Lethbridge and Area

$16,000 bicycle stolen in south Lethbridge

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police are asking for the public's help in finding a custom-made, high-end bike.A homeowner on the 3100 block of Parkside Drive South told police that, at around 4:00 pm on...

Oct 28, 2019 The Colnago C60 road bike that was reported stolen. (Supplied by Lethbridge Police Service)

Lethbridge volunteers return from disaster recovery work in Bahamas

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Three people from Lethbridge spent 13 days in the Bahamas after the Category 5 Hurricane Dorian wreaked havoc on the islands in late August and early September.According to official e...

Oct 28, 2019 Shown left to right: Eric Foster, Leah Parker, Nolan Meyer. (Lethbridge News Now)

90-day sentence for Lethbridge man in connection with 2017 ALERT Medicine Hat drug bust

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 29-year-old Lethbridge man will spend 90 days in jail after pleading guilty to one charge of possession for the purpose of trafficking- in connection with what ALERT called the larg...

Oct 28, 2019 Photo of drugs and cash seized by ALERT in 2017

Lethbridge residents to protest against crime Nov. 3

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A group of people in Lethbridge have said enough is enough.Spokesperson and Organizer of the Rally for Change, Mallory Kristjanson, says a significant portion of the city's population...

Oct 28, 2019 (Supplied by Connecting Our Community - Lethbridge)

New leadership for Martha Retreat Centre

LETHBRIDGE, AB - There's a new team running the Martha Retreat Centre.The Sisters of St. Martha built the facility along Scenic Drive South in Lethbridge and ran it for 50 years. During those 50 years...

Oct 28, 2019 The Martha Retreat Centre can be found along Scenic Drive South in Lethbridge (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

Large crowd braves chill weather to honour legacy of Logan Boulet

LETHBRIDGE -- Saturday (Oct 26)was an overwhelming day for Toby and Bernadine Boulet, the parents of Logan Boulet. As Bernadine said, "I knew we had a few friends and family that were coming but, I am...

Oct 27, 2019 Crowd gathers at renaming of Logan Boulet arena -- LNN

UCP budget full of broken promises, says MLA Phillips

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge West MLA and Provincial NDP Finance Critic Shannon Phillips says the budget Jason Kenney and his government delivered Thursday, will be "devastating" to just about everyone...

Oct 27, 2019 Lethbridge West MLA Shannon Phillips

Lethbridge company strikes a deal with Dragon's Den's Arlene Dickinson

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The owners of FresK-O Cheese received offers from two of the Dragons when they appeared on the hit CBC show on Thursday.Andreina and Oscar Chavez went on the show to ask for $200,000 ...

Oct 26, 2019 Arlene Dickinson shaking the hands of Andreina and Oscar Chavez. (Supplied by CBC)

High winds prompt fire advisories around Pincher Creek and Forty Mile

PINCHER CREEK, AB - Fire advisories have been issued for two regions in southern Alberta due to the high winds.Environment Canada has issued wind warnings for much of southwestern Alberta calling for ...

Oct 25, 2019 A map of all active fire advisories and bans in southern Alberta. (Supplied by Alberta Fire Bans)

Lethbridge's school boards react to changes in provincial budget

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta released its first budget under the United Conservative Party Thursday afternoon.What's happening?The Ministry of Education will spend the same amount on K-1...

Oct 25, 2019 Logos for Lethbridge College, the University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge School Division, and Lethbridge News Now.