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Second-degree murder case delayed again
By Lethbridge Herald on September 26th, 2020
Delon Shurtz Lethbridge Herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A preliminary hearing for two men charged with second-degree murder continues to be put off while their lawyers and the Crown’s office wait for a report from the medical examiner. The lawyers had hoped to set a date for the hearing earlier this week in Lethbridge provincial court, but the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man given conditional sentence for uttering threats
By Lethbridge Herald on September 26th, 2020
Delon Shurtz Lethbridge Herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Moving from his home in Kenya and leaving family so he could attend college in Lethbridge may have been too much of a culture shock for a 20-year-old man who threatened to kill a woman and the unborn child he thought she was carrying. Emmanuel Kimaru Songol had gotten into ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta senator doing virtual tour of the province
By Lethbridge Herald on September 26th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald Alberta Senator Doug Black is taking a cross-Alberta tour. He’s just staying in the same spot. With the COVID-19 pandemic playing havoc with social distancing and travel plans, Black moved his cross-Alberta tour online with virtual visits starting in Lethbridge earlier this week before moving on to Medicine Hat, Red Deer, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canyon looking to lift spirits with Big Screen Harvest Party tour
By Lethbridge Herald on September 26th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Canadian country music great George Canyon and his buddy Aaron Pritchett are coming to the Enmax Centre in Lethbridge on Oct. 1 to play two drive-in shows in support of local charities. Pritchett and Canyon are co-headliners for the Big Screen Harvest Party tour which will make four stops, starting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Explosives, drugs found during police search warrant at southside home
By Herald on September 25th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald More details are being released on a Lethbridge police search warrant conducted Thursday at a southside home that required the assistance of the Explosives Disposal Unit. The Lethbridge Police Service Crime Suppression Team was on scene for the warrant at the home on the 800 block of 16 Street South when what was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mayors make case about EMS dispatch
By Herald on September 25th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald Centralizing EMS dispatch is not the way to go for the safety of Albertans. That’s the message Lethbridge Mayor Chris Spearman and mayors of Calgary, Red Deer and Wood Buffalo hammered home to Minister of Health Tyler Shandro at a meeting Thursday in Edmonton. With Alberta Health Services’ decision to cancel ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Students rally for return to sports and activities
By Lethbridge Herald on September 24th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald Students in the Lethbridge School Division and the Holy Spirit Catholic School Division want to get back into the game. A crowd of students and parents gathered outside the Lethbridge School Division office Thursday afternoon, demanding the return of sports and extracurricular activities that have been suspended due to the COVID-19 ... Read More »
2 responsesExplosives unit called after search warrant at southside home
By Herald on September 24th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge police called in their explosive disposal unit after what they described as several packages of concern were found while conducting a search warrant Thursday at a southside home. Police arrived on scene at the home along the 800 block of 16 Street South Thursday afternoon for the warrant and called the explosives ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Notley says leadership is lacking during crisis
By Lethbridge Herald on September 23rd, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Opposition leader Rachel Notley arrived in Lethbridge on Wednesday for a two-day visit to the city to bring a message of change which works for Albertans and gets Albertans back to work. “I think clearly Alberta is going through some generational and historic challenges right now, and there needs to ... Read More »
17 responsesASIRT Investigating firearm injury of Lethbridge police officer
By Herald on September 23rd, 2020
ASIRT press release: On Sept. 22, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding a serious injury sustained by a 35-year-old Lethbridge police officer following the discharge of a firearm at the Lethbridge Police Service firing range. At about 10:40 a.m., police officers were at the LPS firing range ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Illegal camps a concern for City
By Lethbridge Herald on September 22nd, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The City has been dealing with a noticeable increase in illegal encampments and “rough sleeping” since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March. “We have been dealing with encampments for a couple of years now, and we have seen a spike over the last four months since COVID-19,” confirms City of ... Read More »
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