Lethbridge and Area

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

Med Hat's MacKenzie Porter nominated for Country Album of the Year at Junos

MEDICINE HAT, AB - MacKenzie Porter has snagged a nomination at the 2021 Juno Awards.The Medicine Hat artist's album, Drinkin' Songs: The Collection, is nominated for Country Album of the Year.On a Fa...

Mar 11, 2021

Lethbridge pharmacy to get 300 COVID vaccine doses per week

LETHBRIDGE, AB- Eligible Albertans can book their COVID-19 vaccination appointments at Medicine Shoppe Lethbridge today.After receiving word from Alberta Health Services (AHS) that the Medicine Shoppe...

Mar 11, 2021

Trio of trials set for Lethbridge man accused in "possible assault and abduction"

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A man from Lethbridge will be on trial three times in the coming months.Earlier this week, Sean Walter Horvath plead not guilty to 21 charges including two counts of assault with a we...

Mar 11, 2021

Local auto dealer gifts vehicle to Lethbridge mother in need

LETHBRIDGE, AB - House of Cars Lethbridge made Carole Hutchison's day this week.The city woman and her 17-year-old daughter were recently involved in a collision that caused irreparable damage to her ...

Mar 11, 2021