Lethbridge and Area

Last Post Fund recognizing veterans with special gravestones

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The lives and sacrifices of veterans are being honoured thanks to the Last Post Fund.The not-for-profit's mission ensures that no veteran is denied a dignified funeral and burial due ...

Mar 18, 2021

The Daily with LNN – March 17, 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 17, 2021

Lethbridge College launches aquaponics training for all

LETHBRIDGE, AB. - Sustainable food production is more accessible than ever in Lethbridge, as aquaponics grows in popularity. The expert scientists in Lethbridge College's Aquaculture Centre of Excelle...

Mar 17, 2021

AHS confirms 34 new COVID cases & one death in Lethbridge

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released its update on COVID-19 for Wednesday, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.479 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing t...

Mar 17, 2021

Deadline for "Working Parent Benefit" ends March 31

EDMONTON, AB- Working parents have until March 31 to apply to receive a one-time $561 per child benefit to help with the cost of child care.Alberta parents "who used child care from April to December ...

Mar 17, 2021

Man found in Lethbridge alley with head injury pronounced deceased

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police are continuing to investigate a case from this past weekend but say the victim has succumbed to his injuries. At approximately 1:00 pm on Sunday, March 14, LPS was c...

Mar 17, 2021

Officers testify in Southern Alberta cocaine smuggling trial

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A lengthy trial for a man accused of smuggling cocaine across the Canada-U.S. border at Carway continues.Bradley Michael Gaudrault, 28, of Fort McMurray, was arrested on March 17, 201...

Mar 17, 2021

Police lay drug-related charges after traffic stop

LETHBRIDGE, AB- Lethbridge Police have charged a driver with drug-related and other offenses following a traffic stop on Tuesday, March 16, 2021.Around 3:30 am, LPS stopped a vehicle westbound on Whoo...

Mar 17, 2021

Budget 2021: Rural health facilities getting upgrades

LETHBRIDGE, AB- As part of the 2021 Provincial Budget, the Alberta Government has committed to improving rural health facilities.The Rural Health Facilities Revitalization Fund is supporting upgrades ...

Mar 17, 2021

Fort MacLeod RCMP wrap-up Granum incident

Granum, AB - Fort Macleod RCMP issued a news release Wednesday (Mar 17) morning, indicating the incident in Granum on Tuesday night has been resolved. RCMP were called to a home in Granum to assist Le...

Mar 17, 2021