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Spooktober offers sweet scares and history

By Dale Woodard on November 3rd, 2021

Get a history lesson. Get some candy. Get scared. A trip to Fort Whoop Up offered plenty of all of those three things Saturday. Leading up to Halloween on Sunday, Spooktober allowed Fort Whoop Up attendants to celebrate the scary day with a little bit of learning while allowing them to meet the needs of ... Read More »

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Friday event set to celebrate kindness

By Al Beeber on November 3rd, 2021

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Friday is Random Act of Kindness Day and the Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta is encouraging everyone to get involved. The special day, which is commemorated on the first Friday of every November, “celebrates the impact of good deeds and serves as a reminder to pay them forward,” says the foundation ... Read More »

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Taber mayor addresses concerns over councillor

By Cole Parkinson & Kenyon Stronski - SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS on November 3rd, 2021

Following concerns being raised around a Taber town councillor’s demeanour during council’s swearing in and regular council meeting held on Oct. 25, Mayor Andrew Prokop has stated the incident is being looked at internally. “Taber town council is aware of concerns raised about a council member’s demeanour at the October 25th council meeting. Council continues ... Read More »

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Man facing multiple charges, including arson and assault, awaits sentencing

By Delon Shurtz on November 3rd, 2021

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man facing 11 criminal charges, including arson and assault with a weapon, won’t know until later this year what his sentence will be. Kyle Glen Lowe pleaded guilty Monday in Lethbridge provincial court to the charges, as well as to charges of theft under $5,000, mischief causing damage, possession of stolen ... Read More »

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‘Killing John Wayne’ author delves into movie controversy

By Dale Woodard on November 3rd, 2021

After delving into the historical side of Lethbridge, a local author is now shining the spotlight on a little Hollywood history. Coaldale native and soon-to-be Toronto resident Ryan Uytdewilligen recently released Killing John Wayne: The Making of The Conqueror. The book delves into the making of the movie, The Conqueror, starring John Wayne and produced ... Read More »

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AUMA past president weighs in on municipal election

By Dale Woodard on November 3rd, 2021

The influence of partisan politics in Alberta’s 2021 Municipal Election was on the ballot as the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs held its online session last week. On hand as the guest speaker was Barry Morishita, a long serving councilor and mayor in the City of Brooks. In his talk, Morishita spoke of his extensive experiences ... Read More »

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Professional conduct hearing results in police guilty pleas, intentions to resign

By Lethbridge Herald on November 3rd, 2021

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD A professional conduct hearing on Tuesday for five Lethbridge Police officers has resulted in three guilty pleas to misconduct charges under the Police Act and Police Service Regulation, while two intend to resign from the force. Tuesday’s hearing at the Galt Museum was in regard to a 2018 incident involving ... Read More »

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‘Get to Know Lonesome’ has musician on the road

By Al Beeber on November 2nd, 2021

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com He’s a sideman doing a side project and Ryan “Skinny” Dyck is finally getting a chance to tour a record he made in 2020. And the well-known Lethbridge steel guitar musician is already planning another project in his mind. Dyck, a long-time fixture on the Lethbridge music scene, recorded and released his first ... Read More »

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Man sentenced for assaulting girlfriend

By Delon Shurtz on November 2nd, 2021

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 22-year-old Coalhurst man will have to follow strict curfew conditions for the next year after being sentenced for several violent assaults in 2020 and earlier this year. Nicco Diego Cantillas was handed a 12-month conditional sentence Monday in Lethbridge provincial court, where he pleaded guilty to charges of assault, assault with a ... Read More »

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Sentencing hearing adjourned for couple found guilty of drug smuggling

By Delon Shurtz on November 2nd, 2021

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A sentencing hearing for a California couple caught trying to smuggle drugs through the Coutts border nearly four years ago, has been adjourned for a month. The hearing for Gurminder and Kirandeep Toor was expected to be heard Friday in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench, but it was adjourned at the request of defence ... Read More »

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Dierks Bentley, The Offspring and comedy tour coming to Lethbridge

By Al Beeber on November 2nd, 2021

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com With COVID restrictions loosened, live music is returning to the city with a vengeance. Two American headliners, with vastly different audiences, will be hitting the stage at the Enmax Centre in early 2022. And tickets for both shows go on sale Nov. 10 at 10 a.m. Kicking off the new year will be ... Read More »

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