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City of Lethbridge Salaries and More: Your Questions Answered

LETHBRIDGE, AB - *UPDATE*: A motion by Councillor Jeffrey Coffman is expected to be brought forward at Monday's City Council meeting (Sept. 16) called "Compensation Disclosure List." The motion asks t...

Sep 12, 2019 Lethbridge City Hall (Lethbridge News NOW)

Rose Aladedunye: kindness to a stranger, and the man who paid her back

LETHBRIDGE, AB - To the man who came into the Glosav Wine Dynasty Store on 13 St. N a few days ago: Rose Aladedunye,who owns the store, wanted me to tell you shehas your sunglasses. You left them ther...

Andrew Snook Sep 09, 2019 Rose Aladedunye and her sister Bacience

Power utilities, troops begin massive post-Dorian cleanup in Maritimes

HALIFAX - More than 400,000 people are without electricity across the Maritimes this morning as post-tropical storm Dorian left behind a tangled mess of splintered trees and downed power lin...

Sep 08, 2019 (File Photo/The Canadian Press)

Local Military Museum uses modern technology to connect students to history

LETHBRIDGE -- It may be a little-known fact that Lethbridge has a military museum but, its treasures are on par with any other museum and worth paying a visit to see. A small group of former military ...

Sep 07, 2019 Rick Casson, Honorary Lieutenant Colonel for the 20th Independent Field Battery and local WWII veteran Pete Lewko - LNN

Coalition pushing for maintained provincial funding for Alberta social services

MEDICINE HAT - With the risk of significant provincial budget cuts over the next four years, a coalition of groups from across Alberta has formed to urge the government to maintain funding to communit...

Sep 06, 2019 Alberta Legislature -- LNN

Emotional presentations at first Lethbridge Supervised Consumption Site Review meeting

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Hundreds of people came to the Coast Hotel in Lethbridge, to listen, find out more information, or to have their say on the city's Supervised Consumption Site.About 200 people turned ...

Sep 04, 2019 A seven-member panel listened to residents' concerns and experiences with the SCS

Kate Andrews Fire Academy makes its debut

COALDALE -- A new school year always brings with it a certain air of excitement. For many of those involved in the Kate Andrews Fire Academy, however, the anticipation may be greater than usual.The co...

Sep 02, 2019 Coaldale Fire Chief Kevin McKeown shows students around the fire hall as part of an orientation for the Kate Andrews Fire Academy program.

Evacuation order lifted following train derailment near Barons

LETHBRIDGE COUNTY - ***Up-Date as of 4:00-pm -- The evacuation order has been rescinded for the area of Highway 23 west to Range Road 23-5, Highway 23 east to Range Road 23-2, as well as Township Road...

Olivia Thorington Sep 02, 2019 Derailment scene -- Brandyn Montgomery for LethbridgeNewsNOW

Lethbridge not alone with its opioid and crime issue, Red Deer also struggles

RED DEER -- Another Red Deer business is saying goodbye to the downtown in hopes of finding less trouble elsewhere.Tim and Julia Nelson, owners of Industry Skate and Snow, are moving their business fr...

Aug 31, 2019 Tim and Julia Nelson say the state of Red Deer's downtown is forcing them to relocate - Josh Hall

Information needed on whereabouts of missing woman

CARDSTON -- RCMP need the public's help to locate a missing woman. 33-year-old Sabrina Lueder was reported missing on Thursday (Aug, 29). She was last seen in Lethbridge on Aug. 8, 2019 and there is a...

Aug 30, 2019 RCMPMissing woman, Sabrina Lueder -- Photo supplied by Cardston