Lethbridge and Area

U of L & College each get $400K for diversity and inclusion initiatives

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge's two largest post-secondary schools are receiving funding to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion.Coming from the federal government's EDI Institutional Capacity-Build...

Mar 12, 2021

Lethbridge School Division confirms second case of COVID at LCI

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge School Division has reported a second case of COVID-19 at Lethbridge Collegiate Institute.As a result, the Medical Officer of Health has started an investigation. Publi...

Mar 12, 2021

Chamber hears from local retail businesses powering through COVID-19

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Businesses across the nation have been feeling the pressures of COVID-19 for over a year. Those in Lethbridge and the surrounding area are no exception.On Thursday, March 11, the Leth...

Mar 12, 2021

Holy Spirit confirms one new case at St. Francis Junior High School

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Holy Spirit Catholic School Division has confirmed another COVID case at one of its schools.One new infections has been reported at St. Francis Junior High School in Lethbridge. T...

Mar 12, 2021

The Daily with LNN – March 11, 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...

Mar 11, 2021

UCP MLA introduces bill to raise speed limit to 120 km/h on divided highways

A UCP MLA has brought forward a bill in the legislature that looks to up the maximum speed limit on some provincial freeways to 120 kilometres per hour.Spruce Grove-Stony Plain MLA Searle Turton intro...

Mar 11, 2021

41 new COVID cases in Lethbridge, eligibility for AstraZeneca vaccine expands

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released its update on COVID-19 for Thursday, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.364 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing th...

Mar 11, 2021

Charges dismissed in $500K fraud case in Taber

TABER, AB - A Taber man saw all charges against him dropped this month.Scott Blanchard, 50, was charged with theft over $5,000 and fraud over $5,000.The allegation was that, while he was the manager o...

Mar 11, 2021

Crowsnest Pass Council opposed to provincial policing idea

CROWSNEST PASS, AB- A letter addressed to Alberta Justice Minister Kayce Madu states that the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass is against the idea of making a province-wide police force."Municipalities ...

Mar 11, 2021

Southland Transportation operating school buses in Lethbridge Mar. 15

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Starting next week, your children will be using a different bussing provider to get to school.On Monday, March 15, all school bus services for the Lethbridge School Division and Holy ...

Mar 11, 2021