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NDP asking gov’t for accountability on healthcare crisis
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 26th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com NDP Health Critic David Shepherd and NDP Finance Critic Shannon Phillips are demanding a series of steps to improve accountability and transparency from the UCP on the growing crisis in healthcare. “Health minister Jason Copping provides a weekly briefing about COVID- 19 where he takes very few questions from the media and continually ... Read More »
1 responseASET helping newcomers get on fast-track to work
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 26th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com For many fleeing the war in Ukraine and coming to Alberta with engineering technology backgrounds, the Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET) has options many are unaware of. ASET has a competency-based assessment program that allows newcomers and established residents to get fast-tracked into work. It is the first ... Read More »
1 responseMan sentenced for obstruction
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 26th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Using a child to shield himself from police has earned a Lethbridge man a short stint behind bars. Andrew Mills was sentenced to 45 days in jail after he pleaded guilty Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court to one count of. Mills was one of several people who were causing a loud disturbance at ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian Red Cross prepared to respond to disaster
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on May 26th, 2022
The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs hosted the Canadian Red Cross during their meeting on Thursday. Canadian Red Cross’ provincial manager for the emergency management team, Mark Holzer, gave an overview of the organization and current responses. CRC offers emergency management, which is one of the organization’s biggest programs due the significant volunteer population. ... Read More »
1 responseLocal students generating mirth for Leth SD Voices
By Nicholas Allen - for the Lethbridge Herald on May 26th, 2022
The Lethbridge School District will be hosting a comedy and speaking event on June 16 featuring four different schools. There are five high schools in the Lethbridge School District but according to Samuel Ojo, the English Language Arts Teacher at Winston Churchill High School, only four will be participating in the Leth SD Voices event. ... Read More »
1 responsePrison time for man guilty of sexual contact with a child
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 26th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 21-year-old man who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl more than two years ago, has been sent to a federal penitentiary. Landon Thomas Murphy, who was 19 at the time of the offence, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court to one count of sexual contact with a child, and was sentenced to ... Read More »
1 responseForum aims to make Lethbridge the healthiest city in Canada
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 26th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Healthy Lethbridge is offering Lethbridge citizens a chance to voice their input on how to make Lethbridge a healthy city to live in, thrive, and age well this week as it wraps a three day forum. By hosting a free virtual forum with speakers that share perspectives from a global, provincial and municipal ... Read More »
2 responsesHerald publisher taking new post with the City
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 26th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Brian Hancock saw the Lethbridge Herald endure dark times when the COVID-19 pandemic hit advertising revenues two years ago. Now the paper’s publisher is seeing the newspaper emerge from those gloomy times into a brighter future as he says goodbye. Hancock, who spent a total of 28 years at the paper during two ... Read More »
1 responseCirque du Soleil OVO ready to take the stage
By Lethbridge Herald on May 25th, 2022
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Cirque du Soleil may have the cure for a COVID hangover – its production of OVO which opens its Canadian tour Friday night at the Enmax Centre. OVO, which means “egg” in Portguese, is a massive undertaking with 20 semi-trailers hauling all the staging and equipment for the 100 crew ... Read More »
1 responseSexual assault case against retired police officer adjourned
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 25th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The case against a retired Lethbridge police officer accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Lethbridge several years ago has been adjourned for a month. The matter for William James Kaye was in Lethbridge provincial court Tuesday, but adjourned to June 21 at the request of defence. Calgary lawyer Lisa Burgis Der told ... Read More »
1 responseG.S. Lakie to drop band program, citing lack of interest
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 25th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com After seeking feedback from current grade 6 and grade 7 students, G.S. Lakie Middle School has decided to remove traditional band as an option due to lack of interest. The Lethbridge School Division said in a statement that the delivery of option selections is decided upon by individual schools. “School administration is guided ... Read More »
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