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Woman to be sentenced for publishing intimate image without consent
By Delon Shurtz on November 1st, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A woman who published intimate images of another woman engaged in a sexual encounter with the first woman’s common-law husband is set to be sentenced when she returns to court next week. Betty-Jo Healy is set for a sentencing hearing next Tuesday on a single charge of publishing intimate images without consent. The ... Read More »
1 responseShredding event helps prevent the nightmare of identity theft
By Ry Clake on November 1st, 2022
Halloween reminds us of all the horrors that go bump in the night, but one fright we might not think about too often is the theft of sensitive information and identity theft. Monday at the University of Lethbridge, A Nightmare on Shred Street 5 brought back its free shredding event offered by the University’s Information ... Read More »
1 responseGroups address issues facing modern Africa
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman on November 1st, 2022
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Be the first to comment!University has a lot to offer prospective students
By Justin Seward on November 1st, 2022
The University of Lethbridge held an open house for prospective students on Saturday. “We had a really exciting program this year – really robust,” said Asheley Cowie, U of L’s manager of national recruitment. “A lot of our focus has been on experiential learning. How students can apply their learning and we wanted that to ... Read More »
1 responseTrunk or Treat event growing in popularity in Lethbridge
By Justin Seward on November 1st, 2022
Bikers Building Bridges worked with other community organizations to host its fourth annual Trunk or Treat Halloween drive thru at Exhibition Park on Saturday night. The event saw 1,200 registered kids come in a drive-thru style and receive candy from various organizations who had decorated vehicles and employees dressed up in costumes. “It’s grown every ... Read More »
1 responseExhibition wins Spirit of Reconciliation award
By RY CLARKE on November 1st, 2022
Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce held its Lethbridge Business Awards on Thursday handing out awards in categories like People’s Choice, Best Creative Marketing Strategy, Young Entrepreneur. Among the awards handed out, the Lethbridge and District Exhibition Centre won the Spirit of Reconciliation Award for its collaborative partnership with the Blackfoot Confederacy on the Siksikaitsitapi Powwow and ... Read More »
1 responseChronic pain complicates quality of life for local family
By Cal Braid - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 29th, 2022
Health Canada estimates that nearly eight million Canadians live with chronic pain. That’s about 20 per cent of the population, and that means that you or someone you know has been affected by it. Someone you know is likely dealing with it as you’re reading this. Lethbridge resident Penny Kowalchuk knows all about chronic pain. ... Read More »
1 responseChoral collaboration raising voices in unison
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on October 29th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Multiple local choirs have come together to learn, grow and perfect their technique to be able to perform as one, in what they are calling a choral celebration between friends. The collaborative choral celebration includes guest conductor Elroy Friesen, director of Choral Studies at the University of Manitoba, the University ofĂ‚Â Lethbridge Singers, Ventus ... Read More »
1 responseFlight from police nets man six months of house arrest
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on October 29th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com When Lethbridge police questioned Stephen Cornelius De Visser last March about some equipment violations on the vehicle he was driving, he only risked getting a ticket for not having an operator’s licence. But then he took off, speeding through stop signs and red lights before police subsequently tracked him down and arrested him. ... Read More »
1 responseNew photo book a portrait of province’s disappearing heritage
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 29th, 2022
Albertan Joe Chowaniec has released his second book on photography in Alberta, titled Abandoned Alberta II. The book takes audiences through a visual journey of the past, showcasing rural and abandoned places in the province to remind readers of the history here in our backyards. “I think I’m up to 22,000 kilometres of Alberta roads ... Read More »
1 responseKainai’s ‘stolen children’ focus of U of L lecture
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on October 29th, 2022
The assimilationist policies of previous federal governments towards Alberta’s Indigenous peoples were analyzed during the University of Lethbridge’s second instalment of its PUBlic Professor Series Thursday night at the Sandman Hotel. The monthly series of thought-provoking lectures see a range of experts and researchers speak about their work with audiences. Tiffany Prete, assistant professor in ... Read More »
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