For a second straight year, the Memorial Cup has been cancelled. The Canadian Hockey League, which represents the Western Hockey League announced today there are too many barriers with COVID-19 pandemic, including travel and quarantine Read More
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More than half of the COVID-19 cases in Alberta are variants of the virus. On Sunday, the variant accounted for more than 80 percent of cases. These variants are known to make individuals sicker, at Read More
A petition has been created in Lethbridge for the city to fund a multi use outdoor sports court. The proposed item was at an Economic Standing Policy Committee meeting, which was received as information back Read More
Lethbridge College’s Be Fit For Life Centre has partnered with the Chinook Arch Regional Library System to distribute booklets to teach older adults and young children the importance of getting outside and staying active. Read More
The Lethbridge Police Service says they’ve completed their action plan for Alberta’s Justice Minister and Solicitor General ahead of the April 16 deadline. On March 22, Minister Kaycee Madu sent letters to LPS Chief Shahin Read More
Families of victims of impaired driving now have the chance to have their family members’ names immortalized in a monument. Mothers Against Drunk Driving Canada is erecting a monument to remember the victims. The Victim Read More
Lethbridge School Division is very vocal about their distaste for the provincial government’s K-6 curriculum pilot draft. The board says the government failed to reflect diversity, is not age appropriate, and even includes items Read More
In the coming weeks, the Lethbridge School division alongside the Holy Spirit Catholic division will have the opportunity to rapidly test for COVID-19. The province announced Saturday that testing will be offered to 222,000 students across Read More
The Green N Yellow Group in Lethbridge is raising awareness and funds for autism through the use of a quilt fundraiser. Businesses in our city and Southern Alberta joined forces to bring logos and designs Read More
Ten school boards in the province have released statements that they do not agree with the province’s new K-6 curriculum draft. Lethbridge is on that list. A poll from the Alberta Teachers Association finds Read More
The Lethbridge Legion is asking for your help. The COVID-19 pandemic has hit them hard financially. The legion, which has been in the community for 44 years, has started a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for Read More
The 10th annual Coaldale 5K Family Fun Run will take place as a virtual run this year due to the pandemic. As Micah Quinn reports, organizers say the event is looking to get even more Read More
On March 28th, a wildfire scorched thousands of acres of land at the Blood Reserve here in Southern Alberta. BCN's Laurice Alexander has the story of one of the families affected by the tragedy. Read More
The city of Medicine Hat pulled the plug on a $12-million concentrated solar power facility in 2019 after operating it for around five years. Officials said the small and unreliable contribution to the community’s power Read More
A Shakespearean classic will be offered to residents of our city by the Lethbridge Shakespeare Performance Society. The group of actors will be performing a Midsummer Night’s Dream in a socially distanced performance outside. Read More
Canada is bleeding green today. It is Green Shirt Day. The day was inspired by hockey player Logan Boulet who donated his organs shortly after the tragic Humboldt Broncos bus crash in 2018. A car dealership Read More
Alberta officials announced yesterday that our province will head back to Step 1 of the COVID-19 economic relaunch. The Lethbridge Public Library will be returning to their Curbside Pick Up model for now. The library is Read More
Restaurants have been ordered to close in person dining once again as of 12pm Friday but patio service will still be permitted in Alberta. Takeout orders are still being allowed as well but the Alberta Read More
The Nanton Quality of Life Foundation is hoping to increase the wellbeing of seniors who have Alzheimer’s by providing a Music and Memory Program. As Micah Quinn explains, organizers say this program helps stimulate Read More
The Western Canadian Baseball League is host to a number of southern Alberta clubs, including the Lethbridge Bulls, Medicine Hat Mavericks, and Brooks Bombers. Of the three, the Bulls are the only team that has Read More
Working from home has become the standard for many businesses during the pandemic. Often times employees have become comfortable in their routines, and according to Stats Canada, 80 percent of employees forced to work from home Read More
Exhibition Park Lethbridge announced Tuesday that the Southern Alberta Home & Garden Show is going virtual on April 7. The website will allow businesses to display their products and services to interested customers. Online resources will Read More
Lethbridge residents of Scottish descent are celebrating National Tartan Day today and donning their kilts. Tartan Day in Canada started to become celebrated in the 1980s, and it was the year 1320 that the Declaration of Read More
Sick kids at Ronald McDonald House’s in Alberta will receive a generous donation of slippers from an organization here in Lethbridge. As Micah Quinn explains, organizers say that this slipper drive is just another Read More
The results of the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce’s 2021 brighter together survey will be discussed with Jobs Minister Doug Schweitzer on Tuesday. In conjunction with Economic Development Lethbridge, the survey asked southern Alberta business owners Read More
Lethbridge Police are investigating after a 12-year-old girl reported five individuals had attempted to abduct her. Police received a call from the girl about 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 4, 2021 that a van pulled up beside her Read More
A hearing date is now set for April 27 for the five suspended Lethbridge police officers accused of creating and distributing offensive memes of LPS brass. During this professional conduct hearing, officers will enter a plea Read More
The Vancouver Whitecaps Major League soccer club has many developmental programs all over the country, including here in Lethbridge. Whitecaps FC announced its expanded partnership with the Alberta Soccer Association on Tuesday, giving players Read More
Lethbridge’s annual street sweeping program will begin April 12. This year’s campaign will start on the westside in Paradise Canyon and then head to the northside, followed by the southside of town. Sand and Read More
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