Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
Weapons and drugs seized by Blood Tribe Police Service following traffic stop
STANDOFF, AB - A traffic stop by the Blood Tribe Police Service has led to the discovery of weapons and drugs in Standoff. On February 22, 2023, police conducted a vehicle stop for suspected impaired ...
Feb 23, 2023
TransAlta to invest $26.7 million into Crowsnest Pass renewable energy complex
COLEMAN, AB - A utility company in Alberta is set to invest millions of dollars into a renewable energy project in the Crowsnest Pass.TransAlta says it will pay up to $26.7 million in exchange for 50 ...
Feb 23, 2023
U of L Pronghorns women's soccer team names new head coach
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women's soccer team has announced Thiago Bastos as the new head coach. Bastos, originally from Brazil, comes to the University of Lethbridge wi...
Feb 23, 2023
Four Lethbridge teens charged in connection to aggravated assault
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has laid charges against four youths following an aggravated assault in the city.At approximately 10:35 a.m. on Friday, February 17, 2023, the LPS ...
Feb 23, 2023
City of Lethbridge seeks funding to plan for proposed third bridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge will reach out to the provincial and federal governments as it continues planning work on a proposed third bridge across the coulees.At the regular meeting of c...
Feb 23, 2023
Charges laid in connection to 2022 sexual assault
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has charged a 25-year-old man with sexual assault related to an incident that took place in September 2022. Police say Russell Galutan Artates was ...
Feb 23, 2023
Phase One snow routes lifted in Lethbridge as of noon on Thursday, February 23
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is lifting Phase One snow routes.City officials said the snow routes will no longer be active as of 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 23, 2023. This means that o...
Feb 23, 2023
Lethbridge Transit buses to be used as temporary warming centre
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A blast of cold weather has vulnerable populations in Lethbridge seeking shelter from the wind and snow. Last month, the Streets Alive Mission, in partnership with the City of Lethbri...
Feb 22, 2023
Police advise of high-risk incident in west Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - UPDATE (3:25 p.m. Feb. 22, 2023): The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) says officers remain on scene and the investigation is ongoing, but the public is no longer asked to avoid the ar...
Feb 22, 2023
Lethbridge man charged with manslaughter
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has apprehended a man in connection to the death of a long-term care resident.On Friday, January 6, 2023, LPS was informed of the death of a 78-yea...
Feb 22, 2023