Southern Alberta News
YWCA to honour women of distinction
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 6th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Friday marks International Women’s Day and with it the return of the YWCA Lethbridge and District Women of Distinction Awards ceremony where four women will be recognized this year. YWCA Lethbridge and District CEO Jill Young said she is very excited to once again witness women in the community get recognized during the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mom overcomes grief by writing children’s book
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 6th, 2024
A local woman is sharing her experience of a devastating loss and how she found the silver lining by writing a children’s book. Last summer on July 28 Greg Gaudette a local paramedic/firefighter and his friend Jonah Swen – who was a paramedic and registered nurse in Calgary – died in a hiking tragedy in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Child porn charges resolved with peace bond
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 6th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Lethbridge man caught with child pornography on his computer has resolved his charges by way of a peace bond. Eric John Heitman. who was facing two counts of possession of Child Pornography and one count of accessing child pornography, was placed on the one-year peace bond Tuesday in Lethbridge court of justice. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Annual music and speech arts festival nearing
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on March 6th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Lethbridge and District Music and Speech Arts Festival is gearing up to welcome artists from all ages to this year’s festival running from March 11 to the 23rd at various venues across downtown Lethbridge. Festival general manager Jaimee Jarvie says the festival this year will see the return of accordions to its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flight from police lands man in jail
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 6th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com It wasn’t exactly a high-speed chase, or even a slow one, but a Lethbridge man still refused to stop his vehicle for police, which earned him a brief stint behind bars. Dillon Allen Houghton pleaded guilty earlier this year in Lethbridge court of justice to a single charge of flight from police and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man accused of sex assaults could have two trials
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 5th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 59-year-old Lethbridge man accused of holding two women against their will and sexually assaulting them, is still waiting to be released on bail. Bernard Alonzo Gibson had been granted bail last month, but only on condition he could secure a bed at the Opportunity Home Treatment Recovery Centre in Drayton Valley. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conference speaker talks about Palestinian diaspora
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on March 5th, 2024
Deema Abushaban is a Palestinian Muslim who was raised between the West and Middle East and she spoke about Palestinians in the diaspora at the Conversations about Global Advocacy Conference at the University of Lethbridge on Saturday. The conference focused on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and Palestine. “So that’s us, me, my family,” said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prospective students get a look at Lethbridge College
By Justin Seward - Lethbridge Herald on March 5th, 2024
Prospective students could either see what programs are offered or if committed already, look at what their future program looks like during the Lethbridge College Winter Open House on Saturday. “It’s trying to get for the next enrolment cycle, so for fall ’24 starting in September, the new class coming in,” said Marko Hilgersom, Lethbridge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta artist bringing Linda Ronstadt’s music to city stage
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on March 5th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Andrea House wants to keep great music alive. And the Alberta performer is doing just that with a show paying homage to the music and life of Linda Ronstadt which will be staged at the Yates March 16 starting at 7:30 p.m. The 77-year-old Ronstadt, who retired from performing in 2011 after losing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man sentenced for beating death released from custody
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on March 5th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A Fort Macleod man who was sentenced to just under three years in a federal penitentiary for the beating death of Lane Tailfeathers in the summer of 2021, has already completed his sentence. Randy Lee Giroux was sentenced Friday in Lethbridge court of justice to a prison term of two years and nine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Writers conference expands to two days
By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 2nd, 2024
Local organization WordBridge will host its sixth annual writers’ conference at CASA on April 13 and 14. The conference will run from 9:15 a.m. until 9 p.m. on the 13th and 10:15 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. on the 14th. WordBridge seeks to connect local writers within the community and Southern Alberta together for learning and ... Read More »
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