Lethbridge and Area

Lethbridge College apprentice bags gold at National Skills competition

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A second-year plumbing apprentice at Lethbridge College is bringing home a gold medal from a national skills competition.According to a June 9, 2022 news release, Joshua Mandin compet...

Jun 09, 2022

University of Lethbridge awards $5,000 to six high school graduates

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The University of Lethbridge (U of L) has awarded a total of $30,000 in Chinook Scholarships to six of the province's top high school graduates.In a June 9, 2022 news release, the rec...

Jun 09, 2022

City officials urge motorists to stop ignoring construction zone laws

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is asking residents to drive with caution in construction zones.Many construction workers and drivers in Alberta are injured and killed in construction zones ev...

Jun 09, 2022

Committee recommends changes to snow, ice and street sweeping service levels in Lethbridge

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Some changes could be coming to snow and ice control and street sweeping services in Lethbridge. In 2020, the KPMG report recommended that the City of Lethbridge modify service levels...

Jun 09, 2022

Blood Tribe Police asking for public's help to locate missing woman

STANDOFF, AB - Blood Tribe Police are asking for the public's help in locating a 27-year-old woman from the Blood Tribe First Nation.Cassidy Rae Black Water was last seen by her family near the Tradin...

Jun 08, 2022

Lethbridge Drug Treatment Court celebrates its first graduate

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Jacob Peddle is the first to graduate from the Lethbridge Drug Treatment Court (LDTC) after about 18 months of recovery. The LDTC offers eligible offenders with a substance use disord...

Jun 08, 2022

South & North Zones report zero COVID patients in ICU

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest weekly report on COVID-19. The numbers reported in this update reflect data from May 31-June 6, 2022.During that time, 1,840 cases were confirmed ...

Jun 08, 2022

Lethbridge Police make largest fentanyl bust in city's history

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Calgary woman has been arrested by the Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) in a significant drug trafficking case.On Tuesday, June 7, 2022, officers arrested a woman without incident on...

Jun 08, 2022

The cost of changing course on organics collection in Lethbridge

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge will continue with its current plan to implement a new residential curbside organics collection program in 2023 after a report was presented to city council thi...

Jun 08, 2022

City of Lethbridge to construct new play space in Galt Gardens

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is using $500,000 to construct a new play space in Galt Gardens in the city's downtown core. A total of $125,000 will come from the municipal government, and th...

Jun 08, 2022