Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
Lethbridge Christmas Tree Collection taking place in January 2023
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The annual Christmas Tree Collection program has been running in Lethbridge for the past 29 years. Since its inception, over 1.5 million kilograms, or approximately 90,000 Christmas t...
Dec 19, 2022
Lethbridge man charged with drug trafficking offences, flight from police
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has apprehended a man on a range of charges.On Saturday, December 17, 2022, officers say they saw an SUV with a license plate that did not match th...
Dec 19, 2022
'Freedom Convoy' protest voted news story of the year
OTTAWA, ON - The massive convoy of demonstrators that rolled into Ottawa this past winter loudly heralded a new era in Canadian politics, with blaring horns and the rumble of hundreds of idling engine...
Dec 19, 2022
What’s happening in Lethbridge this week: December 19, 2022
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Watch out Southern Alberta, there's another jam-packed week of events coming your way. Lethbridge News Now has you covered for all things happening around town. Shakespeare Meets Dick...
Dec 19, 2022
Christmas Check Stop campaign yields more results in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) continued its annual Christmas Check Stop campaign over the weekend.The initiative aims to remove impaired drivers from local roads. For the weeken...
Dec 19, 2022
'One side or the other': Coutts, Alta. still a village divided after convoy blockade
COUTTS, Alta. - The sound of blaring horns that echoed through this village 10 months ago has been replaced by the steady hum of semi-trailer trucks filing through the border crossing between Alberta ...
Dec 18, 2022
What’s happening in Lethbridge this weekend: December 16, 2022
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Anticipate another busy weekend full of events in Lethbridge. Lethbridge News Now has you covered with 10 things happening in and around town that you just don't want to miss. Lethbri...
Dec 16, 2022
Average rental prices up year over year in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The average rental rate is up year over year in Lethbridge.That's according to the latest National Rent Report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation. The report includes the average rent for...
Dec 16, 2022
Alberta Motor Association warning motorists to 'Lock It or Lose It'
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Albertans are in the thick of holiday shopping season, and the Alberta Motor Association (AMA) has some advice for drivers.The agency says Alberta has the second highest rate of auto ...
Dec 16, 2022
Lethbridge County Council approves 2023 operating and capital budgets
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Country Council has announced the approval of a new Operating Budget for 2023-2027 and a Capital Budget for 2023-2025. On December 15, 2022, council approved a one-time...
Dec 15, 2022