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 New breast cancer treatment offered at Chinook Regional

New breast cancer treatment offered at Chinook Regional

Heidi Echavarria December 3, 2025

An innovative approach to breast cancer surgery has arrived in Lethbridge. On Tuesday, the Magseed and Magtrace Pilot Project implanted its first magnetically guided tumor localization seed—about the size of a grain of rice, Read More

 Sock-it-to-‘Em provides new socks-gloves-and-hats for those in need

Sock-it-to-‘Em provides new socks-gloves-and-hats for those in need

Heidi Echavarria December 2, 2025

Sock it to ‘Em” is an annual program that aims to warm not only feet but also hearts with a simple act of kindness. This year, on its 25th anniversary, the program’s vision continues Read More

 Lethbridge extends holiday generosity through the Giving Machine

Lethbridge extends holiday generosity through the Giving Machine

Heidi Echavarria December 2, 2025

Today is Giving Tuesday, a global movement that inspires acts of generosity around the world. It’s also a timely reminder that the well-known Giving Machine program is currently underway, running from November 13 to December 8 Read More

 Shoebox Holiday Drive benefits women in difficult life circumstances

Shoebox Holiday Drive benefits women in difficult life circumstances

Heidi Echavarria December 1, 2025

A simple act of kindness can help women in need over the holiday season! The 2025 Shoebox Holiday Drive is running from November 12th to December 13th, inviting the community to decorate a shoebox and fill Read More

 Lethbridge Sport Council receives grant to boost programs

Lethbridge Sport Council receives grant to boost programs

Heidi Echavarria December 1, 2025

Lethbridge Sport Council has received a $5,000 Spotlight Grant from Canadian Women & Sport to help get girls involved in sports—and keep them participating. A total of 55 organizations across the country will receive $425,000 in funding Read More

 Black Friday draws shoppers despite heavy snowfall

Black Friday draws shoppers despite heavy snowfall

Heidi Echavarria November 28, 2025

Black Friday is here, and retailers are hoping for a busy day, while shoppers are hoping for good deals. This year, the mix of online and in-store shopping is set to change the usual dynamic, Read More

 Nursing students teach kids healthy habits

Nursing students teach kids healthy habits

Heidi Echavarria November 27, 2025

Students at St. Patrick Fine Arts were learning about health and wellness today at a fair organized by nursing students from the University of Lethbridge. The young kids were receiving training on topics like sleep, Read More

 Protecting brain health of seniors and promoting overall wellness

Protecting brain health of seniors and promoting overall wellness

Heidi Echavarria November 27, 2025

What is the most important factor for brain health in seniors? Well, that was the topic at SACPA or the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs session on Thursday.  Dr. Robbin Gibb, professor and Chair Read More

 Salvation Army kicks off the 2025 Christmas Kettle Campaign

Salvation Army kicks off the 2025 Christmas Kettle Campaign

Heidi Echavarria November 26, 2025

If you are out shopping, you will likely encounter one of the eight Salvation Army red kettles located in different retail stores across Lethbridge. That’s because today, the Salvation Army officially kicked off the 2025 Read More

 The Caldwells’ House, a place for giving

The Caldwells’ House, a place for giving

Heidi Echavarria November 26, 2025

Each year, community members and visitors go to the West side of the city to see the Christmas lights at the Caldwells’ house, drawn up in its splendor and festive beauty. The holiday attraction with Read More

 Lethbridge Police enforces zero tolerance for illegal window tint

Lethbridge Police enforces zero tolerance for illegal window tint

Heidi Echavarria November 25, 2025

Lethbridge Police Service enforces zero tolerance for illegal tint on the front windshield and/or front side windows. An increase in vehicles with illegal tint has been observed, and two serious pedestrian collisions have occurred Read More

 Residents encouraged to drive cautiously after recent snowfall

Residents encouraged to drive cautiously after recent snowfall

Heidi Echavarria November 24, 2025

With the arrival of snow, the City of Lethbridge and Police Service are encouraging residents to adjust their driving habits to winter conditions. Meanwhile, the Transportation Operations and snow control crews are plowing and sanding Read More

