Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

City of Lethbridge launches survey on community safety
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge and the Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) are seeking input from the community on perceptions of safety. The Community Safety Survey is part of the work associate...
Dec 18, 2023

Lethbridge & District Exhibition parts ways with CEO
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge & District Exhibition (LDE) and CEO Mike Warkentin have mutually agreed to part ways as LDE has begun to restructure.Warkentin joined the organization in 2018, official...
Dec 18, 2023

‘Simply outrageous’: Premier blasts organization for drug use how-to pamphlets in Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Premier Danielle Smith has blasted the organization that distributed pamphlets to Medicine Hat High School students showing how to safely prepare illicit substances for consumption....
Dec 18, 2023

City of Lethbridge seeking new partners for OKI sign project
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is expanding its OKI sign initiative for the new year.During Reconciliation Week in fall 2022, the City worked alongside community partners and unveiled six uni...
Dec 15, 2023

Lethbridge Police looking for public's help in hit and run investigation
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is asking for the public's help in a hit and run investigation.On November 28, 2023 at approximately 5:20 p.m., a pedestrian was walking westbound ...
Dec 15, 2023

Police looking for man wanted in connection with stabbing
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Police in Lethbridge are asking for help to find a man wanted in connection with an incident in which someone was stabbed.The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) said on December 5, 2023,...
Dec 15, 2023

What's Happening in Lethbridge this weekend: December 15, 2023
LETHBRIDGE, AB - There are plenty of events to check out in Southern Alberta this week, and Lethbridge News Now has you covered with the details.Lethbridge Hurricanes vs. Regina Pats- December 15, 202...
Dec 15, 2023

17-year-old from Brooks makes Team Canada Women’s U18 team
KELOWNA, BC - A local teen is set to represent Canada on a major stage.Makayla Watson is a 17-year-old hockey player from Brooks. The defenceman will be the only Alberta player representing Canada at ...
Dec 15, 2023

Backlash after Medicine Hat High distributes illicit substance how-to pamphlets to students
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat High School received backlash on Thursday, December 14, 2023, after students saw instructions for how to safely prepare illicit substances for consumption earlier this ...
Dec 15, 2023

Lethbridge Police warning public of rental scam
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is warning the public of a rental scam.Between August and December 2023, LPS has received multiple reports of a property rental scam involving vict...
Dec 14, 2023