Lethbridge and Area

The Daily with LNN – August 11, 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 11, 2020

Province confirms first COVID-19 death in M.D. of Taber

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has released Tuesday's report on COVID-19, detailing the numbers over the past 24 hours.85 new cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total t...

Aug 11, 2020

Town of Bow Island and former employee plead guilty to water quality infractions

BOW ISLAND, AB - A local government in Southern Alberta and one of its former employees have been handed their penalties regarding issues with water quality monitoring and reporting.A new operator was...

Aug 11, 2020

$4.5 million going towards mental health treatment for Alberta first responders

EDMONTON, AB- Alberta firefighters, police officers, paramedics, sheriffs, corrections officers, and emergency health-care workers will soon be able to receive mental health supports to manage post-tr...

Aug 11, 2020

COVID mask bylaw still to be defined

LETHBRIDGE, AB- The proposed temporary mandatory mask bylaw in Lethbridge is still to be determined in two weeks.City Council passed the first and second reading on the proposed bylaw and will return ...

Aug 11, 2020

AB Law Enforcement Torch Run halfway to fundraising goal, seeking more participants

LETHBRIDGE, AB - You do not have to be in law enforcement to take part, but organizers are looking for more people to support local Special Olympic athletes.For the first-ever "Virtual Summer Series",...

Aug 11, 2020

Alberta’s small-scale solar industry seeking $250-million from province

MEDICINE HAT, AB - Alberta's solar industry is lobbying the provincial government for a $250-million investment for residential, commercial and agricultural micro-generation projects to be part of the...

Aug 11, 2020

Two men arrested at Park Place Mall, charged with drug and weapon offences

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Two men have been charged by Lethbridge Police following the seizure of drugs, firearms and cash.LPS say that on August 10, just before 5:00 p.m., members of the Crime Suppression Tea...

Aug 11, 2020

Lethbridge Police seeking suspect in break and enter and assault

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Police in Lethbridge are looking for a suspect in a break and enter and assault.LPS say on July 25, just before 9:00 a.m., three men entered an apartment on the 400 block of Columbia ...

Aug 11, 2020

Lethbridge Exhibition Park asks council for $17.8 million towards new Agri-food hub

LETHBRIDGE, AB- Exhibition Park presented a $17.8 million ask to City Council Monday (Aug 10) afternoon, in their plan for a new building on the exhibition park grounds. The money is in addition to th...

Aug 10, 2020