Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

E-sports officially become part of Lethbridge College activities
LETHBRIDGE, AB - In addition to traditional sports, students at Lethbridge College have a new official competitive avenue - video games.Starting this semester, the College will allow gamers to join th...
Oct 13, 2021

Alberta Ombudsman receives complaints about EMS dispatch consolidation from mayors
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Four Albertan cities have appealed to a high-ranking provincial authority over the consolidation of 911 EMS dispatch services.Last August, AHS announced that the municipally-run contr...
Oct 13, 2021

Holy Spirit School Division adopts COVID vaccine, rapid testing policy
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Holy Spirit Catholic School Division is making COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for members of its community.The division has announced that all individuals "in direct contact with ...
Oct 13, 2021

Operation Red Nose not offering service in Alberta for 2021 holiday season
LETHBRIDGE, AB - For the second year in a row, Operation Red Nose will not take place in Alberta.The Canada-wide initiative offers safe rides home for individuals over the holidays, in an effort to cu...
Oct 13, 2021

The Daily with LNN – October 12, 2021
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Take Lethbridge News Now on the go anytime, anywhere.The Daily with LNN is a podcast-style news update, detailing some of the local, regional, and national stories we have been workin...
Oct 12, 2021

4,614 new COVID cases in Alberta over past five days
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Tuesday, covering statistics from the past five days.1,256 cases were confirmed across the province on Thursday, 1,085 on F...
Oct 12, 2021

Dylan Cozens, 132 other WHL alumni on NHL opening night rosters
LETHBRIDGE, AB - 133 ex-WHL players will be taking the ice on the NHL's opening.All 32 NHL Club opening night rosters feature at least one WHL graduate with the Vegas Golden Knights (10), Calgary Flam...
Oct 12, 2021

Firestone named one of Canada's best restaurants for outdoor dining
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The COVID-19 pandemic has lead to many restaurant-goers heading to outdoor patios. The good news is, one establishment in Lethbridge has one of the country's best.OpenTable Canada Dis...
Oct 12, 2021

"Cookie guy" purchases over 17k Girl Guide cookies from Nanaimo troop
NANAIMO, BC - The region's anonymous "cookie guy" is at it again.For the fourth time in the last two years, the Cedar branch of Girl Guides have benefitted from a sizeable purchase of their cookie inv...
Oct 12, 2021

'Stand up for Education' campaign launched in Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA) and the Alberta School Councils' Association (ASCA) have teamed up on a new advertising campaign.It's focusing on the future of education and c...
Oct 12, 2021