Lethbridge and Area

AHS granted restraining order against Calgary mayoral candidate

CALGARY, AB- Calgary mayoral candidate Kevin J. Johnston has been in hot water recently over his remarks about how he would handle AHS staff if elected in the upcoming civic election.Johnston allegedl...

May 14, 2021

1,433 new COVID cases in Alberta, 78 in South Zone

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released its update on COVID-19 for Friday, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.1,433 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing th...

May 14, 2021

Surgeries delayed at Chinook Regional Hosptial as COVID-19 hospitalizations increase

LETHBRIDGE, AB- Alberta Health Services is cancelling non-emergency surgeries at Chinook Regional Hospital (CRH) as staff are being pulled to the COVID-19 ICU unit. Nurses and respiratory therapists a...

May 14, 2021

More than 90,000 face shields donated to Blood Tribe

STANDOFF, AB - Members of the Blood Tribe now have a significant supply of face shields thanks to Indigena Capital and Mark's Work Warehouse.The groups are delivering 184,000 of them to Standoff, the ...

May 14, 2021

Lethbridge church donating Chromebooks to students in need

LETHBRIDGE, AB- A donation of Chromebooks is heading straight into the hands of students. The Evangelical Free Church of Lethbridge has donated 40 Chromebooks to the Lethbridge School Division. On May...

May 14, 2021

Lethbridge seeing "abnormally dry" weather, high temperatures before May long weekend

LETHBRIDGE, AB- Meteorologist Janelle Gergely with Environment Canada says Lethbridge and parts of Southern Alberta will see temperatures substantially rise over the next week."We've seen this slow cl...

May 14, 2021

New draft management plan presented for Waterton, survey open

WATERTON LAKES, AB - Plans are coming together for the future of Waterton Lakes National Park.Parks Canada has released its Draft Management Plan, providing an overview of the vision and primary goals...

May 14, 2021

Lethbridge College’s Convocation ceremony going virtual May 28

LETHBRIDGE, AB - COVID-19 is once again changing up how Lethbridge College students celebrate their graduation.The post-secondary institution has announced that its Convocation ceremony is going virtu...

May 14, 2021

Grant launched to support live music in Alberta

EDMONTON, AB - Live music professionals will like the tune of this news.The Government of Alberta has announced a $2 million grant program to help those working in the live music industry through the ...

May 14, 2021

Fire Department extinguishes downtown apartment fire Thursday afternoon

LETHBRIDGE, AB. - Fire fighters from four stations were called to a downtown apartment fire around 4:15 Thursday (May 13) afternoon. The incident location was an apartment in the Coalbanks Apartment B...

May 13, 2021