Former Mayor of Lethbridge, Chris Spearman says he is releasing a letter to Premier Danielle Smith demanding clarity of the environmental effects of the proposed Grassy Mountain Coal Mining Project.Read More
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Alberta Minister of Art, Culture and Status of Women, Tanya Fir announced on Tuesday a ten-year strategy and $15 million this year to fund resources and program to tackle gender-based violence.Read More
A new report from Équité Association shows that Auto Thefts across Canada have slashed down 18.6% in 2024. Quebec had the largest decrease at 32.4%, while Alberta witnesses a relatively minor drop.Read More
Green Energy developer, NU E Power say they are thrilled by the decision of the Alberta Utilities Commission to approve construction on the Lethbridge Two and Three solar facilities that will generate 157 MWac.Read More
Lethbridge saw a 14.1% increase is housing costs throughout the city from this time last year, as well as one of the country’s highest rental increase rates for apartments and condos according the the National Read More
Alberta Minister Jason Nixon announced a new program for Albertans with disabilities to find work and disability support, while AUPE Local 006 held a picket in Lethbridge to advocate for more disability support.Read More
Alberta’s Substance Use Surveillance System says that Lethbridge witnessed only 40 overdose deaths in 2024, down from 119 deaths in 2023, for the lowest amount of overdose deaths since 2019.Read More
A Taber women who was admitted to Chinook Regional Hospital for standard cancer treatment is speaking out after her experience of being moved to a storage room.Read More
Cindi Crane of the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce shares the dialogue they’ve had with chambers across the country and in Montana regarding potential tariffs from the US.Read More
The Alberta government will provide a 3.8-million-dollar grant to the Alberta Geological Survey to complete a three-year study to map out new locations and the quality of groundwater in Southern Alberta.Read More
The Union Nurses of Alberta held a Day of Action last Saturday where 13 rallies in cities across the province bargained for fairer wages, faster wait time and respect for workers from the provincial government.Read More
A investment market report by Avison Young says that Lethbridge will see a dramatic increase in commercial, industrial and residential developments beginning spring 2025.Read More
Why Alberta’s politics and policies are the way they are, and why there is change in them. These will be the topics of a public talk next week. To that end, University of Lethbridge Read More
Newly elected Lethbridge-West MLA Rob Miyashiro was sworn into the Alberta Legislature on Monday. He discussed with BCN what it was like walking into his new role for the first time.Read More
Three children in Lethbridge, ages 14, 7 and 5, were taken to a hospital in Calgary after they were struck by a vehicle early Monday morning. Charges are pending for the driver of the vehicle.Read More
Lethbridge mayor Blaine Hyggen addressed the city’s Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, where he highlighted top priorities on key issues and stressed collaboration amid potential tariffs from the USA.Read More
The Alberta Energy Regulator has concluded a three-day hearing in which they will determine if the Grassy Mountain coal mining project will go ahead. The proposal has faced immense backlash for its environmental risks, some Read More
More than 16 thousand hectares and damage to thousands of buildings is the result felt by Angelenos so far left by the fires in Los Angeles. Here in Alberta, we are no strangers to wildfires, so Read More
Good ol’ fashioned Texas BBQ returned to Lethbridge on Wednesday with the introduction of Dickey’s Barbeque Pit. The franchise first expanded into Canada in 2022.Read More
Environmental protests took place around Alberta over the week over a hearing from the Alberta Energy Regulator to allow a major coal mining project in the mountains to move forward.Read More
City of Lethbridge crews continue to fix a leak in a wastewater pipe in the Oldman River valley, forcing closures to pathways and one lane on Whoop-Up Drive.Read More
Two men guilty of mischief from their roles at the Coutts Border Blockade were sentenced on Friday at the Lethbridge Courthouse. Former Fort Mcleod Councilor Marco Van Huigenbos was sentenced to 120 days and George Janzen Read More
Two men found guilty of mischief at the Coutts Blockade were sentenced on Friday. Marco Van Huigenbos was given a 120 day incarceration, while George Janzen was handed 90 days conditional with 100 hours of community service.Read More
The sentencing hearing for Marco Van Huigenbos, Alex Van Herk and George Janzen began on Thursday. All three were found guilty of mischief from their participation at the Coutts Border Blockade in 2022.Read More
The mother of the victim of a homicide at a Lethbridge motel shared her thoughts with BCN after her daughter, 34-year-old Christina Webber was killed at a southside motel in late December.Read More
The town of Taber made the decision to remove all photo radar within the town, including in playground, school and construction zones. The mayor says this is an effort to bring in transparency.Read More
An Alberta judge is appealing to the provincial government for safer donation bins for clothing across the province after working on cases of deaths of people climbing into bins for shelter.Read More
The Lethbridge West riding will remain orange. The NDP’s Rob Miyashiro won with 53 per cent of the vote during Wednesday night’s by-election. He beat out John Middleton-Hope of the UCP by 1150 votes. In Read More
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is holding Alberta government officials’ feet to the fire since the province promised to reduce the income tax bracket from 10 to eight per cent in the new year. The UCP said Read More
Lethbridge Police are implementing 42 photo radar stations around playground zones to prevent excessive speeding in those areas. Monitoring will begin January 13th.Read More
