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Charges upgraded to impaired driving causing death
By Lethbridge Herald on March 11th, 2026
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Police have upgraded the charges against 56-year-old Joseph Cameron Brewster, from impaired driving causing bodily harm, to impaired driving causing death, after a 78-year-old male succumbed to his injuries. On March 2 just before 4 p.m., police responded to a report of a pedestrian collision at the intersection of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City CFO presents budget impacts during council meeting
By Lethbridge Herald on March 11th, 2026
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Darrell Mathews provided a presentation on Provincial Budget Impacts during Tuesday’s City Council meeting, for information only. During the meeting, before Mathews gave his presentation, Mayor Blaine Hyggen explained that the budget is not passed until March 31 and things can change. “For clarity, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Exhibitors preparing to welcome attendees to annual home and garden show
By Lethbridge Herald on March 11th, 2026
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald With the Home, Garden & Leisure Show just around the corner, exhibitors were busy Tuesday morning getting their displays set up in anticipation of welcoming attendees Thursday through Saturday. One of them was the Southern Alberta Rock Garden and Landscaping Ltd. A company that has taken part in the Home, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Straschnitzki speaks to college students about rising above challenges
By Lethbridge Herald on March 11th, 2026
By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter- Lethbridge Herald Life takes resilience, especially when it gives you unexpected curveballs like the one it gave Ryan Straschnitzki, who was one of the few survivors of the Humboldt Broncos Hockey team crash in 2018. Despite becoming paralyzed from the chest down, he has not given up hope ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire marshal urges prevention after blaze damages two businesses
By Lethbridge Herald on March 10th, 2026
By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald After a recent string of fires across the city, including an early-morning blaze that damaged two downtown businesses, Lethbridge’s chief fire marshal is urging residents and business owners to reduce the opportunities for fires to start in the first place. Speaking to reporters on Monday at Fire Hall No. 1, ... Read More »
8 responsesLocal engineer technologist, interviewed at the start and end of her career
By Lethbridge Herald on March 10th, 2026
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald Almost four decades after being interviewed as one of the first female engineering students to graduate from the Lethbridge Community College’s Construction Management option of the Civil Engineering and Drafting program in 1989, Shari Jankowiak spoke to the Herald about her retirement plans after 35 years. Jankowiak shared with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tetz rides to a sixth consecutive victory
By Lethbridge Herald on March 10th, 2026
By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Nick Tetz has turned Lethbridge into his personal rodeo. For the sixth straight time, the Calgary bull rider walked out of VisitLethbridge.com Arena with the buckle, capping a dominant weekend with an event-best 89.9-point championship round ride to win the sold-out South Country Co-op Showdown on Saturday night. With thousands ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Agriculture Rotary Scholarships cultivate future leaders
By Lethbridge Herald on March 10th, 2026
By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald Annual gala celebrates agriculture’s regional role while awarding $10,000 scholarships to students pursuing industry careers Community leaders, farmers, students and industry partners gathered Thursday evening to celebrate agriculture and the young people preparing to carry the industry forward. The 8th Annual Rotary Ag Scholarship Awards Dinner, hosted by the Rotary ... Read More »
1 responseHealthcare advocate warns Alberta heading toward two-tier system
By Lethbridge Herald on March 7th, 2026
A health-care advocate says Alberta is at a crossroads, warning that recent policy changes could push the province toward a two-tier system resembling that of the United States. Speaking Thursday to the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA), Friends of Medicare executive director Chris Gallaway argued that a series of reforms under Premier Danielle ... Read More »
1 responseCANstruction Lethbridge returned to Centre Village Mall to support local food banks
By Lethbridge Herald on March 7th, 2026
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald CANstruction Lethbridge has returned for their 12th year to help restock the shelves of local food banks with much needed canned food, while displaying the creativity, engineering, and community spirit showcased in the structures on display at the Centre Village Mall. CANstruction organizing board chair Darryl Schalk said the event ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Peaceful protest held for murdered Indigenous woman
By Lethbridge Herald on March 7th, 2026
By Alexandra Noad Local Journalism Initiative Reporter-Lethbridge Herald A young Indigenous woman, who was murdered in September of 2024, was described by her father as a firecracker who also very empathetic with a big heart. Charmayne Briggs Scout says she remembers the day she found out her sister Ginnean Briggs Scout was killed as if ... Read More »
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