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U of L and Lethbridge College Weekend Sports Preview: Oct. 18-20, 2019

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Canada West Women's Rugby Championship is just some of the action sports fans can take in this weekend. Here's a rundown of what the Lethbridge College Kodiaks and University of L...

Oct 18, 2019

New Lethbridge fire recruits "tested by fire"

LETHBRIDGE -- Lethbridge's newest batch of fire recruits are mid-way through their training course and got hands on training in fire "cells", Thursday (Oct 17) afternoon. The group of seven recruits w...

Oct 17, 2019 Fire training - dousing a bedroom cell with water-- LNN

Farm groups disappointed with federal election campaign

The cluster of commodity groups known as Team Alberta says it is disappointed about the lack of discussion of farm issues during the federal election campaign.In a release, Team Alberta, which include...

Oct 17, 2019 Canola field -- credit Curtis Galbraith

Voter cards mailed out to some non-Canadian citizens

To vote in the federal election, you must be a Canadian citizen and you must be 18 years of age. However, some people who are not Canadian citizens have received voter cards in the mail for the federa...

Oct 17, 2019 Voter cards

Duties to be expanded for Alberta's licensed practical nurses

EDMONTON -- Professional regulations are being updated so the province's 16,000 LPNs will allowed to do more work next year.Health Minister Tyler Shandro says the government is committed to strengthen...

Oct 17, 2019 Minister Shandro with a group of LPNs at legislature. Photo credit to Alberta government

Lethbridge's Ron Sakamoto inducted into Order of Alberta Excellence

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The highest honour the Government of Alberta can bestow upon its citizens is being given Thursday afternoon to a resident of Lethbridge.Ron Sakamoto has spent much of his life as a mu...

Oct 17, 2019 Ron Sakamoto. (Supplied by Lieutenant Governor of Alberta)

Climbing competition in Lethbridge: the first step to 2020 Olympics

LETHBRIDGE, AB - For the 100 athletes expected to take part in this weekend's Alberta Climbing Association Regional Competition, it could be the start to much greater things.Formally called the ACA Bo...

Oct 17, 2019 A photo from the May 4th Coulee Climbing competition. (Supplied by Steve Kwan)

Lethbridge Police: Cannabis legalization hasn't had a huge impact on impaired driving

LETHBRIDGE, AB - As of October 17th, 2019, it was exactly one year ago that non-medical cannabis became legalized in Canada.Sgt. Rod Pastoor with Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) says, when legalizatio...

Oct 17, 2019 Sgt. Rod Pastoor. (Lethbridge News Now)

CP Holiday Train in Lethbridge December 10, with performance from Terri Clark

LETHBRIDGE, AB - All aboard the CP Holiday Train!The Canadian Pacific Railway initiative will bring a train, decked out in holiday lights and decorations, across the country. One of the communities be...

Oct 17, 2019 The CP Holiday Train will be in Lethbridge on December 10, 2019 (Photo: Canadian Pacific Holiday Train on Facebook)

LPS executes search warrant at south side residence

LETHBRIDGE, AB - UPDATE 2:30 p.m. - Lethbridge Police are releasing more information about a search warrant executed at a home in the Six Mile Coulee area of the city early this morning. Police say th...

Oct 17, 2019 Officer on scene of a residence along 43 Street South (Lethbridge News Now)