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Woman sentenced for hotel theft, housebreaking and other charges
By Delon Shurtz on March 20th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz/@lethbridgeherald.com While it’s not unusual for hotel guests to leave with tiny bars of soap and little bottles of shampoo tucked into their suitcases, Chassidy Lynn Morin went a little overboard. After staying at the Holiday Inn in Lethbridge last May, the 42-year-old woman checked out with towels, hangers and even linen, worth a ... Read More »
2 responsesCharges laid in Granum standoff incident
By LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICE on March 20th, 2021
Lethbridge Police have charged two people and recovered stolen property worth about $120,000 – including six vehicles and weapons - after arrests were made in Granum on Tuesday.  The Lethbridge Police Service Priority Crimes Unit and Crime Suppression Team, with assistance from the Blood Tribe Police and RCMP, were investigating individuals involved with multiple motor vehicle ... Read More »
1 responseMurder suspect remains in custody
By Delon Shurtz on March 20th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 37-year-old woman accused of deliberately striking and killing her ex-spouse with her vehicle last year remains in custody while her lawyer waits to receive from the Crown’s office information about his client’s charges. The matter for Melissa Dumaine Whitegrass was in Lethbridge provincial court Thursday, but it was simply adjourned until March ... Read More »
2 responsesCharges dismissed Cardston wrongful workplace death case
By Delon Shurtz on March 20th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Charges against a Cardston company following a work-related death of an employee three years ago have been dismissed. Judge John Maher ruled Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court that the Crown failed to prove Taurus Natural Inc., a livestock feed company, didn’t do enough to ensure the safety of 41-year-old Scott Forsyth, who died ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tiny home podcast seeks to build conversation on climate change
By Tim Kalinowski on March 20th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge actor, environmentalist and would-be podcast adventurer Michael Bartz recently won a $10,000 Telus STORYHIVE grant to host a six-part podcast on his quest to build an off-grid tiny home, and to seek out great conversations about ways we can all come together to meet the challenges of climate change and the other ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Committee gets update on reconciliation work
By Tim Kalinowski on March 20th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Cultural and Social Standing Policy Committee of city council received an update from the Reconciliation Lethbridge Advisory Committee (RLAC) during Thursday’s meeting which outlined the group’s plans to work in various realms to provide greater awareness of Indigenous perspectives, and to provide greater opportunities for Indigenous people within the community. Presenters Perry ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bindra charges going to trial in November
By Delon Shurtz on March 20th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 33-year-old Lethbridge man who is expected to have three trials for more than a dozen criminal charges, goes to trial on several of the charges this fall. Sohil Bindra is scheduled to stand trial Nov. 8-19 on charges of sexual assault, housebreaking and commit sexual assault, administering a noxious substance, and drug ... Read More »
2 responsesKenney names city as hub prospect for digital wave
By Collin Gallant on March 20th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDcgallant@medicinehatnews.com Rural Alberta – and specifically Medicine Hat and Lethbridge – have a place in the digital economy, Premier Jason Kenney told a conference of county leaders on Wednesday, citing southern Alberta’s two mid-sized centres as potential “hubs” of interest to expanding digital companies. The comments came near the end of speech to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Traffic stop results in drug-related and other charges
By Lethbridge Police Service on March 20th, 2021
Lethbridge Police have charged a driver with drug-related and other offences following a traffic stop on March 16. About 3:20 a.m. police stopped a vehicle westbound on Whoop-Up Drive on a traffic matter. The driver was subsequently arrested for failure to comply with release conditions. AÂ search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of 26 ... Read More »
1 responseNot guilty plea entered in attempted abduction case
By Delon Shurtz on March 20th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 21-year-old Lethbridge man charged in connection with an attempted abduction in the city last year is preparing to stand trial. During a hearing Friday in Lethbridge provincial court, an agent for the accused’s lawyer pleaded not guilty on behalf of Heinrich Van Daniel Blanco to one count of attempted abduction of a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province taking notice of high city COVID numbers
By Lethbridge Herald on March 19th, 2021
Gillian Slade Southern Alberta Newspapers Gslade@abnewsgroup.com Mayor Chris Spearman is hopeful that Lethbridge’s high COVID numbers attracting the attention of Alberta Health this week may spark some action. Lethbridge has seen active cases have more than doubled from a month ago to the highest number since the start of the pandemic. The March 20 provincial ... Read More »
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