Lethbridge and Area

UPDATE: Charges laid following altercation at Lethbridge hockey tournament

LETHBRIDGE, AB - UP-DATE: Police in Lethbridge have charged a man after an altercation was reported at a youth hockey tournament.Standoff's Robert Farrell Creighton has been charged with one count of ...

Sep 09, 2019 A screenshot from the video captured by Dean Millard (@DuckMillard on Twitter)

Rose Aladedunye - kindness to a stranger, and the man who paid her back

LETHBRIDGE -- Something a little bit extraordinary happened on Tuesday, Sept. 4, as Rose Aladedunye was working. It was something neither she, nor her sister- who was minding one of the stores she own...

Sep 08, 2019 Rose and her sister -- LNN

Collision south of Grande Prairie claims life of Lethbridge woman

GRANDE PRAIRIE -- Grande Prairie: RCMP confirm a 42-Year old woman from Lethbridge was killed and a Grande Prairie man is hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash on Highway 40.The incident happened aro...

Sep 08, 2019 RCMP patch

Local Military Museum uses modern technology to connect students to history

LETHBRIDGE -- It may be a little-known fact that Lethbridge has a military museum but, its treasures are on par with any other museum and worth paying a visit to see. A small group of former military ...

Sep 07, 2019 Rick Casson, Honorary Lieutenant Colonel for the 20th Independent Field Battery and local WWII veteran Pete Lewko - LNN

Yates Theatre celebrates significant upgrades

LETHBRIDGE, AB - It's like breathing new life into the performing arts in Lethbridge.That's from Lethbridge Mayor Chris Spearman. He attended the Genevieve E. Yates Memorial Centre Friday morning to c...

Sep 07, 2019 Lethbridge Mayor Chris Spearman speaking at the Yates Theatre, with the upgraded seats behind him (Lethbridge News Now)

Ottawa invests nearly $8.5-million into projects in Lethbridge, Coaldale, Foremost

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Significant amounts of money from the federal government's Western Diversification Program will support four projects in Southern Alberta.The following three grants are from the Busin...

Sep 06, 2019 The coulees in Lethbridge. (Lethbridge News Now)

Woman sentenced for 14 charges in Lethbridge court, including identity fraud and theft

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Samantha Joy Ellison has learned her fate.In Lethbridge Provincial Court Friday afternoon, she was given a conditional sentence of two years minus one day. During this time, the 29-ye...

Sep 06, 2019

City celebrates grand opening of new Park ‘n’ Ride Transit Terminal

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The wheels on the bus go round and round.The City of Lethbridge celebrated the official grand opening of the new Regional Park 'n' Ride Transit Terminal. The new facility is located i...

Sep 06, 2019 The new Park 'n' Ride Transit Terminal in downtown Lethbridge (Lethbridge News Now)

Ghostbusters crew returning to Fort Macleod Saturday for re-shooting

FORT MACLEOD, AB - After spending six days in the community in August, some members of the Ghostbusters 2020 production team are coming back to re-shoot parts of their scene.The Town of Fort Macleod h...

Olivia Thorington Sep 06, 2019 An image from the Ghostbusters 2020 trailer. (Supplied by Sony Pictures Entertainment)

29-year-old SCS paintball suspect to remain behind bars

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 29-year old man charged with three counts of possession of a dangerous weapon, one count of possession of a weapon dangerous to the public, and one count of mischief in relation to ...

Sep 06, 2019 A suspect vehicle allegedly connected to a paintball shooting at the SCS - Photo Courtesy: Lethbridge Police