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Oscar party here on Sunday
By Bobinec, Greg on February 8th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com With the best movies of the year on display this weekend for the annual Academy Awards show, a Lethbridge group is hosting its seventh annual Oscar Party to help raise funds for a local organization. The Lethbridge Oscar Party started as an event to bring movie and award show enthusiasts ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man pleads guilty to 15 charges
By Shurtz, Delon on February 8th, 2020
Delon Shurtz lethbridge herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A man charged more than a year ago for numerous criminal offences relating to stolen mail and personal documents in 2018 has pleaded guilty to 15 charges and could be sentenced when he returns to court next week. Crown Prosecutor Lisa Weich recommended Thursday in Lethbridge provincial court that the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police probing deadly shooting on westside
By Lethbridge Herald on February 7th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge Police Service has confirmed it is likely dealing with its first homicide in over two years. On Thursday night at 10:30 p.m. police received a call from someone at an acreage on the 200 block of University Avenue West reporting a 34-year-old man had been shot at that ... Read More »
1 responsePolice investigating possible homicide on westside
By Lethbridge Herald on February 7th, 2020
From LPS: Lethbridge Police are investigating an apparent homicide following an incident at a west side home Thursday night. On February 6, 2020 just after 10:30 p.m. police responded to a report of a shooting at a residence along the 200 block of University Drive West. Upon arrival, officers located the body of a 35-year-old ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Well-rounded education important, SACPA hears
By Kalinowski, Tim on February 7th, 2020
Tim Kalinowski Lethbridge Herald tkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com Getting a well-rounded education is as important today as it has ever been, Shelly Wismath, dean of the Faculty of Liberal Education, told attendees at this week’s Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs luncheon on Thursday. “Liberal arts generally refers to social sciences, humanities and fine arts,” she explained. “The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2019 Holiday Food Drive was a record-breaker
By Bobinec, Greg on February 7th, 2020
Greg Bobinec Lethbridge Herald gbobinec@lethbridgeherald.com With the help of Lethbridge residents, Real Canadian Superstore, No Frills and Real Canadian Wholesale Club locations across Alberta are celebrating a record-breaking 2019 Holiday Food Drive. Since the start of the initiative 10 years ago, stores across the province have exceeded expectations, collecting the large amount of food poundage ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Disclosure needed in drug case
By Shurtz, Delon on February 7th, 2020
Delon Shurtz Lethbridge Herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 44-year-old Lethbridge facing recent drug charges made his first appearance in court Thursday. Cordelle Daniel Bad Arm, who was represented by an agent for his Lethbridge lawyer, Miranda Hlady, appeared in person for his brief hearing. Court was told defence is waiting to receive disclosure from the Crown’s office, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man sentenced to prison for multiple break-ins
By Shurtz, Delon on February 7th, 2020
Delon Shurtz Lethbridge Herald dshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who, among numerous other crimes, stole his mother’s credit card while visiting her in the hospital one Christmas Eve, has been sent to prison. Kazmier Victor Banbur, 48, was sentenced Wednesday in Lethbridge provincial court to nearly nine years in a federal penitentiary, and prohibited from possessing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More than $10K in drugs seized
By Jensen, Randy on February 7th, 2020
LETHBRIDGE HERALD A 37-year-old Lethbridge man is facing drug charges after a Lethbridge Police Crime Suppression Team arrest. On Tuesday, following a short-term investigation into drug trafficking activity, members of the Crime Suppression Team with assistance from the K9 Unit, attended the Travelodge along the 1000 block of Mayor Magrath Drive South and executed a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pertussis outbreak is over: AHS
By Kalinowski, Tim on February 7th, 2020
Lethbridge Herald Alberta Health Services has officially declared this season’s pertussis outbreak in the South Zone over. AHS originally informed the public of the local outbreak on Oct. 15, and confirms this most recent event had 34 confirmed cases and two probable cases of pertussis, with no hospitalizations or deaths. The cases were located in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inaugural poster campaign honours Piikani members
By Sulz, Dave on February 7th, 2020
Tawnya Plain Eagle EDITOR, PIIKANI NATION NEWS The Peigan Board of Education (PBOE) launched its inaugural Poster Campaign last week. The purpose of this campaign is to recognize individuals from the Piikani Nation who have served the community with distinction. “We wanted to honour individuals who have made their mark in the world,” committee member ... Read More »
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