Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

Appeal to be heard on decision in MLA Phillips surveillance case
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips will be able to appeal a 2020 decision that followed an incident of unauthorized surveillance by two Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) officers.On A...
Feb 02, 2021

U of L studies on cannabis strain’s impact on COVID advance to clinical study stage
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Two COVID-19 studies out of the University of Lethbridge have been published in a top bio-medical journal.The studies by Drs. Igor and Olga Kovalchuk, who are both U of L biology prof...
Feb 02, 2021

Four charged in storage locker break-ins and rural property thefts
LETHBRIDGE, AB. --The LPS have laid charges against four Lethbridge individuals, in relation to 50 offences relating to break-ins to 14 storage lockers at two north Lethbridge facilities. Officers als...
Feb 01, 2021

Hurricanes sign prospect Reid Mackay
LETHBRIDGE, AB- With a shortened season coming for the WHL, the Lethbridge Hurricanes have added 2004-born forward Reid Mackay. He was originally drafted by the Hurricanes in the third round (65th ove...
Feb 01, 2021

The Daily with LNN – February 1, 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...
Feb 01, 2021

Only 13 new COVID cases in South Zone
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released Monday's report on COVID-19, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.355 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total ...
Feb 01, 2021

Applications now open for Lethbridge's COVID-19 Housing Supplement Program
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Some residents of Lethbridge are now able to apply for funding to weather the economic storm of COVID-19.The City of Lethbridge has been working with the Lethbridge Housing Authority ...
Feb 01, 2021

Mayors want immediate investigation into EMS dispatch outage
LETHBRIDGE, AB- After a long technical outage for EMS dispatch services on January 26, 2021, Mayors across the province are calling for an inquiry into what went wrong.EMS dispatch services across Alb...
Feb 01, 2021

$625 COVID support expands to all Albertans self-isolating
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Correction: This article originally stated that Albertans self-isolating at home could receive funding. We apologize for any confusion this might have caused. More Albertans are now e...
Feb 01, 2021

Lethbridge Police focus on distracted driving for awareness campaign this month
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Police in Lethbridge are focusing on the issue of distracted driving this month.Distracted driving is against the law in Alberta, with LPS noting it carries a fine of $287 and three d...
Feb 01, 2021