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Accused 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!Bail hearing adjourned for man accused of hotel robbery
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 16th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A suspect who is accused of robbing a man and woman at a hotel late last year will have to wait nearly a month before asking a judge to grant him bail. Marvin Blake Weasel Head had anticipated having a bail hearing Monday in Lethbridge court of justice, but instead his lawyer requested ... 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 »
Be the first to comment!NDP hopeful Nenshi here today
By Lethbridge Herald on April 13th, 2024
Al Beeber LETHBRIDGE HERALD Naheed Nenshi is getting his first taste of partisan politics as he runs for the leadership of the Alberta NDP. And today, the former Calgary mayor’s campaign brings him to Lethbridge for a two-hour stop at Essie’s Ballroom in the Sandman Signature Lethbridge Lodge on Scenic Drive South. He will be ... Read More »
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