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Interfaith launches Halloween event
By Lethbridge Herald on October 20th, 2023
Theodora Macleod LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER On Halloween when the children don their costumes and venture into the community in pursuit of candy and perhaps a trick or two, there will be a group hitting the streets with a different objective in mind. In support of the Interfaith Food Bank, trick or treaters of all ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spiritual market running Saturday
By Lethbridge Herald on October 20th, 2023
Steffanie Costigan LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER On Halloween when the children don their costumes and venture into the community in pursuit of candy and perhaps a trick or two, there will be a group hitting the streets with a different objective in mind. In support of the Interfaith Food Bank, trick or treaters of all ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hearing set for man accused in killing at healthcare facility
By Lethbridge Herald on October 19th, 2023
Delon Shurtz LETHBRIDGE HERALD A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a 52-year-old man accused of killing a resident at a healthcare facility in Lethbridge. Dates for the three-day hearing, April 15, 18 and 19, 2024, were scheduled during a pretrial conference Monday and confirmed Wednesday in Lethbridge court of justice by Lethbridge lawyer Cara ... Read More »
4 responsesCase involving child sex offences adjourned with assurance there will be a deposition soon
By Lethbridge Herald on October 19th, 2023
Delon Shurtz LETHBRIDGE HERALD It’s taking longer than anticipated to resolve charges against a 44-year-old Lethbridge man accused of numerous sex-related offences. James Robert Martinac was expected to resolve his matters earlier this month but they were adjourned. When his case returned to Lethbridge court of Justice Wednesday it was adjourned again, but with an ... Read More »
3 responsesExhibit captures impact of Ukrainian Canadians
By Lethbridge Herald on October 19th, 2023
Theodora Macleod LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Ukrainian culture has been a vibrant thread in the tapestry of southern Alberta for many years. A new exhibit at the Galt Museum captures a snapshot of the immense impact Ukrainian Canadians have had on southern Alberta. Transplanted Sunflowers, which officially opened Oct. 16, looks at the second, third ... Read More »
3 responsesCity council hears encampment update
By Lethbridge Herald on October 19th, 2023
Al Beeber LETHBRIDGE HERALD More weapons, more debris and more people seen in entrenched camps. Those are among the matters heard in a verbal update to city council Tuesday on the City of Lethbridge’s encampment strategy. Eric Foster, encampment support specialist who has been leading the City’s response, told council since the last update provided ... Read More »
1 responseAstronomy club hosts viewing of partial eclipse on weekend
By Lethbridge Herald on October 19th, 2023
Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Sixty-five attendees enjoyed the partial Solar Eclipse at the Lethbridge Astronomy Society under sunny skies on Saturday morning. A partial solar eclipse happens twice a year when the sun and moon are not totally aligned with earth, while the moon partially darkens the sun. Attendees saw the sun, learned about lunar ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calgary lawyer holding up robbery case
By Lethbridge Herald on October 19th, 2023
Delon Shurtz LETHBRIDGE HERALD A Calgary lawyer’s repeated failure to file the proper paperwork in court continues to delay a robbery case, a judge was told Wednesday. Lethbridge Crown Prosecutor Michael Fox explained Wednesday in Lethbridge court of justice, that a preliminary hearing for the accused, Jamie Gerald Bagu, cannot be scheduled until the defence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Resolution planned on charges related to voyeurism
By Lethbridge Herald on October 19th, 2023
Delon Shurtz Lethbridge Herald A 37-year-old man who was charged in August with several offences, including voyeurism, may deal with his charges without a trial. The matters for Neil David Fox were in Lethbridge court of justice Tuesday, where his lawyer indicated a trial may not be necessary. “I plan to resolve these matters,” Lethbridge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sentencing postponed until risk assessment done on man
By Lethbridge Herald on October 18th, 2023
Delon Shurtz LETHBRIDGE HERALD Sentencing of a 35-year-old Fort Macleod man who was caught filming a woman in a shower stall earlier this year has been adjourned while the court waits to receive more information from the health professional who has been counselling the accused. Tate Owen Rasmussen, who pleaded guilty last May to one ... Read More »
1 responseCouncil OKs task force on lawlessness
By Lethbridge Herald on October 18th, 2023
Al Beeber LETHBRIDGE HERALD Lethbridge city council Tuesday unanimously approved an official business motion presented by Mayor Blaine Hyggen and Acting Mayor John Middleton-Hope calling for the creation of a task force to look into lawlessness, primarily downtown. The two want council to approve a motion that directs City administration to engage with the BRZ ... Read More »
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