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Gang-style beating earns nine month sentence

By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 27th, 2022

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 27-year-old Lethbridge man who participated in a gang-style beating of another man 16 months ago, has received a jail sentence, but he won’t have to spend any more time behind bars. Jesse Dean Davidson pleaded guilty Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court to one count of assault causing bodily harm, and was sentenced ... Read More »

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Pickleball clubs aim to have players of all ages involved

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 27th, 2022

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge College’s Be Fit For Life Centre, in partnership with Healthy Lethbridge, offered a Pickleball introductory class on Wednesday at the Val Matteotti Gymnasium. During their Wellness Wednesdays program, when they offer free activities for older adults in the community, members of the Lethbridge Pickleball Club and Coaldale Pickleball Club offered an introductory ... Read More »

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FSAC campaigns for restoration of CPP death benefit

By Dale Woodard - Lethbridge Herald on January 27th, 2022

The Funeral Service Association of Canada, with support from the Alberta Funeral Service Association and other provincial partners, is looking for an increase in the Canada Pension Plan Death Benefits after significant cuts were made over two decades ago. In 1998, the maximum CPP death benefit was reduced from $3,580 to $2,500, where it has ... Read More »

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Speech winners awarded the trip of a lifetime

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 27th, 2022

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Summer 2022 will be hard to forget for two young high school students, who are the recipients of an all expense paid trip. At a speech competition sponsored by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows that took place on January 8 high school students competed to attend their Annual Pilgrimage for Youth. According ... Read More »

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Co-accused in vehicle theft sentenced to two months

By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 27th, 2022

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com It took a bit of investigative work, but it wasn’t long before police caught two people with a pickup truck that had been stolen from a northside residence more than a year ago. One of those people, Kendall Nicole Rowe, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court to charges of possession of stolen ... Read More »

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State of the City address puts spotlight on key issues

By Lethbridge Herald on January 26th, 2022

Trevor Busch – Lethbridge Herald There are no lack of critical issues facing the City of Lethbridge in early 2022. That was the message from Mayor Blaine Hyggen on Wednesday as he delivered his inaugural State of the City address. Hyggen, who spoke with attendees virtually, covered a plethora of topics from cityLINK transit to ... Read More »

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Group protests school pandemic measures

By Trevor Busch - Lethbridge Herald on January 26th, 2022

LETHBRIDGE HERALDtbusch@lethbridgeherald.com A small collection of protestors from a group calling itself Freedom Hub Lethbridge gathered across the street from Ecole St. Mary School on Tuesday afternoon to express their opposition to masking and other pandemic mandates in schools. “We are standing up, specifically in front of the schools today, because we’re standing up for ... Read More »

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Mega book sale back at the library this weekend

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 26th, 2022

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Society of Friends of the Lethbridge Public Library will be hosting a mega book sale once again, after nearly two years. The sale will take place at the Main Branch downtown this Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and on Sunday, Jan. 30 from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. “The Society ... Read More »

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Accused in pedestrian fatality pleads not guilty

By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 26th, 2022

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 34-year-old Lethbridge woman accused of striking and killing a pedestrian with her vehicle during the summer has pleaded not guilty to charges of impaired driving causing death, impaired driving causing death with a blood alcohol level over .08 per cent, and dangerous driving causing death. Shannon Good Striker had hoped to resolve the ... Read More »

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Stolen cars, shopbreaking nets eight month sentence

By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 26th, 2022

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 29-year-old man who tried to impress his friends by breaking into a car dealership and stealing three vehicles, has been sentenced to eight and a half months in jail. Kirby Judd Mills was sentenced Monday in Lethbridge provincial court, after pleading guilty to a charge of shopbreaking to commit theft. “I’m remorseful ... Read More »

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Exhibition prepares for return of Ag Expo

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 26th, 2022

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Ag Expo and the North American Seed Fair is coming back to Lethbridge Exhibition with a sold out show of over 400 vendors. Exhibitors from across the globe will gather in “the heart of Canada’s Food Corridor” March 2-4 to showcase top products to improve agricultural production. “This is such an important event ... Read More »

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