Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

Milk River Emergency Department set for closures
MILK RIVER, AB - The Emergency Department (ED) at the Milk River Health Centre is set to temporarily close overnight. The ED will be closed temporarily starting at 5 p.m. on Tuesday January 2, 2024. I...
Jan 02, 2024

Lethbridge Police Service offering online information checks
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is now offering online Police Information Checks (PIC). Representatives with LPS said the online service, which is available through the LPS websit...
Jan 02, 2024

Alberta RCMP issues over 2,400 tickets over holiday season
LETHBRIDGE, AB - RCMP in Alberta issued over 2,400 tickets from December 24, 2023 until New Years Day.In that timeframe, RCMP was holding its #DecemberToRemember campaign, aimed at upholding traffic s...
Jan 02, 2024

Year in Review: Cyndi Bester, Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce CEO
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce is celebrating the successes of 2023. Cyndi Bester said 2023 was "a big year for us, in a couple of different w...
Jan 02, 2024

Coaldale RCMP respond to single vehicle collision
UPDATE - The Coaldale RCMP confirmed shortly before 11 p.m. that the collision scene has cleared. No injuries were reported, and the Alberta RCMP thanks the public for their cooperation. Original Stor...
Dec 30, 2023

Lethbridge crews rescue pair of hikers in Pavan Park area
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Emergency crews in Lethbridge conducted a rescue out of the coulees on Friday.Shortly before 4 p.m. on December 29, 2023, the City of Lethbridge confirmed that Lethbridge Fire and Eme...
Dec 30, 2023

Heat records set in three Alberta communities
BROOKS, AB - It may be near the end of December, but it certainly does not feel like winter in many parts of Alberta.Environment Canada reports that three communities in the province had their warmest...
Dec 29, 2023

Year In Review: Shannon Phillips, MLA for Lethbridge-West
LETHBRIDGE, AB - 2023 has been a year of ups and downs for one of the city's MLAs.Shannon Phillips, the member for Lethbridge-West, spoke to Lethbridge News Now about the year that was and what she is...
Dec 29, 2023

Angel Tree reports successful 2023 Christmas campaign
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Family Services' Angel Tree is reporting a successful 2023 Christmas campaign.According to the organization, in 2023 it served 4,253 people aged 18 or younger (682 more tha...
Dec 28, 2023

‘I screamed as loud as I could’: Brooks girl survives coyote attack
BROOKS, AB - A 10-year-old girl is receiving treatment in hospital after being attacked by a coyote.A family from Brooks said they had to make a quick stop on the side of Highway 1 on Tuesday, Decembe...
Dec 28, 2023