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Veterans commemorative association marks 80th anniversary of the Battle of Hong Kong
By Dale Woodard on August 14th, 2021
Eighty years ago, 1,975 Canadian soldiers boarded a boat in Vancouver, uncertain of where they were going, for what became the Battle of Hong Kong. Seventy-six years ago on Sunday, roughly 1,456 of those Canadian soldiers were liberated after nearly four years as prisoners in a Japanese prisoner of war camp. On Friday morning at ... Read More »
1 responseBlood Tribe members vote next month on $150 million cattle claim settlement
By Tim Kalinowski on August 14th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Blood Tribe members will vote in September on whether or not to ratify a $150 million settlement from the federal government over an historic cattle claim. The vote will take place electronically Sept. 14-15 with in person voting taking place on Sept. 16. The question Blood Tribe members will be asked to vote ... Read More »
5 responsesSentencing adjourned for man who stabbed victim in 2019 gang-style attack
By Delon Shurtz on August 14th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Sentencing of an 18-year-old man who was only a youth when he stabbed another boy in the back during a gang-style attack in December 2019, had to be adjourned earlier this week to allow time for the Crown to review details of the offence. The Crown related the facts of the case during ... Read More »
1 responseSenator Black visit focuses on needs of local agriculture
By Tim Kalinowski on August 14th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Senator Doug Black made his 10th official visit to Lethbridge this week, and the first since before the COVID-19 pandemic began. Black’s focus on this trip was assessing the needs of the local agriculture industry, particularly since this year’s devastating drought has wreaked such havoc upon it. Black said, in his view, the ... Read More »
1 responseMural celebrates youth activism, artistry and environmentalism
By Dale Woodard on August 14th, 2021
A brand new mural with a positive message will grace the south patio at the Galt Museum and Archives. Celebrating International Youth Day Thursday, the Galt unveiled a new mural, designed by local artists Sydney Whiting, Kyra Peake and Grace Fletcher. The mural seeks to demonstrate the rich connections between youth activism, artistry and environmentalism ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge police lay charges in alleged human trafficking ring
By Herald on August 13th, 2021
Tim Kalinowski – Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Police Service has charged 10 Lethbridge and Calgary men, including a Lethbridge physician and business owner, with human trafficking following an investigation conducted in partnership with the RCMP, the Calgary Police Service and Alert’s Human Trafficking Counter Exploitation unit. According to police, the men are members of an ... Read More »
6 responsesCoulee Blues Festival line-up set to play Civic Centre Park
By Tim Kalinowski on August 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Live blues music will return to Lethbridge once more on Aug. 28 with the Coulee Blues Festival at Civic Centre Park. The Coulee Blues Festival, co-sponsored by the Lethbridge Jazz Society and Geomatic Attic, will feature five distinctive performers. Legendary blues guitarist Jack Semple grew up on a farm north of Regina, and ... Read More »
1 responseJail sentence for man who threatened to ‘tar and feather’employees at former workplace
By Delon Shurtz on August 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 51-year-old Lethbridge man who threatened to tar and feather some employees of a business at which he previously worked, has received a jail sentence and been placed on probation for two years. Darren Scott Kacer was sentenced Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court to just over five months in jail for threatening several Lethbridge ... Read More »
1 responseLethbridge man to stand trial for flight from police
By Delon Shurtz on August 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man facing numerous criminal offences, including flight from police and dangerous driving, has decided to stand trial. The matter for Darcy Red Crow was in Lethbridge provincial court Thursday, where his lawyer elected on his behalf to be tried by a provincial court judge. Defence had also hoped to schedule a ... Read More »
1 responseWaterton-Glacier becomes first certified international transboundary Dark Sky Preserve
By Tim Kalinowski on August 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Waterton-Glacier became the first certified international transboundary Dark Sky Preserve as of Thursday. Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta and Glacier National Park in Montana made the announcement in a press release that they have received full certification after meeting the International Dark Sky lighting requirements Waterton-Glacier International Dark Sky Park has installed ... Read More »
1 responseAdvocates looking for mental health supports for farmers
By Tim Kalinowski on August 13th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Advocates are calling on the provincial government to do more to support the mental health of farmers by funding a 24/7 mental health crisis line geared specifically toward those in the agriculture industry. Lethbridge County councillor Tory Campbell said the Rural Municipalities Association had passed a resolution calling for the formation of such ... Read More »
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