Lethbridge and Area

16 drug overdose deaths reported in Lethbridge in Q1 2021

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Per capita, Lethbridge continues to have a much higher rate of drug overdose deaths than the rest of Alberta.Alberta Health Services' (AHS) Substance Use Surveillance Report has been ...

Jun 11, 2021

REMINDER: Target Hunger volunteers picking up donations Saturday

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Volunteers will be stopping by homes in Lethbridge on Saturday to pick up donations for the Target Hunger campaign. The initiative has citizens donate food items for local food banks,...

Jun 11, 2021

Helen Schuler Nature Centre’s indoor experience reopens today

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Outdoors enthusiasts can once again enjoy the indoor exhibit experience at the Helen Schuler Nature Centre in Lethbridge.After six months of temporary closure due to COVID-19 health m...

Jun 11, 2021

The Daily with LNN – June 10, 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...

Jun 10, 2021

Two new COVID cases in Lethbridge, 178 provincially

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released Thursday's report on COVID-19, covering statistics compiled over the last 24 hours.178 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the tota...

Jun 10, 2021

Coaldale house fire deemed suspicious, "illegal residents" evicted

COALDALE, AB - Damages to a home in Coaldale are estimated to be around $100,000.Around 3:00 pm on June 5, Coaldale and District Emergency Services (CDES) was called to a fire at 1511 21 Ave.When the ...

Jun 10, 2021

No suspects being sought in "suspicious" deaths in Coaldale

COALDALE, AB - Coaldale RCMP have deemed one of the recent deaths in Coaldale non-criminal and the other "undetermined."The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner conducted autopsies on June 7, 2021, de...

Jun 10, 2021

Blaine Hyggen running for mayor of Lethbridge this fall

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A member of Lethbridge City Council is looking to take the mayor's seat.Blaine Hyggen has announced his candidacy for this fall's municipal elections.He is wrapping up his second term...

Olivia Thorington Jun 10, 2021

Grab & Go Pick Up returns at Lethbridge Public Library June 16

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Public Library is reopening some more of its services.Beginning June 16, the library will return to offering Grab & Go Pick Up as well as its limited Computer Servi...

Jun 10, 2021

Three charged in south Lethbridge drug bust, charges pending against fourth suspect

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Three people have been charged in connection with the seizure of drugs, weapons, cash and stolen property.Lethbridge Police's Crime Suppression Team (CST), with the assistance of seve...

Jun 10, 2021