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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!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 »
Be the first to comment!Suspect accused o throwing package into police station in court
By Delon Shurtz on January 23rd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man accused of throwing a suspicious package into the police station Thursday then fleeing on a bicycle, had his case heard briefly in Lethbridge provincial court Friday. Duty counsel lawyer Brett Carlson appeared for the accused, Kyle Glen Lowe, and simply requested the matter be adjourned to Monday. In the meantime, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City council changing the way it does business
By Lethbridge Herald on January 22nd, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council has made wide sweeping changes to the way it will conduct the people’s business in Lethbridge from now on. Under the new system, which commenced this month, city council will no longer hold Community Issues Committee meetings every two weeks, but will instead operate a series of Standing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Company still facing multiple charges in death of an employee
By Delon Shurtz on January 22nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com After spending a week hearing from Crown witnesses, the lawyer representing a livestock feed company charged in the death of an employee three years ago, wasn’t going to call any evidence of his own. During a break in the Lethbridge trial this week, Calgary lawyer Michael Smith said the Crown failed to prove ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man pleads guilty to uttering forged document
By Delon Shurtz on January 22nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbrigeherald.com Kane Otto Phillips subscribes to the well-know advice, if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. The former Edmonton man walked into an Edmonton bank late last year and attempted to open an account using a driver’s licence in another person’s name. The clerk noticed several discrepancies and became suspicious. When thes ... Read More »
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