Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
Star Wars Day promotion goes awry after LPS arrests employee in stormtrooper costume
LETHBRIDGE, AB - ***Video has been edited by owner to remove audio.May the fourth is widely known among fans of the sci-fi series as Star Wars Day, and thus, a local business themed around the franchi...
May 04, 2020 The employee dressed in the Star Wars stormtrooper costumer at Coco Vanilla Galactic Cantina. (Supplied by Bradley Whalen)
Gas prices will fluctuate in conjunction with reopening economies: GasBuddy
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Drivers in Lethbridge likely noticed a sharp increase in gasoline prices last week.Early last week, fuel analyst company GasBuddy reported that gas stations in the city were charging ...
May 04, 2020 Petro Canada gas station in Lethbridge on May 4, 2020. (Lethbridge News Now)
North Lethbridge Shoppers Drug Mart employee tests positive for COVID-19
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Lethbridge Shoppers Drug Mart is warning customers of potential exposure to COVID-19.Shoppers has sent out a notice stating that a team member at the 3071 26 Avenue N. location in L...
May 04, 2020 The Shoppers Drug Mart at 3071 26 Ave N. in Lethbridge (Google Maps)
Second-degree murder charge laid in Lethbridge death
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A man has been charged in connection with a death in Lethbridge last week. On Monday, April 27 at approximately 6:55 a.m., Lethbridge Police responded to a report of an injured man at...
May 04, 2020
Some non-urgent healthcare services resume May 4 in Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Starting Monday, people in Alberta will be able to get some forms of non-urgent healthcare. The provincial government announced their phased Economic Relaunch Strategy last week which...
May 04, 2020 (Lethbridge News Now)
96 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Alberta, one new death
LETHBRIDGE, AB - As Alberta gets set to start its relaunch, 96 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the province.The latest figures reported by the province today (Sunday, May 3) show that the...
May 03, 2020 Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw (Government of Alberta)
Police respond to careless driving incident on Highway 3
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Police stopped a 70-year-old man on Saturday following a report of careless driving. LPS stated that on May 2, they received a call about a van driving west in the eastbound lanes of ...
May 03, 2020 File photo of a Lethbridge Police vehicle (Lethbridge News Now)
Target Hunger campaign a go, despite COVID-19 pandemic
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Registration for the annual Target Hunger initiative is now open. Organizers say despite the on-going novel coronavirus pandemic, the Lethbridge-wide event will still take place, as i...
May 03, 2020 Volunteers from the 2019 Target Hunger campaign (Photo courtesy Danielle McIntyre, Interfaith Food Bank)
97 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, no new cases in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has confirmed 97 new cases of COVID-19. That's one of the lowest numbers of new cases reported by the Alberta government. Saturday's latest update brings the provincial t...
May 02, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
Police investigating sudden death
LETHBRIDGE, AB. - UPDATE: Lethbridge Police have confirmed that the victim was a 21-year-old man, and the death is considered non-suspicious. LPS say because the matter is non-suspicious, no further i...
May 02, 2020 LPS Headquarters - LNN