Lethbridge and Area

Piyami Health Centre temporarily closing to finish water leak repairs

PICTURE BUTTE, AB - The Piyami Health Centre is temporary closing its on-site services beginning on Wednesday, September 25.The closure is to finish up repairs caused by damage from a water leak in Ju...

Christian Oldale Sep 24, 2024

Pincher Creek man charged with firearm & drug-related offences

STANDOFF, AB - The Blood Tribe Police Service has apprehended a man following an incident this past weekend.They say there were reports of shots being fired near a home in Lower Standoff on Saturday, ...

Sep 24, 2024

Investigation underway into in-custody death of Blood Tribe man

A man from southern Alberta is dead following an altercation with the Calgary Police Service (CPS).The CPS says it was called to the Carriage House Hotel on Macleod Trail just after midnight on Tuesda...

Sep 24, 2024

John Middleton-Hope secures UCP nomination for Lethbridge-West by-election

LETHBRIDGE, AB - United Conservative Party (UCP) members have chosen their candidate for the Lethbridge-West by-election.John Middleton-Hope has secured the nomination in what a local party representa...

Sep 24, 2024

Part of Mayor Magrath Drive closed Tuesday for paving

A two-block stretch of Mayor Magrath Drive South will be impacted by paving on Tuesday, September 24. Both southbound lanes will be closed between 3 Avenue South and 5 Avenue South. However, the City ...

Sep 23, 2024

City of Lethbridge begins Reconciliation Week with City Hall ceremony

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is recognizing Reconciliation Week.This year's official opening ceremonies were held outside City Hall at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, September 23, with a traditional...

Sep 23, 2024

Five teams bidding for 2026 Memorial Cup, including Lethbridge & Medicine Hat

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) has announced the teams that have officially submit bids to host the Memorial Cup in 2026. CHL President Dan MacKenzie says he is excited to have rece...

David Opinko Sep 23, 2024

‘An amazing man’: At age 102, Foremost’s Charles Luca still takes to the golf course

Charles Luca is likely the oldest active golfer in southwestern Alberta.Living until the age of 102 is a tremendous milestone, only one in about every 3,500 Canadians can claim to be a centenarian. Re...

Sep 23, 2024

Medicine Hat man charged with firearms and drug-related offences

A Medicine Hat man is facing numerous firearms and drug-related offences following an investigation by the ALERT Medicine Hat organized crime team, with assistance from police.READ: Police make arrest...

Sep 23, 2024

Reconciliation Week kicks off Monday in Lethbridge

LETHBRIDGE, AB - It is a weeklong festivity celebrating Indigenous peoples and cultures.Reconciliation Week in Lethbridge runs from September 23-29, 2024.Some of the events, as outlined in a City of L...

Sep 23, 2024