Cypress County has become the latest region to declare an agricultural state of disaster. The county joins Vulcan, Stettler, Foothills and Paintearth as the latest casualties. Lisa Sulz, the agricultural supervisor with Cypress County say Read More
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The Street Wheelers held their 45th annual Street Machine Weekend events this past Saturday and Sunday. An official says they had a big turnout with 85 cars showing up for their 100 ft drag. Over 3,000 spectators showed Read More
The impressive paintings of Vincent van Gogh are shining brightly at the Enmax Centre. Members of the Lethbridge media received a first-hand look at the traveling exhibit called Beyond Van Gogh on Friday. Video Journalist Read More
The Lethbridge and District Exhibition is partnering up with Pure Power Wrestling to bring the heat during Whoop Up Days next month. PPW’s Hot Summer Night wrestling event will be held in the new Read More
Lethbridge’s Pollinator Café project has now expanded with new planters located throughout our city. Students from the University of Lethbridge’s Dhillon School of Business and Environment Lethbridge are partnering for the project. Kathleen Read More
Local farmers were getting some massive field experience on Thursday morning for Farming Smarter’s Plot Hop event. Around 60 people gathered to hear from various speakers about their work in the agricultural industry here in Read More
The 45th annual Street Machine event will be taking place this weekend. Many will be gathered in our city during the three-day event checking out thousands of classic cars and a 100 ft drag race. Organizers Read More
Here in southwestern Alberta, officials at Lethbridge County say they still remain on alert for any grassfires although our region has seen some rain in the past week. Officials with the county say a grassfire Read More
Shakespeare will be in the park once again in Lethbridge this summer. The Lethbridge Shakespeare Performance Society will be putting on a special 60’s themed version of The Taming of the Shrew. The play will Read More
The City of Lethbridge has partnered up with the Lethbridge YMCA and the Slow Your Roll campaign to introduce new harmonized school and playground zones. A special presentation was made at the YMCA to unveil Read More
Alberta has become a major centre for film and tv production and lately there has been a push to try get more film and production to Lethbridge. As part of the budget process last year, Read More
The deadline for small businesses to pay back their pandemic support loans is coming up at the end of the year and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) wants Ottawa to extend that deadline. Read More
Officials with the City of Lethbridge say they have been seeing a lot of success with their Encampment Strategy and response plan. Since the launch of the strategy, they say 311 has received around 156 calls related Read More
An Australian man is doing the near impossible and all through the power of his bike. Michael Whitty has embarked on a cross-Canada journey to visit Commonwealth War Grave sites across our country. What’s Read More
Officials with the Lethbridge International Airshow say they are looking for volunteers for the end of the month two-day show. Around 125 to 150 volunteers are needed, which could include those helping out with security or looking Read More
Lethbridge City Council voted in favour of a number of funding allocations on Tuesday to help support the Community Social Development team. Some of the money includes up to $200,000 of federal Reaching Home Funding to Read More
A former coach with the Lethbridge Gymnastics Academy was back in court on Monday. Jamie Ellacott was previously charged with the sexual assault of several young girls last year. Ellacott recently fired his lawyer and Read More
Motorcycle riders and classic car enthusiasts in southern Alberta will be going for a cruise as part of the Ride for Dad fundraiser on July 22nd. The event is raising awareness and funds for prostate Read More
A new food rescue organization has officially launched in Lethbridge. The Leftovers Foundation rescues food from restaurants, grocery stores, and hotels. It then redirects it to social services agencies to dish out to those most Read More
A new self-serve option is now available on all Lethbridge city transit buses. The city has updated their fare collection system to include the ability to buy bus fare anywhere through the mobile app and Read More
A recent fundraiser called Rita’s Run has collected $25,000 for the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Lethbridge chapter. The event paid tribute to Rita Giardettti, a woman who lost her battle with mental illness. Sandra Read More
Members of local organizations were on hand to announce the opening of the first haskap berry winery in southern Alberta. Lethbridge media got a sneak peek of the Little Gem Winery on Friday morning. Joel Read More
The City of Medicine Hat is set to welcome over 500 of the best pickleball players from across Western Canada and the Yukon this weekend at the Big Marble Go Centre’s South Country Coop Pickleball Read More
If you’ve ever taken a drive out of Lethbridge, you’d know that the Highway 3 corridor stretches all the way into British Columbia. Destination Canada has chosen this long patch of highway as part Read More
The theft of catalytic converters has continued to be a big issue in our country. The Alberta Motor Association has partnered with local law enforcement and Kal Tire locations across the province to address this Read More
Dave Bishop, the director of the Alberta Wheat Commission and a farmer out of Barons, explained if he’s seeing the same dry crop conditions that Vulcan County has been experiencing. “We’re at the Read More
The YMCA says they have been experiencing a bit of a lifeguard shortage. Officials say the shortfall is due to many university students who have come for school and then leave after graduation along with Read More
Vulcan County has declared an agriculture disaster after experiencing very hot and dry conditions which has affected crops for farmers. An official with the county says the hot weather Southern Alberta experienced at the end Read More
Farmers Market season kicked off on Wednesday in the downtown core. Lethbridge and District Exhibition has partnered with the Downtown BRZ to bring the farmers’ market to Festival Square. Around 20 vendors will be in the Read More
Alberta NDP Finance Critic, Shannon Phillips, wants Premier Danielle Smith and the UCP to come clean about their plan for potentially pulling our province out of the Canada Pension Plan. A recent poll from Leger Read More
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