November 15th, 2024

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2020 year in review: June

By Herald on December 30th, 2020

The Herald takes a look back at the Lethbridge stories that made headlines in 2020 in a month by month series running through this week to New Year’s Eve JUNE Upgrades approved for Correctional Centre The province will be giving $3.3 million in maintenance grants to enhance security features at the Lethbridge Correctional Centre. The ... Read More »

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Man charged after pointing guns at police

By Herald on December 30th, 2020

Lethbridge Herald An incident where police say they were confronted by a man who pointed two guns at officers Wednesday has been resolved without injury. Lethbridge police officers say they were responding to a disturbance in a home on the city’s westside and were speaking with home occupants on scene to determine what assistance they could ... Read More »

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2020 year in review: May

By Herald on December 30th, 2020

The Herald looks back to the stories that made headlines in 2020 with a month by month series running through this week to’ New Year’s Eve: MAY City views gradual reopening with cautious optimism The City of Lethbridge is welcoming the province’s announcement that it intends to begin the process of relaunching Alberta’s economy this ... Read More »

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New truck driver program still costly for Alberta farmers

By Tim Kalinowski on December 30th, 2020

LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Farmers are giving tentative approval to the provincial government’s new Mandatory Entry-Level Training (MELT) truck drivers’ program, but still wish the province had gone further to help defray the costs associated with the training. “It is way better than what we had,” says Lynn Jacobson, president of the Alberta Federation of Agriculture. “We ... Read More »

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Buddhist Temple won’t be ringing in the new year

By Lethbridge Herald on December 29th, 2020

Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com COVID-19 has caused the cancellation of another beloved annual tradition in Lethbridge. The Buddhist Temple of Southern Alberta has cancelled its annual New Year’s Eve bell ringing ceremony at Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden. “It is very unfortunate,” says Rev. Yasuo Izumi of the Buddhist Temple. “We started the ceremony in ... Read More »

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2020 year in review: April

By Herald on December 29th, 2020

The Herald looks back to the stories that made headlines over the past year with a month by month series running this week to the New Year: APRIL Nobleford rallies around family of man who was killed while hunting Nobleford volunteer firefighter Jake Sansom, 39, shot to death on a rural road near Glendon last ... Read More »

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2020 year in review: March

By Herald on December 29th, 2020

The Herald looks back to the stories that made headlines over the past year with a month by month series running this week to the New Year: MARCH Layoffs coming to U of L The University of Lethbridge is laying off employees and increasing tuition and student fees to cope with provincial funding cuts. The ... Read More »

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2020 year in review: February

By Herald on December 29th, 2020

The Herald looks back to the stories that made headlines over the past year with a month by month series running through this week to the New Year: FEBRUARY Griffiths takes over as chairman of police commission Simon Griffiths was acclaimed as the new chair of the Lethbridge Police Commission after Peter Deys stepped down ... Read More »

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2020 year in review: January

By Lethbridge Herald on December 29th, 2020

The Herald looks back to the stories that made headlines over the past year with a month by month series running through this week to the New Year: JANUARY Lethbridge murder case featured on CBC show ‘The Detectives’ The successful investigation of a southern Alberta murder will be shown across the nation on an episode ... Read More »

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U of L student, rugby player offering rainbow of hope; Karlee Durfey’s support for ill niece has grown to help others

By Herald on December 28th, 2020

Trevor Kenney University of Lethbridge University of Lethbridge kinesiology student Karlee Durfey and her family understand fully how your world can be turned upside down in a manner of moments and how that can lead to the creation of something totally unexpected. The day-to-day priorities of school, work and relationships fade to the background upon ... Read More »

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COVID-19 restrictions can’t keep shoppers from Boxing Day deals

By Lethbridge Herald on December 28th, 2020

Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Hundreds of people in Lethbridge left their homes in the early morning hours on Saturday to line up outside of many city retail outlets to be the first in the stores to take advantage of the Boxing Day discounts. With retail outlets being reduced to a 15 per cent capacity ... Read More »

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