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NDP calls for full accounting of pension plan advertising campaign spending
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on September 28th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The provincial NDP wants the UCP government to fully account for the amount it is spending on advertising to promote its campaign to support an Alberta Pension Plan. NDP MLA for Lethbridge West Shannon Phillips said in a Zoom meeting with media at Casa on Wednesday afternoon that Albertans have made it clear ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blood Tribe releases poster, billboard as part of messaging campaign about opioid crisis
By Lethbridge Herald on September 28th, 2023
The Blood Tribe Communications and Community Engagement department has released a poster and billboard as a part of a strategic messaging campaign battling the opioid crisis there. The strategic messaging campaign had input from Blood Tribe frontline workers, medical professionals, and Persons with Lived Experience (PWLE), says the tribe in a press release. The strategic ... Read More »
1 responseAccused drug smugglers to stand trial next summer
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on September 28th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Two B.C. men accused of trying to smuggle drugs over the border earlier this year are scheduled to stand trial next summer in Lethbridge court of justice. Sukhdeep Singh Sandhu and Harmanpreet Singh Sidhu will stand trial for one week beginning June 17, 2024. The date was confirmed Thursday in Lethbridge court of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!University launches call to stand up against racism
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 28th, 2023
The University of Lethbridge has a challenge for staff and students. The institution launched its Iniskim Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action Challenge on Tuesday at a ceremony on campus. The call put forth was for members of the university community to stand up against racism and personally commit to actions that will support reconciliation. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Efforts being made to relocate bison to foothills, SACPA hears
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 28th, 2023
For centuries bison were a prominent part of the ecosystem in Western Canada and the United States, but by the late 1800s they faced near extinction from overhunting. However, a Pincher Creek outdoorsman hopes to restore some of the now lost population to the foothills as an act of restoration, and reconciliation. Mike Judd, president ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Residential school horrors recalled at U of L event
By Lethbridge Herald on September 27th, 2023
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Mike Bruised Head remembers sleeping with one eye open as junior boys were led away in the dark of night by nuns to be abused by others. Bruised Head, a fourth generation residential school survivor, wonders whether the abusers of those children were praying for forgiveness or to their God ... Read More »
2 responsesManslaughter case back to court next month
By Lethbridge Herald on September 27th, 2023
Delon Shurtz LETHBRIDGE HERALD dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 51-year-old man accused of killing a resident at St. Michael’s Health Centre in Lethbridge could set a date for a preliminary inquiry when his matter returns to court next month. During a brief hearing Friday in Lethbridge court of justice, Lethbridge lawyer Cara Lebenzon said a pre-trial conference, to ... Read More »
1 responseCollision case adjourned to Oct. 13
By Lethbridge Herald on September 27th, 2023
Delon Shurtz LETHBRIDGE HERALD dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 33-year-old woman charged in relation to a fatal collision with a pedestrian earlier this year isn’t scheduled to be back in court until next month. The matter for Bobbi Raquel Whillans was spoken to briefly Friday in Lethbridge court of justice, then adjourned to Oct. 13 to allow defence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City and RLAC awards highlight contributions to reconciliation
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 27th, 2023
It was an evening of community and celebration Monday as the City of Lethbridge and the Reconciliation Lethbridge Advisory Committee (RLAC) recognized community members and organizations who have made a meaningful contribution to the advancement of reconciliation. The inaugural awards feature eight categories including two that highlight the work of young people, as well as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AUPE seeking raises for care workers
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on September 27th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Health care workers who are members of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) rallied Monday outside a local supportive living facility to protest a lack of wage increases since 2017. AUPE members rallied outside the Good Samaritan Society’s Park Meadows Village and Cottages, and vice president for AUPE South region, Darren Graham ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused in human trafficking case committed to stand trial
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on September 27th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta man accused in relation to a three-year-old human trafficking case has been ordered to stand trial. Mohammad Neirabani, who faced eight sex-related offences, was committed Tuesday following his preliminary hearing in Lethbridge court of justice to stand trial on three of the charges; sexual contact with a child, sexual counsel ... Read More »
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