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 Protesters accuse UCP of “gaslighting” immigrants before referendum

Protesters accuse UCP of “gaslighting” immigrants before referendum

Landon Hickok April 17, 2026

A advocacy group known as the ‘Raging Grannies’ were in north Lethbridge on Friday to let their voices be heard in opposition to the provincial government’s stances on immigration. This comes as the UCP Read More

 Cattle liner overturns at Highway 3/43 Street intersection

Cattle liner overturns at Highway 3/43 Street intersection

Landon Hickok April 17, 2026

Commuters in East Lethbridge faced serious disruptions throughout Friday as a commercial vehicle rolled over at the intersection of Highway 3 and 43rd Street. Fire and EMS were on scene since just around 11am after a Read More

 Police searching for suspect in food bank mischief

Police searching for suspect in food bank mischief

Landon Hickok April 17, 2026

Lethbridge Police are asking for public assistance in identifying a subject in connection to an incident where a man kicked and damaged a window at the Lethbridge Food Bank. Surveillance video on April 5th at Read More

 Lethbridge’s Wastewater Treatment Plant needs critical repairs

Lethbridge’s Wastewater Treatment Plant needs critical repairs

Landon Hickok April 16, 2026

The City of Lethbridge’s wastewater treatment plant is reportedly facing an urgent need to replace its aging infrastructure and address its capacity issues. The Community Issues Committee (CIC) was provided with an Asset Management Read More

 ‘Stuff the Van’ donation drive scheduled for Saturday

‘Stuff the Van’ donation drive scheduled for Saturday

Landon Hickok April 15, 2026

We often talk about donating to our community foodbanks but tend to forget our local veterans also have one. There will be an opportunity to support our veterans and their families this Saturday by providing Read More

 Coaldale adopts strategy plan prioritizing transportation, safety & growth

Coaldale adopts strategy plan prioritizing transportation, safety & growth

Landon Hickok April 14, 2026

Coaldale’s town council has adopted their Strategic Plan for 2026 through 2029. The new plan aims to prioritize transportation, asset management, policing and community safety as the town experiences a surge in growth. A list of Read More

 Lethbridge begins intersection improvement initiative for the summer

Lethbridge begins intersection improvement initiative for the summer

Landon Hickok April 14, 2026

The City of Lethbridge has begun their annual intersection improvement program to address capacity requirements, enhancing safety and reducing congestion in existing areas of the city. Crews will be working this week on improving the Read More

 UofL Pronghorn awards handed to top athletes

UofL Pronghorn awards handed to top athletes

Landon Hickok April 13, 2026

On Thursday, multiple athletes with the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns were handed team and individual awards at the annual Blue and Gold Awards Banquet. As the varsity sports season concludes, the University has recognized the Read More

 Water service work closes part of 5th ave N

Water service work closes part of 5th ave N

Landon Hickok April 13, 2026

As a note for Lethbridge commuters, there are city crews currently working on installing a new water service installation off 5th avenue north that will cause a portion on the road to close for the Read More

 Lethbridge Polytechnic & Virtualware sign development agreement

Lethbridge Polytechnic & Virtualware sign development agreement

Landon Hickok April 10, 2026

Lethbridge Polytechnic’s Spatial Technologies Applied Research and Training Centre (START) has signed a development agreement with VR company Virtualware. The agreement brings in virtual and extended reality immersive demonstrations for industries and sectors that Read More

 Trade partners searching to limit commercial border crossing delays

Trade partners searching to limit commercial border crossing delays

Landon Hickok April 10, 2026

Besides fuel prices, another headache for Canadian truckers is crossing the border into the US. Industry partners in commerce, manufacturing and logistics gathered in Lethbridge on Thursday to discuss ways to make the crossing at Read More

 Hurricanes coaches added to Canada’s U18 IIHF Championship roster

Hurricanes coaches added to Canada’s U18 IIHF Championship roster

Landon Hickok April 10, 2026

Hockey Canada has named two Lethbridge Hurricanes coaches as part of their coaching staff for the upcoming 2026 IIHF World Under-18 Championship. Hurricanes Head Coach Matt Anholt will serve as Assistant Coach, making it the third Read More

