Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
A 46-year-old Brooks man, charged with human trafficking and other offences
A 46-year-old man from Brooks has been arrested and charged with human trafficking and other offences. Brooks RCMP say the offences stem from five years of allegations. Mounties began the investigatio...
Jan 20, 2026 A 46-year-old man, Chad Jensen from Brooks, has been arrested and charged with human trafficking and other offences. (Image Credit: Brooks RCMP)
Raymond man reported missing
The RCMP is asking for your help in locating a missing person.They say Paul Frank Jamieson, 46, was last seen in Raymond on Dec. 27, 2025.There is concern for his well-being.The RCMP believes that he ...
Jan 20, 2026 Paul Frank Jamieson, 46, of Raymond, has been reported missing. Note: The RCMP had originally supplied a different photo. (Image Credit: Raymond RCMP)
Heather McPherson seeking to become Alberta's first federal NDP leader
A candidate in the federal NDP leadership race believes that she has what it takes to restore the party's strength.Heather McPherson has been the MP for Edmonton-Strathcona since 2019 as a member of t...
Jan 20, 2026 Heather McPherson is running to become the new leader of the federal NDP. She is shown during an interview in Lethbridge on Jan. 20, 2026. (Image Credit: Lethbridge News Now)
Alberta's emergency room doctors present front-line horror stories of preventable deaths
Alberta's emergency room doctors are presenting front-line horror stories of preventable deaths, in what one doctor describes as quote "death zones." Doctor Paul Parks of Medicine Hat, president-elect...
Jan 20, 2026 Photo of Dr. Paul Parks during an interview in August 2024. (Image Credit: CHAT News Today)
City asks residents to report encampments to reduce fire risk
Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services (LFES), Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) and the City of Lethbridge's Community Social Development (CSD) department are reminding residents that reporting encampm...
Jan 19, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Lethbridge)
Cleanfarms' Great Twine Round-Up returns for 2026
Cleanfarms has announced its Great Twine Round-Up contest has been renewed for 2026, and local clubs can once again win one of four $3,000 cash prizes.The program encourages farmers and ranchers to ro...
Jan 19, 2026 Cleanfarms has announced its Great Twine Round-Up contest is returning for 2026. (Image Credit: (Cleanfarms/provided))
Police release composite sketch of sexual assault suspect
Lethbridge Police are releasing a composite sketch of a suspect in connection with a sexual assault, and are asking anyone who recognizes the male to come forward. On Aug. 20, 2025, police responded t...
Jan 19, 2026 Lethbridge Sexual Assault Suspect (Image Credit: Lethbridge Police)
Two drivers charged in separate, suspected impaired driving collisions
Lethbridge Police have charged two males with impaired driving offences following two, unrelated collisions during the early morning hours Sunday. On Jan. 18, just before 12:30 a.m., police and EMS re...
Jan 19, 2026
Annual funding window open for non-profit upgrades
Fresh opportunities are available for Lethbridge organizations ready to grow their impact.Officials with the City of Lethbridge say the annual Community Capital Projects Grant (CCPG) is now accepting ...
Jan 19, 2026 (Image Credit: City of Lethbridge)
U of L researcher to examine how social instability affects patients with Alzheimer's disease
For most people diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, moving into a care facility becomes necessary at some point, say officials at the University of Lethbridge. They say such a big change disrupts all ...
Jan 19, 2026 Dr. Jackson Ham (BSc ’19, MSc ’21, PhD ’25), a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Rob McDonald’s lab at the University of Lethbridge, has received $150,000 in funding from the Alzheimer Society of Canada to learn more about the association between cognitive decline and disruption to someone’s social network. (Image Credit: University of Lethbridge)