Category Archives: Lethbridge Area
New owner found for downtown Canada Post building
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A historic building in downtown Lethbridge has been sold. The J.D. Higinbotham building, known locally as the Canada Post building, has been purchased by the Sumus Property Group. The...
May 10, 2019
Unemployment numbers up in Lethbridge area
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The latest employment numbers are starting to roll in from Statistics Canada. In the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat area, the unemployment rate rose to 6.4 per cent from 6.1 per cent in Marc...
May 10, 2019
Innovative Lethbridge College program receives final approval
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge College has announced that a new program has received official, final approval from the government. The Architectural Animation Technology program was announced last month ...
May 09, 2019
LPS looking into report of suspicious men on the north side
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service is investigating a report about two suspicious men who offered a 10-year-old girl a ride to school earlier this week. Police say the girl was waiting for...
May 08, 2019
Supreme Court of Canada overturns second degree murder conviction of Addison Wakefield
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Supreme Court of Canada (SCOC) has ruled that the 2015 second degree murder conviction of Addison Nickoles Wakefield is not valid, and instead, has returned a verdict of manslaugh...
May 08, 2019 George Span's home north Lethbridge
Construction underway on new Waterton Lakes National Park Visitor Centre
WATERTON LAKES NP - After several years of planning, public engagement, engineering and design work, construction is now underway on the new Waterton Lakes National Park Visitor Centre. The $17.3 mill...
May 08, 2019 Artist's rendition of new Waterton Lakes National Park Visitor Centre
Lethbridge man charged with kidnapping, death threats to remain behind bars
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 54-year-old Lethbridge man facing six charges including assault causing bodily harm, kidnapping, threats causing death, intimidation and two counts of breach of conditions, will rem...
May 08, 2019 Lethbridge Courthouse
Two Coaldale men charged in extensive graffiti mischief
COALDALE -- Thanks to media releases and information from the public, RCMP have laid charges in a run of mischief in Coaldale last week that resulted in significant graffiti damage to numerous buildin...
May 06, 2019 Suspects identified over the weekend
Kings of the Hill: Lethbridge firefighters double up as pro Enduro racers
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Not only do Jason Schrage and Bret Fazzio serve the people of Lethbridge as firefighters, they're also pro enduro racers. Enduro pits riders against one another in dirt bike races thr...
Apr 21, 2019 Jason Schrage (left) and Bret Fazzio (Lethbridge News Now)
St. John Ambulance looking for volunteers
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Knowing a bit of first aid can go a long way. That's according to Rudy Desmeules, business development coordinator with St. John Ambulance's Alberta chapter. The popular worldwide non...
Apr 11, 2019