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Perpetrator in fake gun incident lucky to escape unscathed
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who faced police in an armed standoff with only a toy machine gun is lucky he didn’t get shot. At about 10 a.m. on Dec. 29 of last year Tyler Darcy McNabb, 28, was seen pulling the machine gun from under his jacket and waving it around while hiding behind ... Read More »
Kodiaks volleyball end road trip with wins
The Lethbridge College Kodiaks volleyball teams finished their season-opening five game road trip ,which lasted over three weekends, with two wins a piece up north. The men’s team won both of their matches 3-0 at Northwestern Polytechnic (25-21, 25-15, 25-15) on Friday and the same match win at NAIT (31-29, 25-18, 25-21) on Saturday. “The ... Read More »
Not just luck: How the Allies won the war
Historian Stéphane Guevremont stopped by the Galt Museum recently for a lecture on “How the Allies Won the War.” He explored the key Second World War turning points and reasons that enabled the Allies to defeat the Axis Powers. “How close we came to losing at the beginning, it was crucial,” said Guevremont. “If he ... Read More »
Danielle Smith wins seat in Brooks-Medicine Hat
Collin Gallant – SOUTHERN ALBERTA NEWSPAPERS – cgallant@medicinehatnews.com Premier Danielle Smith won her byelection race on Tuesday night and kicked off her party’s unofficial re-election campaign in Medicine Hat, promising “substantial” health reforms, introducing affordability programs and standing up to Ottawa from her seat in the legislature. Smith collected 54.5 per cent of the vote in the ... Read More »
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
VAN EGMOND, Douglas <br/>BAERT, Frank <br/>OTRHALEK, Frank <br/>TINORDI, Sarah-Dawn <br/>HEPPEL, Peter <br/>BAER, Barbara <br/>SCHAFFER, Augusta <br/>OUSSOREN, John <br/>HUGGINS, William <br/>DYKSLAG, John <br/>FAUTH, Josephine <br/>THOMPSON, Paulina <br/>O'DONNELL, Tillie <br/>RASMUSSEN, Scott <br/>SUPINA, Steve <br/>KOLDYK, Henry <br/>KNIFE, Melvin <br/>GIESBRECHT, Frank CROOYMANS, Alda BOS, Coby ... Read More »
Local woman and her dog run for suicide prevention
Lethbridge resident Jane Scott and her dog Shadow like to stay active. Scott and Shadow run together, but it’s more than just exercise that they’re running for these days. In the last year, they’ve used their running as a way to raise both awareness and money for mental health awareness and suicide prevention. Statistics Canada ... Read More »
Man ordered to pay $100,000 restitution for breach of trust
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 68-year-old Lethbridge man who stole thousands of dollars from a long-time friend suffering from dementia, has been sent to jail for six months. Terry Leong was sentenced in Lethbridge provincial court after he pleaded guilty to charges of theft over $5,000 and criminal breach of trust. Crown Prosecutor Michael Fox explained that ... Read More »
Upcoming sexual assault trial adjourned
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A sex-assault trial scheduled to run only days before Christmas, has been adjourned for an unspecified length of time. The three-day trial for Khaled Alsaid, which was set to begin on Dec. 20, was cancelled Monday during a brief hearing in Lethbridge provincial court. The accused’s lawyer, Rabie Ahmed of Calgary, requested the ... Read More »
Piikani actor primed for role in Costner film
Kevin Costner’s new western-themed film Horizon has signed on local Indigenous actor Owen Crow Shoe. Born in Lethbridge and raised on the Piikani Nation, Crow Shoe got his start in acting at the age of 20 on the set of AMC’s Hell on Wheels. Now he has begun to add more films to his resume ... Read More »
Holiday card drive turning frowns upside down
The crew of Emily Demers, Daicya Munton and Abigail Cumming enjoyed the Holiday Card Drive as the Domesticated Divas hosted Holiday Handcrafted with Love YQL on Saturday at Southminster United Church. The initiative allows the public to contribute cards, whether they’re store bought or homemade, and will give the gift of cheer to a senior ... Read More »
New Indigenous scholarship to launch
In October, global design and technology firm Arcadis IBI Group announced a collaboration with Indspire, an Indigenous national charity, confirming that the two will launch a new scholarship for Indigenous students. The scholarship invests in the education of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and will help fund post-secondary student’s learning architecture, engineering, urban planning, ... Read More »
