Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
ER department at Fort Macleod Health Centre closes doors for eight hours beginning Monday at 11 p.m.
An overnight staffing shortage has prompted the Fort Macleod Health Centre to close its Emergency Department doors to incoming patients from 11 p.m. Monday until 7 a.m. Tuesday.Alberta Health Services...
Jun 08, 2026 (Image Credit: Alberta Health Services)
Road closures, culvert replacement set for this week in Lethbridge County
Culvert replacement work this week will result in one-day road closures in Lethbridge County and, in each case, between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Tuesday, crews will shut down Range Road 24-2 bet...
Jun 08, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 111406819 © Bitkiz | Dreamstime.com)
Former Jays outfielder Kevin Pillar credits World Baseball Classic with showcasing talent
Vauxhall's Adam Macko earned his second career Major League Baseball victory on the mound for the Toronto Blue Jays Sunday afternoon and former Jays' outfielder Kevin Pillar likes what he's seen, so f...
Jun 08, 2026
Neighbourhood Day returns to Lethbridge's Upper Victoria Park this Saturday
In what's become an annual tradition, residents of Upper Victoria Park in Lethbridge will be putting on Neighbour Day this coming Saturday, June 13th.Heather Oxman, the neighbourhood association's boa...
Jun 08, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 31346336 © Jixue Yang | Dreamstime.com)
Canadians on the hook: MP Rachael Thomas on $600M subsidy to film & movie industry
A decision by Canada's heritage minister to put $600 million towards the country's film and movie industry to eliminate the, so called, 'Netflix' tax doesn't make a lot of sense to one Alberta politic...
Jun 08, 2026 Lethbridge MP Rachael Thomas. (Image Credit: Facebook)
Southeast Alberta charity motorcycle ride to help 4-year-old boy from Bow Island with K1F1A syndrome
A charity motorcycle ride returning later this month aims to help a four-year-old Bow Island boy gain greater mobility by purchasing robotic legs.Riders from across southeastern Alberta are coming tog...
Jun 08, 2026 (Image Credit: Submitted photo)
Sylvan Lake wins Sunday matinee at Spitz Stadium; breaks Bulls' unbeaten streak
The Sylvan Lake Gulls managed to snap a three-game losing skid Sunday afternoon, but in the process ended the Lethbridge Bulls' four-game win streak.Scoring nine runs in the top of the 3rd, the Gulls ...
Jun 07, 2026 (Image Credit: Dave Lueneberg | Lethbridge News Now)
Vauxhall Baseball Academy alum earns 2nd career MLB win against Orioles Sunday
Alberta's Adam Macko has done it again.In just his 11th appearance in Major League Baseball, the 25-year-old Vauxhall Baseball Academy graduate earned his second career win on the mound as the Toronto...
Jun 07, 2026 (Image Credit: Major League Baseball)
Special Weather Statement issued MD of Willow Creek for areas near Claresholm, Stavely
Environment & Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has issued a Special Weather Statement for parts of the MD of Willow Creek.It said conditions are favourable for the development of funnel clouds this af...
Jun 07, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 117580208 © Lequint | Dreamstime.com)
Southeast Alberta charity motorcycle ride to help 4-year-old boy from Bow Island with K1F1A syndrome
A charity motorcycle ride returning later this month aims to help a four-year-old Bow Island boy gain greater mobility by purchasing robotic legs.Riders from across southeastern Alberta are coming tog...
Jun 07, 2026 Emerson Wikkerink from Bow Island pulls himself up to stand. The young boy lives with KIF1A syndrome, a rare neurological disorder impacting muscle development and mobility. (Image Credit: Submitted Photo)