Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

Lethbridge Polytechnic & University make list of top research schools
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge's two largest post-secondary institutions are considered to be among the very best in the country for research.Research Infosource has released its lists of Canada's Top 50...
Dec 09, 2024

Hurricanes top Tigers 4-3 in Toque and Teddy Toss game
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes made the teddy bears and toques fly on Friday, December 6, 2024, as they took down the Medicine Hat Tigers 4-3.The Hurricanes came into the game with some mo...
Dec 09, 2024

LPS raises over $12K for Special Olympics Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is heralding their fundraiser from this past weekend as a success.They help the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics "Cops, Pops a...
Dec 09, 2024

Lethbridge group to plant 'mini forests'
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A local non-profit is gearing up for a tree and shrub planting initiative.Environment Lethbridge is set to receive $24,800 from Wawanesa Climate Champions: Local Grants.Kathleen Shepp...
Dec 09, 2024

'Go beyond the board': Chess helping Lethbridge youth keep troubles in check
Every Friday in a southern Alberta classroom, youth are learning how to keep their troubles in check.Hunched over chess boards at the University of Lethbridge, teens and young adults who are at-risk o...
Dec 09, 2024

$374K to support dozens of southern Alberta non-profits
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A total of 30 organizations in the region are getting financial support for various initiatives.The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta has announced the recip...
Dec 09, 2024

Lethbridge-West by-election candidates answer questions on key issues
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Before you hit the polls for the Lethbridge-West by-election, you can learn more about where the candidates stand on several important issues.Lethbridge News Now asked the United Cons...
Dec 09, 2024

Nominations open for Lethbridge Sport Council Achievement Awards
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Do you know a local person who has made a difference in the world of sports?Lethbridge Sport Council Executive Director Susan Eymann says they have opened nominations for the 15th ann...
Dec 06, 2024

Lethbridge unemployment rate rises 0.5% in November
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Although jobs were added in many other parts of Alberta last month, that was not the case for Lethbridge.Statistics Canada says the city's unemployment rate rose to 5.7 per cent in No...
Dec 06, 2024

Hurricanes sign 2008-born forward Daneault to WHL contract
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes have signed 2008-born forward Easton Daneault to a Western Hockey League (WHL) Scholarship and Development Agreement.Daneault, a native of Red Deer, was draf...
Dec 05, 2024