Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

$68.5 million announced for Alberta treatment and care facilities
EDMONTON, AB- Premier Jason Kenney announced today $68.5 million in supports will go towards Albertans and staff in continuing care, residential addiction and mental health treatment facilities and ho...
Feb 03, 2021

Lethbridge College researchers looking to develop new antibiotics using Alberta-based plants
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The work of two researchers at Lethbridge College has received a boost.Microbiology senior research scientist Dr. Sophie Kernis and lab technician Leanne DuMontier are working on deve...
Feb 03, 2021

Lethbridge City Council to consider extending mask bylaw to Dec. 31
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Could the residents of Lethbridge be required to wear face masks in public settings until the end of 2021? We might find out on Thursday, February 11.At next week's Community Safety S...
Feb 03, 2021

No injuries in Highway 22 vehicle fire near Lundbreck
PINCHER CREEK, AB - Pincher Creek Emergency Services responded to a vehicle fire early Wednesday morning.The incident was first reported shortly after 6:30 a.m. near Lundbreck.Highway 22 10 km North o...
Feb 03, 2021

Municipalities consider pushing province on regional restrictions
MEDICINE HAT, AB- A few municipalities in Southern Alberta are considering following Medicine Hat's lead in writing a letter to the province to push for a more regional approach to COVID-19 restrictio...
Feb 03, 2021

The Daily with LNN – February 2, 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 02, 2021

Lethbridge man sentenced to three years on child pornography charges
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Lethbridge man guilty of child luring and child pornography has learned his fate.ALERT arrested Darcy Heitman, 28, in December 2019. Their Internet Child Exploitation Unit said he h...
Feb 02, 2021

South Zone sees just eight new COVID cases, 268 in Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released Tuesday's report on COVID-19, covering statistics compiled over the past 24 hours.268 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total...
Feb 02, 2021

Woman charged with drug offenses after LPS traffic stop
LETHBRIDGE, AB- A police traffic stop resulted in drug-related offenses and breach of parole charges for a woman on Monday, February 1.Around 9:30 pm, officers stopped a vehicle in the 800-block of 2 ...
Feb 02, 2021

Blood Tribe taking province to court over rescinding Coal Policy
STANDOFF, AB - Two First Nations in Southern Alberta are launching a legal challenge against the Government of Alberta.The Blood Tribe, along with the Siksika Nation, have jointly filed their applicat...
Feb 02, 2021