Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

Palliser School Board approves budget for 2021-22, deficit projected at $1.5 million
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Palliser School Division's Board of Trustees has approved the 2021-22 budget.It was approved during the board's regular meeting on May 25. The budget will have services maintained...
May 26, 2021

The Daily with LNN – May 25, 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...
May 25, 2021

Alberta revives "turn-off-taps" resources bill that sparked legal row with B.C.
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta is reviving its so-called turn-off-the-taps legislation, but with a few changes.Environment Minister Jason Nixon says a proposed bill with revisions would be retroactive to May ...
May 25, 2021

Lethbridge College's Merging Realities returns to showcase VR applications
LETHBRIDGE, AB- From agriculture to architecture, health care to history, education to entertainment, virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) is providing its effectiveness in a wide variety of industri...
May 25, 2021

Alberta in the "last few miles in a race" with COVID-19 as numbers continue falling
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health is feeling optimistic about the positive trends for COVID-19 in the province over the last couple of weeks.In Tuesday's COVID-19 update, 387 ...
May 25, 2021

Brooks RCMP arrest impaired driver going the wrong way on Trans-Canada Highway
BROOKS, AB - A man faces multiple charges after driving the wrong on the Trans-Canada Highway near Brooks early on the morning of May 24.Brooks RCMP says they received reports around 2 a.m. of a vehic...
May 25, 2021

Property tax notices being mailed out this week in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It's every property owner's favourite time of the year - tax season!The City of Lethbridge will be mailing out 2021 Property Tax Notices on Wednesday, May 26.If you do not get yours b...
May 25, 2021

RCMP investigating suspicious death in Fort MacLeod
FORT MACLEOD, AB - RCMP is asking for the public's help in their investigation into a Fort Macleod man's death.At around 2:24 am on Monday, May 24, Fort MacLeod RCMP was called to a home on a report o...
May 25, 2021

"Super Flower Blood Moon" to be visible to southern Albertans early Wednesday morning
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It might be worth setting your alarm and getting up a bit earlier tomorrow morning. On Wednesday, May 26, southern Albertans can catch a glimpse of what's known as a Super Flower Bloo...
May 25, 2021

Alberta asks universities to report on links with Beijing and Communist Party
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's advanced education minister has sent a letter to four of the province's universities asking them to pause their pursuit of new or renewed partnerships with organizations linke...
May 25, 2021