Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
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
Blood Tribe Police appoint first Indigenous Human Trafficking Coordinator
STANDOFF, AB -- The Blood Tribe Police Service has announced the creation of an Indigenous Policing Service-based Human Trafficking Coordinator position. It's the first role of its kind in Canada. Sen...
May 07, 2022
Searching for peace in Southern Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB -- A Ukrainian family trapped in the war zone is anxiously waiting to come to Canada as the situation in Ukraine becomes more dire every day."Since the beginning of the war, I have expe...
May 07, 2022