Category Archives: Lethbridge Area

40-unit Fort Macleod seniors lodge officially opens
FORT MACLEOD – A new 40,000 square foot seniors lodge in Fort Macleod officially opened Thursday (Sept. 13), boasting 40 new units. There are 30, 350-square foot studio units which include beds,...
Sep 13, 2018

Palliser Regional Schools increasing video coverage of bus routes
LETHBRIDGE - A familiar issue has sprung up again coinciding with the beginning of the school year, drivers passing stopped buses with red lights flashing. Drivers could face a potential fine of $544 ...
Sep 11, 2018

Police seek vandals who splashed paint at Fort Macleod ballpark
FORT MACLEOD - Police are searching for vandals who caused a "considerable amount of damage" at the Fort Macleod Lions Ball Diamond. RCMP said it happened between 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5 and 8 a.m. ...
Sep 10, 2018

UPDATED: Derailment east of Coaldale tips locomotive, grain car
COALDALE - Canadian Pacific crews were on the scene Friday, Sept. 7 of a train derailment approximately 8 km east of Coaldale. Canadian Pacific said no one was hurt in the derailment, which left a loc...
Sep 07, 2018

Training at Palliser schools to provide greater confidence for first responders during emergencies
COALDALE - Sometimes surprises can't be avoided, but they're not something that first responders welcome. It's for that reason members of Coaldale and District Emergency Services were grateful for the...
Aug 28, 2018

RCMP dealing with semi-truck rollover on Highway 23
NOBELFORD - Picture Butte RCMP remain on the scene of a semi-truck rollover on Highway 23 just south of Township Road 104. Police are advising that for the next few hours traffic will be diverted off ...
Aug 26, 2018

Taber man struck, killed on Gleichen-area highway
WHEATLAND COUNTY - A Taber man is dead after being struck by a vehicle on the Trans-Canada Highway. RCMP from Gleichen were called shortly before 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22 to the scene of the inci...
Aug 22, 2018

West Nile Virus found in a horse near Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT – Blue Sky Veterinary Clinic said it found West Nile Virus in a horse near Medicine Hat. A post on the organization's Facebook page indicates there have been other cases in the Broo...
Aug 17, 2018

Farm accident claims life of 11-year-old Bow Island boy
BOW ISLAND – A tragic accident on a property near the Town of Bow Island has taken the life of an 11-year old boy. RCMP Corporal Neil Bailey says it happened around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday evening. ...
Aug 15, 2018

'Completely outrageous:' Alberta doctor investigated for alleged comments
CARDSTON, Alta. - A southern Alberta doctor is on administrative leave from a position at Alberta Health Services after allegedly telling some homeless Indigenous people to “get jobs” in l...
Aug 13, 2018