Category Archives: Lethbridge Area

Man fined $4,000 in bizarre fraud case in Cranbrook
CRANBROOK – A Wasa, B.C. man who promised millions to hockey in Kimberley has been fined $4,000 for paying a banquet bill with fraudulent cheques. Mike Gould, 39, was back in court Thursday on a...
Mar 15, 2018

Suspected fentanyl pills seized from Cardston residence
CARDSTON – Two people have been arrested and charged, after a joint investigation between Cardston RCMP and Blood Tribe Police. RCMP say a number of suspected fentanyl pills were seized from a h...
Mar 15, 2018

Lethbridge City and County crews prepare for snow melt in the coming days
LETHBRIDGE – With temperatures forecast to rise well above zero degrees Celcius over the next week, The City of Lethbridge has a crew ready to help clear areas that may become flooded. City Wate...
Mar 09, 2018

B.C. judge rejects challenge in polygamy case
CRANBROOK, B.C. – A judge has rejected a challenge of Canada’s polygamy laws that was launched after two men were found guilty of the offence in British Columbia. Winston Blackmore and Jam...
Mar 09, 2018

Keho Bridge completed as part of Lethbridge County’s Funding Our Future initiative
LETHBRIDGE COUNTY – Members of Lethbridge County council held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday (Mar. 5) to celebrate the completion of the Keho Bridge. This project was completed as a part of...
Mar 06, 2018

Safe Consumption trailer coming to the Blood Reserve to help combat opioid crisis
STANDOFF – After Blood Tribe Chief Roy Fox and Council called a state of emergency on Friday, Mar. 2, the reserve saw no overdose calls in a 72-hour period and more help is on the way. In front ...
Mar 05, 2018

Youth facing charges relating to Vauxhall stabbing
TABER / VAUXHALL — RCMP were called to a stabbing in Vauxhall around 4:45-am on Sunday, Feb On February 24. Officers found a male had been stabbed once by another male during an altercation at a...
Feb 28, 2018

Coaldale rolling out curbside composting program in March
COALDALE – The Town of Coaldale is preparing to roll out the third stream of its curbside pick-up program on Mar. 5, with composting set to join garbage and recycling. It’s been five years...
Feb 26, 2018

Blood Tribe Police and RCMP working together in homicide investigation following death of a Standoff man
STANDOFF – A 40-year-old man from the Blood Indian Reserve in Standoff has died after allegedly being exposed to extreme weather conditions for an unknown amount of time. Members of the Blood Tr...
Feb 25, 2018

City signs on to 2017 Southern Alberta Emergency Management Resource Sharing Agreement
LETHBRIDGE – So far, just over a dozen municipalities have signed on to the new 2017 Southern Alberta Emergency Management Resource Sharing Agreement, compared with 44 municipalities 10-years ag...
Feb 21, 2018