Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
WARNING: Graphic details - "I loved them" - April Irving says as she pleads guilty to charges under the Animal Protection Act
LETHBRIDGE, AB - WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS GRAPHIC DETAILS NOT SUITABLE FOR EVERYONE. A 59-year-old woman from Milk River, Alberta who was facing more than a dozen animal cruelty related charges fr...
Jul 24, 2019 April Irving leaves Lethbridge Provincial Court July 24, 2019 (Lethbridge News NOW)
Temporary irrigation system being installed at Lethbridge's Legacy Park
LETHBRIDGE, AB - After the irrigation system broke down at the city's newest park back in June, crews are working to install a temporary replacement.The City of Lethbridge says the project is a "high ...
Jul 24, 2019 The temporary irrigation pump being installed at Legacy Park. (Supplied by City of Lethbridge)
RCMP seeking suspects in southern Alberta ammolite thefts
RAYMOND, AB - RCMP in Raymond and Magrath have identified two suspects in the theft of a fossil from a local mine near the Blood Tribe reserve.At 12:43 pm on Tuesday, July 16th, the pair allegedly mad...
Jul 24, 2019 Bryan David Fyfe (left) and Logan Cash Orville Heavy Shields (right). (Supplied by Raymond-Magrath RCMP)
Galt Museum looking for submissions for "Queer Histories of Southwestern Alberta" exhibit
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Galt Museum is looking to put together their first-ever exhibit that highlights and celebrates LGBTQ2S+ stories and materials.Curator Aimee Benoit says they wanted to grow the var...
Jul 24, 2019 Galt Museum sign. (David Opinko)
Social Scientists at U of L receiving nearly $440,000 in funding
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Graduate students and faculty members at the University of Lethbridge have received some research funding.Close to $440,000 has been awarded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Rese...
Jul 24, 2019
Quick new Hepatitis C testing available in Lethbridge - but it's not free
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new test that can determine whether someone has Hepatitis C is available at London Drugs in Lethbridge and can give results in 20 minutes. But the cost to take the test is $24. It's...
Jul 23, 2019 Patient takes Hepatitis C test
$1.68-million grant to support women in STEM fields in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Significant funding from the federal government's Women Entrepreneurship Strategy is going to support women working in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)."Our governmen...
Jul 23, 2019 Tecconnect building in Lethbridge. (Lethbridge News Now)
Fort Macleod town hall set to discuss filming of new Ghostbusters
FORT MACLEOD, AB - Residents and business owners are invited to a town hall next week in Fort Macleod. The meeting has been set up to discuss the upcoming production of Ghostbusters 2020, the fourth f...
Jul 23, 2019
Business owner opposed to proposed cannabis store near Lethbridge's industrial park
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Tumble Weed Cannabis wants to open a retail store at 2802 5th Ave North in Lethbridge in the same building that hosts a variety of other businesses like Honkers Pub & Eatery.Prior...
Jul 23, 2019 2802 5th Ave North, the building where Tumble Weed Cannabis is proposing to open. (Supplied by City of Lethbridge)
UPDATE: Fatal weekend fire deemed accidental
LETHBRIDGE, AB - An investigation by Lethbridge Police and Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services has determined that the weekend death of a 50-year-old man was non-criminal. On Saturday, July 20, fir...
Jul 23, 2019