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Delayed grain crop due to wet summer dampens spirits of railways, farmers

TORONTO and EDMONTON - A delayed grain crop is causing headaches for railways, elevator operators and farmers following a dry spring and wet summer.Grain carloads at the two major Canadian rail compan...

Sep 25, 2019 Tractors during harvest -- photo credit to Glenn Miller

Fire reduction work going to the goats in Lethbridge's coulees

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is partnering with the Creekside Goat Company for a new method of reducing fire risks.Robert Finck's herd of 250 goats are tirelessly working to eat dead grass ...

Sep 25, 2019 Goats graze for grass while the Creekside Goat Company's dog and herder look on. (Lethbridge News Now)

Lethbridge Olympian honoured at Children of St. Martha Elementary

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Rachel Nicol says anyone can achieve great things.The Olympic swimmer from Lethbridge was at The Children of St. Martha Elementary Wednesday morning, speaking with students about her ...

Sep 25, 2019 Nicol (right) with Petro-Canada's Stephen Kiss at The Children of St. Martha Elementary School on Sept. 25, 2019 (Lethbridge News Now)

Now's the time to harvest many of your fruits and veggies

LETHBRIDGE, AB - By some estimates, Lethbridge could be hit with anywhere from five to 25 cm of snow over the weekend, along with overnight lows that could get down to minus eight degrees by Monday ni...

Sep 25, 2019 Fall Harvest of carrots, parsnips, onions, beets, corn and basil

U of L to present Friends of Health Sciences award to Dr. Vivien Suttorp

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A local medical officer of health (MOH) has been recognized by the U of L.Dr. Vivien Suttorp is the lead MOH for the South Zone with Alberta Health Services. The University of Lethbri...

Sep 25, 2019 Dr. Vivien Suttorp (Photo: University of Lethbridge)

Canada's top 1% saw fastest income acceleration, overall decrease in taxes

OTTAWA - A new study says the incomes of Canada's top one per cent grew at a faster pace than everyone else's in 2017 - and, overall, they saw their taxes edge down. Statistics Canada says in 2017 the...

Olivia Thorington Sep 25, 2019

Residential and commercial B&Es combined up 22 per cent over 2018: Lethbridge Police Service

LETHBRIDGE, AB - There have been an average of 78 break and enters per month in Lethbridge between January and July of this year, mainly in the London Road, Westminster and Downtown residential neighb...

Sep 24, 2019 North Lethbridge Neighborhood where citizens encourage residents to report crime and suspicious activities

Boulet family & Lethbridge College honoured by Canadian Blood Services

LETHBRIDGE, AB - 26 people and organizations were celebrated by Canadian Blood Services this week for their efforts to help get more people involved.Bernadine and Toby Boulet are the parents of Logan ...

Sep 24, 2019 Toby and Bernadine Boulet (left) and the Lethbridge College logo

B.C. blocks Alberta's "turn off the taps" legislation with court injunction

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Province of BC was successful in its application to the federal courts to stop Alberta from halting oil shipments to the Pacific Province.This is in regards to the inter-border co...

Sep 24, 2019 Trans Mountain Pipeline. (Supplied by Canadian Press)

Local art and media contest focuses on reconciliation

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Reconciliation Week took place earlier this month, but a trio of local organizations want to keep the discussion going.United Way of Lethbridge, the Lethbridge Indigenous Sharing Netw...

Sep 24, 2019 The deadline to submit entries is November 1, 2019 (Photo courtesy United Way of Lethbridge)