Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

House fire in Brooks claims one life
BROOKS, AB - Firefighters in Brooks are responding to a fatal house fire.At approximately 3:50 am on Saturday, January 1, officials were called to a home on Greenbrook Road.Upon the arrival of RCMP, t...
Jan 01, 2022

This weekend's Canes games postponed due to COVID
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Anyone looking to attend either of the New Year's long weekend's Lethbridge Hurricanes games will need to come up with new plans.14 players on the team have been put on the WHL's COVI...
Jan 01, 2022

One person charged in North Lethbridge shooting
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police have put a person behind bars who was allegedly involved in a shooting earlier this week.LPS reported that, just after 10:30 pm on Wednesday, December 29, a 49-year-...
Jan 01, 2022

The Weekly with LNN – December 31, 2021
LETHBRIDGE, AB- The Weekly with LNN is a video recap of some of the stories Lethbridge News Now has covered for the week of December 24 - 31, 2021.Connor Gunn tells a summary of COVID stories, crime s...
Dec 31, 2021

New police chief named for Blood Tribe
STANDOFF, AB - The Blood Tribe Police Commission has named a new police chief.Miiskiimisokasimi, Brice Iron Shirt, will be sworn in as the Blood Tribe Police Service's new chief at the multi-purpose b...
Dec 31, 2021

Milk River Emergency Department to temporarily close parts of next week
MILK RIVER, AB - Alberta Health Services is advising that the Milk River Health Centre Emergency Department will be seeing some temporary closures next week.As there will be no on-site physician cover...
Dec 31, 2021

COVID isolation times for vaccinated Albertans shortened
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Alberta Government has made a couple of announcements regarding COVID-19 isolation times.Health Minister Jason Copping says, starting Monday, January 3, fully vaccinated Albertans...
Dec 31, 2021

Lethbridge MP Rachael Thomas reflects on 2021, hopeful about new year
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Member of Parliament (MP), Rachael Thomas, says the past year has certainly had its ups and downs but 2022 is looking bright.As we all have experienced the COVID-19 pandemi...
Dec 31, 2021

Estimated 4,000 new COVID cases in Alberta Thursday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released a preliminary update on COVID-19 for Thursday, December 30. AHS reports the highest single-day count for new COVID cases in the province with an estimated 4,...
Dec 30, 2021

LPS investigate northside shooting from Wednesday night
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police are investigating a shooting from Wednesday night sending one person to a hospital.Police responded to a report of a shooting just after 10:30 pm on December 29, out...
Dec 30, 2021