Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
Unemployment numbers up in Lethbridge area
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The latest employment numbers are starting to roll in from Statistics Canada. In the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat area, the unemployment rate rose to 6.4 per cent from 6.1 per cent in Marc...
May 10, 2019
Innovative Lethbridge College program receives final approval
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge College has announced that a new program has received official, final approval from the government. The Architectural Animation Technology program was announced last month ...
May 09, 2019
LPS looking into report of suspicious men on the north side
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service is investigating a report about two suspicious men who offered a 10-year-old girl a ride to school earlier this week. Police say the girl was waiting for...
May 08, 2019
Supreme Court of Canada overturns second degree murder conviction of Addison Wakefield
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Supreme Court of Canada (SCOC) has ruled that the 2015 second degree murder conviction of Addison Nickoles Wakefield is not valid, and instead, has returned a verdict of manslaugh...
May 08, 2019 George Span's home north Lethbridge
Police seeking public’s help to identify pair of subjects
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police are asking for the public's help to identify two unknown men who were brandishing knives during an argument downtown. According to police, the incident took place on...
May 08, 2019 Photo Credit: LPS
Material Recovery Facility fully operational ahead of curbside recycling beginning next week
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge's new Material Recovery Facility (MRF) started up on Wednesday, May 8, thanks to some eager grade four and five students from Fleetwood-Bawden Elementary School...
May 08, 2019
Construction underway on new Waterton Lakes National Park Visitor Centre
WATERTON LAKES NP - After several years of planning, public engagement, engineering and design work, construction is now underway on the new Waterton Lakes National Park Visitor Centre. The $17.3 mill...
May 08, 2019 Artist's rendition of new Waterton Lakes National Park Visitor Centre
Lethbridge man charged with kidnapping, death threats to remain behind bars
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 54-year-old Lethbridge man facing six charges including assault causing bodily harm, kidnapping, threats causing death, intimidation and two counts of breach of conditions, will rem...
May 08, 2019 Lethbridge Courthouse
Taste of Lethbridge raises over $55,000 for 5th on 5th Youth Services
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Exhibition Park's main pavilion was filled up Saturday night for the Taste of Lethbridge, which helped raise funds for 5th on 5th Youth Services. The event saw local restaurants and f...
May 07, 2019 5th on 5th Youth Services helps youth boost their skills and get into the workforce (Lethbridge News Now)
Two Coaldale men charged in extensive graffiti mischief
COALDALE -- Thanks to media releases and information from the public, RCMP have laid charges in a run of mischief in Coaldale last week that resulted in significant graffiti damage to numerous buildin...
May 06, 2019 Suspects identified over the weekend