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 Local Forever Canada volunteer chooses message of “unity”

Local Forever Canada volunteer chooses message of “unity”

Landon Hickok August 19, 2026

With the Alberta referendum just two months away, campaigning has ramped up for those wanting to remain in Canada, and also for those who promote seceding from the country. Signs under the Forever Canadian banner Read More

 Lethbridge rallies for 2026 Whoop Up Days parade

Lethbridge rallies for 2026 Whoop Up Days parade

Landon Hickok August 18, 2026

The gates to the biggest fair and celebration in southwestern Alberta have finally opened, and it kicked off with a parade! Whoop Up Days got underway with a parade lasting over 100 floats. You might’ve Read More

 City of Lethbridge looking to engage public for Capital Improvement Program

City of Lethbridge looking to engage public for Capital Improvement

Landon Hickok August 18, 2026

The City of Lethbridge wants to engage with its residents regarding the next Capital Improvement Program, aimed at determining major projects and infrastructure developments for a growing city. A two-phased engagement campaign will educate residents Read More

 Medicine Hat Police shares results of drone pilot program

Medicine Hat Police shares results of drone pilot program

Landon Hickok August 14, 2026

Police in the southern Alberta city of Medicine Hat, have announced they are conducting a pilot project to test new remotely operated drones to support police responses. Over three days this week, the Medicine Hat Read More

 Final countdown underway for Whoop Up Days 2026

Final countdown underway for Whoop Up Days 2026

Landon Hickok August 14, 2026

The final countdown to Whoop Up Days is on. The largest annual festival in southern Alberta is back with some new and returning features and events to the Exhibition grounds and is ready to welcome Read More

 Police searching for witnesses in northside home shooting

Police searching for witnesses in northside home shooting

Landon Hickok August 14, 2026

Lethbridge Police are investigating a northside shooting that reportedly occurred the morning on Wednesday and are looking for witnesses to come forward. Police say they responded to reports of shots fired before 7am on August 12Read More

 Warning issued over grizzly bear sighting at Milk River Natural Area

Warning issued over grizzly bear sighting at Milk River Natural

Landon Hickok August 14, 2026

Alberta Parks has put out a warning over grizzly bear sightings in the Milk River Natural Area. The sighting includes both the upland areas and the river valley. Alberta Parks says that encounters with bears Read More

 Fire ban lifted in Lethbridge, County downgrades ban

Fire ban lifted in Lethbridge, County downgrades ban

Landon Hickok August 13, 2026

The city of Lethbridge has lifted its fire ban in the river valley. The city says recent precipitation and cooler temperatures have reduced the fire risk, so the change is effective immediately. Lethbridge Fire and Read More

 Former Pronghorn & Olympian named to Alberta Basketball Hall of Fame

Former Pronghorn & Olympian named to Alberta Basketball Hall of

Landon Hickok August 12, 2026

A prominent Lethbridge Pronghorn basketball alumnus has been named to the Alberta Basketball Hall of Fame’s inaugural class. Shawna Molcak Kolaczek is a four-time Canada West First Team All-Star and three-time All-Canadian at the Read More

 Celebrations at Special Olympics Canada Summer Games begin

Celebrations at Special Olympics Canada Summer Games begin

Landon Hickok August 12, 2026

The opening ceremonies for the Special Olympics Canada Summer Games hosted a triumphant arrival for 1,700 athletes, coaches and other support staff from across Canada. Thousands more filled Co-op Place in Medicine Hat on Tuesday night Read More

 Governor General praises spirit of Special Olympics Summer Games

Governor General praises spirit of Special Olympics Summer Games

Landon Hickok August 11, 2026

The celebration has begun in southeast Alberta. The 2026 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in Medicine Hat have officially kicked off, bringing together athletes from every province in a gathering celebrating unity and inclusion.  Over 1,700 participants Read More

 New guide explores bird species in Lethbridge’s waterways

New guide explores bird species in Lethbridge’s waterways

Landon Hickok August 10, 2026

Bird watchers and visitors to the river valley will be able to dive more into the many bird species that call the Lethbridge waterways home. The Helen Schuler Nature Centre has released a new pamphlet Read More

 McTeague: Gas prices drop, but it likely won’t last

McTeague: Gas prices drop, but it likely won’t last

Landon Hickok August 10, 2026

Gas prices across the country have witnessed a substantial drop on Monday morning following the latest developments in the Middle East. Average gas prices in Canada and in Alberta dropped more than 7¢ from this time Read More

 Lethbridge judo athlete clinches gold at Commonwealth Games

Lethbridge judo athlete clinches gold at Commonwealth Games

Landon Hickok August 7, 2026

A Judo athlete from Lethbridge is celebrating a gold medal win at last week’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. Evelyn Beaton from the Lethbridge Judo Club was able to beat Sofia Asvesta of Cyprus Read More

 Two Lethbridge swimmers prepare for Special Olympics Canada Summer Games

Two Lethbridge swimmers prepare for Special Olympics Canada Summer Games

Landon Hickok August 6, 2026

In preparation of next week’s Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in Medicine Hat, two athletes who compete from Lethbridge will represent Team Alberta in a variety of swimming competitions. Alex McCulloch and Bryce Colyer Read More

