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Traditional Indigenous games incorporated into SASG line-up
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 16th, 2022
Southern Alberta Recreation Association offered residents a chance to participate in traditional Indigenous games Wednesday evening at Indian Battle Park, part of its regional Southern Alberta Summer Games (SASG). Traditional games like Make the Stick Jump and Rock in Fist were taught by Piikani First Nation member Mary Ellen Little Mustache, teaching attendants of the ... Read More »
2 responsesAdjournment to review disclosure in manslaughter case
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on July 16th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The lawyer for a 45-year-old man charged with manslaughter was in Lethbridge provincial court Thursday to indicate she has finally received disclosure. Lethbridge lawyer Tracy Hembroff, who had previously indicated her client Sheldon Nicholas LePage, who is charged with manslaughter, has been in custody for two months waiting for disclosure during her previous ... Read More »
1 responseMĂ©tis Experience shines light on cultural traditions at Fort Whoop-Up
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on July 16th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Fort Whoop-Up offered visitors a MĂ©tis Experience Friday, where people were able to learn about their culture, artifacts and history from MĂ©tis Elder Roderick McLeod. Fort Whoop-Up site coordinator Abbilynn Thom said the MĂ©tis Experience is an opportunity for visitors at Fort Whoop-Up to encounter MĂ©tis culture through hands-on activities, storytelling and history ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sherman outlines vision in UCP campaign stop
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 16th, 2022
UCP leadership hopeful Dr. Raj Sherman visited Lethbridge Friday to gather signatures needed to register as a candidate by the deadline on July 20. Sherman is one of nine members seeking endorsement in the leadership race, among others like Danielle Smith and Travis Toews. As of Friday, the UCP website only has one official candidate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blood Tribe Police Service hosts recruitment pancake breakfast
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 16th, 2022
Blood Tribe Police Service held a pancake breakfast for the community Friday morning aiming to improve recruitment within the community and helping close barriers hindering Indigenous members from careers in Canadian Law Enforcement. Hosted in Standoff, recruiters from multiple branches of law enforcement in Canada were present including the Lethbridge Police Service and the Royal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police say tactical team likely saved hostageâs life
By Lethbridge Herald on July 15th, 2022
Al Beeber –Â LETHBRIDGE HERALD –Â abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Believing a hostageâs life was in imminent danger, Lethbridge police on Thursday acted swiftly. The hostage, a 54-year-old woman who had been taken into an office at Lethbridge Legal Guidance by another woman armed with an AirSoft air pistol and a knife, was stabbed multiple times in the neck as ... Read More »
1 responseCrews respond to fire at westside apartment complex
By Lethbridge Herald on July 15th, 2022
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – Lethbridge Herald – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Fire and EMS were called to a residential fire at the Westhaven Estates in the westside of the city Friday. There was no injuries and people were able to go back to their units within approximately an hour after being evacuated. Platoon chief Shawn Folk said they received couple ... Read More »
2 responsesNew memoir explores Pass life in 1950’s
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on July 15th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com With the contributions of a few of his fellow “Coal Town Kids,” former Crowsnest Pass resident Duane S. Radford has written a book about life in that community during the 1950s and early ’60s. Radford, now living in Edmonton, left the Pass when his father’s trucking company folded after mines shut down in ... Read More »
1 responseImpaired driver who drove over victim sentenced to six months
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on July 15th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com A woman who drove over a female victim following a night at the bar three years ago, has been sentenced to six months of incarceration. Jessica Lee Gearing, who was charged with impaired driving causing bodily harm, was in Lethbridge provincial court Thursday where provincial court Judge Kristin Ailsby sentenced her to six ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec students participate in college teepee raising
By Ry Clarke - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on July 15th, 2022
The Lethbridge College English Language Centre is welcoming several students from Quebec to its campus as part of the Explore Bursary Program, returning to an in-person experience after two years of COVID pandemic restrictions. Lethbridge College’s Indigenous Services has been providing opportunities for the students to experience Indigenous culture with a teepee raising on Thursday ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge gymnastics coach charged with sexual assault
By Lethbridge Police Service on July 15th, 2022
Lethbridge Police have charged a local gymnastics coach in connection with the sexual assault of a seven-year-old girl. On July 5 police responded to a report that a seven-year-old girl was sexually assaulted while attending a session at the Lethbridge Gymnastics Academy along the 3200 block of 32 Street North. Further investigation by members of ... Read More »
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