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 Remembering those still held captive by Hamas

Remembering those still held captive by Hamas

Heidi Echavarria October 8, 2024

This week the world remembered the horrific events of Oct 7th when 12 hundred people were murdered in southern Israel by the terrorist group Hamas. More than 200 were also taken captive. There are still around 105 still Read More

 Lethbridge honors victims of Oct 7 with ceremony on Friday

Lethbridge honors victims of Oct 7 with ceremony on Friday

Heidi Echavarria October 7, 2024

This Monday, October 7th, Israel marks one year since the Hamas terrorist attack. The bombings received by Hamas became the background noise that haunts the population of Israel. Meanwhile, Israelis, Jews and other compatriots scattered Read More

 Former Lethbridge police pleads guilty; receives house arrest

Former Lethbridge police pleads guilty; receives house arrest

Jeannette Rocher October 2, 2024

A former Lethbridge police inspector has pleaded guilty to Breach of Trust while he worked at the Domestic Violence Action Centre. Bill Kaye appeared in Lethbridge Provincial court Tuesday to make the plea, admitting to Read More

 LPS charges man with attempted murder

LPS charges man with attempted murder

Landon Hickok September 13, 2024

Lethbridge Police has charged 28-year-old Corbin John Maxwell with attempted murder after he broke into a women’s apartment and attacked her while she was asleep.Read More

 Crown recommends 9 years sentence for Coutts 2

Crown recommends 9 years sentence for Coutts 2

Landon Hickok August 29, 2024

The sentencing hearing for Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert saw the court hear sentencing pitches from the Crown and the Defense, including the Crown recommending a 9-year sentence for each men.Read More

 Be cautious with Jasper donations warns BBB

Be cautious with Jasper donations warns BBB

Brett Browne July 26, 2024

In the aftermath of a tragedy like the fire in Jasper this week, people naturally want to do everything they can to help. However, these kinds of events can provide fertile ground for fraudsters looking Read More

 RCMP explain why rural crime decreasing in Alberta

RCMP explain why rural crime decreasing in Alberta

Jeannette Rocher May 29, 2024

Rural crime in southern Alberta has seen a significant decrease since 2023. We speak with RCMP Superintendent, Mike McCauley to find out why.Read More

 Man in custody following high risk incident

Man in custody following high risk incident

Jeannette Rocher May 21, 2024

Lethbridge Police have a man in custody following a high-risk incident on Tuesday afternoon at a residence along the 3000 block of 20th Avenue south. Police say the man, who had previously barricaded himself inside of Read More

 25th Anniversary of Taber School Shooting

25th Anniversary of Taber School Shooting

Jeannette Rocher April 26, 2024

This Sunday will mark the 25-year anniversary of a tragedy that took place in the town of Taber, Alberta. On April 28, 1999, a 14-year-old boy walked into W.R. Myers High School and began shooting. He Read More

 Reducing Crime Through Intelligence-Led Policing

Reducing Crime Through Intelligence-Led Policing

Heidi Echavarria April 23, 2024

Lethbridge Police held an information session, late Monday, to talk to the community about its intelligence led policing information. Lethbridge Police Chief, Shahin Mehdizadeh, says the ongoing effort by the LPS will help to reduce Read More

 Southern AB man charged with animal abuse

Southern AB man charged with animal abuse

Naveen Day January 16, 2024

We caution you to use discretion in this next story due to its graphic nature.   A 28-year old southern Alberta man from is facing a charge in connection to alleged animal abuse.  Nicholas Whimster Read More

 Lethbridge woman defrauded $20k in phone scam

Lethbridge woman defrauded $20k in phone scam

Jeannette Rocher January 16, 2024

Lethbridge Police are warning about a phone scam after a 79-year-old woman was defrauded out of $20,000. Police say on January 9, 2024 the victim encountered some ransomeware that locked her computer. A pop-up on her screen instructed Read More

