Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

Lethbridge man facing charges in ALERT child luring investigation
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Lethbridge man is facing multiple charges following an ALERT investigation into exploitation offences allegedly committed against a Winnipeg girl.ALERT's Internet Child Exploitation...
Feb 01, 2024

City of Lethbridge parking changes now in effect
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Drivers in Lethbridge will soon start to notice some differences when parking their vehicles. The City of Lethbridge announced several parking-related changes on Wednesday, January 24...
Feb 01, 2024

Lethbridge’s post-secondaries celebrating Black History Month
LETHBRIDGE, AB - February is Black History Month and post-secondaries in Lethbridge are marking the occasion with different celebrations.The month serves as a celebration of the achievements and contr...
Feb 01, 2024

Lethbridge Police searching for missing teen
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is asking for the public's help in locating a missing girl.Tayler Crowchief, 13, was last seen on Friday, January 26, 2024, when the LPS said she w...
Jan 31, 2024

New initiative launched to boost southern Alberta tourism
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Tourism in southern Alberta is getting a boost via a new collaboration. Tourism Lethbridge has launched The Sustainable Journeys Prairies to Pacific Corridor in collaboration with Sou...
Jan 31, 2024

Coutts protester sentenced to 10 months
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A man who took part in the February 2022 Coutts border blockade has been sentenced.Appearing in Lethbridge Court of King's Bench on Monday, January 29, 2024, James Edward Sowery, 38, ...
Jan 31, 2024

Firearm and violent crimes soar in 2022 across Canada
LETHBRIDGE, AB - In 2022, just under three per cent of police-reported crimes in Canada involved a firearm.That's according to figures from Statistics Canada.This equates to approximately 14,000 crime...
Jan 31, 2024

Eight southern Alberta communities set heat records Tuesday
MEDICINE HAT, AB - It was a record-setting warm day across much of Alberta on Tuesday, January 30, 2024.For the second day in a row, Environment Canada has announced that several communities set new d...
Jan 31, 2024

Over 180 entries submitted for Bridge Prize short story competition
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Entries have been submitted and the judging is set to get underway.The Bridge Prize is a post-secondary short story fiction writing contest. A total of 184 submissions from 36 differe...
Jan 30, 2024

No injuries in west Lethbridge fire
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services was called to put out a fire on the west side.At around 10:40 a.m. on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, the fire department received reports of a blaze...
Jan 30, 2024