 Five charged with first-degree murder in targeted attack

Five charged with first-degree murder in targeted attack

Landon Hickok April 9, 2026

Lethbridge Police have provided a detailed update on a murder that occurred at a south Lethbridge apartment on March 27th. It has ultimately led to LPS issuing first-degree murder charges to five suspects. It was Read More

 Alberta reveals funding for Drought & Flood protections

Alberta reveals funding for Drought & Flood protections

Landon Hickok April 8, 2026

The UCP government has announced some targeted funding for drought and flood protections throughout the province. $25 million from its Drought and Flood Protection program will go to 12 separate projects, while $3.5 million will go to projects Read More

 Students receive real-life police training at LPS Academy

Students receive real-life police training at LPS Academy

Landon Hickok April 7, 2026

Police officers in Lethbridge have become teachers this week as a group of young students are receiving specialized training and introduction into policing. The Lethbridge Police Service is hosting a youth academy where students between Read More

 Corb Lund tours in support of anti-coal mining petition

Corb Lund tours in support of anti-coal mining petition

Landon Hickok April 6, 2026

Alberta country artist Corb Lund was performing throughout our province this past weekend and stopped by downtown Lethbridge on Easter Sunday. It wasn’t just to perform though, this was part of an effort to Read More

 Alberta Rotary teams donating service vehicles to Mexico

Alberta Rotary teams donating service vehicles to Mexico

Landon Hickok April 6, 2026

Rotary club members who are part of the ‘Los Amigos Project’ are on their way to Mexico – but it’s not to vacation in the sun…it’s to donate service vehicles to communities who Read More

 Impact of Green Shirt Day continues in Lethbridge

Impact of Green Shirt Day continues in Lethbridge

Landon Hickok April 6, 2026

  Eight years ago today, the hockey world was shocked when a semi-trailer truck crashed into a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos hockey team in Saskatchewan. The crash led to the deaths of 16 people. Lethbridge Read More

 LPS seeking help in search for 14-year-old girl

LPS seeking help in search for 14-year-old girl

Landon Hickok April 6, 2026

Lethbridge Police are seeking the public’s assistance to locate a missing 14-year-old girl. Police say August Cunningham was last seen on April 4th. Ongoing efforts to locate her have been unsuccessful, and police are Read More

 LPS searching for suspect in hit-and-run collision

LPS searching for suspect in hit-and-run collision

Landon Hickok April 6, 2026

Lethbridge Police are seeking public assistance to identify the driver of a vehicle responsible for a hit and run collision. LPS say on Tuesday March 24th, between 3pm and 4pm, a white SUV parked along Read More

 SMRID sets 2026 water allocation at 14 inches

SMRID sets 2026 water allocation at 14 inches

Landon Hickok April 2, 2026

Irrigators in southern Alberta are in for some good news, the St Mary River Irrigation District has set their allocation levels for 2026 at 14 inches, six more inches than in 2024. Current reservoir levels in the region Read More

 Taber to learn Kraft Hockeyville winner on Saturday

Taber to learn Kraft Hockeyville winner on Saturday

Landon Hickok April 2, 2026

On Saturday, the Town of Taber will learn in real time if they will be crowned the grand prize winner of Kraft Hockeyville. The Community Centre will host a ‘Taber Broadcast Party’ during Hockey Night Read More

 Artemis II launch captivates Lethbridge university students

Artemis II launch captivates Lethbridge university students

Landon Hickok April 2, 2026

Aspiring students at the University of Lethbridge also shared their excitement during the launch of Artemis II. A watch party was held by the University’s Student Union, with many Physics and Astronomy students catching Read More

 Elm tree pruning ban in effect in Alberta

Elm tree pruning ban in effect in Alberta

Landon Hickok April 1, 2026

The province has enacted their elm tree pruning ban for the season to prevent the risk of elm bark beetles spreading Dutch Elm Disease. These beetles hatch in sick and week elm trees and spread Read More

