Lethbridge and Area

708 Albertans currently hospitalized with COVID, rising steadily

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Tuesday, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.4,704 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 4...

Jan 11, 2022

City asking for feedback on cityLINK redesign before February 3

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is needing additional feedback on its transit system.On January 6, SPC members voted unanimously to postpone, to its February 3 meeting, the potential approval ...

Olivia Thorington Jan 11, 2022

Two semis blown off Hwy 2 between Granum and Fort Macleod due to wind

FORT MACLEOD, AB - The wind warning sweeping Southern Alberta is no joke.Fort Macleod RCMP were called to an area of Highway 2 approximately halfway between Granum and Fort Macleod Tuesday afternoon.T...

Jan 11, 2022

Chair lift fire at Kimberly Alpine Resort believed to be arson

KIMBERLEY, B.C. - Kimberley Alpine Resort (KAR) has responded to the latest update on the investigation into the fire that destroyed the Northstar Quad Chair control station.Police issued a release Mo...

Jan 11, 2022

Albertans can now reserve campsites through online portal

LETHBRIDGE, AB - It's time to start planning for camping season in Alberta.The province opened a new online campsite reservation portal Tuesday morning.It allows residents to book regular sites only u...

Jan 11, 2022

Court rules against Lethbridge advocates trying to stop ID requirements for SCS services

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The operators of supervised consumption services (SCS) in Alberta will have to ask clients for their personal health numbers (PHN).The Alberta Government announced plans to implement ...

Jan 11, 2022

Coaldale Council passes capital and operating budgets

COALDALE, AB - A municipal tax increase of 1.72 per cent is expected for 2022 in Coaldale. The town's council has passed its capital and operating budgets.It was determined during budget deliberations...

Jan 11, 2022

Craig Dalton resigning as Lethbridge’s City Manager

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge City Council has announced the resignation of City Manager Craig Dalton.The city says Dalton is resigning "to pursue another opportunity". He began working in Lethbridge on...

Jan 11, 2022

AHS updates COVID-19 PCR testing eligibility

EDMONTON, AB - Alberta Health Services (AHS) is changing the eligibility for Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests for COVID-19.Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced Monday that...

Jan 10, 2022

COVID hospitalizations rising in Alberta, just not at same rate as cases

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Monday, covering statistics from the past four days.In that time, 23,879 cases were confirmed, or approximately 5,969 per d...

Jan 10, 2022