Lethbridge and Area

COVID outbreak declared at Lethbridge's Park Meadows Elementary

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge School Division has been informed of a COVID-19 outbreak at a local school.Alberta Health Services (AHS) has confirmed three COVID cases at Park Meadows Elementary Scho...

Dec 04, 2020

Three major infrastructure projects to begin in Lethbridge

LETHBRIDGE, AB- Lethbridge will see three new upgrades and projects about to begin in the city.$900,000 in provincial money will go towards upgrades for Festival Square Market Plaza in downtown Lethbr...

Dec 04, 2020

Mustard Seed looks to rezone Lethbridge's Ramada for supportive housing

LETHBRIDGE, AB - More details are emerging on the Mustard Seed's plans for permanent supportive housing in Lethbridge.LNN reported earlier this week that the Christian non-profit looks to open both a ...

Dec 04, 2020

Safety improvements at Brooks meat processor protecting workers from COVID

BROOKS, AB - As cases surge across the province, Brooks has managed to avoid a repeat of the city's outbreak in the spring which saw more than a thousand active cases swamp the community of 15,000 peo...

Dec 04, 2020

Local Punjabi community holds drive-by rally in support of farming protests in India

LETHBRIDGE, AB - If you noticed a string of cars decked out with flags and signs driving along Mayor Magrath Drive Friday morning, there's an explanation for that.Members of the local Punjabi communit...

Dec 04, 2020

New daily heat records set in Alberta over last two days

LETHBRIDGE, AB- Across the province, new temperature records were broken over the last two days thanks to a warm air mass.According to Environment Canada, the following records were broken.Wednesday, ...

Dec 04, 2020

Coaldale council again votes no for a face mask bylaw

COALDALE, AB - For the second time in a little over two months, Coaldale Town Council has decided that it will not require its residents to wear face masks.In late October, the question first came to ...

Dec 04, 2020

One man charged and a warrant out for another in Honker's Pub break-in

LETHBRIDGE, AB.-- Lethbridge Police have charged two city men in connection with a break and enter that caused substantial damage to a north-side restaurant. Last Sunday, Nov 29, a small truck drove t...

Dec 04, 2020

Lethbridge-Medicine Hat unemployment rate up at 9.6 percent in November

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The latest unemployment numbers have been released.For the month of November, Alberta's jobless rate was 11.1 percent. That's up slightly from October's 10.7 percent.For the first tim...

Dec 04, 2020

Coaldale mourns passing of emergency services member

COALDALE, AB - The community of Coaldale is mourning the loss of Captain Craig Wilson.The member of Coaldale & District Emergency Services passed away early Thursday evening, December 3. Coaldale ...

Dec 04, 2020