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Lethbridge finishes tops in points at 2019 Southern Alberta Summer Games

PINCHER CREEK, AB - Earlier this month, Pincher Creek hosted the Southern Alberta Summer Games (SASG).The competition ran from July 3 to 6 and marked the 50th anniversary of the Games. The City of Let...

Jul 10, 2019 Photo courtesy Southern Alberta Summer Games

Lethbridge hosts Little League Intermediate Divisionals this weekend

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge baseball players are hosting a big tournament this coming weekend.The Lethbridge Intermediate AAA Bisons will compete for a provincial Little League title against teams fro...

Jul 09, 2019 Photo courtesy Lethbridge Baseball AAA 13U Bisons on Facebook

Lethbridge Hurricanes announce 2019/2020 regular season schedule

LETHBRIDGE, AB - This year, the Hurricanes will play 68 regular season games, half of which will be at home.It starts with the home opener against the Medicine Hat Tigers on Friday, September 20th.The...

Olivia Thorington Jun 26, 2019 Lethbridge Hurricanes logo. (Supplied by Lethbridge Hurricanes)

Italy to host 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Italy will host the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo. International Olympic Committee members voted for the Milan-Cortina bid over a Stockholm-based entry fr...

Jun 24, 2019 Olympic Rings

Hurricanes’ home opener set for September 20

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The WHL has announced the 2019-2020 season home openers for teams across the league Monday morning.The Lethbridge Hurricanes' Dairy Queen home opener is scheduled for Friday, Septembe...

Olivia Thorington Jun 24, 2019 The Lethbridge Hurricanes will play Medicine Hat in their home opener September 20, 2019 (Photo courtesy the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Twitter @WHLHurricanes)

Dylan Cozens drafted seventh overall by Buffalo Sabres at NHL draft

VANCOUVER - Dylan Cozens was selected seventh overall by the Buffalo Sabres at the NHL draft on Friday, making him the first-ever Yukon product to be picked in the opening round. The six-foot-three ce...

Olivia Thorington Jun 22, 2019 Dylan Cozens at the draft

Lethbridge man charged after recovery of two stolen generators

LETHBRIDGE -- A 31-year-old Lethbridge man faces property crime charges after police recovered two stolen generators worth $80,000.Following an investigation into the theft of two generators from cons...

Jun 18, 2019 stolen generators - Photo credit to LPS

Lethbridge Hurricanes acquire hometown player D-Jay Jerome

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes have added a new player to their roster from the Victoria Royals, in exchange for conditional draft pick compensation in 2021 and 2022. Lethbridge native D-J...

Olivia Thorington Jun 17, 2019 D-Jay Jerome, Photo Courtesy: Victoria Royals

Raptors clinch first NBA championship in team's 24-year franchise history

OAKLAND, Calif. - The Toronto Raptors are bringing the Larry O'Brien Trophy as NBA champions home to Canada, a brilliant basketball story 24 years in the making.Kyle Lowry had 26 points, nine assists ...

Jun 13, 2019 Raptors win - The Canadian Press

WHL announces 2019-2020 pre-season schedule

CALGARY, AB - Western Hockey League (WHL) teams will hit the ice at the end of August.The WHL pre-season will begin on Tuesday, August 27 and close out on Sunday, September 15. The schedule, released ...

Jun 13, 2019 Photo credit to the WHL via whl.ca