March 29th, 2024

Local News

Pretrial hearing underway for accused in Coutts conspiring to murder case

By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 19th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Two men facing a charge of conspiracy to commit murder during the 2022 Coutts border protest are in a two-week hearing as Crown and defence lawyers prepare for trial later this Spring. Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert are sitting through pre-trial motions in Lethbridge court of Justice, where their lawyers and the Crown ... Read More »

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High school students put their skills to the test

By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on March 19th, 2024

Area high school students put their skills on display in various faculties during the Career Transitions South West Regional Skills Competition on Saturday at Lethbridge College. The competition is meant to promote career pathways in skilled trades for high school students in the region. Students had the opportunity to compete in trades such as automotive ... Read More »

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Suspicious package prompts evacuation at westside mall

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 19th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Multiple businesses in the West Lethbridge Towne Centre were evacuated as a precaution Monday morning while Lethbridge Police Services officers investigated a suspicious package. Members of the Explosive Disposal Unit, multiple LPS officers, Peace officers and a Lethbridge Fire and EMS ambulance were on scene. LPS officers focused their investigation on H&R Block ... Read More »

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City wants community input on snow routes

By Lethbridge Herald on March 18th, 2024

Alejandra Pulido-Guzman – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – apulido@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge is asking residents who are affected by snow route operations to share their feedback with them through a survey that is now live on their website or by calling 311.  With the warm weather coming to a halt this week and snow making an appearance once ... Read More »

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Blood Reserve man sent to prison for violent home invasion and robbery

By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 16th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com One of several masked and armed men who burst into a motel room in a home-invasion-style robbery late last year has been sent to a federal penitentiary. Charles William Good Striker, 37, was sentenced to four years in prison after he pleaded guilty Friday in Lethbridge court of justice to a single charge ... Read More »

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Man stabbed after allegedly propositioning woman

By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 16th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A man who may have propositioned a woman downtown late last year, got more than he bargained for. Police received a report about 7 p.m. on Dec. 11 that two people with knives were chasing a man on 6 Street near 3 Avenue South. Police found the man suffering from a minor stab ... Read More »

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Union caught off-guard by police plan

By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 16th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The union representing Alberta Sheriffs was caught blind-sided by the announcement on Wednesday that the Alberta government was creating a new policing agency. Bobbi-Jo Borodey, vice president of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, says the union doesn’t know what kind of impact it will have on the Sheriffs, including on their roles, ... Read More »

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Celebrity chef a fan of live events

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 16th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The southern Alberta Home, Garden and Leisure Show 2024 hosted celebrity chef and author Anna Olson to perform a few cooking demonstrations on the main stage and give those in attendance an opportunity to get their books signed as well. During a meet-and-greet prior to her first cooking demonstration on Thursday, Olson sat ... Read More »

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RCMP union speaks out against new agency

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 16th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The National Police Federation has shared its concerns with the Herald about the Public Safety Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 announced Wednesday by the Alberta government that calls for the creation of a new policing agency. The National Police Federation (NPF) is a police union that represents around 20,000 RCMP members serving across Canada ... Read More »

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Police launch enforcement operation downtown

By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 16th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge Police Service enforcement project downtown has resulted in the arrests of 13 people, the execution of 37 warrants and the seizure of 350 street doses of fentanyl. Police also caught an apprehended an impaired driver and issued nine violation tickets – all on the first day of the operation that will ... Read More »

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City shelter dogs given more room to romp

By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 16th, 2024

Community Animal Services has opened a new fenced dog run at its animal shelter in north Lethbridge. When city councillor John Middleton-Hope – who until April 1 serves in capacity as acting mayor – and his granddaughter Ambreah Kelly got involved in volunteering to walk dogs at the shelter, upon visiting it they noticed a ... Read More »

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