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Accused drug smugglers to stand trial next summer
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on September 28th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Two B.C. men accused of trying to smuggle drugs over the border earlier this year are scheduled to stand trial next summer in Lethbridge court of justice. Sukhdeep Singh Sandhu and Harmanpreet Singh Sidhu will stand trial for one week beginning June 17, 2024. The date was confirmed Thursday in Lethbridge court of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L president to kick off PUBlic Professor Series
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on September 28th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The University of Lethbridge will be kicking off this year’s PUBlic Professor Series with president and vice-chancellor Digvir Jayas speaking about recent trends in the food industry. Jayas said he is honoured to be the first one to speak this year and is hoping he can meet the standard that has been set ... Read More »
1 responseEfforts being made to relocate bison to foothills, SACPA hears
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 28th, 2023
For centuries bison were a prominent part of the ecosystem in Western Canada and the United States, but by the late 1800s they faced near extinction from overhunting. However, a Pincher Creek outdoorsman hopes to restore some of the now lost population to the foothills as an act of restoration, and reconciliation. Mike Judd, president ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Residential school horrors recalled at U of L event
By Lethbridge Herald on September 27th, 2023
Al Beeber –Â LETHBRIDGE HERALD –Â abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Mike Bruised Head remembers sleeping with one eye open as junior boys were led away in the dark of night by nuns to be abused by others. Bruised Head, a fourth generation residential school survivor, wonders whether the abusers of those children were praying for forgiveness or to their God ... Read More »
2 responsesManslaughter case back to court next month
By Lethbridge Herald on September 27th, 2023
Delon Shurtz LETHBRIDGE HERALD dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 51-year-old man accused of killing a resident at St. Michaelâs Health Centre in Lethbridge could set a date for a preliminary inquiry when his matter returns to court next month. During a brief hearing Friday in Lethbridge court of justice, Lethbridge lawyer Cara Lebenzon said a pre-trial conference, to ... Read More »
1 responseCollision case adjourned to Oct. 13
By Lethbridge Herald on September 27th, 2023
Delon Shurtz LETHBRIDGE HERALD dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 33-year-old woman charged in relation to a fatal collision with a pedestrian earlier this year isn’t scheduled to be back in court until next month. The matter for Bobbi Raquel Whillans was spoken to briefly Friday in Lethbridge court of justice, then adjourned to Oct. 13 to allow defence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AUPE seeking raises for care workers
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on September 27th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Health care workers who are members of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) rallied Monday outside a local supportive living facility to protest a lack of wage increases since 2017. AUPE members rallied outside the Good Samaritan Society’s Park Meadows Village and Cottages, and vice president for AUPE South region, Darren Graham ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused recalls some details of deadly altercation with clarity
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on September 27th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Dustin Big Bull seemed to struggle remembering certain details of the day three years ago when he stabbed 16-year-old Tregan Crow Eagle to death, but other details he recalled with striking clarity as he gave evidence Tuesday in Lethbridge court of justice where he is on trial for second-degree murder. Big Bull described ... Read More »
1 responseAccused in human trafficking case committed to stand trial
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on September 27th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta man accused in relation to a three-year-old human trafficking case has been ordered to stand trial. Mohammad Neirabani, who faced eight sex-related offences, was committed Tuesday following his preliminary hearing in Lethbridge court of justice to stand trial on three of the charges; sexual contact with a child, sexual counsel ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta municipalities want more infrastructure funding from province
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on September 27th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Alberta Municipalities organization will be presenting a resolution at its convention in Edmonton this week calling on the province to increase funding by $1 billion to municipalities. The convention and trade show runs today through Friday in Edmonton. The organization represents municipalities where 85 per cent of Albertans live and its services ... Read More »
1 responseRezoning request for LHA proposal gets mixed reaction from public
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on September 27th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The questions were asked and as councillor Rajko Dodic told his fellow members of city council, they were answered during a lengthy and contentious public hearing last Tuesday afternoon into a request to rezone a property so Lethbridge Housing Association can build a 30-bed supportive housing unit. After hearing five-minute presentations by a ... Read More »
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