 Gopher poison Strychnine temporally legalized in Alberta, Saskatchewan

Gopher poison Strychnine temporally legalized in Alberta, Saskatchewan

Landon Hickok March 31, 2026

The federal government is temporarily allowing use of the rodent poison strychnine in Alberta and Saskatchewan, as those provinces grapple with gopher infestations. The head of the Saskatchewan Wheat Board, Jocelyn Velestuk, calls this relaxation Read More

 Farming Smarter to prioritize agronomy work, emphasizes not-for-profit research

Farming Smarter to prioritize agronomy work, emphasizes not-for-profit research

Landon Hickok March 31, 2026

Farming Smarter says that in light of recent closures of federal agriculture research stations, that the importance of not-for-profit agricultural innovation organizations like themselves cannot be overstated. As the 2026 season gets underway, the organization says Read More

 Third suspect charged with first-degree murder of 27-year-old man

Third suspect charged with first-degree murder of 27-year-old man

Landon Hickok March 31, 2026

UPDATE: A third suspect has been arrested and charged in connection to the murder of the 27-year man who dies at an apartment complex in south Lethbridge on Friday. Police carried out a search warrant Read More

 Two Polytechnic students awarded at business pitch competition

Two Polytechnic students awarded at business pitch competition

Landon Hickok March 30, 2026

Two Lethbridge Polytechnic students have placed second and third place for pitching their business proposals in a student entrepreneur competition at the Polytechnic earlier this month. The Launchpoint Pitch Competition is hosted annually by the Read More

 Alcohol tax rising Wednesday, as MP’s receive raises

Alcohol tax rising Wednesday, as MP’s receive raises

Landon Hickok March 30, 2026

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is once again taking aim at the federal tax increase on alcohol on April 1st, while on the same day increasing the salaries for Members of Parliament. The excise duty increase Read More

 CFB Suffield increasing military activity this year

CFB Suffield increasing military activity this year

Landon Hickok March 27, 2026

There will be familiar sights and sounds returning to the Canadian Forces Base in Suffield, Alberta this summer. The commander of the Canadian Army confirmed to the Canadian Press that it will serve as a Read More

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  • Montana-Alberta baseball tournament begins Saturday at Spitz Stadium

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    Spitz Stadium and the Lethbridge Elks are ready to host a cross-country baseball tournament, one that they haven’t hosted since...

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  • Historic Lethbridge school due for replacement has historians concerned

    July 23, 2026 July 23, 2026

    A school in north Lethbridge that’s over a hundred-years old is expected to be replaced in the next few years,...

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  • County issues fire ban amid extreme wildfire risk

    July 23, 2026 July 23, 2026

    Lethbridge County has issued a Fire Ban as extreme wildfire risk continues across the region. Effective Thursday morning, all outdoor...

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  • Coaldale lowers default unposted speed limit to 40 km/h

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    A new default speed limit is coming to Coaldale. The speed limit on roads without posted signs will be reduced...

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    Canada’s crime severity index recorded declines in every province and territory except New Brunswick and Nunavut, and in most major...

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  • County issues fire ban amid extreme wildfire risk

    July 23, 2026 July 23, 2026

    Lethbridge County has issued a Fire Ban as extreme wildfire risk continues across the region. Effective Thursday morning, all outdoor...

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  • Coaldale lowers default unposted speed limit to 40 km/h

    July 23, 2026 July 23, 2026

    A new default speed limit is coming to Coaldale. The speed limit on roads without posted signs will be reduced...

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  • Lethbridge crime drops 13% despite slight rise in Crime Severity Index

    July 22, 2026 July 22, 2026

    Canada’s crime severity index recorded declines in every province and territory except New Brunswick and Nunavut, and in most major...

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  • Community Satisfaction Survey open for Coaldale residents til July 31

    July 21, 2026 July 21, 2026

    The town of Coaldale is conducting its annual Community Satisfaction Survey. The public consultation gives residents the opportunity to provide feedback on Town programs and service levels, including...

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  • National Drowning Prevention Week promotes water safety

    July 21, 2026 July 21, 2026

    This is the National Drowning Prevention Week — a timely reminder of the importance of staying safe around the water....

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