Lethbridge and Area

Province matching donations to Lethbridge's Community Foundation

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Your donation could stretch a lot farther than you may realize.The Government of Alberta has announced that it will be providing a maximum of $2-million combined in matching grants to...

May 06, 2020 Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta. (Lethbridge News Now)

The Daily with LNN – May 5, 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....

Olivia Thorington May 05, 2020 Lethbridge News Now

LPS to launch "service investigation" into Star Wars Day stormtrooper arrest

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) will be looking into the way officers handled a call for service at a local Star Wars-themed restaurant on Monday, May the Fourth.LNN reported that an ...

May 05, 2020 The employee dressed in the stormtrooper costume. (Supplied by Bradley Whalen)

Trudeau announces $250M aid package for agri-food sector

Just as farmers and ranchers get ready to ramp up operations for the year the federal government is announcing a significant financial aid package.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an emergency ...

May 05, 2020 (CHAT News Today)

Changes to 2020 property tax penalty dates approved by Lethbridge City Council

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge City Council wants to help property owners during the COVID-19 pandemic.Council has approved changes to 2020 property tax penalty dates.The city says this is to help reside...

May 05, 2020 A City of Lethbridge sign inside City Hall (Lethbridge News Now)

City of Lethbridge temporarily laying off 30 more employees amid pandemic

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is reducing more of its workforce in light of COVID-19.The city stated that there will be a temporary reduction of an additional 30 employees in May. This bring...

May 05, 2020 File photo of Lethbridge City Hall (Lethbridge News Now)

Four face drug-related charges in Lethbridge

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Four people have been charged after a drug seizure by Lethbridge Police's Crime Suppression Team (CST).LPS stated that in late April, the CST started an investigation into drug traffi...

May 05, 2020 File photo of the Lethbridge Police Service station (Lethbridge News Now)

City Council approves Lethbridge Los Amigos donation

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- City Council is moving forward with the Sunrise Rotary request to transport a decommissioned ambulance down to Mexico for people in need.The Los Amigos Project put on by the Lethbri...

May 04, 2020 Los Amigos logo

The Daily with LNN – May the fourth, 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 04, 2020 Lethbridge News Now

Dr. Hinshaw calls out wave of discrimination against immigrants in Brooks & High River

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health says immigrant workers in Brooks and High River have experienced far more discrimination since their communities have faced significant COVID...

May 04, 2020 Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. (Government of Alberta)