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Emotional presentations at first Lethbridge Supervised Consumption Site Review meeting

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Hundreds of people came to the Coast Hotel in Lethbridge, to listen, find out more information, or to have their say on the city's Supervised Consumption Site.About 200 people turned ...

Sep 04, 2019 A seven-member panel listened to residents' concerns and experiences with the SCS

Federal Court of Appeal allows six legal challenges against Trans Mountain Pipeline to proceed

OTTAWA -- The Federal Court of Appeal has agreed to hear six of the 12 challenges to the second approval of Trans Mountain Pipeline project.In a decision released Wednesday afternoon, the court grante...

Sep 04, 2019 Oil installation -- The Canadian Press

Thousands of litres of oily substance released into Oldman River

LETHBRIDGE, AB - What's believed to be between 3,500 and 4,500 litres of cooking oil was somehow recently released into Lethbridge's stormwater drainage system and ended up in the Oldman River.That's ...

Sep 04, 2019 What's believed to be cooking oil was released into the Oldman River

Driver near Brooks allegedly caught going 219 km/hr

BROOKS, AB - Brooks RCMP says they were doing patrols on Highway 1 when they reportedly caught two vehicles going excessively fast. They were in the area of 1st and 2nd Street West in Brooks at 11:00 ...

Sep 04, 2019 RCMP logo patch. (Lethbridge News Now)

Justice Minister touring Southern Alberta to talk rural crime

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer will visit several communities in the region this month to gain input and discuss concerns about the "rapid increase in rural crime.""This government ...

Sep 04, 2019 Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer. (Supplied by Doug Schweitzer on Twitter)

Lethbridge councillor proposes addictions study & relief for impacted businesses

LETHBRIDGE, AB - City Councillor Jeffrey Coffman introduced two motions at Tuesday's council meeting regarding addictions, drug use, and potential relief.The first was to hire a qualified researcher t...

Sep 04, 2019 Lethbridge City Hall. (Lethbridge News Now)

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)