Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

Lethbridge sees sizable improvement to unemployment rate in June
LETHBRIDGE, AB - More people were able to find work over the last month in the Lethbridge area.That is according to Statistics Canada, which released the results of its Labour Force Survey for June 20...
Jul 05, 2024

New live cams installed along Whoop-Up Drive
LETHBRIDGE, AB - You can now get a better look at how traffic is moving along Whoop-Up Drive.The City of Lethbridge says four new traffic monitoring cameras have been installed to look at the road, sh...
Jul 04, 2024

Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services celebrates graduation of new Firefighter Paramedics
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Seven new Firefighter Paramedics have graduated in Lethbridge.The recruits have completed an intensive 12-week training program with Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services (LFES), pre...
Jul 04, 2024

Province reports fewer overdose deaths in Lethbridge for Q1 2024
LETHBRIDGE, AB - While it is a trend in the right direction, people continue to die every month in Lethbridge due to drug use.Newly released numbers from the Government of Alberta show that five peopl...
Jul 04, 2024

'Feed my cat': Court hears accused made death arrangements at Coutts blockade
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Anthony Olienick made death arrangements before heading to the COVID-19 protest blockade at Coutts, Alta., preparing for a noble, bloody, apocalyptic last stand against a satanic syst...
Jul 04, 2024

Shift Community Rec Centre opening marks kickoff to Southern Alberta Summer Games in Coaldale
COALDALE, AB - It is an exciting day in Coaldale with both the grand opening ceremony for a significant community facility and the start of a major sporting event.Officials gathered to commemorate the...
Jul 03, 2024

UPDATE: Lethbridge County man in critical condition following "serious collision" east of Granum
UPDATE: July 4, 2024 - 11:05 a.m.Claresholm RCMP received reports of a two vehicle collision on Highway 519 between Highway 2 and Highway 23 near Granum.The collision is under investigation, but polic...
Jul 03, 2024

Court hears accused in Coutts blockade thought protest could lead to 'war'
LETHBRIDGE, AB - One of two men accused of conspiring to kill Mounties at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., characterized the protest as a last stand and told his mother there "will be a war" if p...
Jul 03, 2024

Lethbridge Police searching for robbery suspect
LETHBRIDGE, AB - UPDATE (July 4 8:20 a.m.): The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has apprehended a suspect in connection to a convenience store robbery. Kirk Timm, 35, is charged with one count of robb...
Jul 03, 2024

Lethbridge-West by-election to be called in 2024
LETHBRIDGE, AB - We will soon have a new MLA in Lethbridge-West.Shannon Phillips announced her resignation from the role last month. Her final day as the riding's provincial representative was June 30...
Jul 02, 2024