Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

'Context is important,' as report shows high per-capita spending in Lethbridge: City
The City of Lethbridge says it is important to look at the wider picture with reports like this one from the Fraser Institute.The think tank published its study on per-person spending in 26 Alberta mu...
Aug 08, 2025

Nearly 17,000 jobs lost in Alberta in July
A new report from Statistics Canada says some of June's jobs growth in Alberta was lost in July.The unemployment rate in the province increased to 7.8 per cent last month, compared to 6.8 per cent in ...
Aug 08, 2025

No injuries in Taber collision, man charged
The Taber Police Service (TPS) was called out this week to a collision that resulted in "significant" damage to both vehicles.It occurred around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 5, at the intersection of ...
Aug 08, 2025

Lethbridge improves two spots on rent affordability list
Lethbridge remains one of the 10 most affordable cities in Canada for rent, at least among the 60 that were analyzed in a new report.The National Rent Report, from Rentals.ca and Urbanation, says the ...
Aug 07, 2025

LPS charges truck driver who damaged Whoop-Up Drive
Charges have been laid after the underside of the Whoop-Up Drive bridge was damaged.The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) says that, around 9:40 a.m. on Wednesday, August 6, a semi-truck was carrying a ...
Aug 07, 2025

Work to assess Whoop-Up Drive damages ongoing, City says it's safe to drive on
UPDATE: LPS charges truck driver who damaged Whoop-Up DriveThe City of Lethbridge says crews are hard at work trying to determine the extent of damage to one of the two major routes across the coulees...
Aug 07, 2025

Whoop-Up Days to feature increased Blackfoot programming
Indigenous programming and culture will be on display at Lethbridge's largest summer festival.Lethbridge & District Exhibition (LDE) has announced that the 2025 edition of Whoop-Up Days will featu...
Aug 07, 2025

LPS issues 46 tickets during August long weekend
The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) was kept busy over the long weekend.Officers conducted a targeted traffic enforcement project, issuing a total of 46 violation tickets and 13 warnings.They also gav...
Aug 07, 2025

Hurricanes' Leo Braillard signs with Swiss pro team
A member of the Lethbridge Hurricanes will be heading back to his home country.Leo Braillard has signed a professional contract with the EHC Biel-Bienne in Switzerland for the 2025-26 season.The 20-ye...
Aug 07, 2025

Coutts protester receives two-year conditional sentence
One of the men who took part in the 2022 Coutts border blockade has learned his fate.Evan Colenutt has been handed a two-year conditional sentence for one count of possessing a weapon dangerous to the...
Aug 06, 2025