Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
Over 30 Lethbridge athletes to compete in Special Olympics Alberta Winter Games
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Special Olympic athletes in Lethbridge are headed to Edmonton for the 2023 Alberta Winter Games. It is the first time since 2019 that Albertan athletes will take part in the provincia...
Feb 24, 2023
Mayor Magrath Drive South hotel fire causes estimated $1 million in damages
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Firefighters in Lethbridge were kept busy Friday morning. At around 1:00 a.m. on Friday, February 24, 2023, 19 firefighters from three different stations were called out to an alarm a...
Feb 24, 2023
Milk River Health Centre Emergency Department temporarily closing
MILK RIVER, AB - Alberta Health Services (AHS) has announced a temporary closure of the emergency department at the Milk River Health Centre.AHS says the closures are due to a lack of physician covera...
Feb 24, 2023
Lethbridge and District Exhibition brings in new president and five new directors
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge and District Exhibition Board of Directors has elected Ryan Miller as its 56th President.The decision was made on February 2, 2023 at the Lethbridge and District Exhibi...
Feb 24, 2023
UPDATE: Building structure compromised following downtown Lethbridge fire
UPDATE: February 24 @ 4:05 p.m.LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge says a downtown building will be demolished following a fire.Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services were called to the Lethbridge...
Feb 24, 2023
AHS meets with Milk River residents over emergency department closures
MILK RIVER, AB - A community engagement session addressing the physician shortage in Milk River drew over 200 people on Wednesday, February 22, 2023. Like many communities in Alberta, Milk River has a...
Feb 23, 2023
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