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Fort Macleod withdraws from Community Peace Officer program due to rising policing costs

FORT MACLEOD, AB - Effective immediately, the Town of Fort Macleod has withdrawn from its agreement to have Community Peace Officers (CPO).In a media release, the town's Chief Administrative Officer S...

Feb 25, 2020 (Lethbridge News Now)

RCMP investigating armed robbery at Magrath bank

MAGRATH, AB - Raymond/Magrath RCMP are asking for your help in finding a suspect in an armed robbery.At approximately 2:40 pm on Monday, February 24, officials were alerted to the incident at a bank i...

Feb 25, 2020 Security camera footage of the armed robbery suspect. (Supplied by Raymond/Magrath RCMP)

The Daily with LNN – Feb. 24, 2020

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Take Lethbridge News Now on the go anytime, anywhere.The Daily is LNN's podcast-style news update, detailing some of the local, regional, and national stories we have been working on....

Feb 24, 2020 Lethbridge News Now

Council approves funding for new women's transitional home

LETHBRIDGE, AB - City Councillors have approved partial funding for a new transitional home for women seeking recovery.Streets Alive Mission currently runs a similar facility in the city but only has ...

Feb 24, 2020 Lethbridge City Hall - LNN

First phase of Lethbridge airport renos approved for $7.5-million

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is moving ahead with renovations to the local airport, but not quite to the extent originally thought.The motion that was introduced to city council on Monday w...

Feb 24, 2020 Lethbridge Airport. (Lethbridge News Now)

Jason Kenney says investor confidence needed after Teck mine project killed

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says his government is taking action to boost investor confidence following a decision by Teck Resources Ltd. to shelve a massive mine project in the province. ...

Feb 24, 2020 Alberta Premier Jason Kenney -- The Canadian Press

Four people charged in drug and weapon seizure

LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Police have charged four Lethbridge people with drug offences following the execution of search warrants at two northside homes on Friday, Feb 21.In January, members of the Crime Su...

Feb 24, 2020 Police execute search warrants on city north side -- LNN

Fort Macleod planning ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ premiere

LETHBRIDGE, AB - It's time to bust some ghosts in Fort Macleod.The southern Alberta town is planning to host a premiere of the upcoming 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' film this summer. The movie was partly...

Feb 24, 2020 A shot of Fort Macleod's Empress Theatre in the first 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' trailer (Supplied by Sony Pictures Entertainment)

U of L and Lethbridge College Weekend Sports Recap: Feb. 21-23, 2020

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The season has ended for the U of L Pronghorns men's basketball team. The club was just one of many post-secondary programs in action over the weekend.LETHBRIDGE COLLEGE KODIAKSThe me...

Feb 24, 2020

Lethbridge drag community striving for mainstream acceptance

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A local drag performer says his craft and the LGBTQ+ community are becoming more accepted in southern Alberta, but there is still a long way to go.Francis Yutrago is better known on s...

Feb 23, 2020 Francis Yutrago performing as Francheska Dynamites. (Supplied by CBC Gem)