What’s Happening

Lethbridge’s Ty Penner honoured to bring WCBL championship back home

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Bringing a championship back home to Lethbridge is the culmination of a lifelong baseball journey for Lethbridge's Ty Penner.Penner and the Lethbridge Bulls captured the Western Canad...

Aug 23, 2021

U of L students unveil "hope" mural for Streets Alive, raising $11,000

LETHBRIDGE, AB - "Hope" is the driving force behind everything Streets Alive Mission does in Lethbridge, and a new mural aims to remind everyone of that.Students at the University of Lethbridge's Inte...

Aug 10, 2021

ALERT expanding Southern Alberta partnerships, focusing on drug trafficking

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The last year has been one of change and growth for the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT).The organization has released its Annual Report for 2020-21 with a few key highli...

Aug 09, 2021

Alberta's top doctor apologizes for causing 'confusion, fear or anger' on COVID-19

CALGARY - Alberta's top doctor is apologizing for causing "confusion, fear or anger" after communicating the province's plan to eliminate remaining public health measures. In a column sent to various ...

David Opinko Aug 04, 2021

"Citizen Walk About" raising funds & awareness for people with disabilities

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Three local organizations are coming together to help those with disabilities. The Southern Alberta Community Living Association (SACLA), South Region Self-Advocacy Network (SRSAN), a...

Aug 03, 2021

Kenney touts Alberta's "culture of resilience" as economy rebounds

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Premier Jason Kenney and Finance Minister Travis Toews were in Lethbridge Wednesday to talk to the public about the current state of Alberta and where they see things going in the fut...

Jul 28, 2021

How Lethbridge compares to the rest of Alberta on property taxes & spending

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta's largest municipalities were stacked up against each other to compare municipal spending, property tax "fairness", and the perceptions business have of their local government...

Olivia Thorington Jul 28, 2021

Lethbridge still has Canada's highest Crime Severity Index, but crime down in 2020

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Statistics Canada has released new data on police-reported crime and the associated Crime Severity Indexes (CSI).Across the country, the rate of police-reported crime as a percentage ...

Jul 27, 2021

Taber Cornfest organizers "planning for everything" with no COVID restrictions

TABER, AB - What we are assuming is the largest annual corn-themed summer festival is back.Co-Chair Rick Popadymetz is excited to be able to host Taber Cornfest this August after being cancelled due t...

Jul 25, 2021

One-on-one with Premier Jason Kenney

RED DEER, AB - From the Cambridge Hotel in Red Deer on July 20, 2021, rdnewsNOW talked one-on-one with Alberta Premier Jason Kenney.rdnewsNOW is LNN's sister station in Red Deer and they covered a var...

Jul 23, 2021