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Online subscriptions can be good for your tax refund
By Jensen, Randy on July 18th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Thanks to the Canada Revenue Agency, it pays to get an online subscription to publications like The Lethbridge Herald. Last year the CRA established a new rare tax credit for Canadian taxpayers, a tax break intended to provide incentive for taxpayers to follow Canadian media. If you have any paid digital news subscriptions, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man sentenced to five months for housebreaking
By Shurtz, Delon on July 18th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Blood Reserve man risked contracting the coronavirus when he forced his way into a hotel room and assaulted a woman. Keenan Black Plume went to the hotel in Cardston on June 4 and knocked on one of the doors. The woman inside, who was in quarantine after being tested ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lethbridge Transit to return to regular service in August
By Lethbridge Herald on July 17th, 2020
Dale WoodardLethbridge Heraldsports@lethbridgeherald.comThe City of Lethbridge is resuming transit routes and fare collection next month.Having received relaunch guidelines from the Government of Alberta, the City is gearing up to get all precautions in place to safely relaunch transit routes effective Aug. 4 from the current ride-by-reservation system.“We were getting a lot of people commenting the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Serious collision this morning east of Taber
By Lethbridge Herald on July 17th, 2020
The M.D. of Taber Regional Fire Service is reporting a serious two vehicle collision east of the town on Highway 3.Highway 3 was still closed this morning, and officials were asking motorists to please obey all Volker detours around the scene.Station 4 and 7 units were dispatched at 6:47 a.m. and were at the scene ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Transit routes and fare collection to relaunch in August
By Lethbridge Herald on July 17th, 2020
City of Lethbridge release: Work is underway to resume Lethbridge Transit routes and fare collection starting Tuesday, August 4, 2020. After receiving the relaunch guidelines from the Government of Alberta, the City of Lethbridge is working to get all precautions in place to safely relaunch transit routes from the current ride-by-reservation system. When routes return, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Case of mystery tapes solved
By Woodard, Dale on July 17th, 2020
Dale Woodard Lethbridge Herald sports@lethbridgeherald.com For Riley Anderson, it was another run through the coulees. He didn’t anticipate finding old-school video technology that would send he and his mother, Lindsay, on an internet search for the owners. But thanks to that run, the personal mementos wound up in the right hands of former Lethbridge resident ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Summer activities to keep the kids occupied
By Submitted Article on July 17th, 2020
Vicki Hazelwood LETHBRIDGE EARLY YEARS COALITION What a roller coaster! We’re not talking about this summer’s latest theme park attractions. We’re referring to the havoc the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked on all our lives. That includes, of course, any vacation plans we might have had for this summer! While the COVID-19 crisis has caused most ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No foul play in woman’s death
By Jensen, Randy on July 17th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE The Lethbridge Police Service investigation into the death of a 30-year-old woman, whose body was found Wednesday morning in Galt Gardens, has determined there is no evidence to suggest foul play. LPS said in a release the matter is deemed non-criminal in nature no further information would be released. On Wednesday morning at 8 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused hopes to resolve ammonite theft case without trial
By Shurtz, Delon on July 17th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A man accused of stealing a valuable ammonite fossil a year ago is still hoping to resolve the matter without going to trial. Logan Heavy Shield pleaded not guilty in January to one count each of theft over $5,000 and entering land without permission, and was planning to stand trial. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man sentenced on mischief charge
By Shurtz, Delon on July 17th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A man with a lengthy criminal record involving mischief and other offences has received a short jail sentence for causing mischief again, most recently at a Lethbridge motel. At about 11:30 a.m. Feb. 1 motel staff unlocked and opened the door to a laundry room and found Grant Tyler Williams ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grant to allow U of L to purchase research equipment
By Jensen, Randy on July 17th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Thanks to funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) and the University of Lethbridge, researchers will soon have access to a suite of equipment that will help them unravel the key communication events in biomolecules. “The Biomolecular Characterization Suite or BCS will provide ... Read More »
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