Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
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
Economic Recovery Task Force announces new partnership
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Region Economic Recovery Task Force has announced the launch of a new app to help local businesses.The group has partnered with GetintheLoop, a mobile technology compan...
May 02, 2020 File photo of an area of downtown Lethbridge (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)
The Daily with LNN – May 1, 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 01, 2020 Lethbridge News Now
South Zone COVID-19 infections surpass 1,000, four new cases in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - More than 1,000 people in the South Health Zone have tested positive for COVID-19.That is from the provincial government's latest update on the virus as of Friday, May 1.Across Albert...
May 01, 2020 Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. (Government of Alberta)
Province launches contact tracing app, ‘ABTraceTogether’
EDMONTON, AB - The province has announced new software that should help lessen the number of communally-transmitted COVID-19 cases.It's called ABTraceTogether and is a free app citizens can download t...
May 01, 2020 (Lethbridge News Now)
Lethbridge Mayor and Emergency Management Director update revised plans regarding COVID-19
LETHBRIDGE, AB. - Mayor Chris Spearman and Lethbridge Director of Emergency Management Greg Adair addressed the latest announcement from the Alberta government and AHS.On April 30th, Jason Kenney and ...
May 01, 2020 City Hall -- LNN
Lethbridge Chamber welcomes relaunch strategy, but safety comes first
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Some parts of the economy could be reopening shortly and the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce says that is a good thing.Premier Jason Kenney announced Thursday the phased Economic Relau...
May 01, 2020 Downtown Lethbridge. (Lethbridge News Now)