Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

Eight-inch SMIRD allocation just enough for southern irrigators, official says
St. Mary River Irrigation District on Wednesday revealed eight inches of water per acre as its allocation for the 2024 season, a number high enough to get crucial southern Alberta irrigators through t...
Apr 03, 2024

Man charged in Taber after allegedly threatening police officer with knife
TABER, AB - The Taber Police Service (TPS) says officers dealt with a "serious incident" following a traffic stop.At approximately midnight on Tuesday/Wednesday, a constable with the TPS conducted a t...
Apr 03, 2024

New med school programs being created in Lethbridge & Grande Prairie
A pair of new educational programs aim to certify more than 100 new doctors every year in Alberta.The Government of Alberta has announced $224.8 million to create Rural Medical Education Program Train...
Apr 03, 2024

Lethbridge Police releases use of force numbers for 2023
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) did not use force in over 99 per cent of calls for service in 2023. LPS recently presented the 2023 use of force data to the Lethbridge Police Comm...
Apr 03, 2024

City Clerk to host informational session on municipal government
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Residents looking to learn more about municipal government or running for office are invited to an informational session later this month.On April 25, 2024, City Clerk with the City o...
Apr 03, 2024

Snowfall warning issued for southern Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - For the second time in as many weeks, a snowfall warning has been issued for parts of southern Alberta.READ MORE: Snowfall warning issued in parts of southern, central AlbertaThe Card...
Apr 03, 2024

CBSA workers to vote on potential strike
Officials with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will soon decide whether they could hit the picket lines.Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and the Customs and Immigration...
Apr 03, 2024

Mail box break-ins a major concern in southeastern Alberta
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Older mailboxes in Medicine Hat, Redcliff and Dunmore have been broken into in recent weeks, with the Ross Glen and South Ridge neighbourhoods heavily targeted.The Medicine Hat Poli...
Apr 03, 2024

Police investigate multi-tractor crash near anti-carbon tax protest in Crowsnest Pass
CROWSNEST PASS, AB - The RCMP is reporting a collision between five tractors during a rally in southwestern Alberta.Several protests occurred in Western Canada on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, with those in...
Apr 03, 2024

Alberta grandmother Donna Jean Wilde sets world planking record
MAGRATH, AB - An Alberta woman has set a Guinness World Record for an impressive feat of fitness. Donna Jean Wilde, 58, set the record for the longest time in an abdominal plank position by a female. ...
Apr 02, 2024