Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

Harvest ahead of schedule in southern Alberta
Farmers in the region are hard at work getting crops out of the ground.According to the latest Alberta Crop Report, which details the conditions as of Aug. 27, approximately 37.8 per cent of all crops...
Sep 05, 2024

Lethbridge woman named U of L Alumni Association president
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A highly accomplished local has yet another accolade for her already impressive resume.Cyndi Bester has been named the new president of the University of Lethbridge Alumni Association...
Sep 05, 2024

Lethbridge residents with mobility challenges can sign up for windrow assistance
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge looks to help some residents remove piles of snow from their curbs and driveways.It is piloting a new free Snow Route Windrow Assistance Service this coming win...
Sep 05, 2024

Month-long Art Days Lethbridge festival underway
LETHBRIDGE, AB - People in Lethbridge are celebrating the local arts scene.The Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge (AAC) is hosting the 2024 Art Days Lethbridge, which runs from September 5-28.AAC Execu...
Sep 05, 2024

Drug house in south Lethbridge shut down
LETHBRIDGE, AB - For the second time in two weeks, the Alberta Sheriffs have closed a known drug house in Lethbridge.The Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) Unit has obtained a court order aga...
Sep 04, 2024

Medicine Hat to outbid Lethbridge for 2026 Memorial Cup
Medicine Hat city council on Tuesday unanimously approved, in principle, funding to support the Tigers junior hockey franchise should it win an intended bid to host the Canadian Hockey League's 2026 M...
Sep 04, 2024

Two southern Albertans charged in 'grandparent scam'
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has apprehended a pair of suspects in connection to allegedly fraudulent activities.The police service has received multiple reports of scammers tr...
Sep 04, 2024

John Middleton-Hope seeking UCP nomination in Lethbridge-West by-election
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A current Lethbridge city councillor looks to make the jump to provincial politics.John Middleton-Hope has announced that he is looking to become the United Conservative Party's (UCP'...
Sep 03, 2024

Motorcycle caught going 140 km/hr on busy Lethbridge road
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has arrested a man for travelling more than double the speed limit.At approximately 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 31, 2024, they say a green motorc...
Sep 03, 2024

Lethbridge School Division sees increase in enrolment in 2024
Schools in Lethbridge are seeing an increase in enrolment. Superintendent of the Lethbridge School Division, Mike Nightingale, says they are welcoming back 12,000 students this year, and there is an i...
Sep 03, 2024