Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

Eric Van Essen resigns from Lethbridge County Council
LETHBRIDGE COUNTY, AB - A Lethbridge County Councillor has resigned from his position.On June 20, 2024, the county announced that Division 5 Councillor Eric Van Essen has resigned his position on Coun...
Jun 21, 2024

Southern Alberta police honoured for catching impaired drivers
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Several law enforcement officers from southern Alberta were celebrated for their efforts to detect and apprehend impaired drivers.A ceremony was held at the Lethbridge Police Service ...
Jun 20, 2024

Murder-conspiracy trial hears of guns found in travel trailer near Coutts blockade
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - An RCMP officer has told a murder-conspiracy trial that several weapons were discovered inside a travel trailer parked near the 2022 border blockade at Coutts, Alta. Sgt. Gary MacL...
Jun 20, 2024

Detached home prices rise to $438K in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Home prices continue to rise in Lethbridge and in the rest of Alberta.The Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) has released its Housing Statistics reports for May 2024.Between all p...
Jun 20, 2024

Fort Macleod emergency department temporarily closed
FORT MACLEOD, AB - Residents of Fort Macleod will be unable to access the town's emergency department (ED) for about two days.Alberta Health Services says the ED at the Fort Macleod Health Centre will...
Jun 20, 2024

Some southern Alberta school divisions to lose teaching staff
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A group of schools in the region could be short-staffed when it comes to teachers this fall.The Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA) has scanned through school budget reports across ...
Jun 20, 2024

LPS arrests man wanted for allegedly violating release conditions
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is thanking the public for helping them track down a wanted man.The service put out an advisory on June 4, 2024, saying it was looking for a suspec...
Jun 19, 2024

National Indigenous Peoples Day to be celebrated in Lethbridge Coulees
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A full day of festivities is planned at Fort Whoop-Up and the Helen Schuler Nature Centre for National Indigenous Peoples Day.On Friday, June 21, 2024, the facilities will host a seri...
Jun 19, 2024

Study finds coal mine contaminants blown onto snowpack in Alberta, British Columbia
CROWSNEST PASS, AB - Newly published research has found cancer-causing chemicals downwind from coal mines in southern British Columbia in concentrations that rival those next to oilsand mines.The rese...
Jun 19, 2024

'Annie Effect' collecting items for young children in memory of deceased daughter
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A local family is once again trying to help out as many children in need as possible.Rebekah Olsen says her daughter Annie passed away in her sleep on October 6, 2022 at only four mon...
Jun 19, 2024