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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 »
Be the first to comment!MLA Neudorf isolating as Municipal Affairs Minister tests positive for COVID-19
By Herald on October 21st, 2020
Municipal Affairs Minister Tracy Allard has tested positive for COVID-19 and Premier Jason Kenney, as well as other MLAs, including Nathan Neudorf are self isolating. Statement from the Premier’s Office: Municipal Affairs Minister Tracy Allard recently had a close contact who tested positive for COVID-19. In line with protocols, Minister Allard has been isolating since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Contact tracing still being conducted in schools, AHS clarifies
By Herald on October 21st, 2020
Alberta Health Services South Zone is clarifying an AHS letter sent out Friday regarding contact tracing in Lethbridge Schools that it now says was inaccurate. In a series of twitter posts, they indicate that contact tracing is still being conducted by AHS in South Zone for all COVID-19 close contacts including school-related. All close contacts ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police charge man in taxi robbery
By Herald on October 21st, 2020
Lethbridge police have charged a city man after a taxi driver reported he was robbed at knifepoint Tuesday. Police say the driver had dropped off three passengers at a residence in the 3500-block of 20 Avenue South and the fare was paid with a bank card. Upon exiting the taxi, one of the passengers was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mayors calling on Kenney to intervene in dispatch decision
By Lethbridge Herald on October 20th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The mayors of Calgary, Red Deer, Wood Buffalo and Lethbridge are calling on Premier Jason Kenney to personally intervene to re-examine a decision by his Minister of Health Tyler Shandro to allow EMS consolidated dispatch to move forward in Alberta. “We would like to go on public record that we ... Read More »
1 responseCOVID-19 contact tracing changes for Lethbridge School Division
By Herald on October 20th, 2020
Alberta Health Services South Zone is clarifying an AHS letter sent out Friday regarding contact tracing in Lethbridge Schools that it now says was inaccurate. In a series of twitter posts, they indicate that contact tracing is still being conducted by AHS in South Zone for all COVID-19 close contacts including school-related. All close contacts ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge police investigating vehicle thefts
By Herald on October 20th, 2020
Lethbridge police are investigating two robbery/carjacking incidents late Monday and the early morning hours of Tuesday. At about 9:30 p.m. Monday a vehicle left running and unlocked was stolen from in front of a business in the 500-block of 13 Street North. The driver exited the store when he noticed someone getting into his vehicle. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Baptism of fire for new recruits
By Lethbridge Herald on October 19th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Fire and EMS is set to welcome 12 new recruits into full-time service in the coming weeks, and this year’s training, due to COVID-19, hasn’t quite been like a class like any other, said lead trainer Les Hilliard. “We had to adapt and overcome,” he explained to reporters at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two facing charges after police recover weapons and stolen property
By Herald on October 19th, 2020
Two people are facing charges after Lethbridge police executed a search warrant and recovered numerous weapons as well as several stolen items. Members of the Downtown Policing Unit and Priority Crime Unit executed the search warrant on Friday at a home in the 1800-block of 5 Avenue North. The subjects were taken into custody and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Morning collision claims life of woman near Picture Butte
By Herald on October 19th, 2020
Picture Butte, Alta. – Coaldale and Picture Butte RCMP along with the Picture Butte Fire Department/EMS responded to a collision Monday morning on Highway 25 approximately 2.5 km south of Picture Butte. Preliminary indications are that a blue car travelling north on Highway 25 lost control and collided with a southbound semi truck. The 18-year-old driver and lone occupant of ... Read More »
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