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‘What a role model:’ Paralyzed Bronco makes Adidas ad, hall of fame nominee list

AIRDRIE, Alta. - An ad shows a serious Ryan Straschnitzki taping up his hockey stick and pulling on an Adidas jersey before he slides away on an ice sled."As a kid I always dreamed of playing for Team...

Sep 29, 2019 Ryan Straschnitzki on the ice -- The Canadian Press

14-year-old LCI student offers potential solutions to help mitigate bike thefts

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Dressed in a crisp, white shirt, tie, slacks, and polished shoes, 14-year-old Grade 9 LCI student Nathan Sherwood carried his solid steel U-shaped bike lock to a podium, as he address...

Sep 29, 2019 LCI student Nathan Sherwood brings the lock cut off his 4th bike

Lethbridge Police "calls for service" statistics don't tell the whole story according to SCS Executive Director and Mayor

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The information released by Lethbridge Police at the Wednesday evening Police Commission Meeting is not necessarily a complete picture of what's going on, according to SCS Executive D...

Sep 26, 2019 Supervised Consumption Site

“Significant increase” in calls for service at SCS and surrounding area strain LPS resources

LETHBRIDGE, AB - *UPDATED* In the first year of its operation, according to new numbers released by Lethbridge Police at Wednesday's Police Commission meeting, calls for service at the city's Supervis...

Andrew Snook Sep 25, 2019 Lethbridge's Supervised Consumption Site

Join firefighters for Lethbridge’s Memorial 9-11 stair climb this Sunday, Sept 29

LETHBRIDGE -- 'WANTED' - A few good men...women...and even children. This is your chance to rub shoulders with the city's firefighters and emergency services responders, as they retrace the ascent and...

Sep 25, 2019 Memorial Stair Climb -- LNN

Residential and commercial B&Es combined up 22 per cent over 2018: Lethbridge Police Service

LETHBRIDGE, AB - There have been an average of 78 break and enters per month in Lethbridge between January and July of this year, mainly in the London Road, Westminster and Downtown residential neighb...

Sep 24, 2019 North Lethbridge Neighborhood where citizens encourage residents to report crime and suspicious activities

Back to school footwear needs for active students

It's that time of year kids dread and many parents crave. Most families have finished the back to school shopping which, no doubt, included new school shoes - usually with the school requiring a separ...

Sep 18, 2019 Health feet start with good footwear - Adaptive Technology

‘It’s time:’ Paralyzed Bronco returning to Humboldt for first time since crash

AIRDRIE -- For the first time in 526 days, former Broncos hockey player Ryan Straschnitzki will be back in Humboldt, Sask. The 20-year-old from Airdrie, Alta., was paralyzed from the chest down when a...

Olivia Thorington Sep 15, 2019 Broncos hockey player Ryan Straschnitzki - The Canadian Press

Lethbridge Police Chief Rob Davis says goodbye

LETHBRIDGE, AB - He didn't want a lot of pomp and ceremony, but Lethbridge Police Chief Rob Davis got it anyway on his last day of service for the city Thursday (Sept.12). There were testimonials on j...

Sep 12, 2019 Outgoing Lethbridge Police Chief Rob Davis shows off the new LPS badge he received as a present

Community project celebrating Blackfoot language unveiled

LETHBRIDGE -- A three-dimensional community project designed to help celebrate Indigenous language and Reconciliation Week was unveiled at the Galt Museum on Thursday (Sept 12). Block letters spelling...

Sep 12, 2019 OKI Project - LNN