Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
The Weekly with LNN - July 23, 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 July 16 - 23, 2021.Connor Gunn tells a summary of mayoral candidate stories,...
Jul 23, 2021
Lethbridge man charged following B&Es at four businesses
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A man was placed behind bars after allegedly committing a series of break and enters at commercial properties in the downtown area.Andy Troy Spearchief, 34, was arrested on Thursday, ...
Jul 23, 2021
AHS gives update on staffing levels, acute bed shortages, and operation levels
EDMONTON, AB - AHS provided an update Friday on its acute care beds, nurse vacancies, and overall operation levels.Deb Gordon, AHS Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, says many rumours have be...
Jul 23, 2021
Fire ban issued in Waterton as danger rating reaches "extreme"
WATERTON, AB - The fire danger rating in Waterton Lakes National Park is "extreme."As such, Parks Canada has issued a fire ban throughout the entirety of Alberta's southernmost national park."This fir...
Jul 23, 2021
Six athletes and coaches with Southern Alberta connections at Olympics
TOKYO, JAPAN - The Olympic Games are officially underway and this year's event includes a few people who have called Southern Alberta home.Canada has sent its largest delegation since the L.A. Games i...
Jul 23, 2021
Lethbridge's Paul Kenway wins $1M grand prize at AGLC's "Bigger Spin"
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A man from Lethbridge is now one million dollars richer following a unique spin-the-wheel event. After months of delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a total of seven Albertans have w...
Jul 23, 2021
The Daily with LNN – July 22, 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...
Jul 22, 2021
3/4 of eligible Albertans at least partially immunized against COVID-19
LETHBRIDGE, AB - 75 per cent of Albertans aged 12 and up have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.As of July 22, AHS also reports that 61.3 per cent are fully immunized with two shots."Va...
Jul 22, 2021
Bridget Mearns running for Mayor of Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Well-known local and community member Bridget Mearns has announced her candidacy for Mayor.Mearns is throwing her hat into the ring for mayor in an attempt to become Lethbridge's firs...
Jul 22, 2021
Piikani & Stoney Nakoda Nations want appeal of coal mine's rejection to go ahead
CROWSNEST PASS, AB - A second Alberta First Nation wants the courts to allow it to appeal a review board's decision that an open-pit coal mine in the Rocky Mountains isn't in the public interest.The S...
Jul 22, 2021