A century-old residence in Claresholm has been granted a Provincial Historical Resource designation from the Alberta Government. The Dr. McMillan Residence, built in 1916, served as a dual residence and medical office, accompanied by an operating Read More
UPDATE: Most service has been restored to all but a handful of residents. A Boil Water Advisory has been issued for the hamlet, and the disruption is expected to last at least 72 hours. AEA says Read More
Australia is still in a state of shock after Sunday’s massacre at a Jewish festival at the famous Bondi Beach. The violence erupted after hundreds of Jews had gathered for the “Chanukah by the Read More
Brooks RCMP say they responded to a serious motor collision on Thursday afternoon after receiving a call at 1:14pm that a semi-truck and an SUV collided on Highway 36 near Township Road 154 in Scandia. First responders Read More
It’s been a week of political gamesmanship in Ottawa. And the game could be called “Parliamentary Pipelines – Yes or NO? It started when Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives took wording from the Memorandum of Understanding Read More
A collision involving a semi-trailer truck and a pedestrian has left a 43-year-old Magrath women dead. On Monday, Raymond/Magrath RCMP were dispatched to an incident on 1st Street west in the town of Magrath, Read More
The debate around open pit coal mining in the Rocky Mountains was re-ignited at a Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Monday. The CEO of Australian company Northback Holdings, Mike Young, held direct talks with Read More
OPINION: The Carney/Smith MOU: Who Really Won? What It Means, and Why Alberta Should Stay Cautiously Skeptical by David Craig Instead of automatically taking a pre-determined side based on whether we want Alberta to Read More
At around 12:20 p.m. on Thursday, a train derailed just outside of Champion, Alberta, tipping over 30 railcars onto their sides and off the track. Canadian Pacific Kansas City confirmed to BCN that it was their Read More
A 22-year-old man from Coaldale, Alberta is dead after a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon near Brooks. Just after 5PM, police including Brooks RCMP and fire crews responded to reports of a crash at the intersection Read More
Last year in Canada, over a billion dollars in insurance claims were filed in relation to auto thefts. And the Équité Association, which researches insurance fraud and crime, has released its report on the most Read More
The Blood Tribe Police are seeking witnesses from an event in October where multiple pedestrians were left seriously injured in a hit and run in Standoff. The incident occurred on October 10th near the Trading Read More
National Addiction Awareness Week runs this week, and according to provincial statistics, the number of overdose deaths in the Lethbridge area has fallen to a decade low. The city witnessed its grimmest year in overdose Read More
Members of the Lethbridge Metis Association, commemorated Metis Week and Louis Riel Day this week with a flag raising on Thursday night. The association which has run independently from the Metis Nation of Alberta for Read More
New studies show the projected costs of living in Alberta have substantially increased, particularly here in Lethbridge. The United Way, in collaboration with the Alberta Living Wage Network, has determined the living wage in Lethbridge Read More
The Town of Coaldale has reached an agreement with the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees after union workers were locked out for over two months. The deal was ratified on November 10th and will remain Read More
The latest National Rent Report shows a further national decline, with six cities in Alberta finding themselves in the top 10 of lowest rent averages in the top 60 Canadian markets. Lethbridge is the 9th cheapest city Read More
A new Indigenous Court has opened in the city of Lethbridge. A ceremony celebrating the opening was held at the Galt Museum on Monday. The new court, established as part of the Alberta Court of Read More
A southern Alberta farm has received a prestigious award from PepsiCo for “Farmer of the Year” across all its global partners. The Perry Family Farm located near Chin has been partnering with Frito-Lay and its Read More
The Alberta government is aiming to make annual screening tests for students in early education mandatory, in the Education Act. The new legislation, Bill-6, would require all schools to administer screening tests from kids in Read More
For the second day in a row, Lethbridge students walked out of class to show support for teachers and protest the use of the notwithstanding clause, in legislation that forced teachers to end their strike Read More
A notable evangelist from the US says Canada is hungrier than ever for revival. Zach Teasdale of Elijah’s Chariot Incorporated has travelled across the world preaching the gospel, turning people toward Jesus and witnessing Read More
On Tuesday afternoon, the Government of Alberta announced that parents could now apply through the Parent Payment Program portal, which provides support during the teacher strike. Shortly after, parents were warned to watch out for Read More
The future of the Lethbridge region’s trade and logistics corridor was the theme of an event held Thursday at Lethbridge Airport. The initiative by Economic Development Lethbridge is called Canada’s Western Gateway Read More
ALERT’S Internet Child Exploitation unit has made multiple arrests across Alberta and here in Lethbridge over what they’re calling “vast collections” of alleged child sexual exploitation material. Operation ICE Storm, which began in Read More
The shockwaves of the strike action have been felt throughout the province today, including here in Lethbridge, with students and parents expressing mixed emotions. A group of students have gathered outside Winston Churchill High School Read More
Emergency Health Services Alberta and Health Link 8-1-1 is expanding a program that would see callers to 8-1-1 in Edmonton and Calgary taking taxis to hospital. A six-month pilot project will build off Read More
Still no talks are scheduled between the Alberta Teacher’s Association and the provincial government regarding a new contract deal that could avert a strike set for this coming Monday. Since the teachers’ union voted Read More
New mobile units are part of the effort to drive early breast cancer detection in Alberta. Chidima Okoli, the Health Promoting Facilitator with Screen Test, says in July 2025, one of the units was replaced, while Read More
The government of Alberta has reached a tentative contract with the Alberta Teachers Association, which if ratified would avert an October 6th strike. In a statement released Wednesday morning, Finance Minister Nate Horner said the Read More
