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Radical change needed, activist tells SACPA
By Jensen, Randy on June 13th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Canadian author and activist Desmond Cole spoke on Friday with the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs in a YouTube livestream event about the Black Lives Matter movement, and recent calls to defund police agencies across North America in wake of the killing of George Floyd at the hand of ... Read More »
1 responseLGM resource provides COVID support
By Submitted Article on June 13th, 2020
Trudy Dyck ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES Recently, when the federal government was advising Canadians abroad to return to Canada, I travelled into the U.S. to bring a family member home. It was a very quick trip, I left and came back within 24 hours. I was unsure what to expect when travelling, as there were a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ability Resource Association to receive Toastmaster’s Award
By Jensen, Randy on June 13th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Ability Resource Association (Ability) will be awarded the Toastmaster’s Communication and Leadership Award by District 42 Toastmasters. Paige McCann Sauter, Ability’s executive director, will be accepting the award at the District 42 Celebration event today, where Toastmasters and guests from across southern Alberta and Saskatchewan will be gathering ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local teen honoured for plan to reduce bicycle thefts
By Lethbridge Herald on June 12th, 2020
Tim KalinowskiLethbridge Heraldtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.comThe Lethbridge Police Service family has donated a new mountain bike to a young Lethbridge resident who inspired the department’s new Bike Index.Seventeen-year-old Nathan Sherwood had three bikes stolen four different times before finally deciding to take action.“The fourth time we had just gotten back from vacation in British Columbia,” he explained to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blood Tribe loses elder to complications of COVID-19
By Lethbridge Herald on June 12th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald – STANDOFF, AB The Blood Tribe has announced that an elder has died earlier this week from complications due to COVID- 19.A press release said that the Blood Tribe Emergency Management Team is continuing its containment efforts to keep the COVID-19 virus from spread within the Blood Reserve and that Friday’s announcement respected ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crown appeal of Stephan’s acquittal to be heard in June
By Lethbridge Herald on June 12th, 2020
Bill Graveland THE CANADIAN PRESS — CALGARY The Crown says an Alberta judge showed bias against a medical expert last year when he acquitted a couple on trial in the death of their ill son, but the defence says the court process was fair.Prosecutors asked the Alberta Court of Appeal on Thursday to overturn the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Palliser off-campus programs continue during pandemic
By Submitted Article on June 12th, 2020
Craig Albrecht Palliser Regional Schools -COALDALE The COVID-19 pandemic has forced schools to find inventive ways of delivering education, and Palliser Regional Schools’ off-campus programming is no exception. Palliser is offering a growing number of off-campus courses in an effort to provide engaging, hands-on learning opportunities not available to students in a traditional classroom setting. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SAAG to reopen with limited capacityWednesday
By Jensen, Randy on June 12th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com The Southern Alberta Art Gallery (SAAG) is gearing up to welcome back the community to its galleries, at a limited capacity, next Wednesday. SAAG is prioritizing the health and safety of its staff, visitors and the community, and are encouraging individuals and families to register for gallery visit time blocks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Province to lift rule on 30-day prescription supply
By Jensen, Randy on June 12th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The Province of Alberta has announced that as of Monday, pharmacists can begin to give out larger quantities of prescription drugs again, up to a 100-day supply. To handle the critical drug supply issues that affected Alberta and the world due to COVID-19, the government recommended pharmacists dispense a maximum 30-day supply of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two teens drown, one missing in river accident
By Jensen, Randy on June 12th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald – Spring Coulee tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Two teen girls are confirmed dead and one is still missing after a boat they were in overturned in the St. Mary River near Spring Coulee on Wednesday. According to the Raymond/Magrath RCMP, the accident happened at about 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The three girls from Spring ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Virtual Summer Series to benefit Special Olympics
By Jensen, Randy on June 12th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Special Olympics Alberta and the Lethbridge Police Service are encouraging residents to hit the pavement and run, bike and walk in the Virtual Summer Series. The new Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) series-style event is comprised of three legs – biking, running and walking – that can be tackled as an individual or ... Read More »
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