Lethbridge Latest News

• Garmin Canada announces Alberta expansion despite other tech turmoil

  A tech giant with its headquarters in Alberta is bucking the recent trend of downsizing and instead expanding in the community of Cochrane.

  Tech

  4 hours
• Sohil Bindra handed 12-years in prison for sexual assaults, drugging of 3 women

  The 36-year-old has been in custody since March 2020 and will receive time and a half credit on his sentence for his time served, leaving just under eight years on his jail stint.

  Crime

  5 hours
• Coyote Pancake Mix helping restore duck habitats

  Duck populations across prairie upland areas are declining due to habitat loss.

  Environment

  5 hours
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• Turkish Albertans hope friends and relatives will be rescued following devastating earthquake

  Albertans who have ties to Turkey and Lebanon are hoping their loved ones are safe following two massive earthquakes and at least 20 aftershocks Monday morning.

  Canada

  6 hours
• Alberta law society votes to keep continuing education rule following petition against Indigenous culture course 

  This means lawyers practicing in Alberta will still have to take mandated continuing education courses.

  Canada

  9 hours
• Police make 2nd arrest in relation to Calgary Christmas Day shooting

  On Feb. 1, investigators arrested a man in Edmonton. Police continue to search for another suspect they believe was involved in the murder.

  Crime

  9 hours
• Kicking Horse Canyon to fully open for Family Day weekend

  The winding section of the Trans-Canada Highway near the mountainous border between B.C. and Alberta has been under construction for upgrades since April 2021.

  Traffic

  10 hours
• Bail hearing postponed for ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor in sex abuse case

  The bail hearing was postponed Monday for a former "Dances With Wolves'' actor who is accused of sexually abusing and trafficking Indigenous girls.

  Crime

  10 hours
• Alberta woman, 92, remains in hospital days after her 911 calls were transferred to 811

  Barbara Ross became sick and too weak to move in January. When her daughter called 911 for an ambulance, she was transferred to 811 and told to go see a family doctor instead.

  Health

  Feb 5
• Albertans with eating disorders ‘not sick enough’ for hospital admission

  A study shows people suffering from easting disorders do not know where to go if they are “not sick enough” to be admitted to the hospital.

  Health

  Feb 5
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• Indigenous course for lawyers becoming ‘increasingly common’ in Canada: experts

  The Law Society of Alberta is to vote Monday on a motion that would stop the requirement for its members to undertake specific professional development courses or face suspension.

  Canada

  Feb 5
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• MLA Tracy Allard announces she won’t seek reelection in the spring

  In a letter to constituents, Allard said she was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in the spring of 2020 and will be stepping away from politics to focus on her health.

  Politics

  Feb 5
• Black youth gather at Calgary event to help empower immigrants

  Black youth gather at Calgary event to help empower immigrants and connect them to services they may otherwise not know about.

  Canada

  Feb 4
• Can we stop an asteroid from hitting Earth?

  NASA has been working on a planetary defence system with the goal of keeping us safe from a big asteroid that could kill us all.

  Science

  Feb 4
• Alberta-made Linac-MR machine combining MRI and radiation could revolutionize cancer treatments

  The Linac-MR is being hailed a medical breakthrough that can do an MRI and radiation at the same time — providing the world's most advanced radiation therapy for cancer tumours.

  Health

  Feb 4
• Alberta condo owners petition province to be included in electricity rebate

  'Probably half of the condo owners in the province have not been getting any rebates, so we don't think that's fair.'

  Consumer

  Feb 3
• Nursing shortages lead Canmore hospital to close obstetrics on weekends

  That means pregnant patients will have to make the hour-long drive into a Calgary hospital.

  Canada

  Feb 3
• ‘Bedard Bump’ continues, causing sellouts, boosting junior hockey team revenues

  Ever since 17-year-old Connor Bedard returned from the World Juniors, the Regina Pats have found themselves playing in front of packed crowds across Western Canada.

  Sports

  Feb 3
• Political interference alleged in assessment hearings in Matthew de Grood case

  Alberta's high court is being asked to overturn a decision relating to the stabbing deaths of five young people on the grounds the former provincial justice minister interfered.

  Crime

  Feb 3
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• Woman suing Alberta government over rules around opioid hydromorphone

  The province says the risk of these potent opioids getting into the community is too high for it to be administered outside a clinic setting.

  Canada

  Feb 3
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• Man accused in southern Alberta child sex assault retains lawyer ahead of court appearance

  A man in southern Alberta accused of physically and sexually assaulting his infant daughter has retained a lawyer.

  Crime

  Feb 3
• Teck completes sale of Fort Hills stake to project partners; exits oilsands

  Teck Resources Ltd. says it has completed the sale of its 21.3 per cent stake in the Fort Hills oilsands mine to Suncor Energy Inc. and TotalEnergies EP Canada Ltd.

  Money

  Feb 3
• Prosecutor says pastor’s fiery speech at Coutts blockade constitutes mischief

  Steven Johnston presented closing arguments Friday in the case of Artur Pawlowski.

  Crime

  Feb 3
• Alberta government will require annual ‘free speech reporting’ from post-secondary schools

  The announcement comes after the University of Lethbridge rescinded space on campus for controversial fired Mount Royal University professor Frances Widdowson to speak.

  Canada

  Feb 3
• ‘Ready to roll’: CP Rail preparing for KCS merger, ruling expected within weeks

  CP Rail has said the merger will build a more efficient and competitive rail network, and a more reliable and economical transportation option serving north-south trade flows.

  Economy

  Feb 3