Alberta Health Services launched its online booking system for vaccines.Read More
COVID-19 numbers continue to climb in Lethbridge. As of late Monday, the south zone had 30 people in the hospital, and 10 in the ICU. Lethbridge recorded six new cases. Looking deeper into southern Alberta’s case Read More
One year ago today hundreds of people gathered at the ENMAX Centre for the International Peace Pow Wow. This year will look drastically different. The event has been moved to Facebook and will go on Read More
Pastor Artur Pawlowski, who leads a street ministry in Calgary is a die-hard disciple. He spoke with BCN's Laurice Alexander about preaching the gospel and feeding the poor at any cost, even his own life.Read More
The Community Safety Standing Policy Committee voted Thursday to not extend the current Temporary Mandatory Face Covering Bylaw in Lethbridge. The motion was approved 3-1. Councillor Blaine Hyggen brought the motion forward, with Councillor Mark Read More
Fears that the COVID-19 pandemic could fuel a ‘divorce boom’ are misplaced, according to a local divorce lawyer. Despite the strains of lockdown and home-schooling, married couples are keeping their promises.Read More
The Southern Alberta real estate market is yielding some encouraging numbers after a few slow months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sales are up this past year — but is this a trend that can sustain Read More
Ten thousand restaurants across Canada have closed due to the pandemic, according to the owner of Hickory Street BBQ Restaurant in Stirling, ABRead More
For Albertans living in rural areas, getting an asymptomatic COVID test for work or pre-travel has meant taking a long drive to Edmonton or Calgary. But now Alberta-based Sandstone Pharmacies has opened up rapid testing Read More
Bridge City News has been bringing you accounts of travellers who have been forced into detainment after accidentally taking the wrong COVID test when arriving back to Canada.Read More
The Stitch It Forward Society of Lethbridge will be handing out Valentine's bags full of goodies to seniors in our city who are feeling alone during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cora Walkey is the Co-founder of Read More
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the Canadian Centre For Child Protection has seen an 89 percent increase in reports of intimate images being shared against the will of young people under the age of 18. The agency Read More
As part of the provinces phase one Path Forward relaunch on February 8, the City of Lethbridge says it will be keeping all recreation and culture facilities closed for now. That will include all public pools Read More
The mandatory face covering bylaw for the City of Lethbridge could be extended until December 31 — that is almost the entire year. A potential extension of the bylaw will be discussed at the February 11 Community Safety Read More
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Health Minister Tyler Shandro recently announced $68.5 million in funding for seniors to combat the pandemic. The money will go to support long term care facilities and mental health initiatives. Video Read More
April may seem like miles away, but before we know it the April 30 income tax deadline will be here. Last year the deadline was pushed because of the pandemic, but in 2021 that is not the Read More
Alberta Health is reporting that cancer diagnoses dropped by one third during the pandemic, but it's not because cancer is going away.Read More
By now many of us know someone who has gotten COVID-19 and perhaps recovered. The U.S. continues to have the highest death toll due to coronavirus in the world, at more than 400 thousand.Read More
A mobile mammography trailer will be stationed at the Brooks Health Centre from February 24-28. Alberta Health Services says women aged 50 to 74 are at the highest risk for breast cancer. The screening test program is Read More
An Edmonton woman who took the wrong COVID test was detained for two nights after landing from an international flight at the Calgary International Airport last Thursday night. As Jeannette Rocher reports, Nicole Mathis took Read More
The president of the union which represents Cargill Meat in High River and JBS Canada in Brooks says the province isn’t doing enough to protect essential workers.Read More
Waylon Blood grew up in Southern Alberta, and tragically passed away from COVID-19 while working in Tucson, Arizona. The cost to transport his body back to southern Alberta so he can be laid to rest Read More
The downtown BRZ in Lethbridge has a new executive director. Tulene Steiestol came to Lethbridge from the Canmore region, after working with various nonprofits and growing up in the Crowsnest Pass. She says she is Read More
Manitobans are unhappy with a statement from Chief Medical Health Officer Brent Roussin who said that COVID-19 restrictions do not apply to any government employees. The City of Winnipeg has been allowing its employees to Read More
On Monday Bridge City News interviewed a local business owner who made it no secret he was going to open his tattoo parlour despite government restrictions to remain closed until at least January 21. He has Read More
Although many businesses won’t be allowed to fully open their doors January 11, one thing that will be in full swing is public schools.Read More
L'Arche Lethbridge is an organization geared towards bringing our disabled community together. February is typically when they’d host their annual fundraising dinner. With the COVID-19 pandemic the group got creative, partnering with Umami Foods Read More
With COVID-19, the dairy industry is one that has been hit very hard. In addition to challenges from restaurant closures, Canadian milk producers are competing with the growing business of plant based alternatives. Some say Read More
Many people were thrilled to kiss 2020 goodbye and embrace the new year. With 1 in 10 Canadians losing their jobs, and mounting stress due to the pandemic, a lot of people are seeking a more meaningful life Read More
SASHA house in Lethbridge helps many in the community struggling with mental health and addiction. Along with programming, they are also host to a number of long and short term beds. Organizers say they are Read More
