Lethbridge and Area

Lethbridge Police hope to start body cam pilot project in 2020

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Members of Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) could soon be equipped with body cameras.Acting Chief Scott Woods says they started looking into using body cams in 2018 and officially made...

Jun 08, 2020

Canada West cancels all first-term competitions

EDMONTON, AB- The Canada west sports league is cancelling all sports for the fall semester.The league announced Monday (June 8) that because of COVID-19, university sports will look very different thi...

Jun 08, 2020

Town of Bow Island & former employee face charges related to water quality monitoring

BOW ISLAND, AB - The Government of Alberta has laid seven charges against the Town of Bow Island and a now-former employee.The municipality is charged with five counts related to failing to take speci...

Jun 08, 2020

Free face masks at fast-food chains in Alberta now available

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Nearly 600 A&W, McDonald's, and Tim Hortons locations across the province are now distributing non-medical face masks.LNN reported in late May that the Government of Alberta would...

Jun 08, 2020

Lethbridge School Division launches survey for parents on 2020-2021 year

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Parents can share their input on how their children should be educated next year.The Lethbridge School Division has launched a survey for parents, with the goal of gathering feedback ...

Jun 08, 2020

Rare incident causes power outages across Alberta Sunday afternoon

CALGARY, AB. -- Power outages were reported Sunday afternoon in various parts of the province, including Red Deer, Calgary, Edmonton, Medicine Hat and the west side of Lethbridge.The Alberta Electric ...

Jun 07, 2020

New look for Huntsville School

IRON SPRINGS - Huntsville School staff have pushed aside outside distractions - including the replacement building under construction next door - to focus squarely on their students in these uncertain...

Jun 07, 2020

Feeling the heat: warm summer expected in Alberta

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Albertans are in store for some warm weather over the next few months.Blaine Lowry with Environment Canada told Lethbridge News Now that in southern Alberta, there are no 'strong sign...

Jun 07, 2020

Alberta sees 40 new cases of COVID-19 infections Saturday

EDMONTON, AB- The Government of Alberta confirmed today (June 6) the province added 40 new cases along with no new deaths due to COVID-19 infections which makes a total of 336 active cases.The provinc...

Jun 06, 2020

School in Iron Springs approved for $215,000 in playground funding

IRON SPRINGS, AB - Officials at a small-town Southern Alberta school were surprised to learn that their grant application had been approved.Dexter Durfey, Secretary-Treasurer at Palliser School Divisi...

Jun 06, 2020