Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area

City approves $42-million for Exhibition Park expansion
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A major hurdle for Exhibition Park's new Agri-Food Hub and Trade Centre was cleared Monday.Lethbridge City Council approved a few motions to help finance the 268,000 square foot proje...
Aug 24, 2020

Lethbridge has zero active COVID-19 cases
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has released Monday's report on COVID-19, detailing the numbers over the past three days.Since Friday's update covers the tests that were completed on Thursd...
Aug 24, 2020

Highest yielding crop from 2020 Coaldale Food Grains Harvest
COALDALE, AB. -- Last Friday`s (Aug 21) volunteer grain harvest outside of Coaldale was a very successful event, in spite of the COVID-19 curve ball.The Coaldale Food Grains Harvest, yielded 144 bushe...
Aug 24, 2020

How home prices in Lethbridge compare to other Canadian cities & provinces
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Did you know that the average real estate listing in Greater Vancouver was more than three times what you would pay in Lethbridge?The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has updat...
Aug 24, 2020

Lethbridge MP excited for new federal Conservative leader O’Toole
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It was a long night, but the federal Conservatives have their new leader.Erin O'Toole will lead the party, following in the footsteps of Andrew Scheer.READ MORE: Erin O'Toole takes fe...
Aug 24, 2020

Classes to start September 8 for Kainai Board of Education schools
STANDOFF, AB - The Kainai Board of Education has announced that classes will begin on September 8.The start date applies for both in-person and out of school learning. The board stated that the safety...
Aug 24, 2020

Lethbridge Sport Council launches revamped website
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Sport Council has branched out.The LSC has launched a newly redesigned website that will, quote, "help local sport organizations reach out to more of our community."The...
Aug 24, 2020

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