Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
Big Al's Auto Repair preparing fixed-up van to donate to family in need
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Although Big Al himself is no longer part of the company, its staff are showing that they have a big heart.Owner Shawn Hammond says this will be the fifth time they have repaired an o...
Dec 06, 2019 Two of the vans that were donated to past families. (Supplied by Big Al's Auto Repair)
Missing Lethbridge man's family holds out hope for additional information
LETHBRIDGE, AB - When Sarah Douglas visited Sun Peaks Resort with her family two months ago, one of the things she noticed first was the number of signs posted in the area about Ryan Shtuka. The 20-ye...
Dec 05, 2019 Sarah Douglas, whose partner is Marshal Iwaasa's cousin, displays missing person's posters at her Lethbridge home
Winter Light Festival brings light - and fun - to dark winter evenings
LETHBRIDGE -- The Winter Light Festival at Nikka Yuko Garden officially got underway last Friday (Nov. 29) and it's clear the event's popularity has not dimmed. Many cultures around the world have a '...
Dec 05, 2019 Winter Light Festival -LNN
"Fair Deal Panel" coming to Lethbridge December 11th
LETHBRIDGE, AB - If you live in the Lethbridge area, you can have your say on the potential future of Alberta.Members of the Fair Deal Panel are coming to the city to ask how to best define and secure...
Dec 05, 2019 The clock tower in downtown Lethbridge. (Lethbridge News Now)
New Lethbridge "ShopTogetherYQL" initiative unveiled
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Posting a picture of your, your family or friends with the hashtag "ShopTogetherYQL" on Instagram could win you a $1,000 downtown Lethbridge shopping spree in January.Today marks the ...
Dec 05, 2019 Chef Stella's Dining and Catering in Downtown Lethbridge encourages passers by to shop locally
Southern Alberta MPs sworn into office
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Parliament has resumed and local MPs have officially been sworn back into their positions on Tuesday.In October's federal election, all four of the riding's Conservative Members of Pa...
Dec 05, 2019 Rachael Harder (left) and John Barlow (right) being sworn into office. (Supplied by Rachael Harder and John Barlow)
Local heroes recognized for acts of bravery
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A trio has been honoured for their acts of bravery years ago.At Thursday morning's Lethbridge County meeting, Coaldale RCMP Staff Sergeant Glenn Henry presented St. John Ambulance Lif...
Dec 05, 2019 L to R: Constable Jake Newberry, Milly Wood, Gwyneth Newberry and Staff Sergeant Glenn Henry (Lethbridge News Now)
April Irving's behaviour "absolutely abhorrent" as a lifetime ban on dog ownership is imposed during sentencing
LETHBRIDGE, AB - She is never allowed to own a dog in the province of Alberta againHowever, 59-year-old April Dawn Irving was not present to hear those words spoken by Judge Derek Redman in Lethbridge...
Dec 04, 2019 April Irving
"Voices are being heard" say Fort Macleod turkey farm protestors facing break and enter charges
FORT MACLEOD, AB - About a dozen protestors stood in front of the small courthouse in Fort Macleod Wed. morning (Dec.4), holding signs reading "consumers have the right to know about animal cruelty," ...
Dec 04, 2019 Kennadi Rae Herbert (Left), and Claire Buchanan (Right), exit the Fort Macleod Courthouse
Police, family and friends continue search for missing man
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 26-year-old Alberta man remains missing and the search for him continues.According to Calgary Police, Marshal Iwaasa was last seen by his family in Lethbridge on November 17. Police...
Dec 04, 2019 Marshal Iwaasa was last seen by his family on November 17 (Photos supplied by Alexis Iwaasa)