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University of Lethbridge stages Fall Convocation
By Lethbridge Herald on October 17th, 2023
Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald There were 267 students graduating and more than 170 of them were expected to cross the stage at University of Lethbridge’s Fall Convocation on Saturday. The ceremony included an array of faculties including the School of Graduate Studies, the Faculties of the Arts and Science, Education Fine Arts, Health Sciences and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drunk driver gets penitentiary for causing death
By Lethbridge Herald on October 17th, 2023
Delon Shurtz LETHBRIDGE HERALD A southern Alberta woman who was drunk when the vehicle she was driving went off the road, killing her cousin, has been sent to a federal penitentiary. Jayleen Spotted Eagle of Glenwood was sentenced Monday in Lethbridge court of justice to two years in prison for impaired driving causing death. “Theres’ ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guard charged with sex assault at detachment on Piikani Nation
By Lethbridge Herald on October 17th, 2023
Theodora Macleod LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER A guard at the Piikani Nation RCMP detachment in Brocket has been charged with sexual assault and breach of trust after a woman reported she had been sexually assaulted while lodged overnight in RCMP custody. According to the Southern Alberta RCM District the alleged incident is said to have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New college grad calls VR program a form of art
By Lethbridge Herald on October 17th, 2023
Steffanie Costigan LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER This year’s Lethbridge College fall convocation celebration had many bright and talented students completing their programs, all looking forward to a bright new start. Raphael Aubut was one among the graduating students who completed his certificate in Virtual and Augmented Reality. He shared his experience in the program before ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council addressing motion to establish task force
By Lethbridge Herald on October 17th, 2023
Al Beeber LETHBRIDGE HERALD An official business motion calling for a collaboration with the Downtown Business Revitalization Zone on a cross-functional task force on lawlessness is among the agenda items when Lethbridge city council meets today at 1:30 p.m. The motion will be moved by Mayor Blaine Hyggen and Acting Mayor John Middleton-Hope. The two ... Read More »
5 responsesCooking in vacant suite a recipe for arrest
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on October 14th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man caught inside a vacant basement suite was just trying to eat his lunch. Police were called to the residence last January after a renter, who occupied the upper level of the southside home, heard someone in the stairwell who may have been trying to get into the lower residence. While ... Read More »
3 responsesUniversity moves up Maclean’s rankings
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on October 14th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The University Lethbridge has leaped up in the annual Maclean’s University Rankings report which was released this week. The university jumped five spots in the primarily undergraduate classification for 2024 moving up to sixth out of 20 schools in the class. The university says the ranking is line with previous years. It was ... Read More »
1 responseVoir dire shortened in manslaughter case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on October 14th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A court hearing for a Fort Macleod man charged with manslaughter more than two years ago has been shortened following discussions between the Crown and defence. A three-day voir dire – a mini trial within a trial – for Cullen Drake Tailfeathers was scheduled to run next Thursday, Friday and Oct. 23. However, ... Read More »
1 responseArtist goes to bat for bats in SAAG exhibition
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 14th, 2023
Bats get a bad rap and Vancouver born artist Gabi Dao has had about enough of the slander. Many will remember the rumours from the early days of COVID-19 when word on the street was that the virus was transmitted to humans via bat after a video of a Chinese vlogger eating bat soup went ... Read More »
1 responseFabric and yarn sale pulls together for African grandmothers
By Heather Cameron SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 14th, 2023
The 6th Annual Harambee Grandmas Fabric and Yarn Sale is set to take place next weekend at McKillop United Church. Mardi Renyk of the Harambee Grandmas says that the proceeds from the sales will go to the Stephen Lewis Foundation Grandmothers-to-Grandmothers Campaign and the unsold items are donated to various charitable groups and school programs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused killer faces charge of breaching order
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on October 14th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Brocket man waiting for a judge’s decision following his second-degree murder trial in Lethbridge Court of King’s Bench, is also facing a related charge in a lower court. Dustin Big Bull is charged with failure to comply with a non-communication order for contacting a woman while he was in remand custody at ... Read More »
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