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Woman’s sentencing set for screwdriver attack
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 31st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge woman who injured a man she attacked with a screwdriver last year, is set to be sentenced today in a Lethbridge courtroom. Stacey Leigh Carlson was at the Lethbridge homeless shelter on Sept. 10 of last year when, at about 6:30 a.m., she approached a man sleeping on the floor and ... Read More »
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By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 31st, 2024
The relationship between humans and dogs goes back centuries and has taken many forms. From co-workers to trusted companions, dogs have shaped the lives of their humans so significantly they can be seen in works of art dated back to the first century A.D. with Pomeii’s Cave Canem, a monastic that survived the eruption of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crime spree ends in lengthy jail sentence
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 31st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta man with a “terrible” criminal record, had hoped a judge would be lenient and reject a Crown recommendation for a lengthy jail term for a spree of offences last year. Crown Prosecutor Lisa Weich asked the judge Friday in Lethbridge court of justice to sentence 40-year-old Daylan John Strembesky to ... Read More »
2 responsesInitiative launched to boost region’s tourism industry
By Lethbridge Herald on January 31st, 2024
Tourism Lethbridge, in collaboration with SouthGrow Regional Initiative and the Alberta SouthWest Regional Alliance, has launched an innovative national tourism initiative aimed at bolstering the tourism industry in Southern Alberta. “The Sustainable Journeys Prairies to Pacific Corridor” initiative is made possible in part to federal funding through the Government of Canada’s Tourism Relief Fund, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge Public Library Mini Bee spells fun for students
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on January 31st, 2024
Nearly 30 students in Grades 1-3 put their spelling skills to the test Saturday at the Lethbridge Public Library Spelling Bee’s Mini Bee competition. It’s the first time the Mini Bee has been held since 2017, said Bonnie Mikalson-Andron, the library’s manager of children’s services. “It’s just a great opportunity to bring the community together,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Daycare centre operators, parents protest restrictions
By Lethbridge Herald on January 31st, 2024
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com More than a dozen childcare centres across the city closed Tuesday in support of the Alberta Association of Childcare Entrepreneurs, in a call on the provincial government to take action and address what they see as a restriction on how they run their businesses. Almost 150 people including parents, children ... Read More »
1 responseTrucker handed a jail sentence for driving at RCMP officer during Coutts blockade
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 30th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta man found guilty last year of dangerous driving and assault with a weapon against an RCMP officer, has been sentenced to 10 months in jail. The sentence falls short of what the Crown was seeking by only two months, but it’s a significant departure from the CSO, conditional sentence order, ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta Cancer Foundation program gets financial boost
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 30th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta Cancer Foundation’s Patient Financial Assistance Program is receiving a substantial gift to match donations in February. World Cancer Day on Sunday (Feb. 4) will mark the start of a gift campaign provided by an anonymous donor who will be matching up to $200,000 of donations received until Feb. 28. Vice president ... Read More »
1 responseSPC to be asked to support e-scooter program
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 30th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Assets and Infrastructure Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council on Thursday will be asked to recommend continuing permit shared micro-mobility services here. An update by Transportation engineer Adam St. Amant says a two-year pilot program with Neuron e-bikes and scooters has been well-received and well-used by riders in Lethbridge. The City ... Read More »
1 responseWife of murdered Cypress councillor found guilty
By Brendan Miller - SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS on January 30th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDbmiller@medicinehatnews.com Justice Dallas Miller handed down a guilty verdict to Deborah Belyea for the second-degree homicide of her husband and former Cypress County councillor Alfred Belyea, and will receive a life sentence. “In finding that Deborah Belyea did commit the murder by stabbing Alfred Belyea at least four times, it is clear that she ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Youth art show inspired by mental health
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on January 30th, 2024
For the past five months, local teens have had the opportunity to express their thoughts and feelings about mental health through works of art, and some of their paintings have even been sold. The artwork was exhibited Saturday at a Youth Art Show held at the Galt Museum to showcase the results of the students’ ... Read More »
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