Category Archives: Lethbridge and Area
UPDATE: Members of Claresholm-area Hutterite colonies impacted by COVID-19 outbreak
CLARESHOLM, AB - UPDATE: The Town of Claresholm is clearing up some misinformation.Earlier this week, it was reported that there had been an outbreak of COVID-19 within the Willow Creek Hutterite Colo...
Jul 16, 2020
Province pulling funding from Lethbridge's SCS
LETHBRIDGE, AB - One of the busiest Supervised Consumption Sites (SCS) in the world is losing its provincial government funding.The government of Alberta has halted funding to the Lethbridge SCS. The ...
Jul 16, 2020
The Daily with LNN – July 15, 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 worki...
Jul 15, 2020
Lethbridge sees six new COVID cases Wednesday, 14 for South Zone
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has released its report on COVID-19 for Wednesday, July 15.82 infections were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 8,994. Of those, 704 cases...
Jul 15, 2020
Council officially bans conversion therapy in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE AB- The city of Lethbridge is now one of the few cities across Alberta to ban conversion therapy.Council passed Bylaw 6228 - "A Bylaw to prohibit the Business Practice of Conversion Therapy...
Jul 15, 2020
Lethbridge College getting $3.35-million to upgrade heating and cooling system
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge's two largest post-secondary schools are receiving funding for capital maintenance and renewal work.The provincial government has announced a grant to upgrade the heating a...
Jul 15, 2020
U of L researchers part of group to develop COVID-19 treatment
LETHBRIDGE, AB- University of Lethbridge researchers, in partnership with scientists at Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation (API), received funding from MITACS to develop a drug to treat the SARS-CoV-2 ...
Jul 15, 2020
Wendy's Canada selects Coaldale greenhouse as their sole lettuce provider
COALDALE, AB - Whole Leaf could be about to rake in some serious green.Wendy's Restaurants of Canada has announced that it is now sourcing 100 per cent of its lettuce from one particular Canadian grow...
Jul 15, 2020
Lethbridge Police to keep Marshal Iwaasa case open
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service recently wrapped up a search of the area where Marshal Iwaasa's burned out truck was found in B.C.The southern Alberta man has been missing since Novembe...
Jul 15, 2020
LPS investigate body found in Galt Gardens
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- UPDATE: Lethbridge Police have confirmed that there is no evidence to suggest foul play, and that the victim was a 30-year-old woman. Because the matter has been deemed non-criminal...
Jul 15, 2020