Lethbridge and Area

Information needed on illegal shooting of bull moose near Nanton

NANTON, AB - High River Fish and Wildlife Officers are asking for your help in finding a person responsible for shooting a bull moose.They say the carcass was found on November 24, 2019, by the inters...

Jan 22, 2020 The bull moose. (Supplied by Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement)

Community weighs in on potential Indigenous Cultural Centre in Lethbridge

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Dozens of groups weighed in on what they think of an Indigenous Cultural Centre possibly being built in Lethbridge, the merits of it, and what programs and services it could offer.Out...

Jan 22, 2020 Lethbridge City Hall. (Lethbridge News Now)

Charges updated in fatal November Highway 3 collision

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A man charged in a fatal Highway 3 collision has had those charges replaced.RCMP say that 36-year-old Wesley Brian Phillips, of Lethbridge, was originally charged with refusal to prov...

Jan 22, 2020 Coalhurst collision fatal - Photo credit to Quinn Campbell, Global Lethbridge

Lethbridge Squash Association offers successful junior squash program

LETHBRIDGE -- It was a sport that had a significant following in the early 80's and some may think it quietly faded into the background. But, that is not the case. Lethbridge Squash Association (LSA) ...

Jan 22, 2020 Robert Baird with Squash students -- LNN

City approves two lakes for public outdoor skating

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Two Lethbridge lakes have been deemed safe to skate on this week.On Monday, the City of Lethbridge stated that lake ice at Chinook Lake and Henderson Lake was thick enough to meet the...

Jan 22, 2020 Henderson Lake is one of two lakes currently approved by the city for public use (Lethbridge News Now)

Summer 2019 hailstorms caused $181-million in insured damages

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) says the hailstorms in Western Canada last July and August was among the top weather events of the year when it comes to damages.Causing an estima...

Jan 22, 2020 A squash that was hit by hail on the Molnar's Taber Corn farm. Taken August 7, 2019. (Lethbridge News Now)

Premier Kenney says province may close or relocate supervised consumption sites

CALGARY, AB - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says it's possible the province could close or relocate supervised drug consumption sites.The United Conservative government appointed a panel last summer to...

Jan 21, 2020 Lethbridge's supervised consumption site. (Lethbridge News Now)

"Fair Deal Panel" coming to Fort Macleod February 6

FORT MACLEOD, AB - Residents of Fort Macleod can have their say on what a fair deal looks like for Alberta.The Fair Deal Panel has already made numerous stops across the province, including one in Let...

Jan 21, 2020 Welcome to Fort Macleod sign. (Lethbridge News Now)

Taber Chamber of Commerce to get new office with purchase of land

TABER, AB - The Town of Taber has announced that it is moving forward with a land purchase to accommodate the local chamber of commerce.They have acquired 1.3 acres of land located at 5431 47 Ave."It ...

Jan 21, 2020 Welcome to Taber sign. (Lethbridge News Now)

Hundreds protest against proposed cuts to Alberta's public sector workforce

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Healthcare workers, members of the public sector, and those from the general public took to the picket lines outside of Chinook Regional Hospital Tuesday.In his first budget last Octo...

Jan 21, 2020 Hundreds protest outside of Chinook Regional Hospital. (Lethbridge News Now)