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Competition Bureau asked to investigate Meta
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 9th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Canada’s Competition Bureau is being asked to investigate news blocking by Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. News Media Canada, along with the Canadians Association of Broadcasters and CBC/Radio-Canada have applied to the bureau to investigate what they call Meta’s “abuse of its dominant position, as evidenced by its decision to ... Read More »
1 responseBindra gets three years added to sentence
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 9th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge judge who reserved her decision on sentencing of a man who is already serving a prison sentence for drugging and sexually assaulting multiple women several years ago, and who was found guilty of sexually assaulting another woman in May, provided her decision Tuesday. The case of Sohil Bindra, 37, who was ... Read More »
1 responseSenior walking for his life
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 9th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who continues to beat the odds of his diagnosis by walking multiple times a day, has accumulated millions of steps and continues to add to the count. After receiving a Stage 4 cirrhosis of the liver diagnosis, a condition in which the liver is scarred and permanently damaged, as scar ... Read More »
2 responsesOpioid poisoning takes a toll in city
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 9th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Ten people died by opioid poisoning in Lethbridge in May, according to provincial data. That brings the total of opioid-related deaths in the city to 67 in Lethbridge this year. May is the latest date for which data is available. Province-wide there were 151 drug poisoning deaths in May. For the year, there ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Presenter offers lessons in ‘shmealing’
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 9th, 2023
Behind every discontent or unwell person, is an onion’s worth of layers of shame and guilt. At least according to Sarah Lajeunesse, a Lethbridge native and-in her words- “shmealer” (shame-healer) who has presented to audiences all over the world and helped people from all walks of life. A former marketing professional, she worked with sports ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Need for affordable housing growing in city
By Lethbridge Herald on August 8th, 2023
Steffanie Costigan – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Increased prices for groceries and the national housing crisis are factors that have increased the demand for low-cost housing in Lethbridge, according to the Lethbridge Housing Authority. “What we’re seeing is, and what I’m scared that we’ll see, is more of an increase of demand on our ... Read More »
2 responsesMaking it Big in Lethbridge is no small show
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 8th, 2023
The Gallery at Casa is entering the final weeks of the Making it Big in Lethbridge exhibition and with 53 local artists on display, it’s not one to miss. For the third time, the gallery opened its space to all Lethbridge area artists who were interested in participating in the exhibition. Curator Darcy Logan calls ... Read More »
2 responsesMarket vendors crops good despite the heat
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on August 8th, 2023
The consensus from vegetable growing vendors at the Lethbridge Farmers’ Market is that the crops were good despite the hotter temperatures and the lack of rain. Trevor Aleman of Busy Bea’s Market Garden farms on the Oldman River near Fort MacLeod and is thankful for one of the river’s dams. “That way we can get ... Read More »
2 responsesPremier looks to address affordability
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 8th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services Jason Nixon has been tasked with making home ownership and renting more affordable for Albertans. Premier Danielle Smith has targeted Nixon in her latest mandate letter to ministers. And she wants him to develop and implement an affordable and attainable home ownership/rental strategy that will focus ... Read More »
2 responsesBusiness owner says dialogue needed on downtown problems
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 8th, 2023
Although a motion to look into the feasibility of a fence around Galt Gardens was defeated in a vote by city council last month, opinions on the proposed fencing are still passionately being voiced. When the official business motion was first put on the agenda of a Standing Policy Committee meeting before being delayed so ... Read More »
12 responsesCat rescue having a tough year
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on August 8th, 2023
The Last Chance Cat Ranch Society is having what they consider to be a tough year. The no kill cat rescue helps abandoned, stray and surrendered cats find care in a forever home. “We are at quadruple capacity and it has been the hardest year,” said Michelle Hansen, the society’s fundraiser coordinator. “Every year we ... Read More »
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