Category Archives: Post to Social
ALERT makes second major drug bust in a week in Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT - The ALERT unit has made another drug bust.42 thousand dollars in cash and drugs were seized including methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl.Police are concerned with the 67 grams of fen...
Jul 24, 2019 ALERT unit photo
Galt Museum looking for submissions for "Queer Histories of Southwestern Alberta" exhibit
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Galt Museum is looking to put together their first-ever exhibit that highlights and celebrates LGBTQ2S+ stories and materials.Curator Aimee Benoit says they wanted to grow the var...
Jul 24, 2019 Galt Museum sign. (David Opinko)
Social Scientists at U of L receiving nearly $440,000 in funding
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Graduate students and faculty members at the University of Lethbridge have received some research funding.Close to $440,000 has been awarded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Rese...
Jul 24, 2019
Mueller: Russian interference serious challenge to democracy
WASHINGTON - Former Trump-Russia special counsel Robert Mueller told lawmakers at the start of back-to-back hearings Wednesday that the Russian government's efforts to interfere in the U.S. presidenti...
Jul 24, 2019
Quick new Hepatitis C testing available in Lethbridge - but it's not free
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new test that can determine whether someone has Hepatitis C is available at London Drugs in Lethbridge and can give results in 20 minutes. But the cost to take the test is $24. It's...
Jul 23, 2019 Patient takes Hepatitis C test
Initial Regions set for 2019 Livestock Tax Deferral Provision
OTTAWA -- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has released an initial list of where livestock tax deferral has been authorized for 2019 due to extreme weather conditions. Preliminary analysis indicates l...
Jul 23, 2019 2019 Livestock Tax Deferral areas - Agriculture Canada
$1.68-million grant to support women in STEM fields in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Significant funding from the federal government's Women Entrepreneurship Strategy is going to support women working in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)."Our governmen...
Jul 23, 2019 Tecconnect building in Lethbridge. (Lethbridge News Now)
Fort Macleod town hall set to discuss filming of new Ghostbusters
FORT MACLEOD, AB - Residents and business owners are invited to a town hall next week in Fort Macleod. The meeting has been set up to discuss the upcoming production of Ghostbusters 2020, the fourth f...
Jul 23, 2019
Business owner opposed to proposed cannabis store near Lethbridge's industrial park
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Tumble Weed Cannabis wants to open a retail store at 2802 5th Ave North in Lethbridge in the same building that hosts a variety of other businesses like Honkers Pub & Eatery.Prior...
Jul 23, 2019 2802 5th Ave North, the building where Tumble Weed Cannabis is proposing to open. (Supplied by City of Lethbridge)
UPDATE: Fatal weekend fire deemed accidental
LETHBRIDGE, AB - An investigation by Lethbridge Police and Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services has determined that the weekend death of a 50-year-old man was non-criminal. On Saturday, July 20, fir...
Jul 23, 2019