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12 new players added to Pronghorns men’s hockey team

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Ahead of the upcoming Canada West season, the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men's hockey team has announced a slew of new players.Eight forwards, two defencemen and two goaltend...

Sep 04, 2019 The U of L Pronghorns men's hockey team starts their Canada West season on September 27 (Lethbridge News Now)

Two Lethbridge groups team-up for evening meal program

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Streets Alive Mission and the Lethbridge Soup Kitchen are teaming up.The partnership between the two charities will have Streets Alive Mission's evening meal program relocate to the S...

Sep 04, 2019 Volunteers at the Lethbridge Soup Kitchen (Lethbridge News Now)

The latest Alberta Crop Report lays out mixed outcomes

LETHBRIDGE -- With harvest continuing, provincial crop conditions as of August 27, 2019, saw little change since the last report and are above both the 5 and 10-year averages. The provincial average i...

Sep 03, 2019 John Deere tractor working in the field -- Glenn Miller

City looking into potentially fining business owners for fights breaking out

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge City Council has instructed the City Manager Bramwell Strain to look into how penalties could be restructured for street fighting.Currently, those who are caught fighting i...

Sep 03, 2019 Lethbridge City Hall. (Lethbridge News Now)

Second degree murder charges reduced to manslaughter during Twigg, Scout trial

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Moments after Simon Danny Scout and Rylan James Twigg were arraigned on second-degree murder charges in Court of Queen's Bench in Lethbridge Monday (Sept. 3), the Crown announced it w...

Sep 03, 2019 The home where Lethbridge Police say Kenrick First Rider was killed

Lethbridge hosting review meetings for supervised consumption sites this week

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A committee of eight people will be in Lethbridge this week for two meetings regarding supervised consumption services in Alberta.The group consists of psychiatrists, addictions and r...

Sep 03, 2019 Lethbridge's Supervised Consumption Site. (Lethbridge News Now)

Report: Government needs to "go beyond merely cutting spending" to eliminate deficit

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A key report on Alberta's finances has come back and makes several recommendations on how government spending and organization should be changed.Panel Chair Janice MacKinnon, a former...

Sep 03, 2019 Finance Minister Travis Toews and the panel. (Supplied by Government of Alberta)

Hurricanes sign trio of players over Labour Day weekend

LETHBRIDGE, AB - It was a busy weekend for the Lethbridge Hurricanes. In addition to holding their training camp, the WHL team signed three players. JARED PICKLYK On Aug. 30, the team announced they h...

Olivia Thorington Sep 03, 2019 The Hurricanes have signed Jared Picklyk (left), Chase Pauls (middle) and Ty Nash (right) (Photos courtesy Lethbridge Hurricanes)

Art exhibit takes a look at your backyard critters

LETHBRIDGE, AB - What animals visit your backyard?That's what University of Lethbridge graduate student Leila Armstrong is studying. Armstrong is working towards her PhD in Evolution and Behaviour and...

Sep 03, 2019 One of the photos from Backyard Wilderness (Photo courtesy Leila Armstrong)

Lethbridge residents can expect a call for survey on organics collection

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Polling organization Ipsos is conducting a study on the community's perceptions of organics waste collection.Starting on Tuesday, September 3rd, residents may receive a call from Ipso...

Sep 03, 2019 Curbside compost, recycling, and garbage bins. (Supplied by Town of Coaldale)