Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

Court documents: RCMP say Coutts protesters were arming themselves for a standoff
COUTTS, AB - Court documents say that a faction that blocked a major Canada-US border crossing in Alberta last winter to protest COVID-19 health measures was stockpiling weapons to use against police....
Sep 07, 2022

AHS to contract new chartered surgical facility in South Zone
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta aims to reduce surgical wait times for patients in Southern Alberta.On Wednesday, September 7, 2022, provincial officials announced an expansion of the Alber...
Sep 07, 2022

Southern Albertans on surgical wait list can expect a call
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services (AHS) is working to update its surgical wait list.Over the next few months, officials with AHS' Surgery Waitlist Management Team will phone residents in the So...
Sep 06, 2022

Water line break prompts water restrictions in Grassy Lake
GRASSY LAKE, AB - Residents in a Southern Alberta hamlet will have to restrict all non-essential water use for the time being.The Municipal District of Taber says in a social media post that there has...
Sep 06, 2022

Warrant issued after accused fails to attend trial in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The trial for a Southern Alberta woman accused of trying to move animals through the mail did not happen as planned.Jill Marshall, 56, of Vulcan County, was scheduled to have a one-da...
Sep 06, 2022

Lethbridge man charged in connection to BB gun shooting
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has apprehended a suspect in an assault investigation.On August 9, 2022, officers were called to the 1100 block of Mayor Magrath Drive South.A 24-y...
Sep 04, 2022

Heat records broken in 37 Alberta communities Sept. 3
BOW ISLAND, AB - Albertans are experiencing record-breaking temperatures during the Labour Day weekend.Environment Canada says new daily maximum temperature records were set in 37 different communitie...
Sep 04, 2022

Medicine Hat firefighters to star in German documentary
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat firefighters have been chosen to star in a documentary series being produced by a German multimedia company.The company, Fabiola, began filming for the eight-part serie...
Sep 04, 2022

Local dragon boat racers win silver at national championships
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A team of dragon boat racers from Southern Alberta hit the podium at a national event.Dragon Boat Canada's national championships were held in Montreal on August 18-21, 2022.The Coule...
Sep 03, 2022

Construction on Phase 1 of Link Pathway approved
LETHBRIDGE COUNTY, AB - Construction on a section of a recreational pathway that could connect Coaldale and Lethbridge has been approved.At the Lethbridge County council meeting on Thursday, September...
Sep 03, 2022