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Fine Arts Indigenous Graduate Admission Award helps Kainai student continue passion for music
By University of Lethbridge on April 28th, 2021
Sonny-Ray Day Rider’s voyage to the first-ever Fine Arts Indigenous Graduate Admission Award began as a young child, in the warm presence of his paternal grandmother and the piano she had at her house. “I was always into music. It’s been my biggest passion since I was a child. I grew up with it,” says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Critics concerned Bill 70 reduces accountability in long-term care
By Tim Kalinowski on April 28th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Friends of Medicare says the Kenney government’s introduction of Bill 70, The COVID-19 Related Measures Act, puts protecting the legal interests of for-profit and private long-term care facilities over protecting the lives and safety of residents in those facilities. “We know in January the Alberta Continuing Care Association, that represents long-term for profit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McFadden remembered as legacy builder in local business and motorcycle community
By Herald on April 27th, 2021
Al Beeber – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Dean McFadden is a name synonymous with motorcycling in Lethbridge, which is now mourning the loss of this long-time businessman and competitor. McFadden died on April 21 at the age of 76 shortly after celebrating his 52nd anniversary to wife Cindy. While he may no longer be with his family ... Read More »
1 responseGov’t has bias on coal policy, SACPA told
By Tim Kalinowski on April 27th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs welcomed Alberta Wilderness Association conservation director Ian Urquhart to a special edition of its YouTube weekly livestream speaker series on Monday to discuss his thoughts on the current coal policy review underway in Alberta. Urquhart said, drawing on his decades of experience as a political scientist, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kidney Foundation working to lift financial barriers for donors
By Lethbridge Herald on April 27th, 2021
With the recent National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week, The Kidney Foundation of Canada has become the first national organization to implement a new policy aimed at removing some of the financial barriers associated with living organ donation with The Wage Replacement Policy for Living Organ and Tissue Donation. The new policy ensures the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bon Jovi headlining Raymond drive-in performance on screen
By Stan Ashbee Souther Alberta Newspapers on April 27th, 2021
On May 22, the Town of Raymond proudly presents the return of Encore Drive-In Nights with Bon Jovi, one night only! The brand-new pre-recorded concert will feature one of the biggest names in rock music. Limited tickets will be available due to COVID-19 restrictions and social distancing measures will be implemented. “We’re really excited about ... Read More »
1 responseMedicine Hat area politicians remain firmly anti-carbon tax
By Collin Gallant SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS on April 27th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDcgallant@medicinehatnews.com Regional officials remain firmly anti-carbon tax collin gallant SAN Some regional politicians are still hopeful they can scrap the carbon tax despite a recent defeat from the Supreme Court and the federal Conservative Party’s adoption of a similar carbon price plan. Federal party leader Erin O’Toole announced his environmental plan to reviews ranging ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jury begins deliberations in drug smuggling trial
By Delon Shurtz on April 27th, 2021
Update: The jury returned with their verdict Monday evening, finding Gurminder Toor guilty of unlawful importation and drug possession for the purpose of trafficking. His wife, Kirandeep Toor, was found guilty of importation and a lesser but included offence of drug possession. The matter is set to return to court in May to set a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ATB technology donation to benefit local students
By Herald on April 26th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski – LETHBRIDGE HERALD – tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Dozens of local youth will receive a free Chromebook thanks to a donation to the United Way from ATB’s Greater Good program. ATB purchased 412 of the Chromebooks, valued at approximately $100,000, for distribution across the province through various local United Way chapters. Lethbridge’s share of that was ... Read More »
1 responseDriver testifies he was unaware of drugs found in truck at border
By Delon Shurtz on April 24th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Truck driver Gurminder Singh Toor didn’t notice during a trip from California to Alberta that a mattress in the sleeper was sitting higher than normal because there were drugs hidden under it, he testified Friday during his drug smuggling trial in Lethbridge. Toor, who along with his wife Kirandeep Kaur Toor is charged ... Read More »
1 responsePair caught in drug bust may be heading to trial
By Delon Shurtz on April 24th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Two men charged last summer following a drug bust in the city, and who had hoped to avoid a trial, may be heading for trial, after all. During a brief hearing in March in Lethbridge provincial court, the judge was told defence had received an offer from the Crown to resolve the charges ... Read More »
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