Lethbridge and Area

Lethbridge Police looking to return lost cash to rightful owner

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) said it is hoping to identify the owner of a "large sum" of cash.On January 16, 2023, police say a resident found a bag containing a "significant q...

Mar 23, 2023

Police-reported hate crimes rise in Canada, small increase in Lethbridge

OTTAWA, ON - New figures released by Statistics Canada show hate crimes reported to police continued to spike across the country in the second year of the pandemic as people were targeted by race, rel...

Mar 23, 2023

Alberta COVID-19 testing and isolation recommendations changing this spring

EDMONTON, AB - Alberta Health announced that COVID-19 testing and isolation recommendations are set to change effective April 1, 2023.In a series of tweets on March 22, 2023, Alberta Health indicated ...

Mar 23, 2023

Border officers seize $3.6 million worth of drugs at Coutts

COUTTS, AB - Law enforcement officials say they have made one of the largest drug seizures in recent years at an international border crossing in southern Alberta.According to a news release from the ...

Mar 23, 2023

Lethbridge County opens applications to post-secondary Bursary Program

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge County is set to provide financial assistance to three aspiring post-secondary students. Applications have opened for the fourth annual Bursary Program that provides schola...

Mar 22, 2023

Unauthorized workout supplements seized from Lethbridge business

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Health Canada has issued an advisory for a series of health products that have been seized from a business in Lethbridge.On Wednesday, March 22, 2023, the agency said 17 unauthorized ...

Olivia Thorington Mar 22, 2023

Mobile mammography service to hit Milk River in April

MILK RIVER, AB - Alberta Health Services (AHS) will bring a mobile mammography trailer to Milk River on April 3 and 4, 2023. Women aged 45 to 74 are at the most risk of developing breast cancer and th...

Mar 22, 2023

Lethbridge Council debates potential ban of election signs on public property

LETHBRIDGE, AB - During the Tuesday, March 21, 2023, Lethbridge City Council meeting, council was torn on an official motion that was brought forward by Councillors Belinda Crowson and Jeff Carlson. I...

Mar 22, 2023

Province to restore funding to regional economic development alliances

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has announced additional funding for organizations that support rural economic development.Minister of Jobs, Economy, and Northern Development Brian Jean sai...

Mar 22, 2023

Lethbridge Farmers' Market to make a comeback in spring 2023

LETHBRIDGE, AB - It's almost that time of year, when Lethbridge and area residents can stroll through endless vendors at the Lethbridge Farmers' Market. The Lethbridge & District Exhibition announ...

Mar 22, 2023