Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

86 new COVID cases in South Zone Friday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released its update on COVID-19 for Friday, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.1,980 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing th...
May 07, 2021

The Weekly with LNN – May 7, 2021
LETHBRIDGE, AB- The Weekly with LNN is a video recap of just some of the stories Lethbridge News Now has covered for the week of April 30 - May 7, 2021.Summary of new vaccine eligibility, COVID update...
May 07, 2021

Medicine Hat turns 115 years old on Sunday
MEDICINE HAT, AB - This Sunday will mark 115 years since Medicine Hat was incorporated as a city on Wednesday, May 9, 1906.No formal celebrations are planned due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the publi...
May 07, 2021

Lethbridge Farmers' Market set to open on Saturday
LETHBRIDGE, AB- Local vendors are ready to welcome shoppers back to this year's markets. The Lethbridge and District Exhibition annual Farmers' Market is set to return on Saturday.The market will open...
May 07, 2021

RCMP investigating fatal collision west of Lethbridge
COALHURST, AB - Emergency rews responded to a collision near Coalhurst Friday morning. At approximately 9:50, Coaldale RCMP and the Coalhurst Fire Department responded. Two eastbound semis collided on...
May 07, 2021 (Lethbridge News Now)

Lethbridge City Hall closing to the public, all services moving online
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge residents needing to access city services will temporarily have to do so online.Lethbridge City Hall will be closing to the public on Monday, May 10 until further notice.Re...
May 07, 2021

Nine WHL players win gold at 2021 IIHF U18 World Championships
CALGARY, AB- Nine WHL players won a gold medal for Canada at the 2021 IIHF U18 World Championship in Frisco and Plano, Texas. In the gold medal game, Canada defeated Russia by a final score of 5-3 on ...
May 07, 2021

Deal struck between Alberta and Montana to vaccinate truck drivers
EDMONTON, AB - Truck drivers crossing the Alberta-Montana border will be getting their COVID-19 vaccine thanks to a new partnership between the province and state. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announc...
May 07, 2021

Lethbridge-Medicine Hat unemployment at 8.7 per cent in April, down from 9.5 in March
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The unemployment rate for the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat region saw a significant drop last month. In April, the jobless rate was 8.7 per cent. That's down from 9.5 per cent in March. Pr...
May 07, 2021

COVID-19 case reported at St. Patrick School in Taber
TABER, AB - The Holy Spirit Catholic School Division has reported another new case of COVID-19.This new infection is at St. Patrick School in Taber. The division says all close contacts have been info...
May 07, 2021