We bought my son an Orion telescope from telescopes.com. There isn't a telescope district in Lethbridge and that site had better deals than Amazon.
We talked to the local astronomy club and they gave a good recommendation for a beginner scope. It doesn't do a great job of magnifying the stars with the lenses it came with but the moon is spectacular.
We took it camping this past weekend and it was pretty good.
You can see things when in the city but it can be difficult.
Pro tip. Buy a red light flashlight. It helps you see in the dark without messing with your pupils.
Actually we didn't buy it, I just made the purchase for my wife's parents. Here is the mid we bought.
https://www.telescope.com/mobile/cat...col4-prodtitle