Post to Social

Medicine Hat man speaks on ‘rare and unique’ tale of how a plane crashed into his house

MEDICINE HAT, AB - Jenman Luk says it seemed so wild and he thought it was a prank the dispatcher told him Monday evening that a plane crashed into a house he's building in Saamis Heights.But things w...

May 04, 2022

Route changes come into effect for Lethbridge Transit’s cityLINK network

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Transit is implementing some route changes for the cityLINK service.Effective Wednesday, May 4:Demand Response Zone 103 will service the Lethbridge Airport and Prairie Arbo...

May 04, 2022

Transgender and LGBTQ+ flags get a permanent placement downtown

LETHBRIDGE, AB -- Construction crews began painting new permanent crosswalks as part of the final steps in completing the 3rd Avenue South reconstruction project.The new crosswalks will feature the LG...

May 03, 2022

Avian flu outbreak reported in Lethbridge County

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has detected three outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPIA) in Alberta.On May 1, 2022, they said it was confirmed through laborato...

May 03, 2022

Light plane crash in Medicine Hat

MEDICINE HAT, AB -- Transport Canada is sending a team to Medicine Hat to investigate the crash of a light plane on Monday.Not much is being said at the moment but CHAT News has confirmed a few detail...

May 03, 2022

Lethbridge County launches new online fire permit application system

LETHBRIDGE COUNTY, AB - Residents in Lethbridge County have a new way to access fire permits.A new online application portal has been launched. It includes a text messaging feature that will help boos...

May 03, 2022

Emergency preparedness in focus across Canada this week

LETHBRIDGE, AB - This week marks Emergency Preparedness Week.The annual nation-wide initiative is on until Saturday, May 7. The theme for this year's event is Be Ready for Anything. The week aims to e...

May 03, 2022

Alberta Crown prosecutor strike averted

EDMONTON, AB - A group representing Alberta prosecutors says an announcement by the provincial government to raise pay and enter into negotiations to improve the justice system is the beginning of a n...

May 03, 2022

Paid parking coming to the ENMAX Centre in September

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Paid parking is coming to the ENMAX Centre in Lethbridge.The City of Lethbridge has announced that starting September 1, 2022, paid parking will be introduced at the venue "as a fair ...

May 03, 2022

Alberta Government changing the way insulin pumps are covered

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Alberta Government has announced the final stage of its three-phase plan to improve diabetes care.Starting on August 1, 2022, insulin pump benefits will be transferred from the In...

May 02, 2022