Category Archives: Alberta

Parks and Playground Passport program returns for 2024
A scavenger hunt-style activity is making a return to the city.The Parks and Playground Passport comes from the City of Lethbridge Parks and Cemeteries department. It takes participants on a journey t...
Jun 01, 2024

City hosting electronics and household hazardous waste recycling event
If you have any hazardous waste or electronics that you need to get rid of, there is an event in Lethbridge for you this weekend.On Saturday, June 1 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., the City hosts a recycling r...
Jun 01, 2024

Health Minister LaGrange headed to San Diego for life sciences and biotechnology conference
Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange, who is also MLA for Red Deer-North, is headed to California to showcase the province's life sciences and biotechnology sectors.LaGrange, along with Nate Glubi...
Jun 01, 2024

New West Theatre announces 2024 show lineup
New West Theatre has released their lineup of productions for 2024.Like 2023, this year will see the company putting forward four productions, beginning in August and ending in February 2025.The year ...
Jun 01, 2024

Two new members join AFSC board
Two new members, Ron Greidanus and Shelley Vandenberg, have joined the Agricultural Financial Service Corporation's (AFSC) board of directors.AFSC offers insurance and lending programs to rural and ag...
May 31, 2024

Alberta energy to be promoted at Tokyo summit
Minister of Energy and Minerals Brian Jean will be attending the Japan Energy Summit and Exhibition in Tokyo next week to advocate for Alberta's potential as a leader in energy exports.Provincial offi...
May 31, 2024

Jury selection for Coutts blockade protesters accused of conspiracy to commit murder
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Jury selection is scheduled today for two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder during the 2022 border protest at Coutts, Alta. Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert were arres...
May 31, 2024

Alberta government invests in non-profits and community vitalization
The Government of Alberta's 2024 budget includes an investment of $66 million into the Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP) and Community Initiatives Program (CIP) in an effort to enhance com...
May 30, 2024

Alberta to explore impacts of cannabis on youth
Alberta's government says it is working with drug policy experts, doctors, and professors to examine the impacts of cannabis on youth 25 and under with the data that's become available since its legal...
May 30, 2024

Paramount Resources commits $300,000 to Rocky Health Foundation over five years
In what's been described as the single largest donation in the Rocky Health Foundation's history, Paramount Resources announced it will be donating $300,000 to the organization over five years. "Over ...
May 30, 2024 Cheque presentation at the Rocky Regional Health Centre, May 29, 2024. (rdnewsNOW/Jordan Rein)