Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
U of L student leads international study into extinct bird
A graduate student at the University of Lethbridge played a key role in studying the unique ways lifeforms evolve. Sara Citron led an international team from Canada, the U.S., and Australia to look in...
Feb 03, 2026 U of L graduate student Sara Citron led an international study into an extinct species of bird. (Image Credit: U of L)
Lethbridge MP 'super excited' Pierre Poilievre retained Conservative leadership
A local politician says she supports Pierre Poilievre staying on as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. More than 87 per cent of party members voted to lend their support to Poilievre at i...
Feb 03, 2026 Lethbridge MP Rachael Thomas, shown at her 2025 re-election campaign launch. (Image Credit: Lethbridge News Now)
Stavely residents left 'speechless' after fatal collision
Residents of a small Alberta town say the community is stunned after a car crash claimed the lives of three junior hockey players. Mounties say it happened Monday morning when the three boys were atte...
Feb 03, 2026 The jerseys of Caden Fine, Cameron Casorso and JJ Wright, the three junior hockey players who were killed in a collision in Stavely on Feb. 2, 2026. (Image Credit: Southern Alberta Mustangs)
Blood Tribe issues state of emergency after dog attack
A recent incident on a local First Nation has prompted action by council. The Blood Tribe Council has issued a state of emergency after a dog bite incident that occurred on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. "Out ...
Feb 03, 2026 Blood Tribe Chief Travis Plaited Hair, speaking at an unrelated event in 2025. (Image Credit: Lethbridge News Now)
Whoop-Up Days nominated for Country Music Alberta award
Lethbridge's largest annual summer festival is getting some major recognition. Country Music Alberta has announced that the 2025 edition of Whoop-Up Days is a finalist for the Live Event or Presenting...
Feb 03, 2026 Brayden King performs on the Original 16 Stage during Whoop-Up Days 2025. (Image Credit: Excite Lethbridge)
Medicine Hat council approves $131M for solar project
Medicine Hat city council approved a $131.5 million budget to move forward with the 75-megawatt phase of the Saamis Solar project on Monday, contingent on securing a power purchase agreement with a co...
Feb 03, 2026 Medicine Hat City Council has approved millions of dollars in funding for a solar energy project. (Image Credit: CHAT News Today)
Three killed in southern Alberta collision
A junior hockey team has confirmed that three of its members died in a collision. Southern Alberta Mustangs Junior Hockey has announced that a collision on Monday, Feb. 2, took the lives of three of i...
Feb 02, 2026 Three youths have died following a collision on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (Image Credit: Lethbridge News Now)
Drug overdose deaths down 90 per cent in Lethbridge in two years
Although one death from drug consumption is still one too many, a new report shows that Lethbridge is continuing to move in the right direction. The Alberta Substance Use Surveillance System has been ...
Feb 02, 2026 A new report shows drug overdose deaths up to October 2025 in Lethbridge. (Image Credit: (c) Steveheap | Dreamstime.com)
RCMP responding to 'serious' collision near Claresholm
UPDATE (6:20 p.m. Monday): The RCMP says three people died in the collision. READ MORE: Three southern Alberta youths killed in collisionOriginal Story: The Claresholm RCMP is advising the public of a...
Feb 02, 2026 The RCMP is responding to a serious collision in Claresholm, Feb. 2, 2026. (Image Credit: Lethbridge News Now)
Random Acts of Kindness Week is Feb. 14-20, small gifts needed
Volunteer Lethbridge is asking everyone to commit a random act of kindness.Random Acts of Kindness Week takes place Feb. 14-20, 2026.The initiative celebrates the power of small, intentional acts, whe...
Feb 02, 2026 Volunteer Lethbridge is launching its Gifts of Kindness program as part of Random Acts of Kindness Week. (Image Credit: Volunteer Lethbridge)