Category Archives: What’s Happening

Capital campaign initiated for critically needed Child and Youth Advocacy Centre
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- As the country and the province continue to deal with unemployment, weather disasters and the pandemic, the Chinook Sexual Assault Centre has seen the direct impact on homes and fam...
Jan 09, 2022

Local entrepreneurs introduce Neuwly - a new app to explore the world and events through live-streaming
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Lethbridge hasn't been known as a hot bed of tech and software development, but there has been some very good inroads in that regard.MPP (Moreland Professional Projects) set-up shop...
Jan 01, 2022

COVID isolation times for vaccinated Albertans shortened
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Alberta Government has made a couple of announcements regarding COVID-19 isolation times.Health Minister Jason Copping says, starting Monday, January 3, fully vaccinated Albertans...
Dec 31, 2021

BREAKING: Winter break for K-12 extended to Jan. 10, diploma exams cancelled
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Students will get a little more time off as school officials continue to assess the COVID-19 pandemic.Education Minister Adriana LaGrange announced that the winter break will be exten...
Dec 30, 2021

New temporary "targeted" COVID-19 restrictions announced for Alberta
EDMONTON, AB - In large Alberta public settings, Premier Jason Kenney is announcing new "targeted" COVID-19 measures.Health Minister Jason Copping says, starting at midnight on Christmas Eve, venues w...
Dec 21, 2021

Free rapid COVID-19 test kits now available in Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - UPDATE: Alberta Health Services has confirmed that due to high demand, AHS sites in Lethbridge, Coaldale, Pincher Creek and Medicine Hat have run out of free rapid test kits. AHS says...
Dec 17, 2021

Two SAIT students receive Pattison Media Prairie Equity Scholarship
Two students at Calgary's Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) have been awarded Pattison Media's 2021 Prairie Equity Scholarships.Meghan Cobb is a second-year student at SAIT's Radio, Tele...
Dec 10, 2021

Officials share lessons learned from Parkland school shooting with Lethbridge audience
LETHBRIDGE, AB - ***Warning: This article contains graphic details ***It was the fourth-deadliest school shooting ever. The officials who responded to the Parkland school shooting wanted to ensure tha...
Dec 07, 2021

Warmer temps to end this week, "normal" winter expected in Southern Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - You would not know it looking outside in recent days and weeks, but December is nearly here.A ridge of high pressure and strong Chinook winds have brought double-digit temperatures la...
Nov 30, 2021

Province details child care subsidies, cutting fees in half, starting Jan. 2022
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Alberta Government is progressing towards the goal of providing $10 per day child care by 2026.Earlier this month, the provincial and federal governments announced a landmark deal...
Nov 26, 2021