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LOPS loses court challenge
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 11th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A Court of Queen’s Bench judge has ruled in favour of the province in a lawsuit filed over legislation involving supervised consumption sites. The lawsuit by the Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Society and Moms Stop the Harm Society was launched on Aug. 13, 2021 to prevent the government from enacting new rules for the ... Read More »
3 responsesVaccine exemption difficult to secure for local health care aide
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 11th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com An unvaccinated southern Alberta health care aide says she was put on unpaid leave because she won’t get a COVID-19 jab due to reactions she’s previously had to booster shots. The woman, who works at an assisted living facility in Raymond, says she is trying to get a medical exemption but between her ... Read More »
2 responsesDriver sentenced to three years for leaving scene of deadly collision
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 11th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 21-year-old southern Alberta man who killed his friend two years ago when he drove into a tree 10 days before Christmas, has been sent to a federal penitentiary. Tristan Joel Big Sorrel Horse was sentenced Monday in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench to three years in prison for leaving the scene of ... Read More »
1 responseCOVID, curriculum top agenda for Holy Spirit in 2021
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 11th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The year of 2021 has likely been one of the most difficult years in the history of education in Alberta and most certainly that would also be true for Holy Spirit Catholic School Division, according to board chair Carmen Mombourquette. He said that when the pandemic first hit and that March 2020 of ... Read More »
1 responseSAGE Clan sets up shelter
By Lethbridge Herald on January 11th, 2022
Al Beeber – Lethbridge Herald SAGE Clan of Lethbridge has opened a makeshift shelter for homeless Indigenous people on the property of the shuttered RCMP detachment on Stafford Drive South. The shelter, consisting of a teepee and tents, was opened Sunday and will remain “as long as we can, said SAGE Clan leader Mark Brave ... Read More »
20 responsesAlmost 60 City employees infected with COVID-19
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on January 8th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com City administration has plans in place to deal with the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. City council, acting as the Lethbridge Emergency Advisory Committee on Friday, heard presentations from Emergency Preparedness manager Luke Palmer and Director of Community Services Mike Fox before going into a special closed meeting. Fox told council that ... Read More »
2 responsesPhillips challenges LaGrange on school safety plan
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 8th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge West MLA Shannon Phillips is calling on Education Minister Adriana LaGrange to stake her job on her Omicron school safety plan. “If thousands of students are sent home again because of this government’s refusal to step up, then the minister must step down,” said Phillips. During an online press conference on Friday, ... Read More »
3 responsesCollege secures healthy workplace recognition
By Lethbridge Herald on January 8th, 2022
Lethbridge College has been acknowledged for the third straight year as an employer that fosters a physically and psychologically safe and healthy workplace. The award acknowledges efforts to continually improve physical, mental and social health and social responsibility in the community. Canada’s Healthy Workplace Month is celebrated in October with support from Excellence Canada, an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wine and spirits easing wheels of commerce at YQL Marketplace
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on January 8th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com YQL Marketplace has been a place for multiple vendors to showcase their merchandise and since November 2021, vendors of alcoholic beverages have been able to take part in it as well. “We are classed through AHS – classed lightly put – as a public market which means we run like a mall, so ... Read More »
1 responseNot guilty plea in human trafficking case
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 8th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com One of eight men charged last summer in relation to human trafficking offences has pleaded not guilty to his charges, and is preparing to go to trial. The lawyer for Meriton Krasniqi entered the pleas Friday in Lethbridge provincial court, and said the case will likely require a two-day trial. In the meantime, ... Read More »
4 responsesAccused in recent shooting incident remains in custody
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on January 8th, 2022
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man accused of shooting another man during an altercation last month will remain in custody at least until his next court hearing Tuesday. The matter for Bira Jamal Ahmed was in Lethbridge provincial court Friday, where duty counsel said the accused should have a lawyer retained in time for the hearing ... Read More »
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