Lethbridge and southern Alberta news, summarized daily with every story linked to its source.
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City crews will begin excavation and paving at a key intersection inside the facility this weekend, with some work scheduled outside normal hours to reduce disruption.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Lethbridge's annual summer fair closes out its run with a full slate of rodeo, wrestling, live music and a fireworks show over the Midway.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
A shipping container arrived in Lethbridge without the 35-pound trophy inside, forcing a planned public appearance to be postponed.
Sources: Lethbridge News Now, rdnewsNOW, CHAT News Today, EverythingGP
With no Canada-U.S. trade agreement in place, southern Alberta producers face uncertainty over access to their largest export market.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
The City of Lethbridge is asking residents to help shape a decade of infrastructure spending through its new Capital Improvement Program.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
The southern Alberta town is hosting a full slate of festivities, from a street dance to a centennial parade, to mark a century as a community.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
With sunny mid-20s temperatures expected this weekend, Alberta Health Services is urging caution at two popular swimming spots near Lethbridge.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
The relay races run alongside the pro rodeo as part of next week's Whoop-Up Days celebrations in Lethbridge, combining both into a single show.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Three flags inspired by native prairie plants are flying in Lethbridge's river valley as part of a gallery exhibition marking a milestone anniversary.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Environment and Climate Change Canada warned that ongoing rain could pool on roads and in low-lying areas through Friday.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Local agencies say demand for bottled water remains high as they continue collecting donations for the city's unhoused and at-risk residents.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Environment Canada tracked an extremely dangerous thunderstorm moving southeast at 50 km/h through the Claresholm area, prompting an Alberta Emergency Alert.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
The donation from the Lethbridge-area farm family pushes the Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation's fundraising effort well past its original goal.
Sources: Lethbridge News Now, Lethbridge News Now
A wire roundup carried by a Lethbridge outlet covers the Bald Range wildfire in B.C.'s South Okanagan, a Montreal police scandal update and the start of Unifor-GM contract talks.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Environment Canada expanded an orange air quality alert across a wide swath of southern B.C., while southwest Alberta remains at a moderate risk level.
Sources: Lethbridge News Now, rdnewsNOW, CHAT News Today, EverythingGP
Six outlying communities will get free blue-bin recycling pickup this fall under a new provincial producer-responsibility program.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
A February aerospace study looking at investment attraction and regional resilience laid the groundwork for the new airport partnership in southwestern Alberta.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Environment Canada warns that haze drifting from B.C.'s East Kootenay region will push through the Crowsnest Pass and reach Lethbridge by late Friday into Saturday.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
The town of Taber marked the reopening of its main ice arena with a ceremony honouring two longtime contributors to local sports.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Residents in the Lethbridge area are being asked to weigh in on proposals to improve shared water access along two key waterways this week.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Canadian Blood Services says fewer donors are booking appointments over the summer months, even as holiday weekends bring more risk of accidents and injuries.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
A court is expected to hear its final witnesses this week in the case of a father accused of killing his nine-year-old daughter last summer.
Sources: Lethbridge News Now, rdnewsNOW, CHAT News Today, EverythingGP
The Lethbridge hospital's expanded kidney care unit adds overnight dialysis capability, a service model currently offered at only one other site.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Southern Alberta farmers under the St. Mary River Irrigation District will have more water to work with through the remainder of the growing season.
Sources: CHAT News Today, Lethbridge News Now
The Town of Taber will hold an official grand re-opening for its ice arena, months after the facility was damaged by a propane explosion.
Sources: Lethbridge News Now, CHAT News Today
Officers intercepted a truck at the Coutts, Alberta border crossing after a shipment labelled as bath tissue was found to contain suspected illegal narcotics.
Sources: Rocky Mountain Outlook, St. Albert Gazette, Airdrie Today, OkotoksToday
The suspected narcotics were allegedly mislabeled as a shipment of toilet paper crossing into Alberta from the United States.
Sources: Rocky Mountain Outlook, St. Albert Gazette, Airdrie Today, OkotoksToday
The bust ranks among the larger drug seizures reported at the southern Alberta port of entry in recent years.
Sources: CHAT News Today, Lethbridge News Now
City officials are moving to have an outside party examine how emergency medical services are structured within the fire department.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
The declaration aims to raise awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder ahead of the international observance date.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Anne and Cliff Elle's gift supports the Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation's effort to expand heart care services in southern Alberta.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Daytime temperatures remaining in the 30s and a dry forecast have prompted authorities to widen fire restrictions across the region.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Community organizations are teaming up ahead of the new school year to collect supplies for local students in need.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
A Monday afternoon blaze at a commercial building in Lethbridge's Upper Eastside neighbourhood was brought under control quickly by responding crews.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Police say a 19-year-old man was injured in the late-night assault before officers identified and charged a suspect.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
The host club avoided elimination at Spitz Stadium after dropping an earlier game in the Alberta/Montana American Legion AA State Baseball Tournament.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Bob Toothill has not been seen or heard from in over a week, prompting an active search in the national park.
Sources: rdnewsNOW, Lethbridge News Now, CHAT News Today, EverythingGP
Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a fresh air quality warning for the Lethbridge area as smoky conditions persist into a second day.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
Organizers are using the halfway point to Christmas Day to raise early awareness for the annual charity drive.
Source: Lethbridge News Now
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