Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
Veteran comedian Debra DiGiovanni set to make Lethbridge laugh with the Snowed In Comedy Tour
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Debra DiGiovanni is bringing decades of experience to Lethbridge.The Canadian comedian is one of four featured on the Snowed In Comedy Tour's stop in Lethbridge on Friday, January 31....
Jan 26, 2020 Debra DiGiovanni (second from left) with Pete Zedlacher, Dan Quinn and Paul Myrehaug. On DiGiovanni's left is Damonde Tschritter, a tour member participating in dates outside of the Lethbridge stop (Photo: Rob Porter with RMS Media)
Big win for Lethbridge College research chair at MIT Hackathon
LETHBRIDGE -- One of Lethbridge College's own has returned from a prestigious competition in Boston with impressive accolades. Mike McCready, the college's President's Applied Research Chair in Virtua...
Jan 25, 2020 Mike McCready is photographed with the oculus quest
Polar Plunge to raise funds for Special Olympics athletes
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Next month, residents will be able to take an ice-cold dip to help a great cause.The annual Polar Plunge is all set to go on February 1 in Lethbridge. Participants will take a dip in ...
Jan 25, 2020 Constable Chris Nguyen with the Taber Police Service taking part in the 2019 Polar Plunge (Photo: Jake Bradley Photography)
Fairmont Hot Springs public pools re-opened
FAIRMONT RESORT, B.C. -- An email to LethbridgeNewsNOW from Fairmont Hot Springs Resort's Brookline PR company late Friday (Jan 24) afternoon, indicated the resort's natural mineral public pools would...
Jan 24, 2020 Fairmont mineral pools -- LNN Photo
Firearms petition, introduced in southern Alberta, surpasses 100,000 signatures
CARDSTON, AB - More than 100,000 Canadians have expressed their opposition to a proposed ban on "military-style assault rifles".Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner MP Glen Motz created the e-2341 petition on...
Jan 24, 2020 Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner MP Glen Motz. (Supplied by GlenMotzMP.com)
Mom accused of abducting child, taking him to Belize - pleads guilty to breach of court order
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Lethbridge woman accused of abducting her child in 2014 and taking him to Belize, has pleaded guilty to one count of breach of a Canadian court order. A charge of child abduction ha...
Jan 24, 2020 Defense Lawyer Andre Ouellette
U of L Pronghorns alumnus donates $125,000 to women's hockey program
LETHBRIDGE, AB - More full-ride scholarships will be available to prospective students at the University of Lethbridge who play women's hockey. Dan Laplante graduated from the university in 1988 with ...
Jan 24, 2020 University of Lethbridge Pronghorns ice rink. (Lethbridge News Now)
Solar & wind energy a "huge economic opportunity" in southern Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A group of researchers, government officials, and industry representatives believes renewable energy is becoming more viable in the region and presents a great opportunity for economi...
Jan 24, 2020 Dr. James Byrne presenting on the benefits of renewable energy at the Lethbridge Public Library. (Lethbridge News Now)
Fundraiser for Australian Red Cross at Castle Mountain this weekend
PINCHER CREEK, AB - If you hit the slopes at Castle Mountain this weekend, you'll be helping out the Australian wildfire relief efforts.Australian-based company Riversdale Resources, which has recentl...
Jan 24, 2020 A fundraiser for the Australian wildfire relief efforts takes place at Castle Mountain this weekend (Photo: Castle Mountain Resort)
Tree pruning to start in north Lethbridge on Monday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - City of Lethbridge crews will start tree pruning next week.The work will take place starting Monday, January 27 in the north end of Lethbridge.Areas where you can expect to see worker...
Jan 24, 2020 Lethbridge City Hall (Lethbridge News Now)