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STARS honours Lethbridge resident, its first-ever VIP

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Lethbridge resident has been celebrated by STARS Air Ambulance.Earlier this year, the first of STARS' new fleet of helicopters landed in Calgary. On-board were a number of special g...

Oct 12, 2019 VIP Kelly Waldron poses for a photo next to the C-GKLY call letters that were assigned in her honour. Photo shot on Thursday, April 18, 2019 during a public unveiling event (Photo by Lyle Aspinall, courtesy STARS)

City of Lethbridge offering free transit on October 21st election day

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Getting to your polling station for the federal election is no longer an issue. On Monday, October 21st, which is the general voting day, all city buses will be operating for free. "D...

Olivia Thorington Oct 11, 2019 City of Lethbridge transit bus. (Lethbridge News Now)

27 of Lethbridge's "Community Heroes" recognized at city hall ceremony

LETHBRIDGE, AB - For the 13th time, the City of Lethbridge, Fire and Emergency Services, and Lethbridge Police Service honoured those who went out of their way to make a difference.The last Community ...

Oct 10, 2019 The 27 Community Heroes Awards recipients. (Lethbridge News Now)

11 cases of whooping cough confirmed in Lethbridge & Raymond in the last week

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Update: Doctor worried about whooping cough cases, but no community outbreak declaredOriginal Story:Alberta Health Services (AHS) is urging parents to get themselves and their childre...

Oct 08, 2019 Alberta Health Services logo.

Cargill completes $20-million rail capacity project in Lethbridge

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A project more than five years in the making, will allow Cargill to now have a significantly-higher capacity to ship crops out to the west coast.Regional Manager Allan Facchinutti say...

Oct 08, 2019 One of the new rail cars at Cargill's facility in Lethbridge. (Lethbridge News Now)

City proposes starting curbside compost collection in 2021

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is one step closer to potentially starting to collect residential food and yard waste.Council heard several presentations Monday afternoon from the city's waste...

Oct 07, 2019 Lethbridge City Hall. (Lethbridge News Now)

Macleans: University of Lethbridge is Canada's 5th best university

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The University of Lethbridge once again ranks highly in national surveys.Macleans ranked 19 universities across the country on a wide range of factors, naming the U of L the fifth-bes...

Oct 04, 2019 University of Lethbridge sign. (Lethbridge News Now)

Former MLA: Albertans being gouged by "rigged" utility system

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Joe Anglin made a presentation at the Royal Canadian Legion in Lethbridge on Thursday to talk about how and why Albertans are paying so much for their utilities, despite much of this ...

Oct 03, 2019 Transmission lines in southern Alberta. (Lethbridge News Now)

Community Foundation celebrates 2019 Vital Signs Report launch

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The 2019 Vital Signs Report has been released. In short, Vital Signs takes a look at issues affecting the well-being of the community. The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and South...

Oct 03, 2019 Charleen Davidson presenting the 2019 Vital Signs Report on Oct. 3, 2019 (Lethbridge News Now)

CIBC Run for the Cure aims to raise $60K in Lethbridge this Sunday

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The weather is warming up and so are the runners in this year's local CIBC Run for the Cure event.This will be the 25th year CIBC has partnered with the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) ...

Oct 02, 2019 CIBC Run for the Cure. (Supplied by Canadian Cancer Society)