Lethbridge and Area

Full parole reinstated for Lethbridge woman convicted of killing her mother

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Lethbridge woman is once again being released after making significant personal progress.In 2016, then-29-year-old Jessica Lee Ann Praill was found guilty of manslaughter in connect...

Aug 23, 2021

All 10 suspects in human trafficking investigation have been released on bail

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Bail hearings have wrapped up for 10 people accused of acts related to the human trafficking of underage girls.The final judicial interim release hearing was held Monday afternoon in ...

Aug 23, 2021

Councillor Rob Miyashiro seeking Alberta NDP nomination for Lethbridge-East

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge City Councillor Rob Miyashiro will not be running for this fall's municipal election, but for the next provincial election.Miyashiro announced he is seeking the Alberta NDP...

Aug 23, 2021

Local entrepreneurs invited to share their new business plans to win rent for a year

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Entrepreneurs in Lethbridge can now enter a Dragon's Den-style competition.Building Business Downtown allows operators to pitch their idea for a new business in the downtown core. If ...

Aug 23, 2021

Med Hat doctor says COVID causing staff shortages and fatigue at hospital

MEDICINE HAT, AB - A ER doctor at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital said morale is down and staff are fatigued as the hospital grapples with COVID-19.The city has the second-highest case rate per cap...

Aug 23, 2021

Lethbridge’s Ty Penner honoured to bring WCBL championship back home

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Bringing a championship back home to Lethbridge is the culmination of a lifelong baseball journey for Lethbridge's Ty Penner.Penner and the Lethbridge Bulls captured the Western Canad...

Aug 23, 2021

Lethbridge Police working to limit unsafe driving behaviours and equipment violations

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police are focusing in on the importance of safe driving.The Lethbridge Police Service Traffic Response Unit (TRU) continued to field complaints about speeding, excessive n...

Aug 22, 2021

Lethbridge Bulls defeat Edmonton to win 2021 WCBL championship

EDMONTON, AB - For the first time since 2015, the Lethbridge Bulls are champions.The Bulls claimed the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) title with a dominant victory over the Edmonton Prospects...

Aug 21, 2021

Lethbridge College project researching sturgeon diseases

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Led by John Derksen, chair of the Aquaculture Centre of Excellence (ACE), and Lethbridge College researcher Kristine Wilson, an aquatics research project aims to develop a greater und...

Aug 21, 2021

The Daily with LNN – August 20, 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...

Aug 20, 2021