Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

Interfaith Food Bank cracks Charity Intelligence's Top 100 Charities list
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A local food bank is being celebrated for its high level of service.For the second consecutive year, Interfaith Food Bank has been included on the Top 100 Charities List generated by ...
Oct 10, 2024

Lethbridge man wins lottery for second time
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Most people would consider themselves lucky to win the lottery once, and if that is the case, one man from Lethbridge must be extremely lucky.The Western Canada Lottery Corporation (W...
Oct 09, 2024

Lethbridge rents rising faster than national average
LETHBRIDGE, AB - While the growth in home rental prices is slowing down across much of the country, that is not the case in Lethbridge.Rentals.ca and Urbanation have released their National Rent Repor...
Oct 09, 2024

Lethbridge to get more infrastructure funding in 2025, but still less than former program
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge has provided an update on how much provincial money it will receive for infrastructure projects.The Government of Alberta is set to send $820 million to municip...
Oct 09, 2024

Hurricanes' Sharpe, Doyle, Marques to donate to Alberta Children's Hospital during season
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Three Lethbridge Hurricanes are doing their part to give back.The team announced on Wednesday, October 9, that forward Miguel Marques and defencemen Tristen Doyle and Will Sharpe will...
Oct 09, 2024

Town of Coalhurst appoints Karlene Betteridge new CAO
Coalhurst Town Council has announced the Town's new Chief Administrative Officer.Karlene Betteridge will take on the role after serving as Director of Legislative Services. Betteridge began working fo...
Oct 09, 2024
Piikani Nation RCMP lay drug & weapon possession charges
BROCKET, AB - A person in southern Alberta faces nine charges. At approximately 9:30 a.m. on Monday, October 7, 2024, the Piikani Nation RCMP says it conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the Brock...
Oct 08, 2024

Southern Alberta company fined for workplace death
A verdict has been handed down in court after an employee died on the job.HTK Iron Works Ltd. plead guilty on October 2, 2024, to one count under the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act for faili...
Oct 08, 2024

Marc Roussel named Excellence in Teaching award recipient from U of L
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A University of Lethbridge (U of L) professor has received an award for his success in the classroom.Dr. Marc Roussel has been named the 2024 Excellence in Teaching Award winner from ...
Oct 08, 2024

Lethbridge home prices among fastest-rising in Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge continues to see a high rate of growth for home prices.That is according to data from the Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA), which has released its market statistics f...
Oct 08, 2024