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City man producing new film with Indigenous themes

By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 5th, 2024

A producer from Lethbridge is currently working on a new film about a couple of influencers who get caught up in a cult during their adventures. David Cormican attended Catholic Central High School (CCH) where he was part of the “drama thugs,” a term he uses affectionately. He was taught by Peter Mueller who became ... Read More »

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Allied Arts Council hosting Arts Days this month

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on September 5th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Allied Arts Council’s Arts Days are back to highlight Lethbridge’s vibrant arts community with a month long celebration thorough a variety of events starting today. To kick things off the AAC invited Mayor Blaine Hyggen and other city dignitaries along with reporters to a press conference where they announced the various events ... Read More »

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Downtown farmers market wraps up for the season

By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 5th, 2024

With cooler temperatures quickly approaching, the last Downtown Farmers Market was held at Festival Square on Wednesday. Many vendors such as Angela Calvin of Grammies Little Bakery are bittersweet about the season ending. “It went by so fast but we had a blast. Even when we got rained out last week, it was still fun ... Read More »

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SCAN shuts down southside drug house

By Lethbridge Herald on September 4th, 2024

Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Residents in a neighbourhood in the Southgate area of Lethbridge can breathe easy now – for at least 90 days – after the Alberta Sheriffs shut down a house where drug activity prompted frequent police visits. The large two storey modern home, located at 4518 28 Ave. S., is situated ... Read More »

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Students return to class with new cellphone policy in place

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on September 4th, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge School Division is thrilled to welcome their students back for the new school year and shared their enthusiasm with reporters during a press conference on Tuesday morning. Mike Nightingale, superintendent of the Lethbridge School Division, said it is always exciting to begin a new year and everyone was happy to see ... Read More »

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Orientations help post-secondary students get familiar with campus life

By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on September 4th, 2024

The halls of Lethbridge Polytechnic and the University of Lethbridge were bustling with excited new students as both institutions held new student orientations on Tuesday. These orientations gave students the opportunity to tour campus, speak with instructors and professors and make new friends before school gets underway on Tuesday. Natasha Renners, coordinator of orientation, transition ... Read More »

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Crossing guards back on duty as city schools open

By Lethbridge Herald on September 3rd, 2024

Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com With the first day of school on Tuesday, crossing guards were back to work along with teachers. Crossing guards play an important role for students as they head to school in the morning and leave at the end of the day. The Alberta Motor Association School Safety Patrol Program has ... Read More »

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Pool goes to the dogs for humane society fundraiser

By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on September 3rd, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Animal rescues and shelters are bursting at the seams including the Lethbridge and District Humane Society which every given day is receiving as many as 15 calls from people wanting to surrender their unwanted pets. But the society, like other rescue organizations, doesn’t have room anymore, its ability to help find new homes ... Read More »

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Grocery cashier retires from work life at the age of 80

By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on September 3rd, 2024

Safeway cashier Judy Briscoe rang through customers the till for the last time on Saturday at the Fairway Plaza location as she retired after 20 years with the company. The 80-year-old split time between northside and southside locations in her cashier career. “I do it because I enjoy it,” said Briscoe. “I’m a people person ... Read More »

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Canadians spending more on back-to-school shopping

By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on September 3rd, 2024

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Canadians are expected to spend more on back-to-school shopping this year. And while the Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the absence of a provincial sales tax in Alberta will save parents during their back-to-school shopping trips, that amounts to $50 compared to other provinces. “The federal carbon tax and inflation are driving up prices, ... Read More »

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Tour examines history of unionized labour downtown

By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on September 3rd, 2024

The Lethbridge Historical Society in conjunction with the Lethbridge & District Labour Council hosted a labour history tour through the downtown core on Saturday. Participants could learn about area’s working class history. “It really was just stories of workers who made Lethbridge over the years and some of the struggles they’ve gone through, some of ... Read More »

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