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Lethbridge City Manager Bramwell Strain resigns

LETHBRIDGE, AB - After less than a year and a half in Lethbridge, City Manager Bramwell Strain has handed in his resignation "due to personal circumstances." He will remain on the job until Jan. 13, 2...

Dec 10, 2019 Lethbridge City Manager Bramwell Strain

City Council and Administrative staff to forgo 2020 pay increase

LETHBRIDGE -- Deputy Mayor Councillor Belinda Crowson says Council is very well aware of what the economic conditions are right now and wants to lead the way. With that in mind, Council unanimously ap...

Dec 09, 2019 Lethbridge City Hall -- LNN

Lethbridge Police say alleged assault in Galt Gardens drug-related

LETHBRIDGE, AB- Two Lethbridge men man have both been charged with aggravated assault and robbery, in connection with an incident at Galt Gardens on Friday, Dec. 6.Lethbridge Police say around 8:30 a....

Dec 09, 2019 Blood found at the scene of an alleged assault in Galt Gardens Friday, Dec. 6

Judge and jury trial granted to former youth respite worker facing 9 sex- related charges

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A five-day trial originally scheduled to begin Monday, Dec. 9 for a former youth respite worker, will not go ahead as planned. Instead, Court of Queen's Bench Justice Johnna Kubik rul...

Dec 09, 2019 Lethbridge Courthouse

‘Kids will fall through the cracks:’ Advocates critical of child-welfare changes

WINNIPEG - Advocates for children and First Nations say the federal government hasn't provided funding for or details about extensive child-welfare changes coming next month and they suggest vulnerabl...

Dec 08, 2019 Cindy Blackstock, The Canadian Press

Kenney to meet Trudeau next week, discuss pipelines and equalization

EDMONTON -- Premier Jason Kenney will meet Tuesday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa to discuss issues ranging from pipelines to equalization.Kenney says he and eight of his cabinet ministe...

Dec 07, 2019 Jason Kenney - The Canadian Press

Police: Man assaulted in Galt Gardens park by 1-3 suspects

LETHBRIDGE, AB - UPDATE (12:45 pm): One suspect has been arrested.Lethbridge Police are reporting an assault in the downtown park Friday morning.They were called to the western end of Galt Gardens at ...

Dec 06, 2019 The area in Galt Gardens where the assault reportedly took place. (Lethbridge News Now)

Unemployment rate up across Alberta, down in Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Last month, the national economy posted its largest monthly job loss since the financial crisis as the unemployment rate rose in November.Statistics Canada noted that the economy lost...

Dec 06, 2019

"Fair Deal Panel" coming to Lethbridge December 11th

LETHBRIDGE, AB - If you live in the Lethbridge area, you can have your say on the potential future of Alberta.Members of the Fair Deal Panel are coming to the city to ask how to best define and secure...

Dec 05, 2019 The clock tower in downtown Lethbridge. (Lethbridge News Now)

April Irving's behaviour "absolutely abhorrent" as a lifetime ban on dog ownership is imposed during sentencing

LETHBRIDGE, AB - She is never allowed to own a dog in the province of Alberta againHowever, 59-year-old April Dawn Irving was not present to hear those words spoken by Judge Derek Redman in Lethbridge...

Dec 04, 2019 April Irving