Lethbridge Police have charged a man in the city’s first homicide of the year. It is in connection to an event which occurred in the early morning hours of Monday February 8th. Police responded Read More
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Safe Haven Women’s Shelter in Taber, Alberta says that pandemic stress, job loss, and isolation have become the 'perfect storm' for increased calls of extreme domestic violence. The shelter has been able to house Read More
The municipality of Wood Buffalo unanimously approved a motion to provide notice to Alberta Health Services that the regional 911 Emergency Communications Centre will no longer transfer the 911 calls to the AHS Provincial Dispatch Centre. The 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
A Calgary-based harm reduction society is seeking permission to distribute clean needles and other items to prevent sexually transmitted diseases among the most vulnerable in Lethbridge.Read 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
With the province announcing that fitness centres can reopen in Alberta for one-on-one training as part of the Step 1 relaunch strategy, Lethbridge College will be offering free fitness centre memberships for the Winter 2021 semester. As Read More
The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta say they have teamed up with the federal government's new Healthy Communities Initiative. This is a partnership with the Canadian Urban Institute and Community Foundations across Canada Read More
Lethbridge Police have ruled the death of a 65-year-old man a homicide.Read More
Valentine’s Day is about sharing and showing love to those around you, and after a difficult year, it’s more important than ever to spread love to one another. House of Cars curated a Read More
Albertans are still dealing with extreme cold temperatures. Many areas are experiencing -40 or below with the windchill. The Alberta Motor Association says that when temperatures drop to extremes, they rescue a stranded driver every 40 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
 While many Albertans are happy about Mondays news that the UCP government has reinstated the 1976 Peter Lougheed coal policy, environmental groups say there are loopholes. The Grassy Mountain Coal project, and other land development projects Read More
Coffee shops are one business that took advantage of Mondays new rules on indoor dining. Takeaway has become the norm, but as Ainsley O'Riley explains, lifted restrictions are a win-win for these businesses, and many Read More
The extreme cold weather is posing a serious safety concern for Lethbridge’s homeless population, homelessness advocates and community services workers have said.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
The province says due to the pandemic, indoor and outdoor sports are cancelled until at least March 1. If more than 450 Albertans remain in the hospital with COVID-19, these restrictions will stay a little longer. In Read More
A team of microbiologists at Lethbridge College has made breakthroughs in what they call an antibiotics crisis. With infectious disease on the minds of many, some people have become immune to treatment. Since 2016 these researchers 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
Last month two Canada Post workers in Regina were suspended after refusing to deliver the latest edition of the Epoch Times. The newspaper was founded by Chinese immigrants who fled communism. Its founders say there Read More
In addition to those who are homeless, newcomers to Canada find themselves in vulnerable situations, often arriving in our city with only the clothes on their backs. MyCityCare puts on mobile and in-house events to 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
At least two fortunate agriculture students will be the recipients of a $10,000 scholarship next month.Read More
Small and medium businesses in our region will be getting some help to automate their operations. It’s an initiative by Economic Development Lethbridge.Read More
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada proclaims February as Heart Month, and want to remind us that nine out of 10 Canadians have at least one risk factor for heart disease or stroke.Read More
