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International Empanada Festival a celebration of cultures
By Lethbridge Herald on April 26th, 2022
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – Lethbridge Herald The International Empanada Festival was back in full force Saturday – after being cancelled in 2021 – for what would have been their fifth annual event. The International Empanada Festival is a local initiative to honour one of the most famous street foods in the world, and has many versions ... Read More »
1 responseNew report confirms doctor shortage remains critical
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Alberta has lost 188 registered doctors in the last three months and Lethbridge is down 13 in that same time period, according to a new report. And NDP MLA for Lethbridge West Shannon Phillips is not impressed. “This is unacceptable,” Phillips said Friday in a Zoom meeting in which she attacked the provincial ... Read More »
2 responsesMan receives three year sentence for multiple convictions
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Kainai man who assaulted a former girlfriend and threatened to shoot her with a rifle, has received a lengthy jail sentence. Nelson Lambert Gros Ventre Boy was sentenced Friday in Lethbridge provincial court to three years and 45 days in custody on several weapon-related offences in 2020. However, Judge Sylvia Oishi, who ... Read More »
1 responseVolunteers scour coulees for trash on Earth Day
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2022
The annual Coulee Clean-Up project kicked off on Friday, which also was Earth Day, in parks all over the city. The conservation project began in Lethbridge in 2008 and encourages people of all abilities to gather at the coulees city-wide to clean up garbage and help make the river valley a cleaner place. “This is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta farmers on the fence about carbon credits
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The School of Public Policy of the University of Calgary has released a report on why Alberta farmers are reluctant to use carbon credits that can potentially help lower emissions. Report authors Nimanthika Lokuge and Sven Anders provide a comprehensive review highlighting the gaps in existing knowledge related to agricultural carbon credits and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Voluminous’ disclosure prompting further delays in human trafficking case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Lawyers for several individuals charged in relation to a human trafficking case continue to adjourn their matters while they wait for additional disclosure from the Crown’s office. Calgary lawyer Kirsten Lancee appeared Friday in Lethbridge provincial court in relation to two of the accused, brothers Mohammad and Mahmoud Neirabani. Lancee, who represents Mohammad, ... Read More »
1 responseFreedom Convoy post-mortem examined through libertarian lens
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com An online presentation provided by the University of Lethbridge Retired Academic Staff Association offered an insight into what Libertarianism is and how it has emerged recently in Canada. Sociologist Trevor Harrison presented Cry Freedom: The Rise of Libertarian Ideology where he discussed its recent emergence in Canada as witnessed by the Freedom Convoy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Project Sunflower assisting refugees fleeing Ukraine
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com From a rally held at Lethbridge City Hall in February to stand in solidarity with Ukraine, Project Sunflower emerged to continue helping those trying to come to Canada to escape war. Rally organizer and Project Sunflower participant, Mykhailo Pereverza has been able to take time off from work to help as many people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Charges withdrawn following death of accused
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Numerous charges against a 26-year-old Lethbridge man relating to criminal offences last year and earlier this year, have been withdrawn. The Crown withdrew the charges against Wesley Charles Johnson Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court, after explaining the accused had recently died. Johnson was arrested March 9 after police, including members of the tactical unit, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!School board trustee remembered for decades of service
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 23rd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Longtime Lethbridge school trustee Janice Foster has died at the age of 81. Foster, who just last fall chose not to run again for the Lethbridge School District board, died at home Tuesday. Foster was a long-time advocate for the under-privileged, at-risk children and children with special needs. She fostered more than 60 ... Read More »
1 responsePatio season success promotes downtown businesses
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 22nd, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com When the weather co-operates, Lethbridge residents will soon be able to enjoy a meal and drink on patios – with or without lanterns – thanks to the continuation of a City of Lethbridge program. And maybe Kim Mitchell’s classic ode to summertime may serenade people as they enjoy the ambience of outdoors downtown ... Read More »
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