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Be wary of scams related to COVID-19
By Submitted Article on April 2nd, 2020
Submitted by the Better Business Bureau COVID-19 is affecting people, businesses and communities around the world. >While this is bad news for Canadians, it’s great news for scammers who are cashing in on our anxiety about the disease. >Better Business Bureau reminds everyone to remain vigilant to avoid scams related to the virus; use necessary, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yoga Institute remains flexible during COVID-19 crisis
By Sulz, Dave on April 2nd, 2020
Dave Sulz lethbridge herald dsulz@lethbridgeherald.com With the COVID-19 pandemic putting the kibosh on group activities, exercise classes are among the cancellation casualties. But the Canadian Yoga Institute has found a way around the problem by taking the classes to the people – via cyberspace. The institute recently started video streaming yoga classes to its current ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man to face several months of probation
By Shurtz, Delon on April 2nd, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 33-year-old man who was sentenced to time served for several criminal offences last year will still be on probation for several months. Craig Cassidy Sweetgrass was sentenced to seven months in jail Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to charges of drug possession, drug possession for the purpose of trafficking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Galt Museum & Archives CEO Burrows-Johnson retiring
By Sulz, Dave on April 2nd, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The CEO/executive director of the Galt Museum & Archives and Fort Whoop-Up is retiring after 13 years in the position. Susan Burrows-Johnson took over the leadership position at the Galt Museum & Archives shortly after the new expansion to the museum was completed in 2006. During her time the museum’s attendance and impact ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man who ran from police pleads guilty
By Shurtz, Delon on April 2nd, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A dog may be man’s best friend, but Carter Dylan Rains probably isn’t feeling particularly close to the one that bit him a few weeks ago. Rains, 28, was fleeing from police last February when he was chased, and caught, by a police dog. Officers were patrolling a Lethbridge neighbourhood ... Read More »
3 responsesStoring large quantities of gasoline is dangerous
By Lethbridge Herald on April 1st, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Fire Prevention Bureau is warning residents about the dangers of storing large quantities of gasoline in residential properties and using unapproved storage containers to do so. “We have had phone calls coming into our office regarding people who are hoarding gasoline and filling up containers whether they are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Try the night sky for a break from COVID concerns
By Submitted Article on April 1st, 2020
Gary Boyle THE BACKYARD ASTRONOMER As we try to cope with the COVID-19 crisis, we must find ways to reduce stress levels and anxiety. Aside from listening to online music and reading books, try stepping outside on a clear night and drink in the night sky. The celestial landscape had been the entertainment of civilizations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SACPA to host online session on COVID-19 stress Thursday
By Jensen, Randy on April 1st, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs will host a special online session dealing with stress and coping during the COVID-19 crisis on Thursday at 10 a.m. The worldwide outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is proving stressful for many people. Fear and anxiety about a disease can be overwhelming and cause ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What will remain after our COVID-19 anguish?
By Submitted Article on April 1st, 2020
There is absolutely no question that our current reality is a new normal. One month ago, nobody would have ever thought that we would have to physically distance ourselves from family, friends and colleagues; that we would have to be super vigilant with handwashing and sanitizing frequently touched surfaces to the extent that medical experts ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veterinarians still operating but with extra COVID-19 precautions
By Beeber, Al on April 1st, 2020
Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Humans aren’t the only ones who may need emergency health care during the COVID-19 crisis. Farm animals and humans’ four-legged companions aren’t immune to sickness, either. Area veterinary clinics are responding to the COVID-19 situation by taking extra safety precautions while dealing with pets and livestock. Two southern Alberta veterinary ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge to give decision in May in sex assault case
By Shurtz, Delon on April 1st, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A date has finally been set for a judge to give his decision in a sex assault trial that concluded more than three months ago. The decision has been adjourned several times since the trial in Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench concluded last December. The judge is now scheduled to ... Read More »
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