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YWCA working at expanding shelter space
By Tim Kalinowski on November 20th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge YWCA is hoping to secure a new, larger space for its women’s shelter by December. While final negotiations on the real estate purchase have not yet been concluded, YWCA CEO Shannon Hansen says if all goes according to plan they will be able to more than double their current capacity to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman pleads guilty to fraud
By Delon Shurtz on November 20th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A woman accused of defrauding her employer of more than $47,000 in cash and property has pleaded guilty to single charge of fraud over $5,000 and will return in the new year to be sentenced. Melanie Dawn Vaillancourt, a former employee of King of Trade in downtown Lethbridge, was charged with fraud over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge Herald important to the community
By Lethbridge Herald on November 20th, 2020
Even while facing unprecedented economic challenges in the current COVID-19 crisis and recent economic downturn, the Lethbridge Herald has never been more important to the community. Over the 125-year history of the paper, we have walked in lockstep with the community charting its triumphs, tragedies and daily events. We have always been there for our ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fatal collision case adjourned for month
By Delon Shurtz on November 20th, 2020
The lawyer for a Lethbridge man charged inÊconnection with a fatal car collision last year, has been granted an adjournment for another month. The adjournment to Dec. 17 was granted Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court after the judge was told the lawyer representing Wesley Brian Phillips needs more time to review disclosure. Phillips, 37, is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge Police Chief welcomes ban on carding
By Lethbridge Herald on November 19th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald A change in police standards was handed down Thursday afternoon by the Alberta government. Effective immediately, the province is banning carding and establishing clear rules for common interactions between police and the public to ensure the rights of Albertans are protected. The changes to provincial policing standards ban police in Alberta ... Read More »
1 responseSecond case of COVID-19 at Kainai Continuing Care Centre
By Herald on November 19th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald The Blood Tribe Department of Health has confirmed a second case of COVID-19 after declaring an outbreak with a first case confirmed earlier this week at the Kainai Continuing Care Centre in Standoff. The second case is being identified in a resident, with the department saying that staff at the centre continue to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP seek assistance in locating missing Foremost man
By Herald on November 19th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald Bow Island RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in locating missing Mark Jensen, last seen Thursday Nov. 5, near his residence in Foremost. Police say all of Jensen’s vehicles have been accounted for and neighbors and friends have not seen him recently. Search efforts by the RCMP and Southeast Alberta Search and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Case adjourned for man facing child porn charges
By Delon Shurtz on November 19th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com One of three Lethbridge men arrested earlier this year following a child pornography sting is expected to take a step in relation to his charges when they return to court next month. The matter for Brandon Bran Equizabal was in Lethbridge provincial court Wednesday to address charges of possession of child pornography, accessing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taber man has rural break-in charges stayed
By Delon Shurtz on November 19th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Taber man is no longer facing criminal charges in relation to a rural break-in ring and the recovery of thousands of dollars in stolen goods. Jason Jeffery Pizzati, 47, was facing multiple charges of possessing the proceeds of crime, firearms trafficking and trafficking stolen goods, but Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council considering change to reduce print advertising
By Tim Kalinowski on November 19th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council is considering a bylaw change 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. City planning staff brought ... Read More »
2 responsesSACPA to discuss U.S. election during today’s session
By Lethbridge Herald on November 19th, 2020
Today’s Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs virtual session will discuss what the 2020 U.S. election results tell us about American voters. In the United States election on Nov. 3, Americans voted at their highest rate in 120 years. In the vote for president, Democratic challenger Joe Biden accumulated more than 77 million votes, while ... Read More »
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