Lethbridge and Area

Woman charged in connection with west Lethbridge shooting pleads not guilty

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 32-year-old Lethbridge woman charged in connection with a west side shooting on October 21, has pleaded not guilty to two charges in connection with the matter. Kristylyn Nichole He...

Nov 21, 2019 Area where Lethbridge Police say a shooting took place Oct. 21

UCP members voting on Bill 22 could be in conflict of interest: Ethics Commissioner

EDMONTON, AB - UPDATE: Bill 22 passed the third reading Thursday morning.Alberta's Election Commissioner is warning that there could be consequences for MLAs in the United Conservative Party voting on...

Nov 21, 2019 Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews. (Supplied by Government of Alberta)

Christmas tree auction raises $160K for Chinook Regional Hospital renovations

LETHBRIDGE, AB - More than 5,000 people visited this year's Christmas Tree Festival at the Enmax Centre.24 trees were decorated in a variety of different styles and themes and were auctioned off to su...

Nov 21, 2019 Dozens of decorated Christmas Trees for the 27th annual Christmas Tree Festival. (Lethbridge News Now)

Investigation ordered into circumstances around arrest of Blood Tribe woman

STANDOFF, AB - The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has been called in to investigate the arrest of a southern Albertan woman.The investigation was ordered because her health reportedly ...

Nov 20, 2019 Blood Tribe Police station. (Lethbridge News Now)

Three week trial underway in Coutts cocaine seizure case

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A trial scheduled to take place over the next three weeks is underway in Court of Queen's Bench in Lethbridge for a man charged with unlawfully importing a controlled substance, and p...

Nov 20, 2019 Cocaine Seizure by Coutts Border Officers

29-year-old pleads not guilty to aggravated assault charge

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Lethbridge man charged in connection with a stabbing last March, has pleaded not guilty to one count of aggravated assault. 29-year-old Jarret Bruce Healy appeared in Lethbridge Pro...

Nov 20, 2019 Lethbridge Courthouse

Lethbridge's yard waste sites collect 1.89-million kg this year, to close Nov. 30

LETHBRIDGE, AB - At the end of this month, residents will no longer be able to access the yard waste collection sites that are available at the city's three recycling centers.Since the beginning of th...

Nov 20, 2019 Yard waste collection site in Lethbridge. (Supplied by City of Lethbridge)

Childcare students take part in empathy-building "poverty simulation" in Lethbridge

LETHBRIDGE, AB - "I think one of the things for the younger students that come into the Child and Youth Care program is, sometimes, they don't have a lot of experience with the different agencies that...

Nov 20, 2019 Students in the poverty simulations try to sell items to a pawn shop to make ends meet. (Lethbridge News Now)

Should Alberta ditch bi-annual time changes? Province launches survey

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Daylight saving time has been a time-honoured tradition in Alberta for the last half-century, but the government wants to know if this should be a thing of the past.Governments across...

Nov 20, 2019 (Supplied by Government of Alberta)

RCMP confirm one death in collision with cattle liner between Brocket and Pincher Creek

BROCKET, AB - Pikani RCMP and Pincher Creek RCMP were called to a serious collision between a car and a cattle liner on Highway 3 around 15 km east of Brocket at approximately 9:00 am on Tuesday, Nove...

Nov 19, 2019 RCMP sign. (Lethbridge News Now)