Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

Downwards trend continues Thursday for COVID hospitalizations
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Thursday, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.Starting on the week of Monday, March 21, COVID-19 data, including cas...
Mar 17, 2022

LPS charges youth with firearm offences
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A youth was charged following an alleged incident at the SLP Skate Park Wednesday.Lethbridge Police attended to the scene after a firearms complaint was filed around 7:30 pm on March ...
Mar 17, 2022

Province allocating smallest amount of MSI funding to municipalities in at least a decade
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Alberta Government presented its first balanced budget in several years, but that did not come without a few sacrifices.Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver issued a letter to el...
Mar 17, 2022

Hospitalizations drop, 593 new COVID cases in Alberta Wednesday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Wednesday, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.593 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 5...
Mar 16, 2022

Alberta proposes more safety for roadside workers
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta government is introducing Bill 5 aimed at improving safety for roadside workers. Under Bill 5, protection is given to roadside maintenance workers and snowplow operators, wh...
Mar 16, 2022

Additional charges laid in Coutts blockade
COUTTS, AB - RCMP have laid more charges against members of the Coutts convoy.At approximately 11:00 am on February 14, 2022, officers say they were monitoring traffic at a check stop near the protest...
Mar 16, 2022

Lethbridge College hosts prospective Piikani students to learn about wind turbine tech program
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Around 30 people, mostly from the Piikani First Nation, came to Lethbridge College on Wednesday, aiming to learn more about careers in renewable energy.Indigenous Services Manager Low...
Mar 16, 2022

Adjournment for Coutts border protesters charged with conspiracy to commit murder
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Four men charged with conspiracy to commit murder after arrests at last month's border blockade in Coutts made brief court appearances in Lethbridge Tuesday. Christopher Lysak, Chris ...
Mar 16, 2022

Rental prices in Lethbridge up year over year last month
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Rental prices in Lethbridge went up last month. That's according to the latest National Rent Report from Rentals.ca and Bullpen Research & Consulting. In February, the average mon...
Mar 16, 2022

RCMP issue warning for online investment scheme
CALGARY, AB - The Alberta RCMP is warning residents of an online Ponzi scheme.The RCMP's Integrated Market Enforcement Team (IMET) explained that the scam promises victims a return on investments made...
Mar 16, 2022