What’s Happening

3 Avenue Reconstruction starts Wednesday

LETHBRIDGE, AB - 3 Avenue South is getting a major face-lift starting Wednesday, July 29.The 3 Avenue Reconstruction project gets underway, from 4 to 8 Street. The City of Lethbridge says the work wil...

Jul 29, 2020

Province announces schools will return to near-normal operations in September

EDMONTON, AB - Students in Alberta will be back in schools this fall.Alberta Education had been mulling three possible scenarios for how classes could be handled come September, and Premier Jason Kenn...

Jul 21, 2020

Parents to receive cost of living boost through Canada Child Benefit

OTTAWA, ONT - The Government of Canada is increasing the maximum amounts of money parents can qualify for in the Canada Child Benefit program.Starting today, payments will rise to "keep pace with the ...

Jul 20, 2020

"I feel angry" - Mayor Spearman on financial mismanagement at SCS

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Mayor of Lethbridge was disappointed to learn Thursday about the extent to which ARCHES was misappropriating taxpayer dollars.A report was released earlier in the day by the Gover...

Jul 16, 2020

Wendy's Canada selects Coaldale greenhouse as their sole lettuce provider

COALDALE, AB - Whole Leaf could be about to rake in some serious green.Wendy's Restaurants of Canada has announced that it is now sourcing 100 per cent of its lettuce from one particular Canadian grow...

Jul 15, 2020

Lethbridge Police to keep Marshal Iwaasa case open

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service recently wrapped up a search of the area where Marshal Iwaasa's burned out truck was found in B.C.The southern Alberta man has been missing since Novembe...

Jul 15, 2020

42 recommendations made to improve City of Lethbridge operations

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Phase 2 of the city's operational review has come back and recommends many changes.Completed by KPMG, the second part of their Fiscal and Operational Performance Review dove deep into...

Jul 14, 2020

MLA calls for out-of-province prosecutor to investigate surveillance by Lethbridge Police

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Shannon Phillips is calling for out-of-province oversight in an investigation against two Lethbridge Police officers who admitted to surveilling her without permission in 2017. At the...

Olivia Thorington Jul 14, 2020

Financial literacy pilot program given green light for select Alberta schools

EDMONTON, AB - Come this fall, some students in Alberta will take part in a special course on money management.The Government of Alberta has partnered with Enriched Alberta for an online program for s...

Jul 13, 2020

Family of missing southern Alberta man conducts search in Pemberton backcountry

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Marshal Iwaasa's family is back in Lethbridge after a tiring, yet productive journey to Pemberton, British Columbia.The southern Alberta man has been missing since November 2019, and ...

Jul 12, 2020