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Lethbridge has much to celebrate and appreciate
By Lethbridge Herald on May 5th, 2022
Editor: Good things do happen despite the constant scroll of stories as we constantly move through the news cycle. News cycle may be a poor descriptor as the stories appear to be on repeat. Day after day the pseudo-czar Putin goes about obliterating of the Ukraine. We get new, though similar, revelations about residential schools, ... Read More »
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By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The YMCA of Lethbridge is celebrating their anniversary on May 7 and launching a campaign to reach a significant membership milestone throughout the month of May. Race to 10K is a campaign designed to celebrate the Cor Van Raay YMCA nearing the 10,000 member milestone with the aim of achieving that goal by ... Read More »
1 responseIndigenous students explore what CCH has to offer
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Grade 9 and 10 students from various Holy Spirit Catholic School Division schools participated in the Iikaahkikkamina (Encouragement) Gathering this week at Catholic Central High School. CCH coordinator of First Nations Metis and Inuit education, Shelley Kirkvold said the day focused on encouragement for Grade 9 and Grade 10 students who are coming ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Centre calls for support ending sexual violence
By Nicholas Allen - for the Lethbridge Herald on May 5th, 2022
A local charitable organization that supports children, youths, and adults who have experienced sexual abuse or assault is looking to educate the public about sexual violence. The Chinook Sexual Assault Centre is hosting events throughout May for Sexual Violence Awareness Month to increase recognition of the impact sexual violence can have. “As we can all ... Read More »
1 responseMedia outlets await court decision for Coutts warrant details
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com After trying for nearly two months to receive information used by RCMP to obtain search warrants in relation to weapons and ammunition seized during the Coutts border protest and blockade, five national media outlets are still waiting. The news media - CBC, CTV News, Global News, Postmedia and The Globe and Mail – want a judge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Human trafficking case set for trial in 2023
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on May 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Calgary doctor charged in relation to a human trafficking case in Lethbridge is headed for trial, but not until next year. Lawyer James Hawkins, who appeared in Lethbridge provincial court Wednesday for the accused, Ziyaad Noor, said a three-day trial has been scheduled to begin Jan. 11, 2023. Hawkins noted that although ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gates Cambridge scholar reaching for the stars
By Lethbridge Herald on May 5th, 2022
Alicia Anderson, who completed her Bachelor of Science with great distinction in 2020 and just recently successfully defended her master’s thesis, has now earned another honour in academia. Anderson has been awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which will see her study her PhD at Trinity College on the grounds of the United Kingdom’s University of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge College Home Design Expo showcases work of engineering students
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on May 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge College’s first-year Engineering Design Technology students had the opportunity to showcase what they have been working on during the Home Design Expo Wednesday. EDT instructor Bill Smienk said the four presenting students volunteered for the task which meant extra work for them but also extra learning. “They were provided with some additional ... Read More »
1 responseHurricanes caught off guard by paid parking decision
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Hurricanes say a decision by the City of Lethbridge to launch paid parking in September at the Enmax Centre wasn’t discussed with the club beforehand and has potential to harm revenues. Team governor and president Doug Paisley discussed the situation with media at the arena on Wednesday. “The biggest thing for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SCAN unit shuts down northside drug house for second time
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on May 5th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A northside drug house was shut down Wednesday for the second time in a year. And this time, it may be permanent. The residence at 124 19 St. N. was boarded up, fenced and had its locks changed yesterday after the Alberta Sheriff’s Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods unit successfully obtained another Community Safety ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Library hosting Red Dress Day
By Lethbridge Herald on May 4th, 2022
Nicholas Allen – for the LETHBRIDGE HERALD A beading class at the Lethbridge Public Library on Wednesday focused on red dress pins in memory and honour of missing and murdered Indigenous women for Red Dress Day. Red Dress Day takes place annually on May 5 and is a day that brings awareness and calls ... Read More »
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