Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
"Suspicious package" suspect believed to have also set fire to planter outside LPS station
LETHBRIDGE, AB - NOTE: This story has since been updated with a correction by Lethbridge Police. The suspect in this incident is set to appear in court today, Jan. 22 and remains in police custody. It...
Jan 22, 2021
The Daily with LNN – January 21, 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 21, 2021
No easing of COVID restrictions announced Thursday, "despite the progress we've made"
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Albertans were told earlier this month that existing COVID-19 restrictions would remain in effect until "at least January 21."January 21 is now here, and the province's Chief Medical ...
Jan 21, 2021
Delays to Canada’s deliveries of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses keep getting worse
OTTAWA, ON - The delivery slowdown of COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer-BioNTech is going to be far worse than the companies first warned Canada last week.Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, overseeing the vaccin...
Jan 21, 2021
Canadians have third-highest levels of mental health struggles during pandemic
LETHBRIDGE, AB- Lenstore's 2021 Global State of Health report revealed that Canadian adults are among the highest in stress, anxiety, and sadness during the global pandemic.Our home and native land ra...
Jan 21, 2021
Alberta's non-profits struggling with high demand, low resources, staff mental health
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new report from the Alberta Nonprofit Network (ABNN) shows that many non-profit organizations are struggling to manage the mounting challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.ABNN summariz...
Jan 21, 2021
Hurricanes mourn death of former player Clay Plume
LETHBRIDGE, AB- The Lethbridge Hurricanes received sad news Thursday morning after hearing a former player for the organization has died.Clay Plume played for the Canes for three years from 2001-2004,...
Jan 21, 2021
Exploring the role of corporations and governments in Alberta’s universities
LETHBRIDGE, AB - How much of an impact do corporations and government have on the practices and funding of universities in Alberta?That question was in focus as part of Dr. Laurie Adkin's virtual pres...
Jan 21, 2021
LPS have "suspicious package" suspect in custody
LETHBRIDGE, AB - After a "suspicious package" was placed at the Lethbridge Police Station, police now have the suspect in custody.Police have arrested a 29-year-old man in relation to the package bein...
Jan 21, 2021
City man and woman face drug and child endangerment charges
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- The LPS Crime Suppression Team (CST) has laid multiple charges against a Lethbridge pair, as the result of a surveillance operation.The investigation began earlier this month, in wh...
Jan 21, 2021