Lethbridge and Area

Three people arrested on drug offences in Lethbridge

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has apprehended three people suspected to be involved in drug activities.On Thursday, June 11, the Crime Suppression Team and ALERT members conducted a...

Jun 16, 2020

Lethbridge has third-highest spending per capita in Alberta among "big cities": report

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new report from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) has detailed how much money hundreds of Albertan municipalities spend per resident.The data utilized comes directly from the ...

Jun 16, 2020

City of Lethbridge exploring greater involvement in class action "opioid crisis" lawsuit

LETHBRIDGE, AB - "I don't believe there's a city in Alberta that's been more significantly impacted than Lethbridge."Mayor Chris Spearman introduced a motion Monday to formally give support to the Cit...

Jun 16, 2020

Target Hunger collects roughly 17,000 pounds of food for local food banks

LETHBRIDGE, AB - It wasn't necessarily a tally organizers were hoping for, but this weekend's Target Hunger in Lethbridge was an overall success.Maral Kiani Tari, executive director of the Lethbridge ...

Jun 16, 2020

Pronghorn Athletics teams with Sport Development Centre for coaching series

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns and Alberta Sports Development Southwest (ASDC SW) have teamed up for a 10-session coaching development series.Pronghorn varsity team coaches a...

Jun 16, 2020

Man charged following assault and attempt to disarm police

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 28-year-old man faces multiple charges following an altercation with a local business owner and police.Lethbridge Police Service stated that on June 15, at around 9:10 p.m., officer...

Jun 16, 2020

Lethbridge Brier bid is good to go

LETHBRIDGE, AB- Lethbridge City Council has approved the funding for the bid of hosting the Brier Curling Tournament in 2022.With a vote of 7-2, the city will give $1 million to submit the bid to see ...

Jun 15, 2020

The Daily with LNN – June 15, 2020

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Take Lethbridge News Now on the go anytime, anywhere - now available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Soundcloud.The Daily with LNN is a podcast-style news update, detailing some of th...

Jun 15, 2020

Funding cancelled for Six Mile Coulee pathway project, city will consult further on future use

LETHBRIDGE, AB - "If it's not broken, don't fix it."Those were the words of Lethbridge City Councillor Blaine Hyggen after Monday's unanimous vote to rescind the approval for the Pathway 24 (Six Mile ...

Jun 15, 2020

Alberta's State of Public Health Emergency ending, but COVID-19 restrictions still in place

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta is putting an end to the State of Public Health Emergency over COVID-19, which was enacted March 15."We faced an enormous test and our province passed with f...

Jun 15, 2020