 Iwaasa Case reaches four-years with no clues – No vigil held this year

Iwaasa Case reaches four-years with no clues – No vigil

Jeannette Rocher November 17, 2023

For the first time in four years, no public vigil was held in honour of a 26-year-old Calgary man who disappeared from Lethbridge. Today marks the four- year anniversary of Marshal Iwaasa’s disappearance. On Read More

 Mother and son reported missing, investigation continues

Mother and son reported missing, investigation continues

Angela Stewart August 29, 2023

The investigation into a missing three-year-old boy and his mother continues in Lethbridge. The pair had gone rafting on a river and were reported missing on Monday. BCN’s Angela Stewart has more now on Read More

 Lethbridge father sentenced to seven years for assault of infant

Lethbridge father sentenced to seven years for assault of infant

Angela Stewart August 4, 2023

A Lethbridge father will spend the next seven years behind bars after brutally assaulting his six-week-old baby girl that left her with extensive injuries she will likely have for the rest of her life. BCN’Read More

 Lethbridge Police implement new cryptocurrency crime program

Lethbridge Police implement new cryptocurrency crime program

Angela Stewart August 3, 2023

The Lethbridge Police Service have brought in a new program that tracks down cryptocurrency transactions. They say it is to help in their investigations when it comes to fraud and those involving virtual cash. The Read More

 Brooks, AB. home vandalized, couple left without answers

Brooks, AB. home vandalized, couple left without answers

Angela Stewart July 28, 2023

A couple from Brooks, A.B. say they don’t know why they were a target after their home was completely vandalized from top to bottom. The couple has since moved to Drumheller and continue Read More

 Lethbridge ranked number three on Crime Severity Index

Lethbridge ranked number three on Crime Severity Index

Angela Stewart July 27, 2023

The rankings are out for the Crime Severity Index, and the city of Lethbridge now sits at number three. We have seen a 16 per cent decrease over the last couple of years. Back in 2021, Lethbridge Read More

 LPS investigating sudden death outside McDonald’s

LPS investigating sudden death outside McDonald’s

Jeannette Rocher July 18, 2023

Lethbridge Police continue their investigation into a sudden death that took place Friday. Officials say a man’s body was found inside a storage shed early in the day on July 14th at the McDonalds Read More

 Lethbridge Police investigate kidnapping and robbery of a senior

Lethbridge Police investigate kidnapping and robbery of a senior

Angela Stewart June 21, 2023

Lethbridge Police are asking for the public’s help following a kidnapping and robbery of a senior back in April. They are asking if anyone might have seen the incident take place or was in Read More

 Mother accused in assault case of Lethbridge infant enters a guilty plea

Mother accused in assault case of Lethbridge infant enters a

Angela Stewart June 16, 2023

The mother accused in the abuse of an infant girl pleaded guilty to charges earlier today in a Lethbridge courtroom. Details of the case were also read aloud, and a warning that this story does Read More

 Coutts accused back in court

Coutts accused back in court

Naveen Day June 13, 2023

The four men charged with conspiracy to commit murder during the Coutts border blockade last year were back in court Monday. Anthony Olienick, Chris Carbert, Chris Lysak and Jerry Morin were arrested in February 2022 after Read More

 Classes return at Nanton High School following bomb threat

Classes return at Nanton High School following bomb threat

Angela Stewart June 9, 2023

Classes have resumed at J.T Foster High School in Nanton following an unexpected bomb threat on Wednesday. At around 10:20 in the morning, the main office received a call from an unexpected caller saying there Read More

 Mother and father’s case involving sexual assault of infant back in court

Mother and father’s case involving sexual assault of infant back

Angela Stewart May 26, 2023

The case involving a couple accused in the assault of a six-week old baby girl was back in Lethbridge Court. BCN’s Angela Stewart was at the court house with the latest. Read More

