The 2023 Ag-Expo and North American Seed Fair kicked off on Tuesday at the Lethbridge and District Exhibition. Hundreds of ag industry experts made their way to our city to showcase the newest in farming technology. Read More
Streets Alive Mission raised around $65,000 this past weekend during the Coldest Night of the Year event. Officials with the Christian organization said more funds are set to come in. Members of the community walked around Read More
Lethbridge Police have charged two 22-year-old males with aggravated assault following a stabbing on Sunday. LPS were called to the Enmax Centre where the International Peace Pow-wow and Festival was taking place around 2pm to Read More
Professional bull riders endure harsh injuries until sometimes they physically can’t compete anymore. Chad Hartman, a bull rider from Lancer, Saskatchewan will be competing in the upcoming PBR Canada Elite Cup Series in Lethbridge Read More
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Groups like the Project Sunflower Aid Society in Lethbridge and Samaritan’s Purse Canada have continued to help displaced Ukrainians during the war. Hundreds Read More
The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s soccer team has a new head coach. Thiago Bastos joins the team with six years of experience coaching soccer in Canada. He is currently completing a Master’s Read More
The South Western Alberta Teachers’ Convention took place at the University of Lethbridge on Thursday. The event will also be held on Friday. Katherine Pritchard from the Alberta Teachers’ Association, says the convention is a Read More
Many Christians around the world are celebrating Lent. It began on Wednesday and will run for 40 days until April 6th. Joel Klemick, one of the pastors with The Miz City Church in Lethbridge explains exactly Read More
Professional bull riders from around the world are set to test their mettle against some of the toughest bucking bulls around. The PBR Canada Elite Cup Series will take place at the Enmax Centre in Read More
A 12-day revival continues down at Asbury University in Kentucky. A pastor from Melfort Saskatchewan who drove down with a group to take part in the worship says on Sunday alone there was 25,000 people who Read More
Snow removal is well underway in Lethbridge and to ensure snow plowing can move forward without issues, temporary parking restrictions are now in effect along snow routes. Darwin Juell, the transportation manager for the city Read More
According to industry experts, The Last Of Us TV show will generate over 200 million dollars in revenue for Alberta. The show was shot entirely in our province and has showcased the Alberta Legislature, the Lethbridge Read More
New West Theatre has provided a wide variety of theatrical and musical shows over the past 30 years in Lethbridge. Last year, the organization said they were in trouble financially and had to fundraise $150,000 to be Read More
Lethbridge Mayor Blaine Hyggen brought forward an official business motion to City Council on Tuesday asking members to vote to have him send letters to the province and federal government asking for funding for a Read More
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
The Helen Schuler Nature Centre will soon be launching a new website. In the lead up to the launch, the nature centre is hosting a family day long weekend scavenger hunt for families to learn Read More
There has recently been a large increase in dead waterfowl in the City of Lethbridge. This includes areas near Henderson Lake and in the river bottom by the High Level Bridge. Dr. Everett Hanna an Read More
Additional funding for Streets Alive Mission and its outreach programming may be made available. Members of the Cultural SPC met on Thursday to figure out if the money should be divvied out to the Christian Read More
It was day two of the Farming Smarter Conference and Trade Show in Lethbridge. Many guest speakers took part in the two-day conference including Graham Collier from Nufarm Canada. Collier spent part of the day Read More
In alliance with Pink Shirt Day next week, a junior high school in our city held a fun activity for its grade nine students to help promote mental health and wellness in the school. Angela Read More
Lethbridge business owners expressed their frustration during an Economic Standing Policy committee Wednesday afternoon about the potential of parking fines being increased. The fee for a parking fine currently sits at $25 and it’s looking Read More
A Medicine Hat senior who applied for MAID, also known as medical assistance in dying has had his application denied. Sixty-five year old Les Landry who applied for MAID last year after having his disability Read More
With Canadian Agriculture Day upon us, over 200 farmers and agriculture experts made their way to the Sandman Signature Lethbridge Lodge on Wednesday for the Farming Smarter Conference and Trade Show. The annual event highlights speakers Read More
Every year on this day many cities across the country hold walks in memory of Indigenous women, girls and two spirited people who are either missing or have been murdered. In our city, about 4,000 red Read More
The YWCA along with the Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters launched their very first Valentines Day campaign Tuesday. The initiative is called Love a Shelter. It is meant to bring awareness to ongoing violence Read More
The Southern Alberta K9 First Aid will be holding a training session this weekend for anyone who is interested in learning how to perform CPR on their dog. The group travels across the country teaching Read More
Two new UCP candidates are seeking the nomination for the Lethbridge-West riding. Rick Dempsey and Torry Tanner are both in it to win it. Businessman Rick Dempsey says for the last thirty years, this city Read More
To help improve emergency medical response time, the City of Lethbridge along with Alberta Health Services will be adding two new ambulances. The new vehicles will run 12 hours a day, seven days a week. Chief Read More
The red carpet was rolled out and those with special needs were made to feel loved on Friday night at Parallel Church in Lethbridge. Night to Shine is a prom night experience that was originally Read More
The final numbers are in for the 13th annual Care From the Heart Radio-A-Thon that took place last week. A grand total of over $255,000 was raised for the Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation to distribute out Read More
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