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Whoop-Up Days 2019 had the highest attendance in "the modern era"

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Organizers of this year's Whoop-Up Days festival are extremely pleased with how the event turned out and the number of people who came out. Although the exact attendance numbers have ...

Olivia Thorington Aug 28, 2019 Exhibition Park COO Mike Warkentin. (Lethbridge News Now)

Defense lawyer presents closing arguments in Stephan trial

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The second trial into the death of 19-month-old Ezekiel Stephan from March of 2012 is nearing its end as closing arguments began Wednesday.His parents David and Collet Stephan are eac...

Aug 28, 2019 Collet (left) and David (right) Stephan. (Lethbridge News Now)

Uttering threats and engaging in mischief results in charges for Lethbridge woman

LETHBRIDGE -- A 25 year old city woman has been charged in connection with a string of incidents where north-side crime prevention signs were damaged and a man was threatened. Around 1:00-am on Sunday...

Aug 28, 2019 North-side signs similar to the items ripped and defaced - LNN

City to test new Parklets in downtown pilot project

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is helping residents cool down this summer.In partnership with the Heart of Our City committee, the City is piloting a new project to offer outdoor seating spac...

Aug 28, 2019 The City and Heart of Our City committee have teamed up for a new Parklet pilot program in downtown Lethbridge (Lethbridge News Now)

$500 million solar energy project coming to Vulcan

VULCAN COUNTY, AB - Canada's largest solar energy project is on its way to Vulcan County.Greengate Power Corporation has received approval from the Alberta Utilities Commission to build and operate it...

Aug 28, 2019 A rendered image of the Travers Solar project (Photo courtesy Greengate Power)

Man accused of sexually assaulting three SCS workers denied bail

LETHBRIDGE, AB - 35-year-old Trevor Plaited Hair appeared in Lethbridge Provincial Court Tuesday to answer to three charges of sexual assault, one count of assault, one count of uttering death threats...

Aug 28, 2019

Agriculture could add $11B a year to Canada's GDP by 2030

SASKATOON -- A new report says Canada's agriculture industry could add $11 billion annually to gross domestic product by 2030 if government invests in people and technology.A report from RBC says the ...

Aug 27, 2019 Grain Truck - credit Glen Miller

Majority of Alberta opioid overdoses related to fentanyl poisoning

EDMONTON -- A new report says more than 4,300 drug overdoses have been reversed with a 100-per-cent success rate through the province's supervised consumption sites.The report from the Alberta Communi...

Aug 27, 2019 Opioid refuse -- LLN

Doctors disagree on cause of Ezekiel Stephan's death

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Dr. Anny Sauvigeau returned to the stand Tuesday to continue her testimony into the death of the 19-month-old in March of 2012.At the time, she was the Chief Medical Examiner with Alb...

Aug 27, 2019 David (right) and Collet (left) Stephan. (Lethbridge News Now)

Lethbridge police charge two city men in relation to a bike 'chop shop'

LETHBRIDGE -- The discovery of a bike "chop shop" has resulted in charges against two city men. An ongoing investigation into bicycle thefts across Lethbridge lead police to seek a search warrant for ...

Aug 27, 2019 LPS Station -- LethbridgeNewsNOW