Lethbridge and Area

Coaldale's Settler Days festival to rebrand, take place in August going forward

COALDALE, AB - The Town of Coaldale's annual summer festival will undergo some changes heading into the 2022 event.Council voted this week to seek a new name for Settler Days and for it to take place ...

Nov 25, 2021

Medicine Hat woman charged with first degree murder in death of Pincher Creek woman

PINCHER CREEK, AB - Charges have been laid following the death of a Southern Albertan woman from earlier last week.On Friday, November 19, Megan Eekma, 34, was travelling with another person from B.C....

Nov 25, 2021

Cargill workers in High River to strike on December 6

HIGH RIVER, AB - Employees at one of Southern Alberta's largest meat processing facilities might be hitting the picket line soon.After two days of voting, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Loc...

Nov 25, 2021

Uncertainty remains over Ottawa’s $150M with Blood Tribe

STANDOFF, AB - The saga of the "cows and ploughs" settlement continues between the Blood Tribe and Ottawa.In September, the First Nation voted to ratify a $150-million settlement with the federal gove...

Nov 25, 2021

Lethbridge man charged after weapons complaint results in school lockdown

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Lethbridge man has been charged in connection to a weapons complaint. On Wednesday, November 24, Lethbridge Police responded to a report at around 1:30 p.m. that a man with a knife ...

Nov 25, 2021

Lethbridge's drug treatment court celebrates one year of success stories

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A relatively new program in the city, it is already turning up some positive results.During National Addictions Awareness Week in Canada, November 21-26, Legal Aid Alberta (LAA) is he...

Nov 25, 2021

Human remains in "advanced state of decomposition" found on Blood Tribe

STANDOFF, AB - Blood Tribe Police are investigating the death of an unidentified person.On Wednesday, November 24, officers were called to the north end of the First Nation where human remains were di...

Nov 24, 2021

Southern Alberta Crime Reduction Unit and Taber RCMP make multiple arrests in theft ring

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- The Southern Alberta Crime Reduction Unit (SACRU) and Taber RCMP began a joint investigation in mid November, in relation to numerous break, enter and thefts reported in the rural a...

Nov 24, 2021

Lethbridge Fire Chief Marc Rathwell announces retirement

LETHBRIDGE, AB - After serving 2.5 years as Lethbridge's Fire Chief and serving over 20 years in the city, Marc Rathwell is retiring.Rathwell's final day with the City will be February 11, 2022. "I've...

Nov 24, 2021

Lethbridge man faces impaired driving, drug-related charges

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police have charged a man with numerous offences following a motor vehicle collision. At approximately 6:00 pm on Tuesday, November 23, officers received a 9-1-1 report tha...

Nov 24, 2021