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Living wage benefits workers and employers: United Way
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 25th, 2023
Statistics Canada announced earlier this week that Canada’s annual rate of inflation cooled at 5.2 percent in February, their largest deceleration since April 2020, the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. StatCan notes that while inflation has slowed in recent months, increasing 1.2 per cent when compared with six months ago, prices have remained elevated. Food ... Read More »
1 responseWoman gets probation for threatening to kill boyfriend
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 25th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 33-year-old woman accused of starting a fire at a city hotel in February has been placed on probation for threatening to kill her boyfriend a month earlier. At about 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 22 a man called police and said his girlfriend, Kerissa Rikki Plume, threatened to cut off his genitals, as ... Read More »
1 responseFestival adjudicators work with students to bring out their best
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 25th, 2023
The Lethbridge and District Music and Speech Arts Festival is currently underway in the city. The festival will host more than 3,000 participants this year, with students in the arts performing on stage with live adjudication up until March 31. Events encourage artistic growth with performance and adjudication, helping hone and cultivate a lifelong appreciation ... Read More »
1 responseResolution expected on charges in Tia Blood case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 25th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 20-year-old man charged with manslaughter and interfering with a dead body is expected to resolve his charges when he returns to court at the end of the month. The matter for Hunter Alexander Frank was in Lethbridge provincial court Friday, but adjourned one week for anticipated disposition of those charges, as well ... Read More »
1 responseCollege gets a START on exploring spatial technology
By Lethbridge Herald on March 24th, 2023
Ry Clarke – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Lethbridge College officially launched its Spatial Technologies Applied Research and Training (START) Centre Friday on campus.  Housed in the college’s Centre for Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CARIE), the centre will partner with Alberta-based organizations to apply virtual reality and augmented reality technologies to help solve challenges ... Read More »
1 responseAccused in record fentanyl bust eyes drug treatment court
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 24th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 43-year-old Standoff man who was arrested after Lethbridge police seized more than $150,000 worth of drugs three days before Christmas, has applied to the Lethbridge drug treatment court. The matter for Larry Healy Jr. was in provincial court Thursday where the accused’s lawyer was granted an adjournment until next month to complete ... Read More »
2 responsesNDP introduces plan to protect Albertans’ retirement
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 24th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The NDP will create a legal requirement for a public referendum before any government gives notice to leave the Canada Pension Plan if elected. That strategy is among others unveiled by Opposition leader Rachel Notley in Calgary Thursday. An embargoed copy of the paper was given to media on Wednesday. The paper says ... Read More »
3 responsesWinston Churchill student honoured as a Loran Scholar
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 24th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A Winston Churchill High School student has been named one of 35 Loran Scholars from a pool of nearly 4,800 applicants who demonstrated their drive to step up in the face of challenges and make positive change in their communities across the country. Grade 12 student Steven Yang spoke to the media Thursday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lost art of listening focus of Galt talk
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 24th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Blanche Bruisedhead yearns for the olden days when people, particularly her Blackfoot people, took the time to listen. But those days are gone, and society is the worst for it, she said Thursday during a presentation at the Galt Museum on the importance of listening. “We are in such a society of zip-zoom, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!World needs to mitigate and adapt to climate change: expert
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 24th, 2023
The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs welcomed back James Byrne to its Thursday session speaking on the topic of “Climate, Energy, and Sustainability: Where are we? Where do we go?” Byrne is a professor emeritus at the University of Lethbridge, and although retired he continues to have an active voice in the field of ... Read More »
1 responseSt. Patrick’s reopening a homecoming for faithful
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 24th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com After being closed for over a decade, St. Patrick’s Catholic Church opened its doors last week for a celebration of Mass to commemorate St. Patrick’s Day, their patron saint. Almost 600 people of all ages gathered not only to celebrate the saint, but also to take advantage of the rare and awaited opportunity ... Read More »
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