Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

Lethbridge City Council approves measures to recruit doctors
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge will undertake a series of initiatives aimed at bringing more physicians to the community.At the Tuesday, May 10, 2022, regular meeting of Lethbridge City Counc...
May 10, 2022

Big Truck Petting Zoo returning to Lethbridge after two-year hiatus
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge Public Operations department is partnering with the Lethbridge Public Library to celebrate the return of the Big Truck Petting Zoo this weekend.The event will t...
May 10, 2022

Fort Macleod offering $10K incentives to new physicians
FORT MACLEOD, AB - The Town of Fort Macleod is upping its doctor recruitment efforts.Fort Macleod Town Council has approved the creation of a $10,000 incentive for physicians who sign on with AHS and ...
May 10, 2022

Lethbridge man charged in connection to homicide
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A man has been charged in what the Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) says was the city's first homicide of 2022.Police were called to the intersection of 8 Street and 2 A Avenue North a...
May 09, 2022

Owner of Southern Alberta gun store speaks about break-in, concerns with security system
DUNMORE, AB - The owner of a firearms store in Dunmore has numerous questions about last week's break-in at his operation, including why his security system didn't give more warning of the crime.Rocky...
May 09, 2022

Taber Fire Department to conduct controlled burn Tuesday
TABER, AB -- The Taber Fire Department will be conducting a controlled burn at the Trout Pond from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10, 2022.Weather permitting, the burn is expected to take p...
May 09, 2022

Victim sustains life-threatening injuries in Lethbridge assault
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) apprehended a man over the weekend in connection to an assault.At approximately 8:20 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, 2022, police were called to a home on...
May 09, 2022

Surging gas prices compound inflation's toll on Canadians, hurt consumer sentiment
Gas prices in Canada are continuing to smash records, setting the stage for potentially lasting consequences on everything from the cost of goods to consumer behaviour.The price of a litre of gasoline...
May 09, 2022

Trial dates set in six-figure Taber fraud case
TABER, AB - Approximately one year from now, a Lethbridge man will face a trial in connection to allegations of fraud.In Lethbridge Court of Queen's Bench on Monday, May 9, 2022, trial dates of May 1-...
May 09, 2022

RCMP investigating suspicious deaths in Southern Alberta
COUNTY OF NEWELL, AB - The RCMP Major Crimes Unit has been called to a home in the County of Newell.At approximately 8:00 pm on Saturday, May 7, 2022, a woman, 29, and a child, eight months old, were ...
May 08, 2022