Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

Lethbridge Police issue 55 tickets over weekend
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) issued 55 traffic tickets over the weekend.The tickets are part of a targeted traffic enforcement project by LPS that is taking place over the summ...
Jun 25, 2024

Competing teams revealed for Western Slam 2024
Four universities from the United States will make their way to Lethbridge in November. The ENMAX Centre will play host to the Western Slam NCAA tournament from November 28 to 30, 2024. The event is d...
Jun 25, 2024

Lethbridge College to be re-designated as 'Lethbridge Polytechnic'
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge College is being re-designated by the Government of Alberta. On Tuesday, June 25, 2024, the province announced that the new name of the school will be 'Lethbridge Polytechn...
Jun 25, 2024

New Alberta NDP leader Nenshi brings 'hope': Shannon Phillips
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The outgoing MLA for Lethbridge-West is reacting to what she feels will be a bright, new era for the Alberta NDP.Shannon Phillips says she welcomes Naheed Nenshi as the party's leader...
Jun 25, 2024

Crews working on water main break in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A water main break on June 24, 2024 has closed the 19 Street South off-ramp on eastbound Crowsnest Trail/Highway 3.The City says crews are working to repair the break as quickly as po...
Jun 25, 2024

Fire ban back in effect for Lethbridge river valley
LETHBRIDGE, AB - After just one week without a fire ban, it is now back on.The City of Lethbridge says last week's cooler, wetter weather has gone away for the time being."Despite the river valley's l...
Jun 24, 2024

'No way': Accused at Coutts blockade surprised by murder-conspiracy charge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A protester arrested at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., appeared surprised when police told him he was being charged with conspiracy to commit murder.A video statement from Anth...
Jun 24, 2024

LPS seize drugs, thwart bike theft during enforcement blitz
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) says June 19 was busy for its officers.Members of the Downtown Policing Unit, Crime Suppression Team, Property Crimes Unit and High Risk Offenders ...
Jun 24, 2024

Lethbridge among top hot spots for auto theft insurance claims in Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new report shows that the dollar amounts from auto theft claims are on the rise in several Alberta cities.The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) reports that vehicle theft claims cost...
Jun 24, 2024

'Bulldozing our history': Man working to restore Nanton's grain elevators
NANTON, AB - When Leo Wieser worked in the movie biz, he built a million-dollar swimming pool that was used for one day.Now he's fighting to raise at least that much, entering contests, running raffle...
Jun 24, 2024