Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

Fort Macleod emergency department to temporarily close Monday
FORT MACLEOD, AB - Residents of Fort Macleod will need to seek emergency healthcare elsewhere.Alberta Health Services (AHS) says the emergency department at the Fort Macleod Health Centre will tempora...
Aug 10, 2024

Lethbridge Animal Shelter restricting intake of healthy animals
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Community Animal Services in Lethbridge says it is in an unfortunate spot where it can no longer take in every animal that is brought to it.It has enacted a new temporary rule where i...
Aug 09, 2024

Value of Coaldale's business community doubles in six years: report
COALDALE, AB - The Town of Coaldale says business is booming.Officials are continuing to release the results of the Town's 2023 Comparative Analysis, which pits the municipality against eight other si...
Aug 09, 2024

Phase one of MPE LINK Pathway complete
COALDALE, AB - Phase one of the MPE LINK Pathway construction has been completed.Phase one of the walking and cycling trail includes a 3.5 kilometre section from the St. Mary River Irrigation District...
Aug 08, 2024

Lethbridge International Airshow permanently ending
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It turns out that the 2023 edition of the Lethbridge International Airshow was its last.The Lethbridge International Airshow Association (LIAA) is announcing is dissolution."After man...
Aug 08, 2024

Dawn Puckett of Lethbridge wins provincial weight loss contest
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Dawn Puckett has been named TOPS [Take Off Pounds Sensibly] Alberta's Queen of 2023 for losing 80.5 poundsTOPS Club is a non-profit charitable organization based out of the United Sta...
Aug 08, 2024
Medicine Hat police lay attempted murder charges in apartment shooting
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The suspect in an officer-involved shooting at a Medicine Hat apartment building nearly two weeks ago has been charged with attempted murder.The Medicine Hat Police Service (MHPS) s...
Aug 08, 2024

Fort MacLeod Emergency Department to close Thursday
FORT MACLEOD, AB - 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, August 8, ...
Aug 07, 2024

Bridget Mearns seeking NDP nomination for Lethbridge-West
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Another candidate is seeking a nomination for the NDP in Lethbridge-West for the upcoming by-election.On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, Bridget Mearns announced her intention to run for t...
Aug 07, 2024

Rob Miyashiro to run for NDP nomination in Lethbridge-West by-election
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Rob Miyashiro will officially run for a nomination for the Alberta NDP in the Lethbridge West by-election.Miyashiro announced officially on Wednesday, August 7, 2024 that he will run ...
Aug 07, 2024