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RCMP Major Crimes Unit investigating a shooting in Raymond

By Lethbridge Herald on February 10th, 2026

By Kristine Jean Southern Alberta Newspapers ssnews@sunnysouthnews.com The RCMP Major Crimes Unit is investigating a shooting in the Town of Raymond, early Saturday morning. In a press release Monday morning, Feb. 9, RCMP confirmed several details of the incident and said Raymond RCMP were dispatched to a report of shots fired in the Town ... Read More »

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CFLSA celebrates 60th anniversary with grants program

By Lethbridge Herald on February 10th, 2026

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta (CFLSA) announced Monday they will be celebrating their 60th anniversary with a special one-time grants program. Executive Director Charleen Davidson said they want the community to celebrate with them and came up with the idea of providing a one-time fund for celebrations. ... Read More »

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Plungers , LPS K9 make a splash for the Special Olympics

By Lethbridge Herald on February 10th, 2026

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herad Festival Square hosted the annual chilly fundraiser with plungers in costumes, corporate teams, and even a hesitant police dog braving a five-foot-deep ice tank. As the countdown ticked-down to zero Saturday, participants readied themselves with nervous laughter and confident grins as the tank dared them to jump. The 2026 Polar ... Read More »

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Art and Craft Supply Swap goes this weekend

By Lethbridge Herald on February 10th, 2026

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Environment Lethbridge is looking for artists and crafters to participate in their first Art and Craft Supply Swap on Feb. 15. The event is a two-part event, where anyone in the community who has extra art and craft supplies can drop them off on Feb. 14, and come back on ... Read More »

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New Parade Marshal program allows for more community input

By Lethbridge Herald on February 10th, 2026

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Excite Lethbridge has opened the nomination process for the Whoop-Up Days Parade Marshal to the public this year and they are asking for their input. Whoop-Up Days is one of the most attended events of the year, which kicks off with a parade led by a member of the community, ... Read More »

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Murray Chevrolet donates $1 million to Bringing Hearts Home Campaign

By Lethbridge Herald on February 9th, 2026

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Inside the shell of Chinook Regional Hospital’s future cardiology centre, the promise is clear — but the work is far from done. Unassembled cubicles, hospital beds, and equipment await installation, and fundraising for the services and infrastructure that will go into the space continues, now entering its final stretch. That ... Read More »

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SACI cuts ribbon for new building at Lethbridge Polytechnic

By Lethbridge Herald on February 7th, 2026

By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Lethbridge Herald High school students in southern Alberta have the opportunity to experiment when making the biggest decision of their life-what they want to do with the rest of their life, thanks to the brand new Southern Alberta Collegiate Institute (SACI), which held a grand opening on Friday. This ... Read More »

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Where to watch Super Bowl LX in Lethbridge

By Lethbridge Herald on February 7th, 2026

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Super Bowl Sunday has a way of sneaking extra responsibilities onto the calendar. There’s food to prep, screens to arrange, guests to wrangle, and a kitchen that somehow needs cleaning just as the fourth quarter gets interesting. Or, you can let someone else handle it. Across Lethbridge, community pubs and ... Read More »

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Arson case related to cemetery fire adjourned once again

By Lethbridge Herald on February 7th, 2026

By Alejandra-Pulido Guzman Lethbridge Herald The case of Audrey Small Legs, who is charged with arson in relation to a fire that burned through a southside coulee and areas of the Mountain View Cemetery, appeared in court Friday. A representative of Robin McIntyre, lawyer of Small Legs, appeared in court Friday to apply for McIntyre ... Read More »

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Ricky’s celebrating 30 years this weekend

By Lethbridge Herald on February 7th, 2026

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Some restaurants feed people. Others feed memories. For 30 years, Ricky’s All Day Grill (Ricky’s & Famoso) has quietly done both in Lethbridge—serving breakfasts that turned into traditions, after-work meals that stretched into celebrations, and countless everyday moments that became worth remembering. This weekend, the familiar gathering place is marking ... Read More »

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Dr. Zielke gives tips on proper heart care

By Lethbridge Herald on February 6th, 2026

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald February is heart health month, and it provides an opportunity for individuals to evaluate how well they are taking care of their heart. Dr. Sayeh Zielke, lead of the Cardiac Sciences Physician for the Alberta Health Services South Zone, says she believes the heart to be the most important organ ... Read More »

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