Southern Alberta News
LINK Pathway gets additional funding
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on February 13th, 2024
The MPE Link Pathway recreational project that will connect Coaldale to Lethbridge has received a major financial boost. During a ceremony Saturday at the Coaldale Civic Square atrium, MLA Grant Hunter, on behalf of Minister Tanya Fir and the Government of Alberta, presented the Link Pathway committee with a $1 million grant from the Community ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police federation wants more RCMP officers in Alberta
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 10th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The National Police Federation (NPF) is asking the provincial government to make room in its 2024 budget for the RCMP to be able to increase the number of officers serving Albertans. NPF Prairie Region director Kevin Halwa told the Herald Friday they are asking the UCP to invest $80 million over three years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Forensic assessment ordered for man caught with child porn
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 10th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man who, over several years, collected thousands of images and videos of child pornography, has been ordered to have a forensic assessment before he is sentenced later this spring. Ahren Fegbeitel pleaded guilty recently in Lethbridge court of justice to one charge of possession of child pornography, but instead of sentencing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Exhibits at Galt raise awareness on residential school history
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 10th, 2024
The Galt Museum hosted the visit of Legacy of Hope Foundation board president Adam North Peigan on Friday coinciding with the Escaping Residential Schools: Running for their Lives exhibit. The occasion also featured Apooyak’ii / Tiffany Prete who is guest curator of Stolen Kainai Children: Stories of Survival exhibit. The Escaping Residential Schools: Running for their Lives exhibit was loaned ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Report into fatal plane crash at Claresholm Airport released
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 10th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com While an investigation into a fatal plane crash last summer at the Claresholm Industrial Airport has determined that the small Cessna 152 aircraft suddenly lost altitude and spun into the ground, it was unable to determine the cause of the aerodynamic stall and tailspin. The air transportation investigation report, which is not intended ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Galt Museum welcomes AI to the archives team
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 10th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Artificial Intelligence has joined the archives team at the Galt Museum and Archives through an innovative AI model developed by a Swiss company specifically for archives. Head Archivist Andrew Chernevych, said this week the AI model Archipanion offers users a better and more effective way to search for images within the museum’s database. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Driving a stolen car and threatening family earns woman a jail sentence
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 10th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A woman who was caught with a stolen car and threatened to burn down a family member’s house, has pleaded guilty to several criminal offences, but won’t have to spend any more time in custody. Cheyanna Megan Williams was sentenced Friday in Lethbridge court of justice to 100 days in jail, one day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!College hosting extended reality student competition this spring
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 10th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge College Spatial Technologies Applied Research and Training (START) Centre will be taking part in a highly competitive event this spring with other post-secondary institutions across Alberta to provide high school students an opportunity to explore the world of virtual reality. Industry liaison and research advisor in START, Mike McCready said the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!SACPA presenter encourages critical thinking to counter misinformation
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on February 9th, 2024
The organization Science Up First spoke on the topic of misinformation in the digital age at the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA) on Thursday. The noon session was held in the dining room of the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization. Science Up First is an initiative created from the Canadian Association of Science Centres ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City wants to honour some mighty neighbours
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on February 9th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The City of Lethbridge is introducing a campaign called Mighty Neighbour: Winter Warrior edition to provide a way to shine a spotlight on people who are showing small acts of kindness and consideration to each other in the winter. Â Transportation Community Coordinator, Heather Gowland said Thursday they have examples of what makes a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City man set to stand trial for sexually assaulting woman
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on February 9th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 47-year-old man accused of assaulting two women in the last two months, is getting ready to stand trial in relation to one of the women. Malek Fares made an appearance Thursday in a Lethbridge courtroom, where his lawyer pleaded not guilty on his behalf to charges of assault, sexual assault and assault ... Read More »
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