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Man sentenced for charges including theft and indecent act
By Delon Shurtz on September 22nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who exposed himself to several people as they walked past his house earlier this year has received a short jail sentence. Brandon Coster-Tarcon was sentenced to one day in jail after he pleaded guilty Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court to one count of committing an indecent act. Court was told ... Read More »
2 responsesMan sentenced for theft from parents home
By Delon Shurtz on September 22nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Kyle Robert Mutter knew his parents would be gone on holiday in August of last year, so all he had to do was wait until they were gone before he broke into their home. What he didn’t know, however, is that his father had installed video surveillance, and when his parents returned from ... Read More »
2 responsesJoanne Perlich Ride for Dreams remembers namesake
By Dale Woodard on September 22nd, 2021
There was something extra to ride for as the 38th annual Joanne Perlich Ride for Dreams hit the trails. Members of the Lethbridge Therapeutic Riding Association gathered for the annual fundraising ride Saturday at Pavan Park. After bearing Perlich’s name for the past six years, Saturday’s Ride For Dreams was also the first in memory ... Read More »
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By Herald on September 21st, 2021
Tim Kalinowski – Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Police Service held a special graduation for its two new canine officers on Tuesday, and said one last thank you to a canine officer who retired from the force after long service earlier this year. The LPS welcomed canine officers Aron and Zap, and said farewell to Arco, who ... Read More »
1 responseLandslide win for Barlow in Foothills
By Trevor Busch LETHBRIDGE HERALD on September 21st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtbusch@lethbridgeherald.com Incumbent MP John Barlow has reasserted control of the Foothills riding for the Conservative Party of Canada in a landslide showing on Monday night where he took 69 per cent of the vote. Despite an easy margin of victory in Foothills, Barlow said the campaign was hard-fought. “We never take anything for granted. ... Read More »
2 responsesShields wins big again in Bow River
By Cole Parkinson SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS on September 21st, 2021
After big wins in 2015 and 2019, Martin Shields has once again won the Bow River seat during the federal election in 2021. With over 70 per cent of the vote across the riding, Shields was declared the winner fairly early on election night. Behind Shields was Jonathan Bridges (People’s Party), Michael MacLean (NDP), Getu ... Read More »
1 responseMan fined after resisting arrest
By Delon Shurtz on September 21st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta man got off with only fines after he fled from police several months ago. Kayle Hood-Betts was fined $1,390 after he pleaded guilty Monday in Lethbridge provincial court to charges of resisting arrest and careless driving. On April 7 police received a report of suspicious activity at Botterill Bottom Park ... Read More »
1 responseBlackfoot Confederacy flag flies reconciliation over city
By Dale Woodard on September 21st, 2021
The spirit of reconciliation will now soar above Lethbridge City Hall permanently. The permanent raising of the Siksikaitsitapi – Blackfoot Confederacy – flag signaled the official kick-off to Reconciliation Week within the city in a ceremony Monday morning at City Hall. The City of Lethbridge has made a number of commitments to Truth and Reconciliation, ... Read More »
1 responseMotz re-elected to represent Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner
By Collin Gallant SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS on September 21st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDcgallant@medicinehatnews.com Glen Motz handily retained the riding of Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner on Monday night, but said the overall result of the 44th General Election will be “a deep, deep disappointment,” for Canadians. Motz’s Conservatives failed to capitalize on a mid-campaign surge in the short, five-week campaign, and Canadian voters were likely to return a minority ... Read More »
1 responseHarder re-elected for Lethbridge and ‘ready to go back to parliament’
By Herald on September 21st, 2021
Tim Kalinowski – Lethbridge Herald Conservative Party of Canada incumbent Rachael Harder was easily re-elected in Lethbridge despite a spirited challenge on the right from the People’s Party of Canada during the 36-day campaign, and a stronger than anticipated showing for the New Democrats locally on the left. “We worked hard,” said a beaming Harder ... Read More »
6 responsesMassage therapist sentenced for sexual assault
By Delon Shurtz on September 18th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A former Lethbridge massage therapist who sexually assaulted a client during a massage nearly three years ago, is going to jail, but only on weekends. Madam Justice Johnna Kubik sentenced Cyprian Mudenge Friday in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench to a 90-day intermittent sentence, plus 12 months of probation. Lethbridge lawyer Greg White ... Read More »
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