Lethbridge and Area

Lethbridge's Sharon Lawson makes Jeopardy appearance Wednesday

LETHBRIDGE, AB - We will see shortly just how far a woman from Lethbridge made it on the hit TV show Jeopardy.LNN spoke to Sharon Lawson in early March following her taping, saying the experience was ...

Apr 21, 2020 Jeopardy host Alex Trebek with Sharon Lawson. (University of Lethbridge)

Lethbridge College announces digital "all-day celebration" in lieu of conventional Convocation

LETHBRIDGE, AB - While students graduating from Lethbridge College this year will not have an in-person ceremony to attend, the school wants to do its part to recognize them.Convocation was originally...

Apr 21, 2020 Lethbridge College graduation gowns. (Lethbridge College)

The Daily with LNN – April 20, 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....

Apr 20, 2020 Lethbridge News Now

14 new COVID-19 infections in Brooks, no additional cases elsewhere in South Zone

BROOKS, AB - The Government of Alberta has released its latest report on COVID-19 cases in the province.105 new cases have been confirmed, bringing the provincial total to 2,908.Four new deaths relate...

Apr 20, 2020 Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. (Government of Alberta)

Province announces support for continuing care workers

EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta is taking steps to help out workers in continuing care centres and boost the number of people working in them.These facilities, especially ones in Calgary and ...

Apr 20, 2020 Premier Jason Kenney. (Government of Alberta)

Fatal collision claims life of Blood Tribe woman

STANDOFF, AB. -- Blood Tribe police were called to a two vehicle collision on Tuesday, April 14, at the intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 505 West. The lone female occupant of one of the vehicles ...

Apr 20, 2020 Blood Tribe Police -- photo credit to BTS

Brooks to take "far more aggressive approach to enforcement" following COVID-19 outbreak

BROOKS, AB - The City of Brooks only has a population of 14,451 as of the 2016 federal census, but it has more than two-thirds of all COVID-19 cases in the South Health Zone.On Sunday, LNN reported th...

Apr 20, 2020 Brooks City Hall. (City of Brooks)

U of L discontinuing Pronghorns hockey programs due to budget constraints

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns hockey teams are no more. The U of L announced Monday morning, that after three straight years of reductions to its operating grant, the school...

Olivia Thorington Apr 20, 2020 The Pronghorns men & women's hockey teams have been discontinued, according to the U of L (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

All air passengers in Canada must wear face masks

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Effective at noon on Monday, April 20, you will have to have a non-medical mask or face covering during air travel.Transportation Minister Marc Garneau says protecting Canadians durin...

Apr 20, 2020 Lethbridge Airport. (Lethbridge News Now)

Brooks KFC employee tests positive for COVID-19

BROOKS, AB - An employee working at the KFC in Brooks has tested positive for COVID-19, a spokesperson from KFC Canada confirms.In an emailed statement to CHAT News Today, KFC Canada said the employee...

Apr 19, 2020 (KFC)