Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
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)
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)