Lethbridge and Area

Economic development groups team for new study

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The southwestern region of Alberta has a slight problem, but it's not necessarily a bad thing. Seven organizations have teamed up for the Southwest Alberta Regional Skills Study.Peter...

Mar 03, 2020 Logos of the participating organizations (Photo courtesy Lethbridge College)

The Daily with LNN – March 2, 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....

Mar 02, 2020 Lethbridge News Now

City on pace to reduce corporate carbon emissions by 35%

LETHBRIDGE, AB - If a series of capital projects go ahead over the next decade, the City of Lethbridge should achieve a proposed greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction goal.The city's Environmental ...

Mar 02, 2020 Lethbridge City Hall. (Lethbridge News Now)

LPS Explosive Disposal Unit seizes and destroys live mortar rounds

LETHBRIDGE -- Lethbridge Police dealt with some unexpected weapons over the weekend in the form of munitions.On Saturday (Feb 29) police responded to the Supervised Consumption Site (SCS) in regards t...

Mar 02, 2020 Mortar round -- Photo released by LPS

Lethbridge School Division sees overall increase of $1.3 million dollars for 2020-2021 year

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge School Division (LSD) will see a small boost in funding from last week's provincial budget.However, the funding doesn't necessarily translate to a lot of money to play ...

Mar 02, 2020 The Lethbridge School Division office (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

Lethbridge getting drug treatment court & four additional ALERT officers

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Members of the provincial government were in Lethbridge Monday for a pair of announcements that are said to impact drug-related crime.The first is a drug treatment court.Justice Minis...

Mar 02, 2020 Officials announce Lethbridge's new drug treatment court and ALERT expansion. (Lethbridge News Now)

Hwy 864 / 56 Ave connection & improvements to start this spring in Taber

TABER, AB - Taber Town Council has approved work to connect a residential neighbourhood with one of the community's primary highways.McNally Contractors has been selected for the Highway 864 Intersect...

Mar 02, 2020 Town of Taber sign. (Lethbridge News Now)

Feds in contact with Ethiopian government over individuals detained from Hat charity

MEDICINE HAT, AB.- A day after fifteen members of the Medicine Hat organization Canadian Humanitarian were detained over allegations of practicing medicine without permission, the federal government s...

Mar 01, 2020 2015 fundraiser at Medalta for the Canadian Humanitarian efforts in Ethiopia(Photo courtesy of Canadian Humanitarian Website)

Lethbridge’s Sharon Lawson to appear on Jeopardy in April

LETHBRIDGE, AB - "It's been the number one item on my bucket list for a very, very, very long time."Sharon Lawson was in Los Angeles in February for a taping of an episode of Jeopardy, which is schedu...

Mar 01, 2020 (Supplied by Sharon Lawson)

Construction resumes on University Drive twinning Monday

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The University Drive twinning project is set to resume on Monday.The City of Lethbridge said much of the work will include taking care of underground utilities. Fortunately for commut...

Mar 01, 2020 Construction on the University Drive twinning project will resume Monday, March 2 (Photo courtesy the City of Lethbridge via getinvolvedlethbridge.ca)