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Insurance companies profiting after rate cap removed, says NDP
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 16th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com NDP Energy Critic. Kathleen Ganley called out the UCP for refusing to extend the expiring utility shut-off ban and revealed data that shows insurance companies gaining profits from struggling Albertans. During a media availability Friday Morning, Ganley talked about insurance corporations patting their profits by charging Alberta drivers hundreds of millions of dollars ... Read More »
2 responses‘Sansei’ tells story of dark chapter in Canadian history
By Lethbridge Herald on April 16th, 2022
Dale Woodard for the LETHBRIDGE HERALD What started as a history lesson in high school has now turned into a one-man production for Kunji Ikeda. That production takes the stage tonight as Sansei: The Storyteller, an original, solo interdisciplinary work created and performed by the Calgary-based dance theatre artist, comes to The Sterndale Bennett Theatre. It ... Read More »
1 responseNDP ag critic makes Lethbridge stop in southern Alberta tour
By Dale Woodard - for the Lethbridge Herald on April 14th, 2022
The province can boast a balanced budget and still put some of that into the pockets of Albertans. While some slightly un-spring-like conditions pelted southern Alberta this week, Heather Sweet, NDP Critic for Rural Economic Development, Agriculture and Forestry made the trek down from Edmonton for a tour which included stops in Medicine Hat, Fort ... Read More »
2 responsesPhillips says Bank of Canada rate hike will impact Alberta families
By Trevor Busch - Lethbridge Herald on April 14th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtbusch@lethbridgeherald.com With the Bank of Canada hiking its benchmark interest rate to one per cent on Wednesday to help stifle high inflation, Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips was wary of what this could mean for struggling families in the province. “The cost of everything is going up and today’s rate hike could make life more ... Read More »
3 responsesTurban Day wraps at College
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 14th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge College students and staff had the opportunity to learn about the significance of Turban wearing and how to tie them during the International Turban Day celebrations Wednesday. “This event is to raise awareness about the turbans, because it’s not a common thing and not something that people have seen traditionally in the ... Read More »
1 responseMulti-year sentences for couple convicted of drug smuggling
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 14th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 30-year-old pregnant woman has been sent to a federal penitentiary for smuggling drugs into Alberta four years ago. Kirandeep Toor, who is expecting her second child, was sentenced Wednesday in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench to nine years in prison for her role in bringing 84 kilograms of cocaine into the province. ... Read More »
1 responseWind turbine program attracting North American recruiters
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 14th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Representatives of multiple wind companies from across Canada gathered in the Wind Turbine Technician (WTT) lab of Lethbridge College to showcase opportunities for future graduates. As part of their Wind Industry Day on Friday the WTT program gave students and members of the community an opportunity to hear from various companies looking to ... Read More »
1 responseEPIC show opens career horizons for area students
By Dale Woodard - for the Lethbridge Herald on April 14th, 2022
So what do you want to be when you grow up? Students attending EPIC 2022 perhaps didn’t have to answer that question right away, but they were given an idea or two about what their potential future looks like. EPIC 2022 hit the Exhibition Park South Pavilion Wednesday, hosting 900 students from 45 schools across southwestern Alberta ... Read More »
1 responseSentencing adjourned for assault causing bodily harm
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on April 14th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A family member of a retired Lethbridge judge is set to be sentenced later this spring on one charge of assault causing bodily harm. William Charles Coward, 54, who is closely related to retired provincial court judge Fred Coward, pleaded guilty Wednesday to the charge, but won’t be sentenced until June 13. Court ... Read More »
3 responses‘Our Sacred Home’: St. Francis Jr. High receives Blackfoot name
By Lethbridge Herald on April 13th, 2022
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – Lethbridge Herald St. Francis Junior High School has become the second Lethbridge school in the Holy Spirit Catholic School Division to receive a Blackfoot name. The naming ceremony took place at the school gymnasium Wednesday where school officials, Elders, board members of the Holy Spirit Catholic School Division and students witnessed Elder ... Read More »
2 responsesTransit has long and storied history in Lethbridge
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on April 13th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Galt Museum and Archives hosted retired LA Transit management team member Diane Boulton, to discuss the history of public transit in Lethbridge recently as part of their Galt Present series. Boulton’s career with Lethbridge Transit started in 1978 as a school bus operator. She worked her way through the company until 2013, ... Read More »
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