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Front-line nurses burnt out as pandemic continues
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 13th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Nurses across Alberta are experiencing exhaustion related not only to the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also to the demands in the worksites due to shortages, according to the president of the United Nurses of Alberta. “Our locals across the province identified staffing deficits before COVID so prior to January of 2020 ... Read More »
2 responsesReferee assault case adjourned 30 times
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 13th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com After having his assault charge adjourned some 30 times since he was accused of attacking a referee more than two years ago, 57-year-old Robert Farrell Creighton’s matter has been adjourned again. An agent for Creighton’s lawyer, Dean Zuk of Calgary, appeared in Lethbridge provincial court Wednesday and asked to adjourn the case one ... Read More »
2 responsesFunding extended for Indigenous recovery program
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 13th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Indigenous Recovery Coaching Program has been granted a full extra year of federal funding, under the Urban Programming for Indigenous People Funding Stream. “We were pretty excited for the year extension. That gives us more time to work with our current participants. They really take advantage of the programming on the cultural ... Read More »
1 responseTaber amends bylaw to allow school bees
By Kenyon Stronski - SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS on January 13th, 2022
Taber town council has come to an agreement on their Exotic and Wild Animal Bylaw. At a previous meeting of council, the Exotic and Wild Animal Bylaw 23-2 was asked to be amended by St. Mary’s School so they could construct micro apiaries to be available for education. This amendment, however, never got past second ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southern Alberta Art Gallery offering exhibition tours
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 13th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Southern Alberta Art Gallery is now offering guided tours of their current exhibitions for those wondering about the history behind the works or art currently on display. The guided tours are included with the admission fee and pre-booking is not required. Tours are being offered three times per week, on Wednesdays from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council planning next steps after City Manager Dalton’s departure
By Lethbridge Herald on January 12th, 2022
Al Beeber – Lethbridge Herald He came to Lethbridge under challenging times with the COVID-19 pandemic hitting hard but after less than two years on the job, City Manager Craig Dalton is leaving. “I will simply say it’s simply a life decision, those decisions that we all make from time to time and I would ... Read More »
6 responsesMinister looks to move forward with SCS regulations after court ruling
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 12th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Alberta’s Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Mike Ellis is glad provincial legislation about supervised consumption sites can move forward after a Monday court ruling. Court of Queen’s Bench Judge R. Paul Belzil in Edmonton ruled against an injunction sought by two groups who wanted to prevent the province from enacting new regulations. ... Read More »
3 responsesAdjournment in record drug seizure case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 12th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The lawyer for a Calgary man accused of trying to smuggle millions of dollars worth of drugs into Alberta expects to raise a Charter issue when the case finally goes to trial. Calgary lawyer Allan Fay told a judge Monday in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench, his Charter motion – alleging a breach ... Read More »
2 responsesAccused seeks to strike guilty plea in impaired driving case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 12th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge woman who pleaded guilty in 2020 to one count of impaired driving causing bodily harm, then hoped to ask a judge to strike her guilty plea in 2021, may finally get the chance to do it this year. The case was spoken to in Lethbridge provincial court Tuesday, but Judge Kristin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Nine lives’ nearly scratched before cold cats rescued
By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on January 12th, 2022
Studying to become a paramedic, Nathan Dupont recently got to put what he has learned so far to good use. However, his patients in question were of the four-legged kind and now they’re family pets for Dupont, his girlfriend and their family. And with the recent deep freeze that was gripping all of Alberta, the ... Read More »
2 responsesPre-trial conference ordered in U of L theft case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 12th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com It may be some time before a 57-year-old Lethbridge woman, who pleaded not guilty in relation to the theft of more than half a million dollars from the University of Lethbridge, is ready to stand trial. During a brief hearing Monday in Lethbridge Court of Queen’ Bench, Calgary lawyer Rabie Ahmed said a ... Read More »
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