 Southeast Alberta Chamber of Commerce hails border crossing upgrades

Southeast Alberta Chamber of Commerce hails border crossing upgrades

Landon Hickok August 5, 2026

The Southeast Alberta Chamber of Commerce based in Medicine Hat is welcoming future upgrades to their nearest border crossing to the United States. Canada Border Services Agency has recently begun work into upgrading the Wild Read More

 Full Interview: Maxime Bernier on Alberta’s October Referendum

Full Interview: Maxime Bernier on Alberta’s October Referendum

Landon Hickok August 4, 2026

Maxime Bernier was in Lethbridge this week speaking to Albertans during his cross-province tour promoting his party’s support in this October’s provincial referendum. The leader of the People’s Party of Canada claims Read More

 Taber’s Large Ice arena reopens after December explosion

Taber’s Large Ice arena reopens after December explosion

Landon Hickok July 31, 2026

An explosion at the Taber Community Centre on December 17 caused substantial damage to the facility’s Large, Small and Curling rinks. It was caused by a failure of a component within the fuel system of Read More

 Expanded kidney clinic and hemodialysis unit opens in Lethbridge

Expanded kidney clinic and hemodialysis unit opens in Lethbridge

Landon Hickok July 31, 2026

The Alberta government has invested $23.4 million into expanding life-saving kidney care at Lethbridge’s Chinook Regional Hospital. The new hemodialysis unit at Chinook has recently opened new treatment centres that increase their weekly capacity by 25% Read More

 Impaired driver faces violations & criminal charge after multi-vehicle collision

Impaired driver faces violations & criminal charge after multi-vehicle collision

Landon Hickok July 30, 2026

Traffic along the Crowsnest Highway on Wednesday afternoon was severely disrupted after a multi-vehicle collision occurred shortly after 2 p.m.. According to LPS a 64-year-old man is facing multiple violations and a criminal charge after Read More

 ALERT seizes hundred of weapons in Lethbridge drug trafficking investigation

ALERT seizes hundred of weapons in Lethbridge drug trafficking investigation

Landon Hickok July 30, 2026

ALERT with assistance with Lethbridge Police made a massive weapons seizure as part of a drug trafficking investigation. On July 15th, ALERT Lethbridge’s organized crime team located the large cache of weapons and drugs Read More

 CBSA seizes 380kg of drugs at Coutts border crossing

CBSA seizes 380kg of drugs at Coutts border crossing

Landon Hickok July 30, 2026

The Canada Border Services Agency has announced a major drug seizure at the Coutts border crossing in southern Alberta. On July 2nd officers at the Coutts port of entry seized 300 kg of suspected methamphetamine and 80 Read More

 AUPE continuing-care workers rally in Raymond for wages

AUPE continuing-care workers rally in Raymond for wages

Landon Hickok July 29, 2026

Members of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees working for the Good Samaritan Society have been rallying this week in southern Alberta. On Tuesday, continuing-care workers in Raymond pushed for fair wages as negotiations with Read More

 Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump marks 50 years of Canada signing World Heritage Convention

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump marks 50 years of Canada signing World

Landon Hickok July 29, 2026

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is one of three Canadian UNESCO World Heritage sites that, this week, are commemorating the nation’s 50th anniversary of signing the world heritage convention. Over the past five decades, Canada has Read More

 Foodie Fest caps off summer season downtown

Foodie Fest caps off summer season downtown

Landon Hickok July 28, 2026

Visitors downtown had one last chance this summer to bite into the city’s best cuisine on wheels. On Monday, Foodie Fest returned for the third and final time this summer with more than a Read More

 14-year-old charged after attacking man with knife at Legacy Park

14-year-old charged after attacking man with knife at Legacy Park

Landon Hickok July 27, 2026

Lethbridge Police say an altercation at a northside park last week led to a youth attacking a man with a knife. A 14-year-old has been arrested and is now facing numerous charges. On July 23, just Read More

 Taber man faces drug charges, weapons seized

Taber man faces drug charges, weapons seized

Landon Hickok July 27, 2026

A 31-year-old man from Taber is facing drug charges after police executed a search warrant at his home last week. Taber Police Service, Lethbridge Police Service and the RCMP together executed the warrant at 7a.Read More

 Search narrows in Waterton for missing 81-year-old hiker

Search narrows in Waterton for missing 81-year-old hiker

Landon Hickok July 27, 2026

An extensive search is underway in southern Alberta’s Waterton Lakes National Park after an 81-year-old hiker was reported missing over the weekend. Bob Toothill communicated plans to hike Section A of the Great Divide Read More

 Wildfire smoke chokes Lethbridge, air quality advisory remains

Wildfire smoke chokes Lethbridge, air quality advisory remains

Landon Hickok July 24, 2026

There’s over 100 fires still burning in British Colombia along, with smoke making its way east to our province. Lethbridge and Calgary have been under air quality advisories for the past week, with similar conditions Read More

 Lethbridge Bulls reveal limited edition “Bull Sharks” jerseys

Lethbridge Bulls reveal limited edition “Bull Sharks” jerseys

Landon Hickok July 24, 2026

If you’re heading to the Lethbridge Bulls game on Friday night, you’re gonna notice a new look on the field. The Bulls plan to debut their new limited edition ‘Henderson Lake Bull Sharks” Read More

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