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Lethbridge woman pleads guilty to 12 fraud, forgery and stolen property charges
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A trial for Kristina Lucille Zinger that was supposed to begin Friday (Aug. 2), instead ended up with the 36-year-old Lethbridge resident pleading guilty to 12 charges. Zinger was ori...
Aug 02, 2019 U.S. One Dollar Bill (Photo Credit: Wikipedia)
Largest-ever seizure of meth at Coutts border crossing made
COUTTS, AB - 50 kg of methamphetamine contained in 33 bags were seized by Canada Border Services (CBSA) and RCMP at the Coutts Border crossing on Sunday (July 28). CBSA says this is the equivalent of ...
Aug 01, 2019 Meth seizure at Coutts border crossing. (Supplied by Canada Border Services Agency)
Two recent house fires deemed accidental
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Following investigations, two recent fires in Lethbridge have been deemed accidental.A blaze on the north side of the city, which occurred on Friday, July 26, left a man and his pets ...
Aug 01, 2019 Emergency crews on scene of a residential fire along the 2300 block of 7 Avenue North (Photo: Brandyn Montgomery-Lethbridge News Now)
Premier Kenney called "untrustworthy" and "arrogant" over funding for Lethbridge bridge replacement
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips has harsh words for Premier Jason Kenney.On March 15th, 2019, the then NDP government announced $100-million in funding for a replacement to the H...
Aug 01, 2019 The Highway 3 bridge that runs over the Oldman River. (Lethbridge News Now)
Lethbridge man fined $500,000 on fraud convictions
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Ronald James Aitkens and his associated firms will have to pay half a million dollars for committing fraud and making untrue or misleading statements.According to the Financial and Co...
Jul 31, 2019 Gavel with hand
University of Calgary creating opioid treatment solutions for Southern Alberta First Nations
CALGARY, AB - The University of Calgary received a $713,000 grant from the federal government this week to help indigenous communities across the province tackle drug-related issues.Assistant Professo...
Jul 31, 2019 Fentanyl. (Supplied by Canadian Press)
Alleged rape victim and north side residents address criminal activity
LETHBRIDGE -- Residents of a north side neighbourhood have become proactive in their approach to dealing with a spate of crime in their area and they are encouraging others to do likewise.Let's be cle...
Jul 30, 2019 Sample of signs posted in north side neighbourhood
Cause of West Nile outbreak at Coaldale's Birds of Prey "inconclusive"
COALDALE, AB - Town of Coaldale council heard the report Monday evening on what happened last year when 15 raptor birds died at the Alberta Birds of Prey Centre (The Centre) last summer.The report was...
Jul 29, 2019 Alberta Birds of Prey Centre. (Lethbridge News Now)
Stephan trial resumes with testimony from former Alberta medical examiner
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Court of Queen's Bench trial for David and Collet Stephan that was originally scheduled to conclude at the end of June, continued in Lethbridge Monday, July 29.David and Collet are ...
Jul 29, 2019 David and Collet Stephan (Lethbridge News NOW)
Tip shifts focus of manhunt for B.C. murder suspects to York Landing, Man.
GILLAM, Man. - A new tip has led police involved in the escalating manhunt for two B.C. murder suspects to another remote community in northern Manitoba. RCMP posted an update on Twitter late Sunday a...
Jul 29, 2019