Lethbridge and Area

Cancer survivor shares her blood donation story at the U of L

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Taking an hour out of your day can help save a life.That's from Kate Potts, who was at the University of Lethbridge Tuesday sharing her story during a Canadian Blood Services blood ty...

Feb 04, 2020 Kate Potts at the University of Lethbridge (Lethbridge News Now)

LPS hoping Council maintains crime suppression initiatives

LETHBRIDGE, AB- Lethbridge City Council sitting as Community Issues Committee on Monday (Feb 3), heard numerous presentations from local organizations and businesses, including the Lethbridge Police S...

Feb 04, 2020 Acting Police Chief Scott Woods -- LNN

Vulcan County-area solar project finds investment partner

VULCAN COUNTY, AB - Greengate Power Corporation has found a new partner.They've entered into an agreement with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners for the Travers Solar project. Copenhagen will provide...

Feb 04, 2020 A rendered image of the Travers Solar project (Photo courtesy Greengate Power)

Lethbridge Airport doing well, but many opportunities remain

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new report has come back to Lethbridge City Council that highlights the local airport's greatest strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.At Monday's Community Issues Commi...

Feb 04, 2020 Lethbridge Airport. (Lethbridge News Now)

Simon Griffiths appointed chair of Lethbridge Police Commission

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The new year has seen a few new appointments to the police service's governing body.Simon Griffiths is now the chair of the Lethbridge Police Commission. He has been on the commission...

Feb 04, 2020 Simon Griffiths. (Lethbridge News Now)

Alberta Solicitor General checks in with Lethbridge officials on city needs

LETHBRIDGE -- Doug Schweitzer, Justice Minister and the provincial Solicitor General, was in Lethbridge Monday (Feb 3) to meet with Mayor Chris Spearman, City Councilors, Lethbridge Police representat...

Feb 03, 2020 Solicitor General Doug Schweitzer with Mayor Chris Spearman and MLA Nathan Neudorf - Photo credit to Nathan Neudorf

Dangerous Offender hearing underway for 35-year-old Coaldale man

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Thousands of pages, including testimonies, correctional and penitentiary information, parole and psychiatric program records and prior records of convictions were introduced Monday, F...

Feb 03, 2020 Trevor Pritchard

City bike rider facing drug trafficking charges

LETHBRIDGE -- A 44-year old city man faces trafficking charges, after police seized methamphetamine from someone on a bicycle. Around 1:30 Saturday (Feb 1)morning, an officer conducted a traffic stop ...

Feb 03, 2020 Seized packages of Meth -- credit LPS

Report advises 57 changes to Alberta Health Services, could save $2-billion per year

EDMONTON, AB - A benchmark review of health-care delivery in Alberta says the province needs to get better value for the money it spends.The report by Ernst * Young urges the province to make 57 chang...

Feb 03, 2020 Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge. (Lethbridge News Now)

Police investigating alleged dog poisonings

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police are investigating a report that two dogs died this weekend after being poisoned.On February 2, the owner of two large breed dogs told LPS that the animals had been p...

Feb 03, 2020 Lethbridge News Now file photo of a Lethbridge Police cruiser