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Preliminary inquiry begins for man accused of killing fellow healthcare facility resident
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 16th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A preliminary inquiry has begun for a 52-year-old man accused of killing a resident at a healthcare facility in Lethbridge more than a year ago. The multi-day hearing, to determine if there is enough evidence to warrant a trial, began Monday in Lethbridge court of justice, where Wesley Red Young Man faces charges ... Read More »
1 responseNenshi brings message of optimism to city
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on April 16th, 2024
Alberta NDP leadership candidate Naheed Nenshi was in the city on Saturday to speak to supporters in front of a packed house in Essie’s Ballroom at the Lethbridge Sandman Signature Lodge. “As I’m talking to people across the province, they’ve been telling me all the same thing, that they’re not really excited because they’re happy ... Read More »
1 responseAccused in human trafficking case wants charges resolved without trial
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 16th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man charged in connection to a three-year-old human trafficking case and who has been living under strict release conditions, has had several of his conditions removed pending the expected resolution of his charges without the need for a trial. Chief among the conditions is his 24-hour-a -day curfew, or house arrest, ... Read More »
2 responsesMan accused of robbery wants to hire new lawyer
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 16th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who has fired a string of lawyers because his armed robbery case is taking too long to resolve, says he wants to hire a fifth lawyer. Jamie Gerald Bagu fired his fourth lawyer last month, and told a judge he would represent himself. But during a hearing this week in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flagraising kicks off Volunteer Week
By Lethbridge Herald on April 15th, 2024
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com Representatives from multiple organizations gathered outside of City Hall Monday to take part in Volunteer Lethbridge’s Volunteer Week kickoff flag-raising ceremony. Amanda Jensen, executive director of Volunteer Lethbridge talked about the important role volunteers play in the community. “This is a big deal, we’re literally raising a flag, but we’re ... Read More »
1 responseABmunis resists push for municipal party politics
By Lethbridge Herald on April 13th, 2024
Cal Braid LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Alberta Municipalities (ABmunis) is standing firm in its resistance to the injection of political parties into municipal elections. There’s only one problem: Premier Danielle Smith is the one pushing for it. Tyler Gandam, mayor of Wetaskiwin and president for ABmunis, told the media during a press conference this week ... Read More »
2 responsesMen’s Sheds organization looking to expand into Lethbridge
By Lethbridge Herald on April 13th, 2024
Delon Shurtz Lethbridge Herald Men, is retired life got you down? Are you bored, looking for something to do other than sitting on a couch with a bag of chips while watching endless reruns on TV? Men’s Sheds may be literally and figuratively just what the doctor ordered. This isn’t the backyard shed that’s full ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Provincial grant solves funding anomaly for Coaldale policing costs
By Lethbridge Herald on April 13th, 2024
Erika Mathieu Southern Alberta Newspapers The Town of Coaldale is finally getting financial relief after nearly a decade of paying 100 per cent of their RCMP-contracted policing costs, which has cost the Town over $4.4 million since 2016. Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services and Deputy Premier, Mike Ellis on Friday attended a press ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AI not ready to take over the world, prof tells SACPA session
By Lethbridge Herald on April 13th, 2024
Delon Shurtz LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER In the 1930s an invention called the Automat was amazing consumers everywhere. “You put a quarter or a nickel one at at time into a machine and pressed a button, and if by magic food comes out the other side,” says Sidney Shapiro, assistant professor of business analytics at ... Read More »
1 responseCollege celebrates International Turban Day
By Lethbridge Herald on April 13th, 2024
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge College community once again had an opportunity to learn all there is to know about turbans during their third annual International Turban Day event Friday. Gurpreet Singh, president of the Sikh Society of Lethbridge, Alberta and Awalpreet Singh, president of the Sikh students of Lethbridge, Alberta Club at Lethbridge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Palliser school division averts strike
By Lethbridge Herald on April 13th, 2024
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman LETHBRIDGE HERALD After a year of negotiations between the Palliser School Division and its teachers, an agreement has been reached and a strike averted. Palliser was the last of 61 school divisions to reach agreement for the current term of bargaining, which extends back to September 2020. Collective bargaining for teachers in Alberta ... Read More »
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