Lethbridge and southern Alberta news, summarized daily with every story linked to its source.
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The 60-year-old former teacher surpassed her own 2024 mark by about 30 minutes at a senior games event, though the feat still awaits official certification.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
The free public sessions aim to teach residents how to spot and avoid scams amid a sharp rise in fraud cases.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
City council heard a business case seeking $95.6 million from the provincial government as part of a three-way funding partnership for a major regional water and wastewater upgrade.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
The Therapeutic Recreation–Gerontology graduate will lead the procession and speak at convocation on Oct. 17.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
The Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization is adding a premium membership tier that bundles fitness access with discounts at more than a dozen local businesses.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Cilena Mathieu was one of only 60 teachers nationwide chosen for a Certificate of Excellence out of 221 nominations this year.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
The biennial awards recognize organizations and individuals working to keep Alberta communities safe and resilient.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Alberta Health Services says a sudden lack of clinical personnel forced the temporary shutdown, with EMS crews rerouting urgent cases to nearby hospitals.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
The Town of Coalhurst is seeking candidates to fill a council seat vacated when Brody Prete resigned in August.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
The Town of Coaldale is reviving its annual Halloween attraction at the former John Davidson School, with new paid admission this year.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services says fires have broken out inside city collection trucks after batteries were tossed in with recycling or garbage.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
The city wants public input on road, park, transit and utility projects before council finalizes its next decade-long capital budget in November.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Lethbridge Public Library is marking Library Membership Month with a sign-up incentive available all October. The campaign, branded 'Take a Gander at the Library,' runs at all LPL branches.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Students, employers and industry partners gathered at the Cave on the Lethbridge Polytechnic campus to discuss how artificial intelligence is reshaping the workforce.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
The Better Business Bureau is urging families to stay involved as seniors face growing fraud risks, including scams that increasingly use artificial intelligence.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
The partnership will draw on Elders, Knowledge Keepers, educators and students to examine how false narratives about Indigenous people spread and how to counter them.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
The City of Lethbridge is scaling back or closing multiple services Wednesday in observance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
A 34-year-old man wanted on outstanding warrants led Lethbridge police on an hours-long search before being found hiding in a tree at Henderson Lake Golf Course.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Three of the four goals in Saturday's Coaldale Sportsplex opener came on the powerplay as Cochrane held off a late Coaldale rally.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
The PWHL's championship trophy was delayed in shipment before a planned Lethbridge appearance last month, prompting the league to consider a dedicated cup keeper similar to the NHL's Stanley Cup handlers.
Sources: Lethbridge News Now, rdnewsNOW, CHAT News Today, EverythingGP
The Southern Alberta Art Gallery has relocated staff and exhibition space across the street while its main building undergoes capital upgrades.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Winners across ten categories will be announced next month at a ceremony recognizing local businesses and community contributors.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Police say the accused had already been reported for lewd behaviour in the area before the assault occurred.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Riders circled the city Saturday morning, each contributing at least one toy to support local charities this Christmas.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Several southern Alberta high school football teams moved up in the province's latest divisional standings after a busy week of play.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Both University of Lethbridge Pronghorns soccer squads picked up victories Saturday at Community Stadium, improving their season records ahead of Sunday matchups.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
The City of Lethbridge has released a schedule of events running from Sept. 20 through Sept. 30 to mark National Truth and Reconciliation Day.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Three University of Lethbridge teams take on University of Alberta and Manitoba opponents Saturday at Community Stadium in a season-opening tripleheader.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
University of Lethbridge researchers demonstrated a rapid virus-detection tool for honey bees to Prairie Rose Public Schools students on Sept. 17, part of an apiary project tied to a future agriculture school.
Sources: Lethbridge News Now, CHAT News Today
About two dozen patients will initially take part in a study testing whether radiation treatments for prostate cancer can be reduced. Organizers say a second group of patients will be added later.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Historian Belinda Crowson is reviving flashlight cemetery tours and ghost walks after a nine-year hiatus, now organized under the Lethbridge Historical Society.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
The community event highlights self-advocacy and inclusion, running from 10 a.m. to about 2 p.m.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
The Lethbridge Hurricanes have released a full slate of theme nights and giveaways for their milestone WHL season, starting with Friday's home opener against Medicine Hat.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
The Southern Alberta Medical Program marks a milestone as students complete their entire three-year training in Lethbridge for the first time, rather than in Calgary.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
The four-hour event highlights the local disability community with self-advocates speaking on stage and selling handmade goods.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Mayor Blaine Hyggen offered words of support to the city's Nepalese community during a Community Issues Committee meeting.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Football Alberta's Week 2 high school rankings shuffled several southern Alberta teams after weekend results across multiple divisions.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Chelsey Peat, then 16, was travelling to the U.S. for a medical procedure when the September 11 attacks unfolded around her. Twenty-five years later, she still recalls the chaos of that week.
Sources: rdnewsNOW, Lethbridge News Now, CHAT News Today, EverythingGP
Charities and community groups in southwestern Alberta have just over a month left to apply for three funding streams worth nearly $491,000 combined.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
City council members joined the mayor at the launch event as the annual home showcase prepares to open to the public this week.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Red Deer scored three unanswered goals after Lethbridge tied the game early, securing their first preseason win.
Source: rdnewsNOW
Safety Buzz Campus is bringing commercial driver training directly to rural communities, aiming to remove travel barriers for fleets and aspiring truckers.
Source: CHAT News Today
A senior meteorologist says the region should avoid a repeat of Labour Day weekend's wet weather, though conditions won't be ideal for harvest drying.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
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Read at Rocky Mountain Outlook ↗EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the fact the provincial election authority is helping voters correct errors in about 3,000 mail-in ballot packages shows the system is working.
Read at Rocky Mountain Outlook ↗REGINA — The premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan are shutting down a suggestion from U.S. tech titan Elon Musk that the two provinces should split from Canada. Musk, the trillionaire tech businessman and former adviser to U.S.
Read at Rocky Mountain Outlook ↗EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on Wednesday brushed off a court battle launched by the Opposition NDP over her government's changes to voter list rules.
Read at Rocky Mountain Outlook ↗Strathcona County RCMP are warning residents to stay vigilant following reports of a sophisticated scam involving wallet thefts and fraudulent phone calls.
Read at Rocky Mountain Outlook ↗Following the massive success of its Indigenous Canada program, the University of Alberta is introducing a 12-module course focused on developing meaningful Indigenous partnerships.
Read at Rocky Mountain Outlook ↗EDMONTON — A lawyer for the Alberta government argued Tuesday that temporary restrictions on what voter information can be provided to political parties won't affect the upcoming referendum.
Read at Rocky Mountain Outlook ↗EDMONTON — With less than two weeks to go until Alberta's referendum, the province's election administrator says more than 3,000 mail-in ballots have been returned with errors that make them invalid.
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