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North-side neighborhood takes action for their own safety

LETHBRIDGE -- While City Council prepares for a Town Hall to discuss the ever-evolving drug and crime issues in the city, residents of one north-side neighborhood have had enough and are taking action...

Aug 09, 2019 Residents gather for a meeting in a north-side neigborhood - LNN

Indigenous public artwork unanimously approved by Lethbridge City Council

LETHBRIDGE, AB - City Council has unanimously approved $65,000 to commission an indigenous public artwork display at the Main Library Branch. At Monday's meeting, council heard that in the spring of 2...

Aug 09, 2019 Location for Indigenous Artwork at the Lethbridge Public Library's main branch (Photo Credit: City of Lethbridge)

Canadian Blood Services adding plasma collection site to Lethbridge

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Only three Canadian cities are getting brand new "proof-of-concept" plasma collection facilities.In addition to Lethbridge, they will be set up in Kelowna, B.C. and Sudbury, Ontario. ...

Aug 09, 2019 The Canadian Blood Services clinic in Lethbridge. (Lethbridge News Now)

Lethbridge-Medicine Hat jobless rate makes slight jump from June to July

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Unemployment numbers for July have been released, and the Lethbridge-Medicine Hat economic region's rate took a small leap from June.The jobless rate in the region was 6.4 percent las...

Aug 09, 2019 Photo: The Canadian Press

Canadian wage growth climbs to highest mark since 2009, but economy sheds jobs

OTTAWA - Canada lost 24,200 jobs last month and its unemployment rate moved up to 5.7 per cent to give the economy its weakest three-month stretch of job creation since early 2018.On the positive side...

Aug 09, 2019 Photo: The Canadian Press

Review of Alberta Health Services underway, government invites public feedback

LETHBRIDGE, AB - You can help to shape the future of Alberta Health Services.The United Conservative government has hired independent contractor Ernst and Young to complete "the first comprehensive re...

Aug 09, 2019

Investigations into two Lethbridge fires from this week completed

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services responded to two incidents this week and have wrapped up their investigations.Early in the morning of Thursday, August 8th, a 911 caller reporte...

Aug 08, 2019 Lethbridge Fire Rescue patch. (Lethbridge News Now)

Coaldale residents worried about water levels in ponds near Birds of Prey Centre

COALDALE, AB - The scum and algae has become so thick in many areas of the Town of Coaldale ponds, Alberta Birds of Prey Centre staff have begun bringing some of their more vulnerable and valuable bir...

Aug 08, 2019 Algae and weeds growing in stagnant water at the Alberta Birds of Prey Centre in Coaldale

Sketch released of suspect who allegedly sexually assaulted an eight year old boy in Lethbridge

LETHBRIDGE, AB - On June 1st, 2019, the parents of a boy reported that their son was sexually assaulted at Henderson Lake.According to police, the boy was attending a birthday party when he was approa...

Aug 08, 2019 A composite sketch of the suspect. (Supplied by Lethbridge Police Service)

Parking fines at Lethbridge College increase to $50 as of September 1st

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge City Council has given their thumbs up to a motion to make parking violations more expensive at Lethbridge College (LC).Currently, parking at LC without a permit or in an a...

Aug 08, 2019 One of the parking lots at Lethbridge College. (Supplied by Google Maps)