 Pawlowski found guilty on two border blockade charges

Pawlowski found guilty on two border blockade charges

Naveen Day May 3, 2023

A judge has found Calgary street preacher Artur Pawlowski guilty of mischief for his role in protests against COVID-19 mandates near the Coutts border last year. Justice Gordon Krinke also found Pawlowski guilty of breaching Read More

 ALERT warning parents of sextortion, cases on the rise in Alberta

ALERT warning parents of sextortion, cases on the rise in

Angela Stewart March 21, 2023

Cases of sextortion are on the rise in Alberta and ALERT is sending out a warning to parents. Sextortion is a crime where predators target young teens, claiming they have reveling pictures or videos of Read More

 Court adjourns case involving father accused of sexual assault involving infant

Court adjourns case involving father accused of sexual assault involving

Angela Stewart March 17, 2023

The Lethbridge father accused of assault in the case involving an infant was back in court Friday morning. Angela Stewart has been following this case closely for us and has the latest. Read More

 Bail hearing for Lethbridge mother accused in sexual assault case involving infant delayed for another week

Bail hearing for Lethbridge mother accused in sexual assault case

Angela Stewart February 17, 2023

A Lethbridge mother accused in the case involving an infant who was believed to had been sexually assaulted by her parents last month will be staying behind bars for the time being. Angela Stewart has Read More

 Court delays bail hearing for mother accused in sexual assault case of six-week-old infant

Court delays bail hearing for mother accused in sexual assault

Angela Stewart February 10, 2023

A bail hearing for the Lethbridge mother charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life in an alleged assault of her baby daughter has been delayed once again. Angela Stewart has the details. Read More

 Court delays bail hearing for couple accused in sexual assault of a six-week-old infant

Court delays bail hearing for couple accused in sexual assault

Angela Stewart February 3, 2023

A couple accused in the assault of their six-week-old baby girl were scheduled for a bail hearing Friday morning. The couple are being charged independently and are not co-accused. Angela Stewart has more. Read More

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  • Project-Protein expands meat access for families in need

    June 2, 2026 June 2, 2026

    With food insecurity a growing concern for Canadians, a local program is being revitalized to ensure families are able to get the nutritious food they need. Project Protein is expanding its outreach efforts. BCN’s Heidi Echavarria spoke with a community leader...

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  • Coalhurst approves 2026 mill-rate with residential tax reduction

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    The Town of Coalhurst has approved its 2026 mill rate, and it looks like residential taxpayers will pay a little bit less in property...

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    From now on, the City of Lethbridge has an Investment & Growth Officer. Bridget Mearns officially started in the newly...

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  • Project-Protein expands meat access for families in need

    June 2, 2026 June 2, 2026

    With food insecurity a growing concern for Canadians, a local program is being revitalized to ensure families are able to get the nutritious food they need. Project Protein is expanding its outreach efforts. BCN’s Heidi Echavarria spoke with a community leader...

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  • Coalhurst approves 2026 mill-rate with residential tax reduction

    June 2, 2026 June 2, 2026

    The Town of Coalhurst has approved its 2026 mill rate, and it looks like residential taxpayers will pay a little bit less in property...

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  • Bridget Mearns named Lethbridge’s first Investment & Growth Officer

    June 2, 2026 June 2, 2026

    From now on, the City of Lethbridge has an Investment & Growth Officer. Bridget Mearns officially started in the newly...

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  • Safe Kids Week highlights ongoing speeding concerns near schools

    June 2, 2026 June 2, 2026

    Safe Kids Week kicked off in Lethbridge today. While Safe Kids Week is reminding drivers to slow down and stay...

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  • School threat prompts lockdowns at multiple Lethbridge schools

    June 2, 2026 June 2, 2026

    In local news, a number of Lethbridge high schools were placed on full lockdowns. Early Monday morning, Lethbridge Collegiate staff contacted police after finding a written message on school property threatening harm to students and staff. As of noon today, all lockdowns were lifted. Lethbridge Police are investigating to determine the veracity of the threat and who...

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