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"Sensory Santa" coming to Park Place Mall for those with sensory disabilities

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Getting to sit on Santa's lap is the dream for most kids, but for some, the whole experience can be overwhelming.That is why Park Place Mall is welcoming Sensory Santa on Sunday, Nove...

Nov 18, 2019 Santa's setup at Park Place Mall. (Supplied by Manisha Opinko)

Hurricanes post 6-0 shut-out in Vancouver

VANCOUVER -- After a 3-2 loss in Victoria Friday evening, the Lethbridge Hurricanes crossed the Straight of Georgia for a match against the Vancouver Giants. It was a game that belonged to the Canes, ...

Nov 17, 2019 Hurricanes win in Vancouver - Photo credit to Ric Fedyck

Kenney says his caucus to get free vote on controversial conscience rights bill

EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says members of his caucus would be free to vote as they wish on a private member's bill that calls for giving further protection to health workers who invoke conscienc...

Nov 17, 2019 Alberta Legislature -- LNN

RCMP investigating Vauxhall bank robbery

Vauxhall - RCMP are asking the public for any information possible relating to a robbery at the Scotia bank in Vauxhall, around 1:45 on Friday, (Nov 15) afternoon. The male suspect fled the bank on fo...

Nov 17, 2019 RCMP vehicle -- LNN

New toy library coming to Crossings Branch thanks to FortisAlberta grant

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Thanks to a $1,400 grant from FortisAlberta, the Lethbridge Public Library's Crossings Branch will be the future site of a new toy library.Part of the new items will be made by compan...

Nov 17, 2019 (L to R) Gail Dalrymple, Customer Relations Advisor, Customer Experience & Energy Efficiency, FortisAlberta; Emily Lumley, Library Technician, Lethbridge Public Library; Sarah Head, Manager: Branch Services, Lethbridge Public Library (Photo courtesy the Lethbridge Public Library)

Picture Butte High School to celebrate turning 70

PICTURE BUTTE - With more than 1,500 graduates since it first opened, it's safe to say Picture Butte High School (PBHS) has had a significant impact on the community.On the occasion of its 70th annive...

Nov 16, 2019 Cherie Secrist, left, and Joanna Johnson look through some old PBHS yearbooks (Photo courtesy Craig Albrecht)

Lethbridge Hurricanes fall 3-2 in game one of three-game road trip

VICTORIA, BC - It was a tough third period for the Lethbridge Hurricanes, who fought to try and overcome a 3-2 deficit against the Victoria Royals in game one of their three-game road trip. It's the o...

Nov 15, 2019 Lethbridge Hurricanes

Sod turning for new cannabis, hemp and agri-food facility takes place in Taber

TABER, AB - It was a special day in Taber on Friday as officials held a sod turning for the Grasslands Taber Cooperative's (GLTC) Premium Park project.The plan marks the development of what's describe...

Nov 15, 2019 Officials at the sod turning in Taber on November 15, 2019 (Lethbridge News Now)

Salvation Army launches Christmas Kettle Campaign in Lethbridge with $150,000 goal

LETHBRIDGE, AB - It does not truly feel like Christmas until the kettles come out and the Salvation Army starts to raise funds to help those in need.Major Donald Bladen says they will have kettles and...

Nov 15, 2019 Gerald Waldern (right) presents a cheque for $2,000 to the Christmas Kettle Campaign. (Lethbridge News Now)

Lawyer for youth charged in turkey farm protest appears in Provincial Court

FORT MACLEOD, AB - A 16-year-old Calgary youth charged with one count of Break and Enter to Commit Mischief in relation to a turkey farm protest in September, did not appear in Fort Macleod Provincial...

Nov 15, 2019 Fort Macleod RCMP