 31st annual Stringham Christmas-Tree-Festival begins this weekend

31st annual Stringham Christmas-Tree-Festival begins this weekend

Heidi Echavarria November 14, 2025

Everything is ready for the 31st Annual Stringham Christmas Tree Festival, during which the Trade and Convention Centre is transformed into a winter wonderland. The festival runs from November 16–19 and is a community tradition, that Read More

 Tri-Community Childcare Society named finalist for grant

Tri-Community Childcare Society named finalist for grant

Heidi Echavarria November 13, 2025

Good news for Southern Alberta! A local group called the Tri-Community Childcare Society, has been named one of four finalists across Canada, for the Raise the Barn Winfield Grant. The award, sponsored by agriculture company Read More

 Funding available through Community Wellbeing program

Funding available through Community Wellbeing program

Heidi Echavarria November 13, 2025

The City of Lethbridge is now accepting applications for funding, through the 2026 “Community Wellbeing” Call for Proposals. This opportunity includes support from the Reaching Home, and Diversion Outreach programs, as well as Family and Community Read More

 Wood’s Homes launches holiday campaign

Wood’s Homes launches holiday campaign

Heidi Echavarria November 12, 2025

As we approach one of the most anticipated holidays of the year, Wood’s Homes is reaching out to the community to ask for help. With the Homes for the Holidays Campaign, the organization is Read More

 Casa Arts Centre hosts 13th annual christmas celebration

Casa Arts Centre hosts 13th annual christmas celebration

Heidi Echavarria November 10, 2025

Preparations are underway for one of the most anticipated celebrations of the year — Christmas at Casa! Now in its 13th year, this event returns to the Casa Arts Centre on November 14 and November 15. The two-day Read More

 Honoring veterans with Remembrance Day ceremonies on November-11

Honoring veterans with Remembrance Day ceremonies on November-11

Heidi Echavarria November 10, 2025

On Tuesday, November 11th, the nation will pause and remember veterans who have served in war, those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms. In Lethbridge, a couple of ceremonies will be held to Read More

 Final phase of repair under Whoop-Up Drive Bridge

Final phase of repair under Whoop-Up Drive Bridge

Heidi Echavarria November 7, 2025

It has been three months since a semi-truck carrying heavy equipment struck the underside of the Whoop-Up Drive Bridge back on August 6th. The City of Lethbridge has completed several phases of planning and preparation, Read More

 Helen-Schuler-Nature-Centre awards gold stars to resident green thumbs

Helen-Schuler-Nature-Centre awards gold stars to resident green thumbs

Heidi Echavarria November 6, 2025

This year Lethbridge residents have been challenged to put their best yard forward and come up with unique designs for their front yards. The Helen Schuler Nature Centre launched the Front Yard Campaign back in Read More

 Domestic violence increased slightly in 2024

Domestic violence increased slightly in 2024

Heidi Echavarria November 6, 2025

November is Family Violence Prevention Month in Alberta, and it is important to raise awareness on this concern, especially knowing that In Lethbridge, reports of domestic violence increased slightly in 2024. The Lethbridge Police Service responded Read More

 YMCA Offers Lifeguard Certification Scholarships for Local Youth

YMCA Offers Lifeguard Certification Scholarships for Local Youth

Heidi Echavarria November 5, 2025

The Lethbridge YMCA is offering two lifeguard certification scholarships for applicants aged 16 and older. The initiative aims to support youth development by helping local youth train for rewarding, community-oriented careers. According to Arnaud Sparks, education Read More

 Interfaith Food Bank recognized among Canada’s Top Charities

Interfaith Food Bank recognized among Canada’s Top Charities

Heidi Echavarria November 5, 2025

For the fifth consecutive year, Interfaith Food Bank in Lethbridge has been included on the Top 10 Impact Food Bank list generated by Charity Intelligence. On top of that, the organization has also been named a 5Read More

 Downtown Enforcement Project targets crime and drug use

Downtown Enforcement Project targets crime and drug use

Heidi Echavarria November 4, 2025

As part of an enforcement initiative targeting crime, disorder, and open drug use downtown, the Lethbridge Police Service arrested 32 people and seized illicit substances. The project is one of several operations conducted throughout the year Read More

