Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

The Daily with LNN – May 6, 2020
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Take Lethbridge News Now on the go anytime, anywhere.The Daily is LNN's podcast-style news update, detailing some of the local, regional, and national stories we have been working on....
May 06, 2020 Lethbridge News Now

Dr. Hinshaw: How province will determine when more parts of the economy might reopen
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta could be just a week away from seeing some sectors relaunch, but we are only just learning now how those determinations will be made.Premier Jason Kenney announced the phased ...
May 06, 2020 Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. (Government of Alberta)

Province placing high priority on managing COVID-19 outbreaks in meatpacking plants
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has released its latest update on COVID-19 Wednesday.Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw says officials are working diligently to support and m...
May 06, 2020 Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. (Government of Alberta)

City workers "refreshing" downtown Lethbridge with renovations
LETHBRIDGE, AB - If you head through downtown Lethbridge in the coming weeks and months, you can expect to see workers present.Starting Wednesday, May 6, crews will be removing the brick planters on t...
May 06, 2020 4 Ave South in Lethbridge. (Lethbridge News Now)

Lethbridge College aiding students through Ready to Rise campaign
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge College is looking to support their students through an initiative called the Ready to Rise Campaign.The campaign is looking to connect communities and the students tog...
May 06, 2020 'College Ready to Rise' logo

Firearms, drugs, cash seized in Fort Macleod
FORT MACLEOD, AB - The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) has made a significant drug bust in Fort Macleod.On Wednesday, April 29, ALERT's Lethbridge organized crime team conducted a drug t...
May 06, 2020 ALERT logo.

Three scenarios planned for K-12 classes this fall depending on COVID-19 restrictions
LETHBRIDGE, AB - While the Ministry of Education is looking into a few different scenarios for how the 2020 fall semester will take place depending on how COVID-19 restrictions change between now and ...
May 06, 2020 Lethbridge Collegiate Institute. (Lethbridge News Now)

Online threat that put Medicine Hat hospital on lockdown linked to video game
MEDICINE HAT - The Medicine Hat Regional hospital was placed on lockdown for a short period Tuesday night after on-line threats were posted on the Internet platform Reddit.After investigation, police ...
May 06, 2020 Medicine Hat Regional Hospital. (CHAT News Today)

U of L planning covers all possibilities for fall semester
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- With the constant curveballs that COVID-19 keeps throwing at us and our plans, the University of Lethbridge is still planning to have in-person program delivery for the fall semeste...
May 06, 2020 U-of-L -- Photo credit to University of Lethbridge

Second man charged in connection with Lethbridge murder
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A second person has been charged in connection with a Lethbridge death.On Monday, April 27, police responded to an apartment building along the 1200 block of 4 Avenue South at around ...
May 06, 2020 An investigator on scene at the apartment building on 4th Avenue S. in Lethbridge (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)