Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

Fort MacLeod Emergency Department to temporarily close
The Emergency Department (ED) at the Fort Macleod Health Centre is set to temporarily close.Alberta Health Services says the ED will be closed from 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 17, 2024 until 5:00 p...
Oct 17, 2024

Holy Spirit schools see surge in student enrollment
LETHBRIDGE, AB - One local school division is reporting a large increase in its student population.The Holy Spirit Catholic School Division says it welcomed 5,363 students at its locations in southern...
Oct 15, 2024

Number of physicians in Lethbridge increases over last quarter
LETHBRIDGE, AB - While it may still not seem like it for those without a primary care provider, there is now reportedly a greater number of doctors practicing in the city.That is according to the late...
Oct 15, 2024

Bow Island & Milk River hit 27 degrees Monday, setting heat records
BOW ISLAND, AB - For the middle of October, it was a pretty warm Monday.Environment Canada says heat records were set in three southern Alberta communities on Thanksgiving, October 14, 2024.They say B...
Oct 15, 2024

MP Rachael Thomas accepting nominations for King Charles III Coronation Medal
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Rachael Thomas, the Member of Parliament for Lethbridge, has opened nominations for the King Charles III Coronation Medal.The medal is the first to mark the coronation of King Charles...
Oct 15, 2024

Preliminary work underway for new LDS temple in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Shovels are hitting the ground this week on a major new project for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS).The Church has announced that crews will begin clearing the n...
Oct 15, 2024

Hurricanes down Wheat Kings 5-3
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes bounced back from a loss on Friday, October 11, taking down the Brandon Wheat Kings 5-2 on Saturday.In the first period, Logan Wormald got the Canes on the b...
Oct 13, 2024

Lethbridge residents can get free radon test kits
LETHBRIDGE, AB - If you live in Lethbridge, you can get your home tested for radon for free.The City of Lethbridge is partnering with Take Action on Radon to offer free kits to the first 100 registran...
Oct 13, 2024

Giants hand Hurricanes first home loss 4-3 in overtime
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes fell 4-3 in overtime to the Vancouver Giants on Friday, October 11. The game was the Hurricanes debut for forward Shane Smith, who the team acquired on Octob...
Oct 12, 2024

City of Lethbridge wins Cultural Planning Award
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A prestigious national award has gone to the City of Lethbridge. The Creative City Network of Canada (CCNC) has given its Cultural Planning Award to the municipality. They called Leth...
Oct 12, 2024