NDP MLA files lawsuit against Lethbridge Police Service

The Lethbridge Police Service is being sued by an NDP MLA over claims that her Charter rights were violated. Shannon Phillips, the representative for Lethbridge-West, filed a lawsuit against the force, claiming she was the subject of several unwarranted searches between January and November 2018. Phillips, who was the province's environment minister at the time, is seeking $400,000 in damages. However, for the lawsuit to succeed, Phillips will need to produce evidence of wrongdoing. "The onus wi