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Legion poppy campaign begins Friday
By Lethbridge Herald on October 28th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The Royal Canadian Legion General Stewart Branch will launch its annual poppy campaign starting Friday and continuing through to Remembrance Day, Nov. 11. “This annual campaign will engage the community in Lethbridge and the surrounding area covering Coaldale, Raymond, Stirling and Magrath with an opportunity to obtain poppies and businesses to purchase wreaths ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Group opposed to LOPS makes its voice heard
By Lethbridge Herald on October 27th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald A group of concerned citizens are saying enough is enough to the Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Society. On Monday night on the southwest corner of Galt Gardens, a group of sign-waving people gathered to protest the LOPS and their supervised consumption site tent. On this particular night, the LOPS didn’t set up, ... Read More »
6 responsesAlberta health-care workers walk off job to protest cuts during pandemic
By Lethbridge Herald on October 26th, 2020
Colette Derworiz THE CANADIAN PRESS — EDMONTON Hospital and other health-care workers across Alberta, including Lethbridge, walked off the job Monday to protest recent cuts by the United Conservative government during the COVID-19 pandemic. Guy Smith, president of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, said in a news release that members are trying to defend ... Read More »
5 responsesMan pleads guilty in 2019 shooting
By Herald on October 26th, 2020
Delon Shurtz Lethbridge Herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Distraught over a split with his common-law spouse, Kyle Lewis Crow Chief entered his ex’s residence near Glenwood, caught her with another man, and shot him in the head. Crow Chief fled to Edmonton after the shooting during the early morning hours of Feb. 7, 2019, but was found several ... Read More »
1 responseBattles continue for veterans when they return home
By Herald on October 26th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com We may never fully understand the service of our veterans or their sacrifice, but we can at least give them our concern and our attention, says Royal Canadian Legion branch service officer Wayne King and veterans’ therapist Brad Hagen. Both men spoke at the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs ... Read More »
1 responseWeekend collision leaves 1 dead, 5 injured near Raymond
By Herald on October 26th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald One person is dead and five were injured following an collision Friday night near Raymond. On Friday shortly before 6 p.m., Raymond RCMP, Raymond Fire Department and ground ambulances responded to a serious motor vehicle collision involving a two vehicles, approximately one kilometre west of Raymond on Highway 52. With heavy snow fall ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nigerian Association stages peaceful protest against police brutality in Nigeria
By Lethbridge Herald on October 23rd, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald As violence continues in their home country, a local group is lending its voice from a distance to end the injustice. Members of the Lethbridge Nigerian Association gathered at Lethbridge City Hall Friday afternoon for a peaceful protest against the ongoing unrest in Nigeria as locals are protesting against police brutality ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge police looking for missing person
By Herald on October 23rd, 2020
*** Police say Kenneth Dougan has been located and returned home safely, thanks to tips received from the public *** Lethbridge Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing person, 68-year-old Kenneth Dougan. Dougan left a care facility on the southside on foot about 12:45 p.m. Thursday and has not returned. Dougan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Land-use bylaw change opens door for condo development
By Lethbridge Herald on October 22nd, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City council has unanimously approved a land-use bylaw change to pave the way for a new potential condo development downtown, coulee-side, near the High Level Bridge just off of Scenic Drive. Council approved the change despite some lingering concerns about potential liability associated with an old coal mine located in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Additional COVID cases at St. Francis, Ecole St. Mary schools
By Herald on October 22nd, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The Holy Spirit Catholic School Division has been informed of additional cases of COVID-19 which is impacting cohorts within Ecole St. Mary Elementary and St. Francis Junior High schools. Holy Spirit said in a news release it has been reassured that these cases are not the result of in-school transmission and are instead ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bill would formally recognize First Nations police services
By Lethbridge Herald on October 21st, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The provincial government has tabled a bill which would formally recognize First Nations police services, and may open the door for longer-term funding arrangements and equal access to resources currently taken for granted by other municipal forces in Alberta. Work began on formally recognizing First Nations police services in the ... Read More »
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