Lethbridge and Area

Louie Tams announces resignation from Taber town council

TABER, AB - A member of town council in Taber has officially handed in his resignation.The town has accepted the resignation notice from Louie Tams, which is effective immediately.A media release from...

Apr 13, 2021

Additional $350 million in COVID relief being made available for small businesses

EDMONTON, AB - More relief is on the way for small and mid-sized business owners in Alberta.Premier Jason Kenney announced Tuesday morning that next week, the province will be relaunching the Small an...

Apr 13, 2021

Brooks ranked Canada's 9th best community, Lethbridge 133

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Macleans has released its ranking of Canada's Best Communities for 2021.They gathered data on 415 communities across the country including affordability, population growth, taxes, cri...

Apr 13, 2021

AHS issues Request for Proposals for ophthalmology chartered surgical facilities

EDMONTON, AB - Alberta Health Services is working to provide more publicly-funded surgeries. Along with the Health Contracting Secretariat, AHS has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for ophthalmolo...

Olivia Thorington Apr 13, 2021

CRH Foundation cancels Val Matteotti Italian Open golf tournament

LETHBRIDGE, AB - For the second year in a row, the Val Matteotti Italian Open golf tournament will not take place due to COVID-19.The Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation announced the decision on Tue...

Apr 13, 2021

Lethbridge College announces first ever Valedictorian

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- One student at the Lethbridge College has been extremely studious for their last two years. With the pandemic impacting the second half of their first semester they still managed to...

Apr 12, 2021

33 new COVID cases in Lethbridge Monday, 1,136 provincially

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released its update on COVID-19 for Monday, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.1,136 cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 162,038. ...

Apr 12, 2021

Lethbridge School Division will not participate in draft K-6 curriculum in 2021/ 2022

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- The Lethbridge School Division announced Monday (Apr 12) morning that they will not take part in the pilot project of the new proposed K-6 curriculum. Trustees and administration ha...

Apr 12, 2021

Alberta on pace to administer more than 300,000 doses of COVID vaccine per week

EDMONTON, AB - "We are in a race between the vaccine and the variants [and] right now, the variants are winning that race."That's from Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, who provided an update on the provi...

Apr 12, 2021

Lethbridge College Kodiaks men’s volleyball team sign Chinook High School standout

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge College Kodiaks men's volleyball team has added a local product to its roster.Cole Hemmerling has committed to the team for the 2021-2022 season. The 6-foot-7 left-hand...

Apr 12, 2021