Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

Southern Alberta MP co-chairing opioid crisis working group
CROWSNEST PASS, AB - "I think this is the public health crisis of our generation."Foothills MP John Barlow has been appointed as the Co-Chair of the Conservative Opioid Crisis Working Group.He, alongs...
Jan 27, 2021

Chris Spearman issues last State of the City address as Lethbridge mayor
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The mayor of Lethbridge may not be running for re-election this year, but Chris Spearman says he will continue to work hard until the day he leaves office.Spearman delivered his State...
Jan 27, 2021

Record 228 kg of meth seized at Coutts border, worth $28.5M
COUTTS, AB - The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has made a record drug seizure. On Christmas Day, 2020, officers referred a semi-truck hauling produce for further inspection.While examining the ...
Jan 27, 2021

Crime down in first eight months of pandemic, but mental health calls rise: StatCan
OTTAWA, ON- Newly released figures point to a major drop in police-recorded crime during the first eight months of the COVID-19 pandemic last year.Statistics Canada says 19 police services across Cana...
Jan 27, 2021

Four COVID cases confirmed at Gilbert Paterson Middle School
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge School Division has confirmed four cases of COVID-19 at Gilbert Paterson Middle School.At this time, the division says based off the advice of Alberta Education, the sc...
Jan 27, 2021

City Hall to increase platform advertising for public notices
LETHBRIDGE, AB. - On Tuesday (Jan 26), City Council voted 6-2 in favour of Bylaw 6251, which establishes Alternate Methods of Public Notifications and Advertisements. The decision was reached after th...
Jan 27, 2021

The Daily with LNN – January 26, 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...
Jan 26, 2021

Report examines police, library, and economic development in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB- Lethbridge City Council has received phase three of the operational review done by KPMG.The report takes a look at operations of Lethbridge Police Service, Lethbridge Public Library, a...
Jan 26, 2021

AHS reports 366 COVID cases in Alberta, just 12 in South Zone
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released Tuesday's report on COVID-19, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.366 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total...
Jan 26, 2021

UPDATE: Susan Stabs Down, 45, of Fort Macleod, reported missing
FORT MACLEOD, AB - UPDATE: Fort Macleod RCMP have confirmed that Susan Stabs Down has been located safe. ---------- Fort Macleod RCMP are asking for your help in finding a missing person. Susan Stabs ...
Jan 26, 2021