Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
Spring storm wreaks havoc across Alberta
LETHBRIDGE -- We were warned a storm was heading in the direction of Southern Alberta but, many didn't want to believe it - considering it is late April. However, the system that hit Edmonton Friday n...
Apr 28, 2019 LethbridgeNewsNOW
Kenney meets caucus, says election win already rippling through Alberta economy
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's incoming premier says the United Conservative election win is already starting to ripple through the economy.Jason Kenney met with his new caucus and told members he has been ...
Apr 26, 2019 The Canadian Press
Troy Reeb to receive honorary degree from Lethbridge College
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Lethbridge College graduate is receiving an honorary degree from his alma mater.Troy Reeb, who graduated from the school's Communication Arts - Broadcast Journalism program in 1988,...
Apr 26, 2019 Troy Reeb will receive an honorary degree from Lethbridge College on April 26. Photo credit: Lethbridge College
One small spark can create a blaze
TABER, AB - One might think that the rain and flurries in the local forecast means there's a lesser chance of a fire starting up, but that's not necessarily the case, according to Brian Schafer. Schaf...
Apr 26, 2019 Regional Fire Chief of the M.D. of Taber, Brian Schafer. Photo credit: GTA Photography
Coaldale and Lethbridge Fire crews deal with farmyard blaze
COALDALE -- The smoke could be seen by travellers on Highway-4. However, the fire, spotted around 2:30 Thursday (Apr 25) afternoon, was located about a mile south of Highway-512 (Jail Road) just off o...
Apr 25, 2019 LethbridgeNewsNOW.com
Canfor announces temporary shutdown of BC Lumber Mills
CRANBROOK, B.C. -- First it was oil, then canola and now, lumber.Canfor Corporation has announced that they will be temporarily curtailing operations at all British Columbia dimension mills effective ...
Apr 25, 2019 Canfor operations in British Columbia and Alberta. Mills are shown by the graphic of two trees
M.D. of Taber fire crews tackle multiple calls over Easter weekend
TABER, AB - It was a busy long Easter weekend for the M.D. of Taber Regional Fire Service.On Saturday, Station 4 - Taber/Barnwell received a mutual aid call from Station 2 (Grassy Lake) to help take d...
Apr 25, 2019 Crews on scene of an outdoor fire on Easter Sunday (Photo courtesy Station 5 - M.D. of Taber Regional Fire Service - Vauxhall on Facebook)
Federal funding provided for U of L, Piikani First Nation projects
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The federal government is providing $1.6 million to the University of Lethbridge.The two grants will go towards two projects that will support 'sustainable and culturally respectable ...
Apr 25, 2019 Photo: Lethbridge News Now
Lethbridge man sentenced in connection with 2018 Taber home invasion case
TABER, AB - A Lethbridge man charged with numerous offences involving a home invasion and assault at a home in Taber in July 2018, has been sentenced. According to Taber Police, they were called to a ...
Apr 24, 2019 Taber Courthouse
Raymond man convicted of historic sex crimes to be sentenced in June
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 50-year-old man from Raymond, found guilty of three counts of sexual assault, and one count of indecent assault, in relation to crimes that occurred in the early to mid-1980s, will ...
Apr 24, 2019