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Man gets jail for offences he doesn’t remember
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on June 29th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 26-year-old Lethbridge man who doesn’t remember committing a robbery and stealing thousands of dollars worth of diamond rings, has been sentenced to a year in jail. Although he has no memory of the two unrelated offences, Payton McDonald pleaded guilty last week in Lethbridge court of justice to single charges of robbery ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Adjournments granted on sex assault, shooting cases
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on June 29th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 59-year-old Lethbridge man accused of holding a woman against her will and repeatedly sexually assaulting her, won’t return to court until next month after his lawyer has had time to review reams of disclosure from the Crown’s office. The case against Bernard Alonzo Gibson was adjourned May 31 after Calgary lawyer Robin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Collisions tie up city traffic well into Wednesday evening
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on June 29th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A late afternoon mishap in the westbound lanes of Whoop-Up Drive just before the bridge snarled traffic for hours on Wednesday. Around 4:15 p.m. a flatbed trailer carrying equipment appeared to jackknife across the lanes landing on its side, blocking westbound lanes which were filled with traffic heading home after work. Some vehicles ... Read More »
1 responseParents make voices heard on school division SOGI policy
By Lethbridge Herald on June 28th, 2023
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com Tensions were running high during a Lethbridge School Division Board of Trustees meeting this week where dozens of people gathered to protest a policy that has been in place for over five years. During the Tuesday meeting there was an opportunity in a public forum where members of the community ... Read More »
12 responsesSeeds of healing take root at Alberta Health Services
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 28th, 2023
Native plants were incorporated at the Chinook Regional Hospital grounds this week as a resource moving forward to grow a healing garden as a part of reconciliation for Indigenous patients. AHS Indigenous Health Hanager Samantha First Charger shared AHS’s introduction of the healing gardens and the focus moving forward on cultural education. “I think the ... Read More »
2 responsesTrial date to be set on fraud charges
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on June 28th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge businessman who pleaded not guilty last month to more than a dozen fraud-related charges, is expected to set a trial date when he returns to court in August. The matter for Grant Ryan Stevenson was in Lethbridge court of justice Tuesday, where his lawyer was granted an adjournment to Aug. 17 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Westside leads city population increase
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on June 28th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The numbers are in and Lethbridge has an official population of 106,550. City clerk Bonnie Hilford released the results of April’s municipal census, the first done here since 2019 when Lethbridge’s population was deemed to be 101,482. In those four years, Lethbridge has seen an increase of 5,068 residents, Hilford told council. This ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chinook High grads say goodbye on home turf
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on June 28th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Chinook High School students will be crossing the stage today right at home, as their convocation ceremony is taking place in the school’s gymnasium. Vice-principal Duane Piper said this year graduation class will see 243 students crossing the stage to celebrate 12 years of academic accomplishments. “In the last four years they have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Immanuel Christian grads looking to future
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on June 28th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com With the school year coming to an end, students are ready for summer, but for Grade 12 students at Immanuel Christian Secondary School, it also means getting ready for their new paths in life. Principal Matthew Bekkering said the theme of today’s graduation is Purpose, which comes from a passage in the book ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City council approves new shelter development strategy
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on June 28th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge city council has approved a new shelter development strategy. Council on Tuesday voted unanimously in its consent agenda to accept a recommendation from its Cultural and Social Standing Policy committee to have it direct administration to provide it – through that SPC – with quarterly updates on the implementation of the Shelter ... Read More »
1 responseSeven months jail for driving offences
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on June 28th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Timothy James Clements knew he wasn’t supposed to be with Shannon Ferguson because of a judge’s no-contact order, so when police attempted to conduct a traffic stop in Taber on Nov. 20 of last year, he took off. Police were responding to a complaint about a suspicious vehicle at a commercial property on ... Read More »
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