Category Archives: What’s Happening
Collaboration & reporting crime leading to drug houses being shut down in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - "It takes a community and that includes police officers, that includes SCAN, that includes municipal leadership to actually hear the residents' voices, but it also takes us as the res...
Jan 08, 2020 Lethbridge City Councillor Blaine Hyggen and Mallory Kristjanson with Connecting Our Community Lethbridge. (Supplied by Mallory Kristjanson)
Alberta’s climate the focus of website curated by U of L professors
LETHBRIDGE, AB - If you've ever wanted to see exactly how Alberta's climate has changed over the years, two University of Lethbridge professors have you covered.Doctor Stefan Kienzle of the Department...
Jan 07, 2020 Doctor Stefan Kienzle (Photo supplied by the University of Lethbridge)
Lethbridge actor ready to rock home crowd in Queen musical
(Photo credit: Randy Feere)LETHBRIDGE, AB - Kyle Gruninger has been singing his whole life, and his talents have taken him across the world performing for thousands of people.The Lethbridge native is ...
Jan 07, 2020 Lethbridge's Kyle Gruninger as Commander Khashoggi in 'We Will Rock You' (Photo credit: Randy Feere)
Canada will not be sending civilian "volunteer firefighters" to Australia
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Australia is currently dealing with one of its worst wildfire seasons ever, but the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC) says there are better ways that civilians can help ...
Jan 06, 2020 Bushfires in Australia. (Credit: Matthew Abbott / The New York Times)
Southern Alberta farms lead province for crop harvests in 2019
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Despite being a challenging year for farmers across Alberta, those in the south region were largely able to have a successful harvest.That is according to the Alberta Ministry of Agri...
Jan 06, 2020 A canola field in southern Alberta. (Lethbridge News Now)
Federal Conservative leader to be chosen June 27
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The federal Conservatives will choose their next leader at a convention on June 27 in Toronto.Former Conservative MP Lisa Raitt, who is co-organizing the race, said the rules for the ...
Jan 03, 2020 Andrew Scheer, who announced his resignation as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada in December. (Supplied by The Canadian Press)
CBC's "The Detectives" to highlight Lethbridge murder case
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A dramatic re-enactment of a complex case in Lethbridge will be showcased on a hit CBC show later this month.It will look into the death of 78-year-old Irene Carter in early 2016. Her...
Jan 03, 2020 Sasha Roiz portraying LPS Detective Ryan Stef in The Detectives. (Supplied by Amanda Amato/CBC)
Hurricanes match up against Red Deer in Hockey Gives Blood challenge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes are once again going toe-to-toe with the Red Deer Rebels in a blood drive.As part of the Hockey Gives Blood challenge, the two teams will try to gather the m...
Jan 03, 2020 Photo provided by Kathy Hong, Lethbridge Hurricanes
Candlelit vigil for missing Lethbridge man being held on Friday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The family of a missing Lethbridge man is hosting a candlelit vigil this week.Marshal Iwaasa was last seen by his family on November 17, 2019. Police say he told his family he was hea...
Jan 02, 2020 Marshal Iwaasa was last seen by his family on November 17 (Photos supplied by Alexis Iwaasa)
Lethbridge Mayor looks back on 2019 as a year of great successes and big social challenges
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The final phase of the ATB Centre opened, the downtown Bus Terminal was completed, Cavendish opened its new doors in the Sherring Industrial Park, a thorough Fiscal and Operational Re...
Dec 31, 2019 Lethbridge Mayor Chris Spearman (Lethbridge News Now)