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Assault, resisting officer lands Airdrie man jail
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 29th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com An Airdrie man who assaulted a man in Lethbridge then jumped into Henderson Lake to avoid arrest, has received a jail sentence just shy of three months. Andrew Albert Watson, 36, was sentenced to 87 days in custody after he pleaded guilty Friday in Lethbridge court of justice to charges of assault with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ag disaster declared as local growing conditions deteriorate
By Heather Cameron SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 29th, 2023
The Municipal District of Taber has declared an agricultural disaster. At their Council meeting on July 18, Council made the decision for the crop year 2023 as current conditions in the M.D. fit RMA (Rural Municipalities of Alberta) guidelines for an agricultural disaster. The M.D. stated they made this declaration to “address the severe drought ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City ready for this weekend’s Lethbridge International Airshow
By Lethbridge Herald on July 28th, 2023
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com With the Lethbridge International Airshow starting today, the City of Lethbridge is sharing some tips to keep viewers, participants and wildlife safe during the event. The City said Friday it is asking residents to keep in mind a few things related to the airshow. For residents scheduled to fly out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Technology upgrades coming to Lethbridge city council chambers
By Lethbridge Herald on July 28th, 2023
When Lethbridge City Council meetings start again in September, in-person viewers and those watching online will see and hear some differences. Starting this week and set to be completed before the first meeting back in mid-September, several technological upgrades will be taking place in the chamber, says the City. The infrastructure additions will include: • ... Read More »
1 responseCity man takes flight of a lifetime in an airplane his father piloted
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 28th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Nearly 70 years ago, Kendall Gibson’s dad Gordon flew a Harvard trainer while serving as a flight instructor at CFB Penhold in central Alberta. On Wednesday, Gibson had the flight of a lifetime by taking a seat in the exact same plane his father flew. Gibson took a back seat in a Harvard ... Read More »
1 responseBusiness owners say they are being hit hard by downtown crime
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 28th, 2023
Street violence in Lethbridge is at its highest peak in years, says a city businessman. And had Duane Gurr, president of London Road Market, known how bad it would get, he might have opened his business somewhere else. “I’ve been here since 1973, I’ve never seen anything like it,” Gurr says. “If I had known ... Read More »
9 responsesCocaine smuggling cases back in court
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 28th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 26-year-old Calgary man accused of trying to smuggle more than $5 million worth of cocaine into Alberta late last year, may finally be ready to move ahead with his case when he returns to court next month. Margaret Morse, student-at-law with the Hadford Defence Group in Lethbridge, said Thursday in Lethbridge court ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused in killing has bail hearing adjourned
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on July 28th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 51-year-old man accused of killing a resident at St. Michael’s Health Centre in Lethbridge, will have to wait until next month to see if a judge will release him from custody. Wesley Red Young Man was scheduled to have a bail hearing Thursday in Lethbridge court of justice, but an agent for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cormican part of a Canadian first for innovative immunotherapy treatment
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 28th, 2023
The day Michael Cormican made Canadian medical history, the city of Lethbridge was in the midst of a heatwave – 37 degrees and the highest temperature on record for July 24 in over 100 years. When Cormican, a retired community nurse and mental health trailblazer, was diagnosed with Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) in February of 2022, ... Read More »
1 responseKorean War Armistice anniversary marked at Lethbridge Cenotaph
By Lethbridge Herald on July 27th, 2023
Justin Sibbet – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Seventy years ago, the bullets fell silent on the Korean peninsula as an armistice was agreed upon between the two sides of a divided nation. While the war officially remains active to this day, the end of the heavy combat and the installation of the Korean Demilitarized ... Read More »
1 responseCouncil approves federal grant to address gun and gang violence
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 27th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council Tuesday unanimously approved new federal funding to develop prevention and intervention strategies to address gun and gang activities here. The City has secured limited funding from the Building Safer Communities Fund of Public Safety Canada. Council was asked to accept funding of $665,618.10 in the fiscal year 2023-24 ending March ... Read More »
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