Thursday.Environment Canada says heat records were broken in 26 communities across the province on Feb. 5, 2026.Milk River was the hottest at 19...
Feb 06, 2026 Heat records were set in 26 Alberta communities on Feb. 6, 2026, including 11 in southern Alberta. (Image Credit: (c) Marianvejcik | Dreamstime.com)