Lethbridge and Area

Snow-Day for numerous school districts, U-of-L and College

LETHBRIDGE -- A Travel Advisory has been issued for Southern Alberta. Residents are being told to avoid all travel from the BC border to the Saskatchewan border along Highway-3 and along all roads sou...

Sep 29, 2019 Buses not running

14-year-old LCI student offers potential solutions to help mitigate bike thefts

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Dressed in a crisp, white shirt, tie, slacks, and polished shoes, 14-year-old Grade 9 LCI student Nathan Sherwood carried his solid steel U-shaped bike lock to a podium, as he address...

Sep 29, 2019 LCI student Nathan Sherwood brings the lock cut off his 4th bike

Charges pending in fatal Crowsnest Pass collision

PINCHER CREEK -- Pincher Creek - A head-on collision in the Crowsnest Pass Friday (Sept 27) night claimed the life of a woman.Around 8:50 on Highway-3, one kilometre west of Cowley. a pickup truck and...

Sep 28, 2019 RCMP cruiser - LNN

Author famously known as Lemony Snicket coming to Lethbridge

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The author behind the popular A Series of Unfortunate Events book series is coming to Lethbridge this Wednesday.Daniel Handler, commonly known by his pseudonym Lemony Snicket will be ...

Sep 28, 2019 Daniel Handler a.k.a. Lemony Snicket is coming to Lethbridge (Photo courtesy Lethbridge Public Library)

Hundreds protest for climate change action at Lethbridge City Hall

LETHBRIDGE, AB - As part of the Global Week of Climate Action, everyone from five-year-olds to literal Raging Grannies made their voices heard.One of the organizers of Climate Strike YQL is Sydney Whi...

Sep 27, 2019 Climate strike outside Lethbridge City Hall on Friday, September 27th. (Lethbridge News Now)

Medical examiner at centre of racial complaint against Alberta judge overwhelmed

CALGARY -- The medical examiner who testified at the trial of an Alberta couple who were charged in their child's death says he is overwhelmed that legal and health professionals have filed a complain...

Sep 27, 2019 Collet (left) and David (right) Stephan. (Lethbridge News Now)

City of Lethbridge ready to handle weekend snowfall

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The city could see its first snowfall of the season this weekend.Environment Canada issued a winter storm watch on Thursday, saying that parts of southwestern Alberta could get betwee...

Sep 27, 2019 City of Lethbridge snow plow. (Lethbridge News Now)

New chair for Lethbridge College’s Board of Governors

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge College has named a new chair for its Board of Governors.Michael Marcotte has been appointed to the role by the Ministry of Advanced Education for a three-year term. Marcot...

Sep 27, 2019 Michael Marcotte has been named the new chair of the Lethbridge College Board of Governors (Photo courtesy Lethbridge College)

Chinook Regional Hospital to offer midwifery services

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Starting Oct. 7, full midwifery services will be available at Chinook Regional Hospital. According to Alberta Health Services, five registered midwives will join the hospital's matern...

Olivia Thorington Sep 27, 2019 Photo Credit: Elaine Van Rootselaar

Lethbridge family honoured for protecting Jewish refugees during Holocaust

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Hannah Steynen was invited to the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre in Jerusalem, Israel this week to receive a prestigious award from the Consul General Galit Baram.She accepted the...

Sep 27, 2019 Left to right: Fran Sonshine, Hannah Steynen, Galit Baram. (Supplied by Israeli Consulate in Toronto)