Category Archives: Post to Social

Motion to limit SCS funding and needle distribution defeated as protesters supporting and rejecting resolution pack council chambers
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Monday afternoon began at Lethbridge City Hall with hundreds if not more than a thousand or so members of the public - many carrying signs - either supporting Lethbridge's Supervised ...
Aug 19, 2019 A packed Lethbridge council chambers Monday afternoon

Chrystia Freeland condemns violence in Hong Kong, backs right to peaceful assembly
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has condemned violence in Hong Kong amid escalating tension between pro-democracy protesters and police. She made the remarks in a joint statement i...
Aug 19, 2019

Rent in Lethbridge cheapest among Alberta's six largest cities
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new report from Rentals.ca claims that Lethbridge not only has the most affordable housing among Alberta's cities, but is one of the cheapest in the country.As of August 2019, a one...
Aug 19, 2019 Apartments for rent sign. (Lethbridge News Now)

New deans heading up three Lethbridge College faculties
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Students at Lethbridge College this year will be under the tutelage of three new academic leaders.Dr. Kevin Smith is the new Dean of the Centre for Applied Arts and Sciences. He holds...
Aug 19, 2019 Lethbridge College. (Lethbridge News Now)

LPS investigating assault outside of Boss Hogs
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Police in Lethbridge are looking into an assault outside of a local bar.The LPS reported that on August 17 at around 2:36 a.m., officers responded to a call of a man being assaulted b...
Aug 19, 2019 A photo of the suspect vehicle (Courtesy of Lethbridge Police Service)

Tree Climbing Championships coming to Lethbridge this weekend
LETHBRIDGE, AB - As many as 40 "industrial athletes" from across Western Canada will be in Lethbridge to show off their skills.Chair of the Prairie Chapter Tree Climbing Competition Matt Vinet says al...
Aug 19, 2019 2016 Prairie Chapter Tree Climbing Champion Jesse Antonation. (Supplied by International Society of Arboriculture Prairie Chapter)

Verdict expected in Mountie's manslaughter case; drunk driver shot nine times
THOMPSON, Man. - A judge is expected to give a verdict today in the manslaughter trial of an RCMP officer in northern Manitoba who fired a dozen shots into a Jeep following a police chase. Crown prose...
Aug 19, 2019

‘It’s just the freedom:’ Paralyzed Broncos player pursuing life on the water
SASKATOON - A minor injury cost former Humboldt Broncos hockey player Jacob Wassermann an opportunity to compete at last month's adaptive water-ski world championship in Norway.But he says that just g...
Aug 17, 2019 Former Bronco goaltender Jacob Wassermann

Stats Can survey: Illegal pot still a source for 4 in 10 cannabis users
OTTAWA - Six months after Canada legalized marijuana for recreational use more than 40 per cent of Canadians who said they used pot still bought it from illegal sources, a new Statistics Canada report...
Aug 17, 2019 Illegal pot use - The Canadian Press

Windfarm powering local economy
Bow Island, AB - It's a beehive of activity at the site of the Whitla Windfarm south of Bow Island as the 56 turbine project begins taking shape amongst the canola, lentil and wheat fields.Gravel road...
Aug 17, 2019 One of 56 turbines takes shape at Whitla Windfarm south of Bow Island – credit Alex McCuaig