Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
LPS officer charged with assault
LETHBRIDGE, AB - An officer in the Lethbridge Police Service has been charged with assault for an incident involving a prisoner earlier this year.LPS says the constable has been relieved from duty wit...
Aug 23, 2020
U of L astrophysicists receive major infrastructure grant to further space exploration
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Astrophysicists at the University of Lethbridge have gotten a nice boost from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI).The CFI has provided a $250,000 grant that will go toward the ...
Aug 23, 2020
The Daily with LNN – August 21, 2020
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...
Aug 21, 2020
Fire bans implemented in several Alberta provincial parks
LETHBRIDGE, AB - If you were hoping to light a campfire this weekend, you should probably check with Alberta Parks first.Fire bans are now in effect for 24 provincial parks, most of which were just im...
Aug 21, 2020
Only two active COVID cases remain in Lethbridge, south side has none
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has released Friday's report on COVID-19, detailing the numbers over the past 24 hours.144 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 12...
Aug 21, 2020
Education Minister: School boards can individually delay start of classes
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta is leaving it up to local school boards to decide whether they are ready to go by September 1 or not.Earlier, the Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA) met wit...
Aug 21, 2020
Farmers come together for Food Grains harvest
COALDALE, AB- The Coaldale-Lethbridge Community Food Grains Harvest Day is in its 14th year and this year's event had a different vibe thanks to COVID-19.Normally, the day would kick off with a welcom...
Aug 21, 2020
Lethbridge residents protest back-to-school plan
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Families, teenagers, young adults, and even some Raging Grannies came out Friday to voice their concerns with the way schools are set to operate this fall.The provincial government an...
Aug 21, 2020
Waterton National Park issues partial Fire Ban
WATERTON LAKES PARK, AB. -- Due to extreme Fire Danger, a partial fire ban has been issued for Waterton Lakes National Park. Effective Friday, August 21, lighting or maintaining wood or briquette fire...
Aug 21, 2020
Justice Minister talks drug treatment court and addiction recovery
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Earlier this week, a drug treatment court was announced for Medicine Hat.Lethbridge News Now spoke with Alberta's Justice Minister and Solicitor General Doug Schweitzer on the positiv...
Aug 21, 2020