Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
Lethbridge College and U of L react to "Alberta 2030" post-secondary plan
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta's post-secondary schooling system is in for a shakeup in the coming years.Last week, the Alberta Government announced the "Alberta 2030: Building Skills for Jobs" plan with th...
May 03, 2021
Save-On-Foods giving $10 million to fuel local sport
EDMONTON, AB- Save-On-Foods is teaming with More Rewards to help local athletes across Western Canada and launching the Fueling Sport program to give athletes $10 million.Over the next five years, Fue...
May 03, 2021
Canada’s emergency notification system to be tested Wednesday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A test of the National Public Alerting System will take place later this week.On Wednesday, May 5, Canadians in certain parts of the province will receive a notification on their phon...
May 03, 2021
Albertans invited to submit portraits for new Galt Museum mosaic
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Galt Museum & Archives is getting a face-lift.The Lethbridge museum has put out a call for submissions for a new 'community mosaic' at the entrance of the building. It's curre...
May 03, 2021
Jesse Roads adds twist to latest studio album
RED DEER, AB - Singer/songwriter Jesse Roads, who grew up in Lethbridge and calls Red Deer home, has new material ready for public consumption.Roads has spent the past few months working on his latest...
May 03, 2021
1,731 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta Sunday, one new death in South Zone
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Following a record number of new COVID-19 cases, Alberta saw under 2,000 new infections on Sunday.Alberta Health Services (AHS) has released its latest statistics compiled over the la...
May 02, 2021
Use of emergency alert system for new COVID restrictions receives negative reaction
LETHBRIDGE, AB - On Friday, an emergency alert was issued to Albertans, informing them of the latest COVID-19 health restrictions in effect in "hotspots" across the province. Premier Jason Kenney anno...
May 02, 2021
Lethbridge-born hurdler pursuing Olympic dream
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo have faced many challenges over the last year. The prime example being the postponement of the Games brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic last summer....
May 02, 2021
Recognizing Mental Health Week in Canada
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge will be recognizing mental health this week.May 3 through 9 is Mental Health Week in Canada, with Friday, May 7 being Children's Mental Health Day.Wood's Homes,...
May 02, 2021
2,433 new cases of COVID in Alberta Saturday, 1,743 variants
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Once again, there were over 2,000 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Alberta on Saturday. Alberta Health Services (AHS) has released its latest statistics compiled over the last 24 hou...
May 01, 2021