Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

The Weekly with LNN – October 8, 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 October 1 - 8, 2021.Connor Gunn tells a summary of COVID stories, crime stor...
Oct 08, 2021

898 Albertans died from drug overdoses in first seven months of 2021
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta's opioid crisis continues to wage on.The provincial government has updated the Alberta Substance Use Surveillance Report, which keeps track of information related to illicit d...
Oct 08, 2021

Shelby Macleod vying for a seat on City Council
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Shelby Macleod is making another stab at capturing a seat on City Council, after an initial run in 2017. She attributes her love for this community as the reason for wanting to cont...
Oct 08, 2021

Second intake still open for Re-Imagine Downtown Activation grants in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Local business, entrepreneurs, organizations and community-minded individuals can apply for the second intake stream of the Re-Imagine Downtown Activation Grant.A project spearheaded ...
Oct 08, 2021

RCMP seeking assistance in 2018 Piikani Nation homicide
PIIKANI NATION, AB - Alberta Mounties are asking the public for help in a homicide investigation. On October 12, 2018, shortly after 6 p.m., the Piikani Nation RCMP responded to a report of a sudden d...
Oct 08, 2021

Lethbridge-Medicine Hat’s unemployment rate jumps to 5.7 per cent in September
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge-Medicine Hat economic region saw a small jump in its unemployment rate last month.In September, the rate was at 5.7 per cent, up from 4.9 per cent in August. Nonetheles...
Oct 08, 2021

Milk River's emergency department to temporarily close
MILK RIVER, AB - Residents of Milk River are being advised of a temporary closure to the town's emergency health department.The Milk River Health Centre Emergency Department will not be operating from...
Oct 07, 2021

The Daily with LNN – October 7, 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 07, 2021

41 new COVID cases in Lethbridge Thursday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Thursday, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.1,254 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to ...
Oct 07, 2021

Building activities returning to pre-pandemic levels in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Business is picking up in Lethbridge.The City of Lethbridge has updated its building permit stats to include the full year up to and including September 2021, entailing data for all a...
Oct 07, 2021