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Court hears details of attack on senior
By Shurtz, Delon on April 29th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com For 76-year-old Sharon of Lethbridge, May 22, 2019 was probably like any other day. She awoke, went about her morning routine, and then at noon drove to an appointment. She had no idea a man had entered her home the night before while she slept, and was still lurking in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!$1.9M marketing fund set up for local businesses
By Jensen, Randy on April 29th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD At a time when many businesses are in need of support due to the devastating economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Southern Alberta Newspapers have established a $1.9-million marketing fund to help locally owned and operated businesses in southern Alberta with their recovery plan. Beginning today, businesses can apply for the Community Marketing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Staying connected with students
By Submitted Article on April 29th, 2020
Craig Albrecht Palliser Regional Schools You can add a fourth ‘R’ to the playbook as Palliser Regional Schools continues educating students during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Relationships” – whether it’s forming new connections or bolstering existing ones – are a priority in the first few weeks after the province cancelled in-school education indefinitely. One of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police probing suspicious death
By Jensen, Randy on April 29th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge Police Service are investigating a suspicious death, after the body of a male was located early Monday morning. At approximately 6:55 a.m. police responded to a report of an injured male at an apartment building along the 1200 block of 4 Avenue South. Police and EMS attended and located ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raymond convoy headed to Alberta legislature
By Jensen, Randy on April 29th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Several hundred Albertans will be gathering in Edmonton today to demand the Alberta government consider ending the COVID-19 lockdown, and begin a phased reopening of the provincial economy. The protest is organized by the group “End the Lockdown Alberta,” and will take place in front of the Alberta Legislature. Raymond ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man sentenced to a year in jail
By Shurtz, Delon on April 29th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A southern Alberta man who pleaded guilty to 19 charges has been sent to jail for a year and fined more than $3,000. James Brander, 39, pleaded guilty last week in Lethbridge provincial court to multiple charges of drug possession, possession of stolen property, obstruction of a peace officer, resisting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!It’s important to take care of yourself in these stressful times
By Submitted Article on April 29th, 2020
Sonya Brown Alberta Health Services Anyone else too “busy” for self-care? We have all heard (in some capacity) the importance of self-care. Simply put, self-care is the act of being loving and generous to ourselves. However, society often tells us that our worth is measured by our success, and our success is a representation of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Workers must be placed ahead of profit
By Jensen, Randy on April 29th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com With no public ceremony this year to mark the National Day of Mourning to honour all workers who have died on the job in Canada, Burt Green, former shop steward for CUPE Local 70, still made his solitary way down to the workers’ monument at Mountainview Cemetery on Tuesday as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Galt Museum redeveloping exhibits for people to view online
By Jensen, Randy on April 29th, 2020
Kevin Forsyth For The Herald The Galt Museum and Archives is redeveloping some of its exhibits for an online audience in response to the need for physical distancing and the facility’s temporary closure. “This is a perfect opportunity to provide broad access to some of our recent exhibitions that have been popular with in-person audiences,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man who coughed on officers charged
By Jensen, Randy on April 29th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD – MOSES LAKE Blood Tribe Police Service has charged a man for assaulting two police officers after he allegedly intentionally coughed in their faces. Friday at 11 p.m. a 50-year-old Blood Tribe man was arrested for mischief in the community of Moses Lake on the Blood Reserve. During processing, the man claimed he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ATA president to speak at SACPA
By Jensen, Randy on April 29th, 2020
Schilling to discuss education layoffs during COVID-19 LETHBRIDGE HERALD A release from the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs notes the Alberta government has arguably missed an opportunity to show leadership during the COVID-19 crisis by directing provincial school boards to lay off tens of thousands of education workers. Teachers and educational assistants (EAs) work ... Read More »
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