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Crown seeks assessment in assault case
By Shurtz, Delon on May 7th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge Crown prosecutor is recommending a southern Alberta man accused of breaking into a home and stabbing a resident while he was sleeping be ordered to have a psychological assessment. Crown Prosecutor Bruce Ainscough recommended the assessment Wednesday in Lethbridge court, where Josh Lee Goodrider faces charges of assault ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Farewell to a friend, mentor
By Submitted Article on May 7th, 2020
Arnim Joop On April 27, I lost a good friend who was my mentor. When I immigrated to Canada in 1988-89 and was looking for a job as a journalist, I got a list of all the community newspapers in Alberta and drove with my wife from Wetaskiwin all the way to Lethbridge and stopped ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drugs and firearms seized in Fort Macleod
By Kalinowski, Tim on May 7th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald -FORT MACLEOD The Lethbridge region Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) seized $26,000 in illegal drugs and cash as well firearms at a home in Fort Macleod last Wednesday. Methamphetamine, cocaine and what police suspect is carfentanil were seized from a suspected drug dealer in Fort Macleod. ALERT conducted the investigation in partnership ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Connolly chosen as Queen’s Counsel
By Submitted Article on May 7th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE Connolly and Associates has announced that Claudia R. Connolly has been appointed as Queen’s Counsel. The appointment recognizes Connolly’s longstanding commitment to criminal defence in southern Alberta, as well as her contributions to the community the last 27 years. Connolly was born and raised in rural Manitoba, and began her post-secondary education at Brandon ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Berdan pleads guilty to theft, mischief
By Shurtz, Delon on May 7th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Danny Daryl Berdan knew what he wanted when last March he walked into Sexxxy Kitty on the northside. He passed by the movies, toys, lubes and various novelty items available at the Lethbridge adult store, and ended up at the wigs. He chose one worth about $112 and walked out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canes capture WHL Business of the Year Award
By Yoos, Cam on May 7th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD Lethbridge Hurricanes have been named the Western Hockey League Business of the Year Award winner, it was announced Wednesday. The Hurricanes were nominated as the Eastern Conference Business of the Year for the second consecutive season. The Canes were runner-up to the Everett Silvertips in 2018-19. “We are super honoured to be selected ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Food banks grateful for community support
By Kalinowski, Tim on May 7th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge’s food banks are weathering the COVID-19 storm well at the moment thanks to strong community support, but expect an uptick in users in the months ahead as the underlying economic difficulties Alberta is facing begin to bite home. “It has actually been a nice thing to see how our ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City man remains stranded at sea
By Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2020
UPDATE via Canadian Press: Princess Cruises confirmed over the weekend that 53 Canadians were scheduled to leave the Emerald Princess in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Saturday and would head to Miami where they would board a chartered flight to Toronto. Greg BobinecLethbridge Heraldgbobinec@lethbridgeherald.comSpending an extended period of time sailing the open seas may sound like ... Read More »
1 responseOnline sign-up open for Target Hunger volunteers
By Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald Online sign-up is now live for Target Hunger, the annual food drive done each year on the second Saturday in June, when volunteers pick up donations from households in the city, as community members donate the most wanted food items for our local food banks.At this time, Target Hunger is considered a safe ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Force wasn’t with local stormtrooper
By Shurtz, Delon on May 6th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The “Star Wars” saga continues, but this time it’s not set a long, long time ago or in a galaxy far away. It was Monday, in Lethbridge, and instead of droids, Imperial armies or a handful of Jedi Knights, it was a lone stormtrooper outside Coco Vanilla Galactic Cantina on ... Read More »
3 responsesMan facing 46 charges wants to hire a new lawyer
By Shurtz, Delon on May 6th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Fort Vermillion man who last month was expected to resolve some of the 46 criminal charges he faces in Lethbridge provincial court, now wants to hire a new lawyer. “Actually, your honour, I’d like to fire my lawyer,” Jessie Hugh Flett said Tuesday during a brief hearing in Lethbridge ... Read More »
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