This is the National Drowning Prevention Week — a timely reminder of the importance of staying safe around the water. The message carries even more weight in southern Alberta, where an 11-year-old boy drowned at Echo Read More
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Three Medicine Hat residents are facing charges in connection with a recent shooting. On July 12th, police responded to a call from Medicine Hat Regional Hospital that a man had arrived with injuries consistent with Read More
While searchers remained hopeful on Monday, concerns are mounting over the safety of 11-year-old Parker, who went missing Thursday. The search is now in its sixth day. In a social media post Monday, Incident Commander Read More
UPDATE: Police have confirmed Tuesday morning that they have located the suspects vehicle thanks to information from the public. Police thank the public for their assistance and say the investigation is continuing. ORIGINAL: Lethbridge Police Read More
Imagine your car breaks down or gets into a crash. You search online for affordable replacement parts and find what looks like a great deal from what appears to be a legitimate business. You click Read More
As the Lethbridge Public Library looks ahead to develop their next five-year service plan, they want to hear from residents to share their experiences about the library’s services. The feedback from users will help Read More
Mounties on Sunday joined an ever-expanding search for 11-year-old Parker of Calgary. Normally, the child’s disappearance would not meet the legal criteria for An Amber Alert, but one was issued Saturday after the province Read More
Lethbridge County ha s launched a pilot project to test a new dust suppression method that officials hope will improve road quality while reducing dust and maintenance on one of the County’s busiest gravel Read More
Lethbridge Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 33-year-old male. Police say Dakota Whitstone’s family last spoke with him on July 14, 2026. Ongoing efforts to locate him have been unsuccessful, Read More
An 18-year-old woman from Lethbridge was able to capture gold at a prestigious Tae Kwon-Do tournament held here in Lethbridge earlier this month. Paige Hueppelsheuser who trains with Champion Tae Kwon-Do took gold in Continuous Read More
Construction surrounding the Whoop Up Drive and Scenic Drive interchange has entered a new phase. Work has increased along the eastern lanes of Scenic Drive all the way to 3rd Avenue. The sidewalk and bus Read More
Throughout the weekend of July 17, Legion Branches across the country will mark the 100th Anniversary of The Royal Canadian Legion with local commemorations, open houses, barbecues, special events, and more. In Lethbridge, the festivities kick Read More
A former Stavely fire chief and his former Deputy Fire Chief Greg Olson have each begun lawsuits in the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta arising from their dismissal from the Stavely Fire Department. Read More
The City of Lethbridge has launched a residential survey today in hopes of hearing feedback over their curbside organics program. The curbside green cart program is meant to direct organic waste away from the landfill Read More
Streets Alive Mission is getting a huge boast to advance a 32-bed recovery centre after city council approved a large portion of funding towards building the facility. The city will provide over $596,538 from their Affordable Read More
Lethbridge Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting at a party house back in May. Police say in the early morning hours of May 10th, they responded to a call about a Read More
Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services has lifted the boating advisory for the Oldman River and St. Mary River, effective immediately. The advisory was issued on July 2nd due to elevated river flows and hazardous conditions. Read More
Lethbridge Police were conducting a high-risk incident this afternoon in north Lethbridge. A residence along the 2000 block of 7th Avenue north was searched at around 1:30 p.m. The circumstances behind the search remain unknown currently, Read More
Lethbridge Police say there was a flurry of traffic violations and public complaints stemming from illegal gatherings this past weekend during the popular Street Machine event. LPS say the weekend’s sanctioned events such as Read More
With high temperatures in the region, the annual Lethbridge Water Drive is now underway. The initiative encourages residents to donate bottled water or financial contributions to help ensure vulnerable people have access to safe drinking Read More
The Bringing Hearts Home campaign has reached — and surpassed — its fundraising goal of 30 million dollars. Campaign organizers announced the milestone Wednesday while also recognizing a $500,000 leadership gift from G. Thompson Livestock Company.Read More
The redevelopment of Piyami Lodge officially kicked off Tuesday. Provincial and local leaders gathered in Picture Butte to mark the demolition of the nearly 50-year-old seniors’ residence. The project aims to break down barriers to Read More
Local producers and members of the agriculture industry gathered at the Lethbridge Polytechnic Research Farm for Farm Field Day. The event connected attendees with representatives from Alberta Canola Producers Commission, Alberta Grains and Alberta Pulse Read More
A new emergency access road has opened on the west side as Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services say this new route will drastically improve service time in the area. The new gravel road connects Great Read More
Alberta is expanding its disabled parking placard program to include people with vision loss, recognizing that accessibility barriers extend beyond mobility challenges. Effective June 30, 2026, the province says the change will help eligible Albertans navigate parking Read More
Lethbridge City Council is moving forward with a five-year plan to enhance community safety. This new Community Safety Action Plan (CSAP) will take highlights from previous downtown initiatives like the Downtown Clean & Safe Strategy (Read More
Lethbridge City Council voted to implement permanent changes to their snow plowing operations. Plows will stick to only plowing snow to the right on snow routes, rather than than being windrowed and removed from residential Read More
Lethbridge city crews have closed a busy stretch of Scenic Drive North this week in order to carry out electrical work. Scenic Drive North between 26 Avenue North and Uplands Boulevard North is now as crews Read More
A world-class European Circus is making a stop in Lethbridge this weekend as part of its Canadian tour. The Europa Super Circus is hosting eight events on the northside of Park Place Mall beginning Thursday Read More
Thousands of people are expected to attend Street Machine Weekend in Lethbridge from July 10 to 12. To help keep the event safe, the Lethbridge Police Service will deploy additional officers throughout the weekend. Police will maintain Read More
