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NDP calls for full accounting of pension plan advertising campaign spending
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on September 28th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The provincial NDP wants the UCP government to fully account for the amount it is spending on advertising to promote its campaign to support an Alberta Pension Plan. NDP MLA for Lethbridge West Shannon Phillips said in a Zoom meeting with media at Casa on Wednesday afternoon that Albertans have made it clear ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man being held in dry cell can’t make court appearance
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on September 28th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 32-year-old Lethbridge man arrested last weekend during a traffic stop, was unable to appear in a Lethbridge courtroom Thursday because he hadn’t been medically cleared. Court was told the accused, Jamey Kenneth Jensen, was in a dry cell at the Lethbridge Correctional Centre and unable to appear in court because he was ... 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 – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – 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. Michael’s 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!Woman ordered to appear for sentencing in impaired driving case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on September 27th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A judge has ordered that a woman who pleaded guilty to impaired driving and failure to remain at the scene of an accident, personally attend court for her sentencing hearing. Shenese Amy-Llynn Prefontaine, who lives in Calgary, was set to be sentenced Tuesday in Lethbridge court of justice. Lethbridge lawyer Cara Lebenzon told ... Read More »
1 responseAccused 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 responseCity and RLAC awards highlight contributions to reconciliation
By Theodora MacLeod - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 27th, 2023
It was an evening of community and celebration Monday as the City of Lethbridge and the Reconciliation Lethbridge Advisory Committee (RLAC) recognized community members and organizations who have made a meaningful contribution to the advancement of reconciliation. The inaugural awards feature eight categories including two that highlight the work of young people, as well as ... 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 responseAUPE 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 »
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