Lethbridge and Area

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 ...

Olivia Thorington May 06, 2020 An investigator on scene at the apartment building on 4th Avenue S. in Lethbridge (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

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)