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Piikani man pleads not guilty to murder charge
By Delon Shurtz on February 17th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 37-year-old Piikani man accused of killing a teenager last summer has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder and causing an indignity to human remains. Dustin Big Bull entered the pleas Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court, where he also elected to be tried by a Court of Queen’s Bench judge and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One dead after semi-trailer collision
By TABER-VAUXHALL RCMP on February 17th, 2021
Just before noon on Monday, Taber-Vauxhall RCMP responded to a serious head-on collision involving two semi-tractors on Highway 526 north of Vauxhall. Also responding to the scene were EMS and the Vauxhall Fire Department. The single driver of the eastbound vehicle, a 29-year-old male from Calgary, was pronounced deceased at the scene by EMS. The adult ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man pleads guilty to various charges
By Delon Shurtz on February 17th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com When a motel clerk answered the phone on the evening of May 7, 2020, the last thing the clerk expected to hear was the frantic voice of a child calling for help. The crying seven-year-old boy said his mother wouldn’t wake up, and the clerk arrived at the room to discover a man ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rachel Notley speaking at SACPA
By Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs on February 17th, 2021
Alberta is in the midst of a generational economic shift as we face the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Thursday, the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA) will host speaker Rachel Notley for a conversation about how we can create a new economic strategy and build a more resilient and diversified economy in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New program helping female entrepreneurs
By LETHBRIDGE HERALD on February 17th, 2021
When Calgary based companies Jadler Industries and Random Acronym were searching for a place to test out new technology for monitoring soil moisture in agriculture, there was only one place to go: Lethbridge College. “Lethbridge College has built a reputation with the agriculture industry in southern Alberta for getting their research out into the real ... Read More »
1 responseOnline fundraisers to help ag students
By Tim Kalinowski on February 17th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com With COVID-19 continuing to put a damper on public events, Lethbridge and District Exhibition Park and the Rotary Club of Lethbridge East are teaming up to host two online fundraisers to support two agricultural students attending post-secondary education in the region. “Each year Lethbridge and District Exhibition and the Rotary Club of Lethbridge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College chosen as testing place for new technology
By Greg Bobinec on February 17th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDgbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com When Calgary based companies Jadler Industries and Random Acronym were searching for a place to test out new technology for monitoring soil moisture in agriculture, there was only one place to go: Lethbridge College. “Lethbridge College has built a reputation with the agriculture industry in southern Alberta for getting their research out into ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Large outbreaks reason for city COVID numbers
By Lethbridge Herald on February 16th, 2021
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald The City of Lethbridge’s elevated COVID-19 figures compared to the rest of the region aren’t related to one reason, but rather some large outbreaks, said a member of Alberta Health. According to statistics released on Monday, the City of Lethbridge has 1,946 cases with and 211 active. That’s in comparison to ... Read More »
2 responsesGuild donates special quilt to charity
By Greg Bobinec on February 16th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDgbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Modern Quilt Guild (LMQG) presented its QuiltCon charity quilt, the Lovin’ Curves, to the Lethbridge Pregnancy Care Centre (LCPP) recently at Fabric Fusion. LPCC is a local agency offering compassionate support and education for women and men facing unplanned pregnancy, counsel for pregnancy related losses and programs encouraging health sexual choices. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Made in Lethbridge
By Aimee Benoit - Galt Museum & Archives on February 16th, 2021
What does it mean for something to be “made in” a place? Do raw goods count? How about resources shipped elsewhere for processing? Or items made locally by outside companies? Defining where things are made is not always clear-cut-but a wide range of goods have originated right here in Lethbridge.In the late 1800s entrepreneurs began ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!12,000 doses of vaccine administered in South Zone
By Justin Seward on February 16th, 2021
Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro was joined by officials in a telephone town hall with media across the province to talk about the rural vaccine roll-out Feb. 9. Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Deena Hinshaw and Paul Wynnyk, the chair of the COVID-19 vaccine task force joined Shandro to answer questions during the evening. ... Read More »
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