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Votes set to open for the 2026 Kraft Hockeyville contest
Votes for the 2026 Kraft Hockeyville contest open at 7 a.m. on Friday, April 3, as Taber goes head-to-head with Tumbler Ridge, B.C., in the national final.The voting runs until 3 p.m. on Saturday, Apr...
Apr 02, 2026 (Image Credit: NHL.com)
70 bricks of suspect cocaine seized at Coutts border crossing
The Canada Border Services Agency shared Thursday that it recently seized 86.9 kg of suspected cocaine at the Coutts border crossing.CBSA officers were examining a commercial truck on Feb. 15; it had ...
Apr 02, 2026 (Image Credit: CBSA)
Hockey Alberta joins ranks of Hockey Canada's 'The Shift Forward'
Hockey Canada announced Tuesday it is expanding the group of those involved in its ongoing learning and development program, entitled 'The Shift Forward: Evolving Hockey Culture.'The program was pilot...
Apr 01, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 29019490 © Lorraine Swanson | Dreamstime.com)
Alberta musician Corb Lund launches province-wide petition tour with a stop in Lethbridge
Award-winning musician and sixth-generation Albertan, Corb Lund, is bringing a provincewide petition tour to Lethbridge, calling on residents to sign the "Water Not Coal" campaign opposing coal mining...
Apr 01, 2026 (Image Credit: waternotcoal.ca)
Police make largest fentanyl seizure in Lethbridge history
Authorities have made the largest seizure of fentanyl in Lethbridge's history.ALERT and Lethbridge Police Service shared Tuesday that they've seized just over 2.25 kilograms of the substance. It has a...
Mar 31, 2026 (Image Credit: ALERT)
Police charge third male with first degree murder
Lethbridge Police have arrested and charged a 42-year-old male with first degree murder - the third subject to be charged in connection with the death of a 27-year-old man last week. Police say the ma...
Mar 31, 2026 (Image Credit: Lethbridge Police Service)
Farmers in St. Mary River Irrigation District allocated more water in 2026
The St. Mary River Irrigation District (SMRID) has allocated 14 inches from the farm gate for irrigation this season.Chairman Cory Nelson says the board carefully considers a number of factors when de...
Mar 30, 2026 Irrigation pivots (Image Credit: Jim Parkin/Dreamstime)
Kraft Hockeyville announces Taber as top 2 finalist for $250K prize and NHL game
Taber has been named one of two finalists for the 2026 Kraft Hockeyville competition.The Saturday announcement places Taber in the final round of the national contest after being selected from the Pro...
Mar 23, 2026 (Image Credit: Kraft Hockeyville)
Train collides with semi-trailer east of Taber on Tuesday afternoon
RCMP from the Taber-Vauxhall detachment responded to a train versus semi-trailer collision on Tuesday near Taber.At 2:17 p.m. on March 17, Mounties received a report of the collision on Range Road 160...
Mar 18, 2026 A CPKC train collides with a semi-trailer parked on a rail crossing east of Taber on Tuesday afternoon. (Image Credit: Screenshot from Video)
Taber wins $50k for arena upgrades as Alberta's Kraft Hockeyville Nominee
Taber was named the Alberta nominee for Kraft Hockeyville on Saturday.They will receive a $50,000 prize for rink upgrades, and the opportunity to advance to the top two communities, who will compete i...
Mar 16, 2026 An explosion caused significant damages to Taber's Community Centre on Dec. 17, 2025. (Image Credit: Town of Taber)