Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

Chris Murray donates $1 million to Lethbridge cardiac care centre
A Lethbridge man has made a significant contribution to a campaign to improve local cardiac healthcare services. Chris Murray of Murray Auto Group has donated $1 million to the Bringing Hearts Home ca...
Feb 09, 2026 Chris Murray (right) announces a donation of $1 million to the Bringing Herts Home campaign. (Image Credit: Lethbridge News Now)

Raymond shooting ruled a homicide
The RCMP says it is investigating a shooting in Raymond this past weekend as a homicide. At approximately 2:18 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7, officers received reports of shots being fired in the Town of R...
Feb 09, 2026 A shooting in Rayond has been declared a homicide. (Image Credit: Lethbridge News Now)

Lethbridge's Taylor Austin 'absolutely' ready for Olympic competition
It is the highest level of competition for bobsleigh in the world, and a man from southern Alberta is gearing up for the gold. Taylor Austin will compete in two-man and four-man bobsleigh events at th...
Feb 09, 2026 Taylor Austin at the opening ceremony for the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, Feb. 6, 2026. (Image Credit: International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation)

'They were brothers': Players, families remember 3 who died in Alberta highway crash
When Sawyer Smith thinks about teammates Caden Fine and JJ Wright, he remembers an instance of team tomfoolery on the golf course.He was with Cameron Casorso on the course when Fine and Wright brought...
Feb 09, 2026 A spectator takes a photo of a memorial for three hockey players killed in a car accident at the town arena before the start of the Stavely Mustang hockey game in Stavely, Alta., Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol)

Lethbridge County man reported missing
The RCMP is asking for your help in locating a missing person. They say Aloysius (Al) Vas, 66, of Lethbridge County, left his home on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. He was driving a black 2009 F...
Feb 09, 2026 Aloysius Vas, 66, of Lethbridge County, has been reported missing. (Image Credit: Coaldale RCMP)

RCMP investigating shooting in Raymond
The investigation continues after a shooting occurred early Saturday morning in southern Alberta.The Raymond RCMP said at 3:52 a.m. on Feb. 7, 2026, that it was responding to a report of a shooting in...
Feb 07, 2026 The RCMP is investigating a shooting in Raymond that occurred early Saturday morning. (Image Credit: Lethbridge News Now)

Heat records set Thursday in 11 southern Alberta communities
Southern Alberta's unusually warm February continued on Thursday.Environment Canada says heat records were broken in 26 communities across the province on Feb. 5, 2026.Milk River was the hottest at 19...
Feb 06, 2026 Heat records were set in 26 Alberta communities on Feb. 6, 2026, including 11 in southern Alberta. (Image Credit: (c) Marianvejcik | Dreamstime.com)

Care from the Heart Day Radio-a-Thon returns Feb. 12
Pattison Media's B93.3FM and WILD 95.5 will be among the local radio stations raising money for the Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation (CRHF). The 16th Annual Care from the Heart Radio-a-Thon is set...
Feb 06, 2026 The 16th Annual Care from the Heart Radio-a-Thon is set to take place on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (Image Credit: Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation)

Grand opening for Southern Alberta Collegiate Institute's dedicated space
Junior high and high school students in southern Alberta can experience hands-on learning while earning both high school and post-secondary credits. The Southern Alberta Collegiate Institute (SACI) he...
Feb 06, 2026 SACI student Cyra Graf and local dignitaries cut the ribbon on the school's new facility in Lethbridge, Feb. 6, 2026. (Image Credit: Lethbridge News Now)

Lethbridge County issues fire restriction
The warm temperatures, sustained winds, and a lack of precipitation mean fire restrictions are back in effect. Lethbridge County issued the fire restriction at 10:45 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 6, saying the...
Feb 06, 2026 Lethbridge County issued a fire restriction on Feb. 6, 2026. (Image Credit: Lethbridge News Now)