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Charges diverted in 2020 assault case
By Delon Shurtz on February 3rd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 28-year-old man accused of assaulting a couple of city business owners during a violent altercation last summer could avoid prosecution if he completes a government program aimed at helping offenders rather than punishing them. Alan Edwin Valin has been accepted into a mental health diversion program, which diverts from the justice system ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SACPA speaker to discuss vaccines
By Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs on February 3rd, 2021
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Be the first to comment!Phillips granted complainant status against two officers who conducted an unauthorized surveillance
By Lethbridge Herald on February 2nd, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips has been granted complainant status in a case against two Lethbridge Police Service officers who undertook an unauthorized surveillance against her when she was Minister of the Environment under the former NDP government. The decision was posted on the Alberta Law Enforcement Review Board (LERB) website ... Read More »
17 responsesAssault nets suspended sentence
By Delon Shurtz on February 2nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 24-year-old Moses Lake man who viciously beat an unconscious teenager with a metal pipe more than four years ago, won’t be sent to jail. Harlin Ray Crow Spreads His Wings, who was 20 years old at the time of the offence Oct. 16, 2016, was given a suspended sentence in Lethbridge Court ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!May sentencing for man in child porn case
By Delon Shurtz on February 2nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com When police seized a computer and other electronic devices from Bryan Alas Hernandez’s Lethbridge residence, they knew they’d find images of child pornography. Alas Hernandez had already been flagged by the RCMP’s National Child Exploitation Co-ordination Centre, which works with internet and social media providers to track and investigate online instances of child ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coal workers defend mining
By Tim Kalinowski on February 2nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Coal mine workers in Alberta say they understand the need to balance environmental concerns about their industry with the financial benefits derived from the product they produce. “We have been clear on this: mining yes, but not everywhere, everytime,” says United Steelworkers Western Canadian director Stephen Hunt, whose union represents miners at the ... Read More »
1 responseCastle Mountain offering special lift ticket discount
By Greg Bobinec on February 2nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDgbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Castle Mountain Resort is offering a new program for the 2021 ski season, by offering first responders a special discount on lift tickets as a gesture of appreciation for the important work done by frontline workers, particularly through the pandemic. Eligible first responders including Canadian-based police, fire, EMS, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blood Tribe to launch legal challenge over Coal Policy
By Tim Kalinowski on February 2nd, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Kainai-Blood Tribe will be launching a legal challenge against the Government of Alberta over its decision to unilaterally rescind the 1976 Coal Policy. A community notice posted on the tribe’s website on Thursday announced its intention to pursue this course of legal action. “Under the Policy,” the statement reads in part, “open ... Read More »
3 responsesMayors want dispatch services inquiry
By Lethbridge Herald on February 1st, 2021
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The mayors of Red Deer, Calgary, Wood Buffalo and Lethbridge are calling for an immediate inquiry into a major medical dispatch services failure at Alberta Health Service’s South Communications centre in Calgary on Jan. 26, and an immediate third-party review of emergency dispatch consolidation after reports of slow response times ... Read More »
3 responsesAlpine Club encourages exploration of back country
By Greg Bobinec on January 30th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDgbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Since the beginning of COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions, people have been encouraged to spend time outdoors where they can socially distance safely. With the pandemic continuing on into 2021, people are finding themselves looking for more areas to explore, drawing more attraction to the backcountry. With many activities from cross-country skiing to rock ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta provides treatment for genetic disorder
By Dale Woodard on January 30th, 2021
Alberta families of children with a rare genetic disorder received some good news on the treatment front Wednesday when it was announced children suffering from spinal muscular atrophy may now be eligible to receive funding for gene replacement therapy treatment. Alberta’s government is working with Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. to provide interim patient access to ... Read More »
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