Crime & Courts

Association of Nigerian doctors calls Alberta judge’s comments racist

EDMONTON -- An Alberta judge's comments about an expert witness at the trial of parents who were accused in their son's death were "prejudiced, racist, xenophobic and anti-immigrant," says a letter by...

Oct 04, 2019 Collet and David Stephan outside Lethbridge courthouse -- LNN

Alberta premier promises new rules to crack down on farm trespassers

GRANUM, AB -- Premier Jason Kenney says legislation is coming this fall to crack down on protesters who trespass on farms and agricultural land.Kenney says free speech must be protected but not when p...

Oct 03, 2019 Premier Jason Kenney, Minister of Justice and Attorney General Doug Schweitzer, and Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Devin Dreeshen announce new protections for farmers

University of Lethbridge Neuropsychologist qualified as expert in Twigg and Scout manslaughter trial

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The methods by which police officers interrogate individuals with poor cognitive function, and whether those individuals are capable of understanding their rights, was the crux of a v...

Oct 02, 2019 Lethbridge Courthouse

Humboldt Broncos families upset by Alberta trucking regulation review

EDMONTON - Several families affected by the deadly Humboldt Broncos hockey bus crash say they are upset by an Alberta review of trucking regulations.Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba implemented mand...

Oct 02, 2019 Bronco bus crash site -- The Canadian Press

Lethbridge Police seek woman in connection with purse theft

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police are hoping to speak with a woman caught on video surveillance at Park Place Mall with another woman's purse. Police say on Sept. 17, around 7:30 p.m. a woman who was...

Oct 01, 2019 Lethbridge Police are hoping someone can identify this woman - Photo: Courtesy LPS

Blood Tribe man dies after being run over on Hwy 2

Blood Reserve, AB - A Blood Tribe man is dead, after police say he was run over by a Bobcat vehicle on Highway 2. The type of vehicle/tractor was not specified.Inspector Farica Syrette with the Blood ...

Oct 01, 2019 Blood Tribe Police vehicle

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

Charges pending in fatal Crowsnest Pass collision

PINCHER CREEK -- Pincher Creek - A head-on collision in the Crowsnest Pass Friday (Sept 27) night claimed the life of a woman.Around 8:50 on Highway-3, one kilometre west of Cowley. a pickup truck and...

Sep 28, 2019 RCMP cruiser - LNN

Medical examiner at centre of racial complaint against Alberta judge overwhelmed

CALGARY -- The medical examiner who testified at the trial of an Alberta couple who were charged in their child's death says he is overwhelmed that legal and health professionals have filed a complain...

Sep 27, 2019 Collet (left) and David (right) Stephan. (Lethbridge News Now)

‘Some may perceive racism:’ Experts complain about Alberta judge’s comments

CALGARY - Dozens of medical and legal experts have filed a complaint with the Canadian Judicial Council against an Alberta judge, alleging he made comments that could be perceived as racist about a me...

Sep 26, 2019 David Stephan hugs lawyer Ingrid Hess outside of the Lethbridge Courthouse - Lethbridge News Now