 Downtown banner project honours Canadian veterans

Downtown banner project honours Canadian veterans

Heidi Echavarria November 3, 2025

If you’re walking around downtown, you might notice special banners displayed on specific city light poles in areas of historical military importance — it’s the Lethbridge Salute Our Veterans Project, one of the ways Read More

 Supreme Court rules mandatory min. sentence for child porn unconstitutional

Supreme Court rules mandatory min. sentence for child porn unconstitutional

Heidi Echavarria October 31, 2025

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the mandatory minimum child pornography sentences are unconstitutional. The top court says the mandatory one-year jail sentences for accessing or possessing child porn removes judges’ discretion to Read More

 Time to roll back the clock and check your smoke alarms

Time to roll back the clock and check your smoke

Heidi Echavarria October 31, 2025

This Sunday, November 3, marks the annual fall time change. At 2:00 a.m. Mountain Time, clocks will roll back one hour, giving everyone an extra hour of sleep. Well, It also serves as a reminder to Read More

 Chinook Regional Hospital looking for teddy bear donations

Chinook Regional Hospital looking for teddy bear donations

Heidi Echavarria October 30, 2025

Who doesn’t love teddy bears? Well, the Chinook Regional Hospital’s pediatric and emergency departments have run out of stuffed animals. To ensure children continue to receive comfort through the gift of a new Read More

 Alberta students walk out of class for teachers

Alberta students walk out of class for teachers

Heidi Echavarria October 30, 2025

For the second day in a row, Lethbridge students walked out of class to show support for teachers and protest the use of the notwithstanding clause, in legislation that forced teachers to end their strike Read More

 Students return to class as teachers are forced back to work

Students return to class as teachers are forced back to

Heidi Echavarria October 30, 2025

Today, over 740,000 students across Alberta returned to classrooms after the UCP government invoked the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to pass a bill ordering the 51-thousand striking teachers back to school. Many teachers and parents wore Read More

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  • Contamination events rise this Summer at Henderson Lake Pool

    September 10, 2026 September 10, 2026

    As summer comes to an end and Henderson Pool already closes for the season, it is worth noting the increase in contamination...

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    September 10, 2026 September 10, 2026

    The town of Raymond, south of Lethbridge, opened its doors to a new state-or-the-art high school on Thursday. The new...

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  • Kainai-Centre expands to add Alberta’s first Indigenous dementia-care facility

    September 10, 2026 September 10, 2026

    Southern Alberta will soon have its first dementia-care facility specifically serving its Indigenous community. A groundbreaking ceremony for the Kainai...

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  • New Coaldale pathway fixes critical pedestrian safety issue

    September 9, 2026 September 9, 2026

    Pedestrians in Coaldale will finally be able to move around more safely with a new pathway that was just completed...

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  • Study: Southeast Alberta could become crucial national defence hub

    September 9, 2026 September 9, 2026

    Medicine Hat College recently conducted a study on further developing the southeast Alberta region into a national defence innovation hub,...

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  • Contamination events rise this Summer at Henderson Lake Pool

    September 10, 2026 September 10, 2026

    As summer comes to an end and Henderson Pool already closes for the season, it is worth noting the increase in contamination...

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  • Kainai-Centre expands to add Alberta’s first Indigenous dementia-care facility

    September 10, 2026 September 10, 2026

    Southern Alberta will soon have its first dementia-care facility specifically serving its Indigenous community. A groundbreaking ceremony for the Kainai...

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  • Traffic impacts coming to Columbia Boulevard West

    September 9, 2026 September 9, 2026

    Drivers travelling on Columbia Boulevard West can expect further traffic disruptions starting on Tuesday.  The work is part of the...

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  • Lethbridge official- joins worldwide FASD awareness effort on September-9

    September 9, 2026 September 9, 2026

    Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, or FASD, is a lifelong disability caused by prenatal alcohol exposure. Today, September 9, communities around...

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  • University of Lethbridge welcomes students for fall semester

    September 8, 2026 September 8, 2026

    With classes set to begin Wednesday, the University of Lethbridge campus was busy today as students took part in orientation...

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