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Man deported before sentencing for robbery
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 26th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A man who was set to be sentenced Thursday in Lethbridge court of justice on several criminal charges, has been thrown out of the country. Ken William Kagwanja had pleaded guilty in April to two charges of robbery and single charges of shopbreaking to commit mischief and breaching release conditions, but the charges ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Serving prisoner gets four more years for sexually assaulting girlfriend’s niece
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 26th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 33-year-old man who is serving a prison sentence for sexually assaulting his daughter when she was only four years old, has been sentenced to another four years for similar offences against his girlfriend’s niece. The man, who can’t be named to protect the identity of the victim, pleaded guilty Friday in Lethbridge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former disgraced city jail guard arrested in stolen truck in Swift
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 25th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A former city jail guard who was fired and charged with accessing prisoner files has been arrested in Swift Current while inside a stolen truck. Teegan Austin, 21, was taken into custody this week by RCMP officers in the Saskatchewan city along with two other Medicine Hat men, Ricky Vidnes, 27, and Nicolas Langille, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!#WeSeeYou: International Overdose Awareness Day honours the lost while building hope
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 25th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com The sixth annual International Overdose Awareness Day Event is being held by local drug coalition members on Aug. 31. Part of the event this year is social-media campaign #weseeyou, and Mayor Linnsie Clark will be wearing one of the purple T-shirts with the slogan when she signs a declaration the day before the event. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Millions on hold in southeast Alberta with renewables pause: Pembina Institute
By COLLIN GALLANT on August 25th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Renewable power plant proposals that are now on hold could have provided a substantial boost to rural Alberta tax base – and most to the Medicine Hat region – according to a new study by think tank, the Pembina Centre. It was held up Thursday by the Alberta New Democrats who continued to call ... Read More »
1 responseLittle Britches Sweetheart reflects on world-building year
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 25th, 2023
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Hannah Chalifoux was crowned the Dunmore Equestrian Centre’s Little Britches Rodeo Sweetheart in early September last year and feels she is ready to pass on the crown this weekend. “It was really good, I had lots of awesome opportunities,” said Chalifoux. One of the first events she attended was the Hanna pro rodeo where ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brooks RCMP investigating ‘accidental’ shooting at night club
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on August 25th, 2023
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Brooks RCMP officers are investigating a shooting at a night club in that city early Thursday morning. Mounties say a 45-year-old Brooks man was taken to hospital with a gunshot wound and was flown for treatment in Calgary with “significant injuries.” He is reported to be in stable condition. Police arrived at the night ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Free admission makes a difference to fair vendors
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on August 25th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com While many think of Whoop-Up Days as an opportunity to enjoy carnival food and fair rides, it is also an opportunity to support a variety of vendors taking part in the marketplace. For some vendors the Whoop-Up Days marketplace has become a yearly tradition and a great opportunity to showcase their wares, especially ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man to enter pleas on sex charges
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 25th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 44-year-old Lethbridge man who late last year appeared to be on the verge of resolving several sex-related charges, then later decided to stand trial, will now resolve his charges with guilty pleas. The matter for James Robert Martinac was in Lethbridge court of justice on Thursday, where the Crown pointed out a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whoop-Up Days pow wow a display of Indigenous culture
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on August 25th, 2023
The Lethbridge & District Siksikaitsitapi Pow Wow was staged in front of big crowds at the Agri-Food Hub & Trade Centre on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. The pow wow consisted of 253 competitors of all ages doing traditional Indigenous dancing from traditional to fancy, grass, chicken, and for the women, traditional, fancy, and jingle. Chief ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southland celebrates Whoop-Up Days with charity breakfast
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on August 25th, 2023
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com For six years the owners of Southland Trailer Corporation has celebrated Whoop-Up Days with a pancake breakfast at its headquarters in the industrial section of Lethbridge just off 43rd St. N. The event started out as a treat for the company’s large and diverse staff with proceeds going to charity. But it has ... Read More »
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