Stay informed with the LNN Daily Newsletter

Lethbridge and Area

Ben Slingerland announced as BILD Lethbridge Region Hall of Fame inductee
The owner of a local construction business is being celebrated for his efforts.BILD Lethbridge has announced Ben Slingerland as the 2024 Hall of Fame inductee.Slingerland is the owner of Reside Custom Builders (formerly Reside Construction Ltd.), which he founded in 1999.According to BILD Lethbridge, Slingerland has fo...
11h ago
Read More
MLA Neudorf discusses affordability, tariffs and more with residents
The MLA for Lethbridge-East got to meet with his constituents this week to discuss some of the most pressing issues on their minds.The Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce hosted a Fireside Chat with Nathan Neudorf, who also serves as the Minister of Affordability and Utilities.Neudorf says it was a well-attended event with ...
12h ago
Read More
Lethbridge Police Service introduces new Pipe Band
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has a pipe band.On January 20, a Memorandum of Understanding between LPS and two community pipe bands, The Legion Pipe Band and the Bridge City Highlanders Pipes and Drums, was officially signed.The MOU solidified the creation of the new Lethbridge Police Service Pip...
12h ago
Read More
Coaldale & District Soccer Association Donates $50,000 to Shift Recreation Centre
The Coaldale & District Soccer Association has made a big donation to Coaldale's Shift Recreation Centre.On Wednesday, January 29, 2025, the organization donated $50,000 to the Shift Community Recreation Centre as part of the Town of Coaldale's "Coaldale STRONG" fundraising campaign.The donation was annou...
14h ago
Read More

Good News (Powered by Do Some Good)

Have your GOOD NEWS story featured below!

We all need more good news in our lives. Do Some Good and Pattison Media have partnered to make it happen! Just post a story on http://DoSomeGood.ca or via the Do Some Good app and we’ll share them in our GOOD NEWS section! Support your favorite causes by sharing stories that showcase the good they do. Celebrate friends, family, and neighbours for their acts of kindness.

Simply select what type of Do Gooder you are, create a Do Some Good account (takes 2 minutes) & start sharing the goodness!
It’s because of these great supporters that our community can use the Do Some Good platform for free!

Alberta

Agriculture
2024 edition of Alberta Open Farm Days breaks attendance record
Organizers with Alberta Open Farm Days say attendance broke a record in 2024. They say Open Farm Days attracted 52,000 visitors in 2024 compared to 36,000 in 2023."We were very excited about Alberta Open Farm Days 2024. We saw a notable increase in the number of participating farms, with more than 150 farms openin...
7h ago
Read More
Alberta cuts funding to gambling support group as it eyes private online betting
Alberta's government has ended a funding contract for a non-profit organization that provides education and resources for gambling addiction.Ray Reshke, executive director of the Edmonton-based Problem Gambling Resources Network, says without the funding the organization will likely have to shut its doors.He said the n...
10h ago
Read More
Alberta Premier Smith pitching joint Canada-U.S. NORAD military base in Arctic
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling for a joint Canada-U.S. NORAD base in northern Canada to bolster Arctic security. Smith says she pitched the idea at a recent meeting with fellow premiers and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. She says the base could be similar to the Canadian NORAD Region headquarters ...
12h ago
Read More
Alberta investing $53 million to expand child care spaces
The Alberta government is investing $53 million to expand child care spaces in the province.With growing demand for affordable child-care spaces in Alberta, the funding will go to the the Building Blocks Capital Grant Program. According to officials, the program will create more affordable, high-quality spaces where Al...
14h ago
Read More

Canada

Trump says 25 per cent tariffs coming for Canada on Saturday
President Donald Trump says he will slap Canada and Mexico with 25 per cent tariffs on Saturday.The president says he will decide whether the duties will include oil Thursday night.Trump, who was asked about the tariffs while signing executive orders in the Oval Office, says he is moving on the levies because of people...
9h ago
Read More
Calls for major changes to landmark tobacco settlement too late: Imperial Tobacco
TORONTO - Imperial Tobacco is rejecting what it says are major changes to a landmark $32.5-billion settlement that would see it and two other tobacco companies compensate provinces, territories and ex-smokers in Canada. A lawyer for Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd. told an Ontario Superior Court hearing today that changes ...
10h ago
Read More
RCMP deploys helicopters to patrol Canada-U.S. border amid tariff threats
MONTREAL - RCMP in Quebec today showed off a Black Hawk helicopter added to their fleet to beef up security at the United States border. The display in St-Antoine-Abbé, Que., comes as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to impose tariffs on Canadian exports for what he has called Canada's failure to curb the i...
10h ago
Read More
Federal lawyer characterizes Abdelrazik's case against Canada as 'elaborate theory'
OTTAWA - A federal lawyer denies government responsibility for Abousfian Abdelrazik's detention in Sudan, saying his lawsuit against Canada is an elaborate theory crafted from snippets of evidence. In closing arguments today in Federal Court, lawyer Andrew Gibbs says speculation and innuendo are not enough to establish...
11h ago
Read More
B.C. court finds Criminal Code first-degree murder parole provision unconstitutional
The B.C. Supreme Court has found a section of the Criminal Code unconstitutional because it treats all offenders convicted of first-degree murder the same, regardless of the number of people they kill. The court ruled in a decision released this week that the code's provision requiring first-degree murderers be sentenc...
11h ago
Read More
Liberal leadership candidate Gould wants to hike corporate taxes, slash GST
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership candidate Karina Gould says she would lower the GST by a point to four per cent for a year to give struggling Canadians some tax relief. Gould appeared at a campaign event at an independent Ottawa bookshop today, where she also promised to increase the corporate tax rate from 15 to 17 per ce...
12h ago
Read More