Category Archives: Lethbridge Area

WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARK — What a difference six months makes. It’s so dry the fire hazard is listed as “Extreme” and a fire ban is in place. The dry summer follows a winte...

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – A man who took his estranged wife hostage before shooting her in the head in southern Alberta has died in custody in British Columbia. Correctional Service Canada did not say ...

PICTURE BUTTE – Nearly 500 streetlights will be installed in the towns of Picture Butte and Coalhurst over the next few weeks, as part of a conversion process from high pressure sodium (HPS) to ...

LETHBRIDGE – Vanessa Boone isn't the least bit envious of schoolmates who might be enjoying a lazy summer off. The 16-year-old is among seven southern Alberta high school students in the midst o...

LETHBRIDGE – A man who had 131 dogs, 62 rabbits, eight cats and three tortoises seized from his property in Vulcan County April 24, 2017, has had his case adjourned for two weeks, until August 1...

LETHBRIDGE COUNTY – The Federal Government has delivered the first of two annual Gas Tax Fund installments to Alberta. The funding is meant to help communities with local infrastructure projects...

LETHBRIDGE – A giant, 10 acre corn maze just north of Lethbridge is now open to the public, and has its own “Canada 150” theme this year. The Lethbridge Corn Maze, near Picture Butte...

CRANBROOK, B.C. – The BC Wildfire Service is throwing even more resources at the 39 hectare blaze west of Lake Koocanusa. 32 personnel are joined by two helicopters and other heavy equipment in ...

CRANBROOK – With the fire rating high in many locations any help to prevent or fight a fire is a necessity. That help was crucial Tuesday afternoon south-east of Cranbrook, when a travel trailer...

LETHBRIDGE – For the second time this summer, Environment Canada has issued a heat warning, calling for an extended period of temperatures 29C and above during the daytime, and overnight tempera...