What’s Happening

2020 Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame inductees unveiled

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame has announced the inductees to its 2020 class. One athlete, a team and four builders who have made a significant impact on the sports community in L...

Olivia Thorington Feb 20, 2020 Inductees to this year's Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame class (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

New dinosaur unearthed in Alberta a significant find for the field of paleontology

DRUMHELLER, AB - The 'reaper of death' has been discovered in Alberta.That's what a new dinosaur found near the hamlet of Hays, the Thanatotheristes degrootorum, is being called. Lethbridge News Now s...

Feb 16, 2020 An illustration of the Thanatotheristes (Photo credit: Julius Csotonyi)

Invitation sent to Royal Couple Harry & Meghan to move to Okotoks

OKOTOKS, AB - The Mayor of Okotoks admits that it's a long shot, but it's worth a try.Bill Robertson introduced a motion to town council this week to formally invite the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to ...

Feb 14, 2020 Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. (Photo Credit: Hello Magazine)

A record-breaking year for the Care from the Heart Radio-a-thon

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Over $352,000 was raised during Thursday's Care from the Heart Radio-a-thon.The event had six local radio stations broadcast live from the Chinook Regional Hospital (CRH) in Lethbridg...

Feb 14, 2020 Care from the Heart Day was held on Thursday, February 13 (Photo credit: Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation on Facebook)

Children asked to name the next crop of Albertan police dogs

INNISFAIL, AB - 13 German Shepherd puppies are looking to begin training to become K-9 officers, but first, they need names.They were recently born at the Police Dog Service Training Centre in Innisfa...

Feb 12, 2020 Some of the 13 puppies that need names. (Supplied by Alberta RCMP)

LPS issues Canada-wide warrant for suspect in Lethbridge homicide

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police have issued a Canada-wide warrant for the arrest of a 29-year-old man charged in connection with the city's first homicide in two years.Mohamud Omar Dhiblawe, 29, of...

Feb 11, 2020 Mohamud Omar Dhiblawe. (Supplied by Lethbridge Police Service)

City of Lethbridge to draft bylaw to ban conversion therapy

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge City Council has voted to adopt two motions regarding conversion therapy.Conversion therapy is the practice of trying to change a person's sexual orientation to heterosexua...

Feb 10, 2020 Lethbridge City Hall. (Lethbridge News Now)

Police agencies must lean on technology & younger officers going forward

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Members of Lethbridge Police Service (LPS), Taber Police Service, and Blood Tribe Police Service have presented their vision of the future of policing.They spoke to a group of Crimina...

Feb 07, 2020 Lethbridge Police station. (Lethbridge News Now)

Whooping cough outbreak declared over in southern Alberta

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Residents of southern Alberta can breathe a sigh of relief.Alberta Health Services (AHS) has officially ended the outbreak of whooping cough (pertussis) that was declared on October 1...

Feb 06, 2020 The Lethbridge Community Health clinic. (Lethbridge News Now)

Coaldale resident calls for public vote to reconsider location of proposed high school

COALDALE, AB - "A lot of people are very unhappy with the town administration. This is a perfect opportunity to hold a plebiscite and let the people decide whether they want to go to the north or the ...

Feb 05, 2020 An artist rendering of the proposed site for the high school and multi-use rec centre. (Supplied by Town of Coaldale)