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Alberta landowners urge farmers to cut power to wells with unpaid debts

EDMONTON -- A group of Alberta landowners is asking farmers and ranchers to fight back against unpaid debts and unreclaimed oil and gas wells by closing valves and cutting power to energy company site...

Jan 24, 2020 Prairie Pump Jack -- The Canadian Press

Father found guilty of sexual assault and incest

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A jury of seven women and five men took just three -and -a -half hours to find a 54-year-old Raymond area man guilty of sexual assault, sexual interference, invitation to sexual touch...

Jan 22, 2020 Lethbridge Courthouse

Premier Kenney says province may close or relocate supervised consumption sites

CALGARY, AB - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says it's possible the province could close or relocate supervised drug consumption sites.The United Conservative government appointed a panel last summer to...

Jan 21, 2020 Lethbridge's supervised consumption site. (Lethbridge News Now)

Study: Over half of Lethbridge businesses dissatisfied with internet services

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce says the city is falling behind when it comes to internet services, which could put the community at a disadvantage.They recently completed a study ...

Jan 21, 2020 Free use image.

Study: Nearly all forms of "social disorder" increased in Lethbridge after SCS' opening

LETHBRIDGE, AB - "When you're high on meth, you're not your best self," Dr. Em Pijl told Lethbridge City Council at Monday's Community Issues Committee meeting.Dr. Pijl is a researcher at the Universi...

Jan 20, 2020 The Supervised Consumption Site in Lethbridge. (Lethbridge News Now)

Province announces "outcomes-based" funding model for post-secondary education

CALGARY, AB - The way that Alberta's colleges, universities, and other post-secondary institutions are funded is about to change.Minister of Advanced Education Demetrios Nicolaides declared Monday tha...

Jan 20, 2020 Minister of Advanced Education Demetrios Nicolaides. (Supplied by Government of Alberta)

LPS lay charges in vehicle thefts and hit-and runs

LETHBRIDGE -- A 31-year old city man faces an initial 14 charges in relation to vehicle thefts and several hit-and-run incidents. On Thursday (Jan 16), officers attempted to arrest a man who had alleg...

Jan 18, 2020 LPS vehicle -- LethbridgeNewsNOW

LPS arrest man wanted in sexual assault of a 15-year-old

LETHBRIDGE, AB - UPDATE: LPS has confirmed that Adrian Jermias Peraza has been arrested on a warrant for sexual assault and sexual interference. "Police thank the public for their assistance."Original...

Jan 17, 2020 18-year-old Adrian Jermias Peraza. (Submitted by Lethbridge Police Service)

Supreme Court dismisses B.C.’s appeal in Trans Mountain pipeline case

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada shut down British Columbia's move to regulate what can flow through an expanded Trans Mountain pipeline from Alberta.B.C. was appealing to the country's highest co...

Jan 16, 2020 Pipeline equipment ready to go - The Canadian Press

Police search for man wanted in connection with stolen vehicle found on fire

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Police in Lethbridge are looking into a case of a stolen vehicle that caught fire.LPS stated in a release that on January 15, just before 8:30 a.m., they responded to a report that a ...

Jan 16, 2020 Lethbridge News Now file photo of an LPS cruiser vehicle