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Rotary Club still looking for $10,000 Ribfest 50-50 winner

By Lethbridge Herald on September 17th, 2021

The Lethbridge Rotary Club is looking for one lucky winner. The club is searching for the holder of an unclaimed 50-50 ticket that was sold at the club’s Ribfest Aug. 13-15 at the Enmax Centre. The unclaimed ticket, sold on the Saturday, is for $10,000. The winning ticket numbers, originally posted to the club’s website ... Read More »

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Accused in impaired driving case hopes to withdraw guilty plea

By Delon Shurtz on September 17th, 2021

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge woman who pleaded guilty in November to one count of impaired driving, and acknowledged driving over another woman, hopes a judge will allow her to withdraw her guilty plea. Jessica Lee Gearing, 33, was scheduled to have a sentencing hearing Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court, but instead the judge was told ... Read More »

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Library moving programs online due to restrictions

By Lethbridge Herald on September 17th, 2021

All in-person events and programs at the Lethbridge Public Library are moving online and will be hosted on Zoom in light of new COVID-19 restrictions announced by the Alberta government Wednesday. All outdoor and in-person events scheduled as part of this weekend’s Word On The Street Festival have also been cancelled, said the library in ... Read More »

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Vaccination rates key to getting handle on COVID transmission, SACPA told

By Tim Kalinowski on September 17th, 2021

LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Infectious disease expert, Jason Kindrachuk, says increasing vaccination rates are imperative to getting a handle on transmission of COVID-19 in Alberta to reduce the health-system burden. “The more we stop transmission,” Kindrachuk told attendees at this week’s Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs weekly YouTube livestream speaker series, “the better the chance we ... Read More »

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Federal candidates stick to party lines in local forum

By Herald on September 16th, 2021

Tim Kalinowski  – Lethbridge Herald While there was some spirited exchange on certain issues, the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce federal candidates’ forum likely did not change the minds of many voters as candidates stuck closely to their party’s positions and largely avoided any major gaffes. Incumbent Rachael Harder of the Conservative Party of Canada did ... Read More »

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COVID-19 changing the way churches connect

By Al Beeber on September 16th, 2021

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com onica Loewen felt the pain of loss during the COVID-19 pandemic like so many others. Her mom died in April and Loewen has a personal connection to an event at Evangelical Free Church staged for two days last week that gave people a chance to properly pay homage to those beloved family members ... Read More »

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Sons of Norway commemorate contributions of Norwegian people to southern Alberta

By Tim Kalinowski on September 16th, 2021

LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Sons of Norway, No. 603 Solsyd Lodge Lethbridge, held two special dedication ceremonies on Wednesday afternoon at Henderson Lake and Legacy Park to commemorate those of Norwegian descent in southern Alberta who have come before, and to look toward a future of life, bounty, peace, freedom, tolerance, respect and solidarity and active ... Read More »

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Man fined for failing to show for sentence

By Delon Shurtz on September 16th, 2021

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta man who could have gone to jail for failing to show up for an intermittent jail sentence last year, has received hefty fines, instead. Terry Scott Van Huizen could have been sentenced to a month or more in jail, which is a typical sentence for failing to show up for ... Read More »

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Accused in manslaughter case still waiting for trial date to be set

By Delon Shurtz on September 16th, 2021

Nearly three months after Jason James Crane Chief was ordered to stand trial for manslaughter, the accused is still waiting to set a trial date. The matter was back in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench Monday, where, after several adjournments, the Crown and defence were expected to finally schedule a trial. However, Lethbridge lawyer Ingrid ... Read More »

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Human trafficking case again before court on bail matters

By Delon Shurtz on September 16th, 2021

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com One of 10 men who was granted bail last month in relation to human trafficking charges has been allowed to amend several of his release conditions. The matter for Dr. Ziyaad Noor was in Lethbridge provincial court Wednesday, where his lawyer, James Hawkins of Calgary, requested the proposed changes, with consent of the ... Read More »

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FCSS and Big Brothers Big Sisters joining forces on fundraiser

By Garrett Simmons - FCSS Communications on September 16th, 2021

Family and Community Support Services and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lethbridge and District have always maintained a strong partnership. Over the next few weeks, the two organizations will come together once again to raise funds and boost awareness for Big Brothers Big Sisters, highlighted by Sept. 22’s 27th annual McHappy Day at the Coaldale ... Read More »

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