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Crime Suppression Team arrests “car prowlers”

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police's Crime Suppression Team has already made its first arrest.The first shift for the team was bitterly cold, but LPS says officers were able to arrest two car prowlers...

Jan 16, 2020 Lethbridge News Now file photo of the Lethbridge Police Station

Centre for Teaching, Learning and Innovation finds new home at Lethbridge College

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge College is celebrating its renovated educational centre.A renovation of the Buchanan Library space has led to the creation of a hub for student resources, learning and inno...

Jan 16, 2020 The main entrance to the new space at Lethbridge College (Lethbridge News Now)

Police search for man wanted in connection with stolen vehicle found on fire

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Police in Lethbridge are looking into a case of a stolen vehicle that caught fire.LPS stated in a release that on January 15, just before 8:30 a.m., they responded to a report that a ...

Jan 16, 2020 Lethbridge News Now file photo of an LPS cruiser vehicle

Province says no for low-income bussing support in Lethbridge

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A popular program for low-income families in Calgary and Edmonton will not be expanding to Lethbridge.The City of Lethbridge had asked the Minister of Community and Social Services Ra...

Jan 16, 2020 Lethbridge Transit bus. (Lethbridge News Now)

Uncertainty looms regarding future of $25/day child care program

MEDICINE HAT - Multiple $25/day child care programs in Alberta that were set to have funding expire this spring will now be running into the summer, though what happens next is not certain.According t...

Jan 15, 2020 Childcare centre - CHAT News

NDP Health Critic fights Alberta’s switch to bio-similar medications

EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition is urging the province not to force patients on certain drugs for rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes and Crohn's disease to switch medications.NDP health critic David Sheph...

Jan 15, 2020 Prescription bottles - The Canadian Press

Province promises to crack down on rules regarding abandoned oil wells

EDMONTON -- The Alberta government is promising to update the province's rules for ensuring energy companies clean up their wells.A group tasked with cleaning up thousands of abandoned energy sites in...

Jan 15, 2020 Pump jack -- The Canadian Press

Physician fee changes pushed to February 1 amid further consultation

EDMONTON -- Alberta's health minister says the government will delay its proposed February 1st date for new rules on doctor fees as it continues to consult with physicians.Tyler Shandro says he's enco...

Jan 15, 2020 Stethascope -- The Canadian Press

Trial begins for Raymond area man charged with sex assault and incest *Graphic Content*

LETHBRIDGE, AB - An eight-day trial has begun in Court of Queen's Bench in Lethbridge, for a 54-year old Raymond-area father charged with one count each of sexual assault, sexual interference, invitat...

Jan 15, 2020 Court of Queen's Bench

High-protein canola project launched by supercluster

SASKATOON -- A project to breed high-protein canola is expected to enhance Canadian canola's value in global markets. The federal government created the Innovation Superclusters Initiative in 2018, to...

Jan 15, 2020 Flowering canola field - LNN