Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

No COVID deaths reported in South Zone Tuesday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Tuesday, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.838 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 517...
Feb 15, 2022

$2.5 million announced to reduce sexual violence on Alberta post-secondary campuses
CALGARY, AB - Alberta's government is agreeing with student leaders from across the province that more needs to be done to address sexual violence in campus communities.Advanced Education is investing...
Feb 15, 2022

Bail hearings held for 13 charged in Coutts convoy
LETHBRIDGE, AB - ***Update - Additional individuals charged.A bail hearing marathon was held in Lethbridge Provincial Court on Tuesday for a group of protesters who were arrested after weapons and amm...
Feb 15, 2022

Lethbridge Legion celebrates National Flag of Canada Day
LETHBRIDGE, AB - February 15 marks the National Flag of Canada Day. On February 15, 1965, the Canadian flag was raised for the first time on Parliament Hill. In 1996, February 15 was declared as the N...
Feb 15, 2022

Women March to remember
Lethbridge, AB - Every year, the Women's Memorial March has been held Canada-wide including in Lethbridge.The movement started in March of 1992, in Vancouver, B.C. as a response to women being either ...
Feb 15, 2022

Police make additional arrests at Coutts border blockade
MILK RIVER, AB - The RCMP has made more arrests related to the ongoing protests at the Coutts border crossing.Early Monday, February 14, 2022, several weapons were seized and eleven people were arrest...
Feb 14, 2022

Premier announces opportunities for "Indigenous investment"
STANDOFF, AB - In Kainai Monday, Premier Jason Kenney announced the expansion of "opportunities for Indigenous investment in major agriculture, telecommunications and transportation projects and relat...
Feb 14, 2022

COVID hospitalizations fall this weekend in Alberta but deaths remain high
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Monday, covering statistics from the past three days.In that time, 2,657 cases were confirmed across the province for a dai...
Feb 14, 2022

University students frustrated with U of L job action
LETHBRIDGE, AB - University of Lethbridge students say they are caught in the middle of ongoing job action at the U of L, and they have had enough. At a news conference on February 14, 2022, the U of ...
Feb 14, 2022

RCMP cut fuel lines of excavators heading to Coutts protest
COUTTS, AB - RCMP are reiterating that they are not allowing people to enter the Coutts area unless they have a lawful purpose for being there.The reminder comes following a matter involving officers ...
Feb 14, 2022