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Blood Tribe police lay trafficking charges
By Trevor Busch on January 26th, 2021
The Blood Tribe Police Service have laid charges against a 54-year-old Standoff man after seizing crack cocaine during a traffic stop. On January 20, police conducted a traffic stop in Standoff which resulted in the arrest of the driver who was found to be in possession of 27 grams of crack cocaine. Terrance Red Crow ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fundraiser started to bring home late Blood Tribe member
By Greg Bobinec on January 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDgbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com The family of a Blood Tribe member who passed away from COVID-19 is trying to raise funds to help bring him home to lay to rest on the traditional land he was raised upon. Waylon Blood was born and raised in southern Alberta, was living in Tucson, Arizona, where he had been working ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Meadowlark Boulevard closed for sewer repair
By Trevor Busch on January 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtbusch@lethbridgeherald.com In effect since Monday, Meadowlark Boulevard North will be closed at Meadowlark Place North so crews can complete a sewer service repair. The work is expected to be completed by end of day Thursday, weather permitting. As the road closure may impact a Lethbridge Transit route, citizens are asked to call 311 during ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grant being offered to local advertisers
By Kerrie Sandford on January 26th, 2021
It has been one full year since the first case of the novel coronavirus was reported by Health Canada. In this time, we have seen restrictions come into place, lifted and mandated back. In among the rising and falling COVID-19 cases, our communities and economy have been tested and in the end, we have witnessed ... Read More »
1 responseCity council voting on print media bylaw change today
By Tim Kalinowski on January 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council will vote on bylaw change during today’s meeting which could have severe repercussions for the viability of the Lethbridge Herald newspaper going into an uncertain year in 2021, and which could leave local seniors, in particular, disenfranchised from full, transparent public engagement with city council and the City of Lethbridge. Under ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused can’t appear for hearing due to COVID
By Delon Shurtz on January 26th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man accused of throwing a suspicious package into the police station last week, remains in custody following his second court hearing since he was arrested. Kyle Glen Lowe, who is remanded at the Lethbridge Correctional Centre, was unable to appear in Lethbridge provincial court Monday, even by CCTV, because he is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Exhibition reschedules upcoming events
By Herald on January 25th, 2021
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge & District Exhibition announced Monday afternoon that they have rescheduled three upcoming trade and consumer shows in Lethbridge, to comply with current Alberta Health Services and Government of Alberta health and safety guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic. “This has been on our minds for a while now, especially when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raymond woman gets jail for assault
By Delon Shurtz on January 23rd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 23-year-old Raymond woman caught trying to steal items from a grocery store last year has been sentenced for assaulting a store employee and police officer. Cheyenne Sommerly Tilley was sentenced to 90 days in jail after she pleaded guilty Friday in Lethbridge provincial court to charges of assault with a weapon, assaulting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Universities play role in shaping change
By Dale Woodard on January 23rd, 2021
Laurie Adkin, a political economist and professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Alberta, was the guest speaker as the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs met Thursday to discuss the corporate interests and idealogies shaping Alberta’s universites. Speaking to those gathered in this week’s Zoom session, Adkin asserted if ever ... Read More »
1 responseKeystone failure on Trudeau: Harder
By Tim Kalinowski on January 23rd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Member of Parliament Rachael Harder says the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline represents a failure in leadership for Prime Minister Trudeau, but stopped short of endorsing punitive sanctions against the United States over the decision – despite calls to do so from Premier Jason Kenney. “Of course Mr. Kenney has a ... Read More »
20 responsesHoly Spirit names new deputy superintendent
By Trevor Busch on January 23rd, 2021
Michelle MacKinnon has been appointed as the new deputy superintendent for Holy Spirit Catholic School Division. “We are incredibly blessed to have Mrs. MacKinnon take on this role as Deputy Superintendent,” stated board chair Bob Spitzig. “The breadth of knowledge she brings from her educational experiences in early learning, inclusive education, counselling, health and wellness ... Read More »
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