Lethbridge and Area

Terry Whitehead named chancellor of the University of Lethbridge

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The University of Lethbridge (U of L) has formally announced who will become its next chancellor.Terry Whitehead will be the 15th person to serve in the role. This is the second time ...

Mar 15, 2023

City of Lethbridge opens applications for Re-Imagine Downtown Activation Grant

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Applications for the Re-Imagine Downtown Activation Grant through the City of Lethbridge are now open. The grant helps to provide organizations, entrepreneurs, businesses, and individ...

Mar 15, 2023

Lethbridge Sport Council announces winners of Achievement Awards

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Sport Council has announced the winners of its 2022 Achievement Awards. A total of 15 recipients will be recognized and honoured for their significant contributions thr...

Mar 15, 2023

Rent rises over 18 per cent in Lethbridge in one year

LETHBRIDGE, AB - While rental price increases cooled somewhat on a national scale, the same cannot be said for Lethbridge.That is according to the National Rent Report for February 2023 from Rentals.c...

Mar 15, 2023

Lethbridge businesses still feeling impact of downtown watermain break and fire

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Downtown Lethbridge continues to feel the effects of a fire and watermain break that occurred on 5 Street and 2 Avenue South.While the investigation has resumed on what caused a fire ...

Mar 15, 2023

Crowsnest Pass RCMP assist in backcountry rescue

CROWSNEST PASS, AB - Members of the Crowsnest Pass RCMP detachment assisted with a backcountry rescue in southern Alberta.At around 2:30 p.m. on Monday, March 13, 2023, the detachment received a call ...

Olivia Thorington Mar 15, 2023

Lethbridge Police conducting search at north side home

UPDATE: March 16, 2023 - 12:43 p.m. LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has charged a 50-year-old man in connection with a search at a northside residence on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. ...

Olivia Thorington Mar 14, 2023

Driver fined nearly $1,000 for allegedly speeding past southern Alberta RCMP officer

MILK RIVER, AB - The Milk River RCMP is reminding drivers that they must slow down when passing stopped emergency vehicles.On February 22, 2023, the police service says an officer was conducting speed...

Mar 14, 2023

Indigenous artists wanted for City of Lethbridge commemoration project

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is seeking Indigenous artists for a commemoration project centered around Residential School Survivors, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQ...

Mar 14, 2023

Indigenous ancestor remains to be returned to Medicine Hat

MEDICINE HAT, AB - Indigenous ancestor remains that have been in a museum will soon be returned to their original resting place in Medicine Hat.The City of Medicine Hat is working with the Miywasin Fr...

Mar 14, 2023