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Dangerous offender has sentence appeal dismissed
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 7th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Coaldale man designated a dangerous offender in 2019 and convicted for sexually assaulting adolescent girls, has failed to convince Alberta’s appeal court to change his sentence. Trevor Philip Pritchard appealed the indeterminate prison sentence he received in 2021 in Lethbridge Court of King’s Bench by Madam Justice Johnna Kubik, and asked the ... Read More »
1 responseGalt museum hosts Diwali festival of lights celebration
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on November 7th, 2023
The Galt Museum and India Canada Cultural Association hosted many community members to celebrate India’s biggest holiday, the Diwali festival of lights over the weekend. People could experience rangoli dancing, soulful music, decorative and cultural displays and enjoy food such as samosas, laddo and chai. The Festival of Light is celebrated in the Hindu month ... Read More »
1 responseFunding set to help food banks meet growing need
By Lethbridge Herald on November 6th, 2023
Theodora MacLeod –Â LETHBRIDGE HERALD –Â Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The province has announced it will be providing $10 million to food banks throughout Alberta to assist with increased demand for services. The announcement comes as inflation and cost of living continue to be a challenge, leaving many turning to community organizations for support. Jason Nixon, Minister ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP says Neudorf breaking ranks on pension plan
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on November 4th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com UCP MLA for Lethbridge East Nathan Neudorf is the focus of accusations by the provincial NDP he is breaking ranks on his party’s plan to look at creating an Alberta Pension Plan. The NDP released a statement Friday, complete with an email from Neudorf to a constituent, that said Neudorf blamed the pension ... Read More »
4 responsesCancer centre benefits from big 4-H club donation
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on November 4th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The members of the Turin 4-H Club want to help those who need it and on Friday they made a massive donation to the Jack Ady Cancer Centre at Chinook Regional Hospital. About 40 in number, the members of the 4-H sheep club donated $53,000 to the centre in memory of two people. ... Read More »
2 responsesYMCA recognizes staff for contribution to community
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on November 4th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The YMCA of Lethbridge recognized seven staff members for their contributions to the YMCA, and dedication to the community while engaged in different levels of studies. YMCA of Lethbridge CEO, Jennifer Petracek-Kolb said four of them were recipients of YMCA scholarships, while the other three were nominees of outside foundations’ scholarships. One was ... Read More »
1 responseMan gets jail for break-ins; sentence complete due to time in remand
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 4th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Breaking into a couple of Lethbridge businesses within about 30 minutes of each other has netted a 35-year-old man a jail sentence. Delray Charles Cross Child was sentenced to slightly more than seven months in jail after he pleaded guilty this week in Lethbridge court of justice to the pair of break-ins, along ... Read More »
1 responseAccused screwdriver attacker to seek release from custody
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on November 4th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge woman who is accused of attacking two men with a screwdriver, sending one of them to hospital, will seek her release from remand custody when she returns to court next week. Stacey Leigh Carlson, whose matter was addressed briefly Friday in Lethbridge court of justice, is scheduled to return to court ... Read More »
1 responseFamily preservation centre opens on Kainai Nation
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on November 4th, 2023
On Highway 5, at the eastern edge of Cardston at 1 Avenue and 12 Street,there used to be a garage. Not far from K&D Implements and the UFA Cardlock, it was, and still is, on the land of Kainai Nation, but it’s far from a garage now. Instead of housing buses it is about to ... Read More »
1 responseFlag-raising kicks off week of Remembrance
By Lethbridge Herald on November 3rd, 2023
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Veteran’s Week kicked off in Lethbridge Friday with a flag-raising at City Hall. On a cool November morning, members of the Legion stood at the flagpoles and watched as the poppy flag was raised to fly in the breeze. Jeff Alden, chair of the poppy committee of the General Stewart ... Read More »
1 responseMountain Standard Time returns this weekend
By Lethbridge Herald on November 3rd, 2023
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com As the band Chicago sang “does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care?” Well, come Sunday morning there could be some confusion and foggy heads as Mountain Standard Time returns. At 2 a.m. on Sunday, Albertans, like most people in North America, will be turning their ... Read More »
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